, 1866-03-16

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NOTES ON DISEASES OF TIE
THROAT AND LUNGS.
NO. 6.
ASTHMA & CATARRH
BY /. WlNsl0W AVER, N. D.

BY |. WINSL0W AVER, N. D.
j" Chicago Throat and Lung 1nstit@e."
1fcCorm1ck's Block. corner Of Dearborn and
Randolph streets.
or the multiplci.p Of evils which desh is hefrso,
probably none Ia distressing than Asshnia. II
IL ottea m enigma to the general practitioner Of
medic1ne md dcdea his utmost skill. The disease
appears IN different fo.ms-tometnes in spasn1s,
at o.bess 1t Is continuous. 1t Is tus1dtous In Its
approach apd no one II safe acainst its attacks.
O.tenti1nes It II complicated with. and partially
contingent upon, diseases Of the digestive oranss
eometimcs It Is connected with nerY0ns diseases,
and III almost all cages the mucous membrane Of
the throat and nasal cavity Is Affected.
The ahcst modern writer's beIieSe that the terri
Bile distress for breath depends upon spasmodic
CONSTRUCTION Of The bronchial tubes nenr their tar
n,lnation IN The air cells. The aiz tnbes are encr-
cled BY small bundles OF fbres, which the micro
scope nc,e11nints 10 BE- muscies. Whatever 1rrs-
tatea The mucoua lining Of the afr tubes may, in
those preo1eposed to Asthma, cause spasm tn
these small mpsc1es, which will close the subes and
prevent the aIs nom cntessu; the cells. tbs asth-
matic psuent may have intervals when bis general
health Is excellent and hfs breathin. qulte ftee-
suddenly The inhalation Of offending odor, or Ger
lain conditions Of the air brings on fearful parox-
ysm. The patient Il unable 10 maks moro than
four tiyt respIratons In minnie, and If In bed
Rises ard rushes to the open door Of window, fearful
OF saaocasion. The paroxysm continues fton an
hour TO several days. and finally gradually pas.es
Of. leaving the patient quite exhausted, despond-
ent and apptehsnstye OF another atsack. The con1h
Il attended with yellowieh expectotatlon gene
rally bnt occasionally II IL whftsh, tenacious mu-
cots, siml.ar in consistency 10 botlca s:arrh.
| Another fotm{of Asthma is continuous, and il
often consequent upon brouchtal affection. This
io1n OF the disease II quite different from the fur
mes, both IN regard IL tst origin, It's phcuomeu1
and results. hase often known the Termination to
DO bronchial consumption, and bare just dismissed
pat1cn: a. cured, {George r. Smith, Esq, steau-
boat engineer, cosington, Ky.) where the terrible
disease had made such tnruatia upon his general
health that emacfalion, cough, e1pecso1aton ol
scmf-purulent matter md lar.e quantities OF blood
and other unfasorab1e mud alarming symptoms had
ensucd. Prick to using the ac:iau system at cure
The patient had been treated by olher physieaans
with the usual prescriptions fos Astbn1, aui grown
rapidly aoEse under the treatment. cite this case
10 illustrate the importance Of having Asthma In
any form treated h5 those who have qualified them
selves for the difficult undertaking Of prescribing
| tor 1t.
hare often obserscd that asthmatic ratfents
suffer more or less IRON bSmpatnetlc ahlcui1tes Of
The beart, which are very liable to become danger
ons. Asthma is also often complicated with nasal
ca.arh, that hor1d disgusting disease DESCRIBED in
Il former article. IWorld suggest to all who may
be suffering from Cata1Th, Asthma or other form Of
throat or chest disease. that there Is no better time
IN the yeas than the present season for applying,
| successfully the new aJGtem, which confidently
commend with the iudo1s .ment Of hundreds Of the
best citizens Of Chicago, and, indeed, thousands
throughout this section Of the country. The treat
ncnt .nay Le pu1sued at home a. well as IN Chica
70. Those who cannot eail won9d do well to wilt