The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-30

/ tuthNo lu tuuSlhR bhe loss OF impairment
Of smell, taste, hearing, aud sight, and in
creating serious constitutional derauge
ments, not unirequently terminating in
consumption.
At the commencement of the maady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation, scnsitiveness heat or
pain IS experienced in the nose, the edges
of which 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 IL either
! difficult or impossible. This condition
| is accompanied by n frequent desire TO
sneeze. aud a discharge of, at first clear,
acrid water afterwards of a profuse thick,
! yellOwish and extremely offensive matter.
/ This secretion becomes purulent and In.
creased in quantity as the complaint pro-
| gresscs assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
| uud forms one of the most characteristic
| features of the disease. and Il source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. IL escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat. producing by its lodgmcnt local
irritation. and requires frequent cSpectora-
tion. hawking, or scraping for It's removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by q horizontal position of the
| body sleep is frequently disturbed by al
sensation OF choking ~ consequence, and
many are obliged to lie i'm sCmi-recum-
beat position to obtain necessary repose.
Owing To the Inflammation and heat In the
head, the watory portion of the discharge
often cvaporates. and the rest. assuming n
condition OF sOlidity is deposited upon the
membrane Of the nose and upper part Ofl
the throat in the shape Of crusts or hard
Tened humps. The accumulation of these in |
cruStations produces a feeling of discom-
fort, and narCOWs the nasal passages so AS |
N nt1 hurrnca t,ast,ipatint,
quent efforts are required to remove them, |
either by iorcibly blowing the nose or by |
persistent hawking. Il practice as disagree |
able to the one affected as it Is to those |
around him. That side of the ncrustation |
which adhered to the mucous membrane |
will, after its removal, sometimes be found |
bloody. n fact which explains the force re-
quired FOR its dislodgment. During sleep
these iucrnstatons accumulate more rap |
idly. and the feeling is therefore most un-
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes |
all efforts to clear the throat are futile un-
til after breakfast, or after some stimulantl
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
aud sicEening odor, and becomes OCCASION
ally so offensive as to render the patient an
object ot disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
gether with the thickened condition of the
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
and ollrntimes impossible, necessitating
respirti IN principally through the mouth
"a metl od very deleterious to the general
health, but more particularly so TO the
lungs " hich become weak and irritable. |!
The voice loses its musical quality. and as
sumes liscordant. harsh, and nasal char
actor; .e sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost. and the same ef-
feet. though less frequent, is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose.
u cracklng or bubbling sound is heard i'm
The ears. and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up but returns suddenly, with
something like swapping sound This
phenom, non may be repeated several times
until he.ing does not return, but remains
permancl ltly injured. In other cases hear
ing Is Lost so gradually that a considerable
degree deafness may exist before the
person j. really aware of the fact. Either
condition is often accompanied with noises
in the head of every conceivable descrip-
ton, ma erially increasing the distress oil
the sun" cr
"
Theey, are aptto become weak, irritable, II
and dispued TO water on exposure to cold lt
ana wind, or after the slightest exertion. !
A pain iHoye or less acute, or distressing /
feeling O. pressure is experienced over the Iu
Ayes, and sometimes on the top or back of
-hc head aud also pain In the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which It is very
)ften mis- AIKEN. The distress in the head g
Eeakens he memory aud produces irrita- i
)ility and morOseness of disposition. The :
stomach generally suffers more or less, and d
$ caprice us and nearly always bad in the
morning In severe eases the system
BECOMES feeble and prostrated. This Is
manifesto ny disposition TO drowsiness
nd sleep. aversion to either physical orr
mental es 'rtion, and n feeling of fatigue
nd veal, ess.
,,
Not mn ''equcntly catarrh proves fatal. =
ither by icbilitating the system and wear -
ng ont The patient, or by travelling down IA
ward aud producing throat affections. 4,
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. Ii n
nay be safely asserted that. after hcredita- n
y predi- position, catarrh is the most y
requent 'd important cause of this fatal +,