The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-06

uWhcuU OF impossible. This condition
| Is accompanied by a frequent desife TO
sneeze, aud discharge of at first coar,
acrid water, afterwards of pronlse thick,
lyellowlsh and extremely offensive matter.
| This secretion becomes purulent aud In
creased la qhantity us the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes nm exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease, aud n source of the
greatest annoyance aud danger It escapes
not only by the nose, hut passes into the
throat producing by It's iOdgment local
irritation, aud requires frequent cxpcctora-
ton, hawking, or soraping for its removal.
AS It's passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by II horizontal position Of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed BY a
sensation of choking In consequence. and
many are obliged TO lie In a seml-recum-
bent position to Obtain, necessary rcpose.
ARing 10 the Inflammation and heat In the
head, the watery portion OF the discharge
Often cvaporatcs, and the rest. assuming a
condition of solldlty, X deposited upOn the
membrane OF the nose and upper part of
the throat in the shape of crusts or hard
cned Jumps. The accumulation of these iu-
crusthtions produces feeling OF dscom-
fort, and narrows the nasal PASSAGES so MS
to embarrass respiration, therefore, fre-
quent efforts are required % remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, q practice as Disagree
able 10 the one affected MS IL IL TO those
around him. That side of the inculstatlon
which adhered TO the mucous membrane,
will, after Its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, n fact which explains the force ~
quired for its dislodgment. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Ia therefore most I'M
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all efforts 10 clear the throat are futile un-
I'll after breakfast, or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
when small particles of this substance will |
occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fetti !
and sickCning odor, aud becomes occasiou- |
ally 80 offensive Ms to render the patient mn !
object of disgust to himself az well as ro |
others, |
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
gether with the thickcned condition of tho |
mucous membrane, renders respiration |
through the nasal passages very diihcult, |
and oftentimes impossible necessitasine |
respiration principally through tho month !,
"A method very deletcrious to the general |
health, but moro particularly SO to the |
The voice loses Its musiCDl quality, and as |
sumcs u discorlant harsh, and nasal char |
actcr; the sense of smell becomes much |
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff |
feet though less frequenL il produced ou |
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose.
u cracking or bubbling sound Is heard III |
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick |
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with |
something like u swapping sound. This |
nuV ha upu tll unynrn1 tIt,ap
until hearing does not return, but remains
Injured. In other cases hear
Ing Is lost so gradually that a considerable
degree of deafness may oXist before the
person is really aware of the fact. Either
condition is often accompanied with noises |
In the head of ev0ry conceivable degcrlp-
ton, materially increasing tho distress of
the sufferer.
Theeyesare apt To become weak, irritable,
and disposed to water on exposure TO cold
and wind, or after the slightest cXertlon.
A pain, more or less acute, or a distressing |
feeling of pressure Is experienced over the
Eyes, and sometimes on the top or back orl
The head aud also pain In the face, closely
neuralgia, for which II Is very
often mistaken. The distress in the head
weakcns the memory and produces irrita
blllty and morOsenesS of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Il eapriciOus and nearly always bad lii the
morning. In severe eases the syssem
becomes feeble and prostrated This ia
manifested by disposition 30 drowsincss
md sleep aversion 20 either physical or
mental exertlon, and feeling Of fatigue
md weakness.
Not unfrequently catarrh proves fatal,
,lther by debilltating the system and wea''-
ng out the patient, or by travelling down.
ward and producing throat affections,
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. IL
nay be safely asserted that, after heredita-
y prcdispositi0n, catarrh Is tho most
reqnent and important cause of this fatal
The symptoms of catalrh vary consider
IDLY in different individuals, the degree ofl
heir severity depending upon constitution
II idiosy yncrastesa and various external in
lnenees. With some the complaint con-
inues for . number of years Ia mid form,
md Without causing any OF the iniurious
csults above described, while with Others
n the worst effects ARE produced In a short
pace 0f-tiIpe, aud cases appaFmtly most
larmless mny, through inniTudent expo
ure, additional cold, or nniaYorablei
lanees Of the weather, suddenly exhibit
N the violence aud maligulty which char
cterlse the seyerest ones.
With some persoBs this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at GER
ain seasons each year, AS in the early part
,f spring when the roses arc In bloom, and
renee its name "rOse catarrh ~ or In mid
during laying time, when Il is
.nown as 'hay-catarrh." Some claim 10
20 able 10 predict che eNact day aud even
lour OF the attack. They usually consider .
themselves entirely relieved OF the IifIiclil-l
y during the intervals; bur we have rea-
on 10 suppose that symptoms Of the com
Dlaint are constantly present IN some mild
Orm or other which are reused into aetiy- :
W by tho odor peculiar 10 certain plants ,
\ ith which the atmosphere h impregnateh
luring the seasons mentioned The com
laratiVe quiet enjoyed between the attacks
70 doubt leads tO the erroneous belief that
be affection has ceased entirely,