The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-01
Catarrh-What il Really is,

Is no a1nlent so common Ill US 1nlu IOfHf,
especially in changeable and moist Climates and in
its aggravated form disastrous Catarrh Few
persons know but little to the of the disease,
and much less as to the means to effect permanent
cures The seat of the disease is supposed to bein
the head, as the symptoms that occur in its COM
mencement, mostly experienced in that quarter.
Therefore it is said for the purpose of bringing med
icnes in direct contact with the parts involved and
remove the cause snufs liquids must be snuffed
up the nostris, vapors arising from burning medi
lcated powders other substances inhaled But do
these means, however powerful in their nature or
thoroughly they used effect lasting in
any where the disease has taken its chronic form
Many persons who have thoroughly tried such means
know from experience that durable good has come
from their nse while those who will fairly investigate
the matter will readily see that although palliative
influence may be eXerted by the of snuffs inhala
alton Or fumigaon, they cannot the cause of
the complaint, but likely in many instances do in
jury by shutting the up in the system be ready
sooner later to create most dangerous affections of
the throat and lungs None but those who have
proper understanding of the anatomy and physiology
parts implicated in the disease should advise any
medcated substance inha or snutled the nostris
The lining membrane of the nosrils is very delicate
in fact sensitive that nature has placed hairs in the
to prevent the entrance foreign substances that
might irritate inure it, have known cases where
the of smell and taste had been destroyed for
months by powerful irrants used il the nOsrils, and
where the discharges had been suddenly checked to
cause the most severe form of Asthma. One person in
particular, called upon saying Il had catarrh for
some time but was cured by sulilng liquid up into
head, that was recommended to cure that complaint,
but now, doctor, almost die with Asthma. Nature
must have outlet somewhere and if the flow from
the is stopped and the not removed must
inevitably fall upon the lungs
increased according to circumstances. When the
blood is highly charged with mucous, it is likewise
, rendered thick and vscd and when it is not in
1iA frar
blood both by the nOsrilS and lungs serious difficult
ties must arise, and always do when those
tory organs cease to act, or inetficently perform
their Office almost every individual has witnessed
cases wherein cough has been stopped suspended.
and consequently expectoration, by the administra
ton of opates or some narcotic, that life has soon
ceased to exist When this exists in the blood
in undue quantities it must be discharged by the nos
trils, and is then called Caarrh. which by long con
tnuance receives the appellaton OF Chronic Caarrh
On the contrary, when discharged by the lungs and
the labor of the lungs thus increased by which they
become debilitated eventually will terminate in dis
OF the lungs and the irritating properties of the
mucous often produce irritation and infammatory
state OF the INDEPENDENTLY when the catarrhal af
lection is transferred from the head to the lungs. which
is frequently the case and then known as catarrhal
. consumption The discharges from the nOstrils are
soil nocket handkerctiefi in short time But the
properties which mucous has of absorbing oxygen
renders it thick tough and yiscid, and the dis
charges become less copious, gairy and of yeOwish
and the blood vessels Of the head become engorged
with blood. causing of drowsiness, heavness
band about the head with more OF less headache
D sometimes the headache will last number of days,
at other times come suddenly last few hours and
e disappear. The accumuationpfbood IN the head Is
great that deafness is often produced the eyes be-
come weak, the light often affecting tiien, causing
them to water and blink A lively circulation is with
difficulty maintained upon the surface of the body,
the natural channels for the blood circulate in, and
the liability for taking cold becomes very great, in
= fact. cold is hardly before another is con-
= racted The nostrils are stuffed up most ofthe time
The mucous becomes of irritating nature and
p as it flows from the nosrils the is made sore,
the membrane so irritated as to occasion sneezing,
continuing until the person Is completely exhausted
. by them. In some cases the mucous by heat in the
part, becomes dry and there discharge from the
nose but large scales scabs blown out This is
; termed dry catarh and may, if allowed to progress
e prove quite serious the other forms. This
Il cous is not long in finding its way into the throat and
windpipe Irritating the mouth and other parts over
s which 1t passes sometimes collecting in the throat
: and almost choking the person. There is an almost
= constant hawking, hemnlng and efforts made to
ness OF; the surfaces affected. Oppression of the
; breathing and hoarsness is a common occurrence,
sometimes an entire loss Of voice for months and
even years. The air passages leading to the chest
are next attacked and if there is special of
delicacy in the lungs constitutional tendency to-
wards consumption that fatal malady is produced and
with its usual attendant symptoms as hectic fever,
night sweas, rapid pulse, harassing cough loss of
flesh and strength hurries the patient out oflfe
6 When this uc0us exists i'll the the blood in lll-
due quantities and is allowed to continue its tenden-
cy to form Bronchitis or lay the foundation for Con-
sumption does not constitute its only danger. There
are other diseases that are created not perhaps
e loathsome Oh racter. The mucous matter becomes
powerful irrtant and canker sores of the mouth
throat and stomach Will be produced, it comes in
contact with those parts. The interior of the
becomes iniiamed. The sense of smell and taste
is partially if not wholly destroyed. The matter often
accumulates IN the hollow bones of the head and face
a the membrane by inflammation becoming thicker, the
mucous which shonld be thrown from its surface, re-
mains in the Cavities decomposes and causes most
offensive breath The odor of the breath is oft times
dsg listing, that the patient hates to come in
tact with second person. Some resort to chewing
breath, but make great mistake, as those substan-
ces only mix with the gas arising from the stomach
making the breath still offensive, The rotten
matter drops into the mouth, works it way down the
gulet the stomach irritating the stomach,
lrupting the gastric juice, rearding digestion and
subsequently producing the worst form of dyspepsia.
