The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-05


1t is apt in its progress TO become instru-
mental In causing the loss or impairment
of smell, taste, hearing and sight, and In
creating serious constitutional derange-
ments not unfrcquently terminating in
consumption.
AT the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those Of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation, scnsitivencss, heat or
pain is experienced In the nose, the edges
otwhich are red and swollen. and which is
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
times on the other, and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through It either
dillicult or impossible. This condition
is accompanied by a frequent desire to
sneezc, and discharge of, at first clear
acrid watc~. afterwards of n profise thick
yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased in quantity as the complaint prO-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one of the most Characteristic
features of the disease and q source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat producing by its lodgment local
irritation, and requires frequent eXpectora-
tion, hawking. or scraping for its removal
As its passage into the throat is very much
acllitated by a horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by %
sensation of choking IN consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in semi i-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary reposc.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat i'm the
head, the watery portion of the discharge
often evaporates, and the rest assuming
condition of solidity, Is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat IN the shape of crusts or hard
ened Jumps. The accumulation of these in
produces Il feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, therefore. fre-
quent efforts are required to remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, Il practice as disagree
able 70 the one affected rs it is to those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
Will, after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody a fact which explains the force re-
quircd for its diSlodgmcnt During sleep
these iucrustations accumulate more rap
idly and the feeling is therefore most un-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile nm
til after breakfast, or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
sometimes attacking the bone,
when small particles of this substance will
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickening odor, and becomes OCCASION
ally so offensive as TO render the patient an
object of disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge, to
gether with the thiekened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
and o1cntimes impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
IA method very deleterious to the general
health, but more particularly so to the
lungs which become weak and irritable,
The voice loses its musical quality. and as
sIlmes discOrdant, harsh, and nasal char
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff
feet, though less frequent, is produced on
taste, Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
u cracking or bubbling sound is heard in
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
like a swapping sound. This
may be repeated several times,
until hearing docs not return, but remains
injured. In other eases hear
ing is Lost so gradually that considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person j. really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
in the hcnd of every conceivable descrip-
tion, materially increasing the distress of
the sufferer
The eycsare aptto become weak, irritable, |
and disposed to water on exposure TO cold
and wind. or after the slightest eXertion. |
a pain, more or less acute, or distressing |
feeling of pressure is experienced over the
eyes, ana sometimes on the top or back of
-he head and also pain in the face, closely |
neuralgia, for which II is very
)ilen mistaken. The distress in the bead |
weakeus the memory and produces irrita-
Dility aud moroseness of disposition. The
'tomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irrltable the appetite
Is capricious and nearly always bad in the
In severe cases the system
becomes feeble aud prostrated. This is
by disposition to drowsiness
md sleep. aversion TO either physical or
mental eNertion, and u feeling of fatigue
md weakness.
Not unfrequently catarrh proves fatal,
,ither by debilltating the system and wear
ng out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections.
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. 1t
nay he safely asserted that, after heredita-
y predsposition, catarrh is the most
frequent aad important cause of this fatal
The symptoms of catairh vary consider
lbly In different individuals, the degree of
heir severity depending upon constitution
II idiosyncrasies and various external in
iuences. With some the complaint con-
inues for number of years in a mild form,
ma without causing any of the injurious
'csiIlts above described, while with Others
III the worst effects are produced In "a short
pace of time, and eases apparently most
may, through imprudent expo
ure, additional cold, or unfavorable
'hanges OF the weather, suddenly exhibit
Ill the violence and malignity which char
icteriZc the scyerest ones.
With some persons this disease becomef
periodical, attackingthem regularly at Ger.
ain seasons each year, as In the early par
II spring when the roses are Ia bloom. anC
lence its name "rose catarrh - or ia mid
summer during haying time, when il l.
lnown rs "hay-catarFh." Some claim TO
lc able to predict the exact day and even
lour Of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved of the dlnlcul-
y during the intervals but we have rea~
ON TO suppose that symptoms of the com