The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-15

ties OF the head communicating with tlpm.
Insignificant as 10 appears in its first stages,
1t Is apt In It's progress to become instru-
mental In causing the loss or impairment
OF smell, tastc, hearing, and sight, and in
creating seriuls constitutional derange-
ments not unfrequently terminating in
consumption
AT The commencement Of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation. scnsitiveuess. 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 on impossible This condition
Is accompanied by q frequent desire to
sneeze, and a discharge of at first clear
acrid wltCr afterwards of profuse thick,
yellOwish aud extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulcnt aud in
creased IN qhantity as the complaint pro-
grcsscs, assumes an exceedingly tetid odor
and forms one OF the most characteristic
features of the disease and u source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose. but passes into the
throat, producing by its lodgmcnt local
irritation. and requires frequent eXpcctora-
ton. hawking, or scrapng for its removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by u horizontal position Of the
body, sleep is frequently disturbed by a
sensation of choking IN consequence, aud
many are obliged to lie in q scmi-reCum-
bept position 10 obtain necessary repose.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
head, the watery portion Of the discharge
oflen evaporates and the rest. assuming a
condition Of soidity, IS deposited upon the
mfmbranc OF the nose and upper part of
tlle throal in the shape of crusts or hard
ened humps. The accumulation of these in
crustations produces feeling of disconi-
fort, and narmws the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, therefore. fre-
quent efforts are required to romOVe them,
either by torcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, n practice as disagree
able 10 the one affected ms IL Is to those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
will, after its removal, sometimes be found
blp0dy, n fact which explains the force re-
quired for its dislodgment. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly, aud the feeling is therefore most nm
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all efforts 10 clear the throat are futile I'M
Ill after breakfast or after some stimulant
has been swallowed. liberation of the
mucous membrane of the nose takes place
frequently, sometimes attacking the bone,
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occasionally be found mixed with the dis
charge.
The breath assuming an excessively fetid
and sickening odor, and bccomes OCCASION
ally 80 offensive as to render the patient an
object of disgust to himself us well as to
others.I $500
The accumulation of the discharge, to-
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mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very diniealt,
and oftentlmes Impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
ii method very deleterious 70 the general
healtl, but more particularly so to the
lungs which become weak and irritable |
The voice loses its musical quality, and as
sumcsfa discordant. harsh, and nasal char |
acter; the sense of smell becomes much |
impaired or entirely lost, and the same cf- |
feet. though less frequent, Is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose, |
n cracking or bubbling sound il heard in |
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick |
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with |
like snapping sound. This |
phenomenon may be repeated several times, |
until hearing does not return, but remains |
permanently Injured. In other cases hear
ing is lost SO gradually that II considerable |
degree of deafness may exist before the
person Is really aware of the fact. Either
is often accompanied with noises
in the head Of every conceivable descrip-4
tion, materially increasing the distress of
the sufferer.
The eyes are aptto become weak, irritable
aud disposed TO water ON exposure 10 cold /
and Wind or after the slightest eXertion
\ pain, more or less acute, or II distressing
feeling of pressure is experienced over the /
rycs, and sometimes on the top or back OF
the head aud also pain in the face, closely
neuralgia, for which il Is very |
often mistaken The distress in the head
wcakens the memory aud produces irrita-
bility and moroseness of disposition. The /
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is capricious and nearly always bad in the
In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated. This is
by disposition TO drowsiness
md sleep, aversion To either physical or
mental exertion, aud a feeling of fhtlgne
and weakness. rFI
Not unfrequently eatarrh proves fatal,
either by facilitating the system and wear
ng out the patient, or by travelling DOWN
ward and producing throat affections.
and, finally, CONSUMPTION. Itl,
nay be safely asserted that, after heredita-
" prediSpositiOn, CalArrh Is the most
frequent a4d Important cause of this fatal
a-..r..a
The symptoms of catalrh vary consider
IDLY in different individuals, the degree of
heir severity depending upon constitution
II diOsy yncr,Isies and various external in
lnences,s With some the complaint con
inues for number of years in "A mild form,
md without causing any of the Injurious
'csults above described, while with Others
Ill the worst effects are produced in a short
pace of time, and cases apparently most
may, through imprudent expo
ure, additional cold, or uniayorableI
'hanges of the weather, suddenly exhibit
N the violence and malignity which char
Ieterize the severest ones. L
With some persons this disease becomes
attacking them regularly at cer- h
ain seasons each year, as in the early part !
If spring when the roses are in bloom, and
lence its name "rose catarrh - or i'm mid
during haying time, when il isl
,nOwn rs "hay-catam'h." Some claim To-
ie able 20 predict the exact day and even
lOur of the attack. They usually considerl
themselves entirely relieved Of the dinlcul-
y during the intervals but We have rea- !
on 20 suppose that symptoms Of the COM
llaint are constantly present in some mild 3
orn or other "A liel nrts reused iufo apfiN- d.