The appetite is very capricous sometimes very
ling other times wholly, wanting. The mind becomes
weak changeable, tickle and unsteady. Bowels are
! irregular. As the the disease advances, liberation
takes place and the bones of the and roof ofthe
mouth become seriously affected and if left alone or
badly doctored Reorganization in the soft and bony
parts of the face continue go the falls in
ana some portions are destroyed ds1grng the per-
son for life. Not unirequenty the matter Will stop
up the Eustachian tube, that tube which eades from
the throat to the middle ear and the sense of hearing
is deadened. A running of matter from the external
ear sometimes follows and If left to 90 on destroys
the tympanum barrel of the and the hearing is
Al lost When it fixes itself upon the eyes chronic dis
ease of eyelds is soon established, painful disa
greeable and most unsiqhty affection In case that
came under my treatment found only the bones of
the diseased but liberation had gone on in the
throat until the soft palate uvua and portions of the
roof of the mouth had been eaten away. Now all
of these difficulties have their origin from diseased
state of the blood IA superabundance Of certain sub
stance loading the blood and constantly being depos
tied the blood goes its rounds of circulation in the
parts affected, is It reasonable to suppose that amy 10
cal treatment effect permanent To those
who do not understand the subject it certainly would
appear that medicines applied to the parts where the
lmOst trouble is experienced would produce the most
good. But it should be remembered that the cause
OF disease is not always where the most trouble orl
pain is felt. One may stick nail in the foot and |
die of lockjaw. We strike our elbow and it tillges
in the finger ends No effects take place without a
cause and effects viii cease until the cause IL re-
moved. That proper local treatment is great assis
lance to constitutional treatment we do not deny.
But that local treatment alone is Sufficient to remove
the cause ofthe disease after 1t has become chronic
is simply absurd. This disease III It's chronic form
lat its commencement by appropriate treatment can
certainly be permanently cured. And even III cases
Of many years standing where there was but little |
grounds for hope, have succeeded in establishing
healthy action. No should despair of recovery.
Although the case may appear past nope, 1t may not
be too late. Try good often comes when aud where /
we least expect it. Certainly no one can scarcely eX-
pect that the treatment adapted to cure disease in
its early stages will be certain in its results in the
latter stages When those organs Of the body that
sustain life seriously implicated and the great
source of vital action Is Oyercharged with suDsances
preventing healthy circulation, favorable results |
cannot be expected. / have devoted my entire ener
ges to the treatment OF chronic diseases Tor years.
and during the time that have been engaged IN the
speciality. have had ample opportunities of invest
eating the causes. symptoms. tendency and tres
ment Of such ailments. An intelligent pubic mHBt
see that those who make Chronic diseases special
treatment must be better prepared to successfully
handle them than one who deyotes their time to1o-t
cal acute maladies 1t certainly seems most reas
onable to suppose that he who deyotcs his whole en-
erges to one subject let it be what may, is more
likely TO excel. ~ "eiA sl7e sA ' Hi II
shall be for consultation upon all diseases Ct a |
Chronic nature on my next visit TO Kenosha, City
Hotel during Saturday the oath of February
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