The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-13

tles oI inc neAu communicating WIN thenl.
Insignificant as It appcarsi in its first stages,
it u apt IN its progress TO become inFtru-|
mental IN causing The loss of impairncht
of smen, taste, hearing, and sight, aud In
creating serious constitutional derange-
ments' not unfrequently terminating in
consumption.
a' At the commencement of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold, A
feeling of irritation, sensitiveness. heat or
pain is experienced In the nose, the edges
otwhich are red and dswollensnHd whlcll'is
stopped mp sOmetimes OH one sitlc, sonic
times on the other, and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through it either
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by Il frequent desire to
sneeze, and discharge of, at first clear,
acrid water, afterwards Of a proinse thick,
yC!lowish aud extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased In Quantity MS the complaint pro-
grcsses, assumes an eNeeediS Civ sietid uilor
and forms one of the most chdractcNstic
features of the disease. and u source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. lt escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by its lodgmeut local
irritation, and requires FREQUENT eXpectora-
ton, hawking, or scraping for its removal.
As Its passage into the throat Is very much
| facilitated by horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by
sensation of choking In consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in semi-recum-
bent position TO obtain necessary repose s {
| Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head, the watery portion of the discharge
often evaporates. and the rest, assuming Il
condition of solidty, is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat In the shape OF crusts Or harll-
ened humps. The ccumulationof thesein-
crustations produces q feeling of discpRrs
! fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respirations therefirc. fire.
quent efforts are required to rpmoFcs them,
either by forcibly blowing Tie nose or by
persistent hawking, n plrctiee as disagree
able to the one affected as 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, fact which explains the force re-
quired for its dislodgmcnt During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Is therefore most uiI-
Icomfortablc in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
| I'll aftcf 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 fetid
and slckening 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, lo--
gether with the thfckened condition OF the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
| through the nasal passages very difficult,
and oftentimes impossible ncccssitaiing
respiration principally through the month
Ia method very deletcrious 10 the general
health, but more particularly SO to the
lungs which become weak and irfita1le.
The voice loses its musical qualitNnhd as
sumes discortlant. harsh. and nasal ch!ir-
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost, and the same ei-
feet, though less frequent, is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
q cracking or bubbling sound Is heard in
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like n swapping sound. This
| phenomenon may be repeated several times,
| until Bearing does not return, but r"mains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
! ing Is lost so gradually that considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person Is really aware of the fact. Either
- OIltl ticGoblpuliitl Will ttOt1tS
| In the head of every cdllccivable deseiip-
tion, materially increasing the distress of
the sufferer.
| Theeyes are apt to become weak, irritable
| and disposed to water ON exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest eNcrtion.
a pain, more or less acute, or distressing
feeling of pressure is experienced over the
cyes, and sometimes ON the top or back of
the head and also pain in the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which il II very.
often mistaken. The distress i'm tie heal
weakens the memory and produces hfita-
bility and mOrOseness of disposition. The
lstomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is caprieious and nearly always bad in the
morning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble aud prostrated This is
manifested ny a disposition to drowsiness
and sleep, aversion to either physical or
mental eXertiOn, and u feeling of fatigue
and weakness. E5&.f 1iifb
Not unfrequcntly catarrl proves fatal,
either by lehilitating the system and weaT-
| ing out the patient, or by travelling DOWN
ward and producing throat affections
bronchitis, aud, finally, CONSUMPTION. 1t
may be safely asserted that after heredita-
Try predispositiOn, catarrh IL the most
| frequent and important cause 0f this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
ably in different individuals, the degree of
their severity depending upon constitution
al idiosyncrasies and various external in-
fluenees. With some the complaint con-
tinues for number of Years ina mild fnuu,l
and without causing any Of the injurious
results above described, while with Others
all the worst effects are produced IN a short
space Of time, and eases apparently most
harmless may, through imprudent expo
sure, additional cold, or uniavOrable
lchangcs Of the weather, suddenly exhibit
all the violence and malignity which char
acteriZe the severest ones a. EWFFE 4
With some persons this disease hecnnPs'
periodical, attacking them regularly at GER
tain seasons each year, as la the early part
of spring when the roses are In bloom, and
thence It's name "rOse catarrh ~ or ia mid
summer during haying time, when Il Is
known as ''hay-catarrl." Some claim To-
be able 30 predict the exact day and even
hour Of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved Of the difiicui-
" during the Intervals; but we have rea-
son to suppose that symptoms of the COM
plant are constantly present in some mildI
| form or other, which are r0lIssal 20 actiV-4l
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