Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-01

sless alach IL The side sccur6ln Ssiorl14 u
tastanees hns there = 10y rsso1y asy 6xs4 Pata
10 ths chest, The css4h = sssGlly sevsss, par-
ueaisry % nsine oss Of bed u The mseuine. q
which time the breaehing d more Or less whsss-
ing. aad attended with a feeling Of tirh ness -
the breast
II the disease continues the expect Grafton be
comes puruIent and extremely eoiious. Debility
an emacsssion increase rslidly the difficulty
OF breathing ana sense Of weight and iehseess
across the chest becomes more and more dis
tressing. The pulse is nov generally very fire.
quent. being seldom under one hundred and
twenty minute. In the eariv part of the dav
the face Is usually pale, but deep flush of one
or boih cheeks Is commonly observed toward
evening. Inc tongue becomes clear, and In
many instances IT assumes an alarming appear
ance, and is redder than in health. There are
s>neraiis Froinse and exhaustipg night sweats
al u : a-'vanccd stage ofthe disease. and unless
relief Is found swelling of'he ankles and diarr
hGa su Feryene, md des.h closes the scene.
"LARfN0lTlS," OR CLERGYMAN'S SORE
THROAT.
There is . modification Of this form Of Con-
sumption when m terror 10 the clergy and the
membrane lining the laryux, Giving rise 70 the
Clergy man sore Throat Copsumptio'.
The disease u often extremely ipssdious 1t
the commenccOens, and ~ peogress is % tardy
that great deal. and often irr~Psrsble mischief,
- doae before any alarm b taken BY the pssels
An nns asy esssaiion, and in soms cases pain.
is lett IN the larys1. aud exsesds ever th.t Or
gan, and q other times 10 restricted 70 single
spot Usually . tickling sensation exists. which
provokes coughing, attended with feeling in
the thrcsa - q there were somsthi, 6 in the
the pale i iscrsAsed By eoughing. speaking in
spring cold sir. or upon pressure being made
upon The iarynx. The voics becoming altered
Is frequently the 6rst sympssm thas arrests the
attention Of the patieot tits 1t first weak. then
becomes hoerse, Ard may suddenly or gradually
The cough in the Hrss issiascs 10 Sry. Tut il il
sfterwsrd accompanied with The expectcrution
OF mucus, mixed OCCASIONS y with pua or bio, 4;
often there are parcxysms or difficulty OF
breathing The genera health eventually be-
gins TO suffer, Emaeiat,er, hectic, nigh. swesss
disease advances. and IN the latter stsges drop
steal sweilings, which increase till death.
PULMONARY CONSUMPTION.
This arises from cold settling on the sub
stances Of the lungs, which 10 attended with I
cough AMI slight expectorstion, and which. II
neglected, will termiasic 10 this form OF con
sumption.
The commencement Of the disease il marked
~ slight aching paine, with = sense Of tightness
cough, which is readily excited by muscular emo
| ton The breathing is shorter and more ire.
qucnt These symrtous gradually become
| more conspicuous, and ut length night fever oc-
ours toward evening. and the respiration and
pulse continue to be somewhat accelerated
throughout the whole day. A fit Of coughing
| usually occurs in the morning, and the patient
rises out Of bed in . relaxed and feebl- condi-
ton. There 10 an extrt me liability 10 take cold
| on the slightest exposure. BY degrees the
| cough becomes more frequent and troublesome,
particular ~ in the evening and morning. or II
night when awakening from sleep As the dis
ease advances, the skin, lips, tongue and fauces
become dry in tho asterno"n, slight ch,lls regu
l.rly occur tows. do evening, followed oy fever,
| during Ahich ore or both cheeks become sui
fused with circumscribed flush dry, burn
ing heat 10 felt in the palms Of the hands and
solss ofthe feet the breathing is very quic;al
and short, ana sh: pulse very frequent, small
tinue till toward midnight. when they termin
ate in more or less proshse PRECIPITATION. which
continues until morning. leaving the sufferer
exhausted, languiA and depressed. Frequently
previous to the Occsrrenee Of this train Of sy mp
toms, the expectof alton becomes thicker. and
ing Of l0ad In the cheat and emaeiation con
tinues. attended with increasing failure o
strength.
Toward the unfortunate termination of th,
disease swelliug Of the feet and diarrhGa d
most invariably come On. accompanied with
and sometimes ulcerstsd throat, until death re
lieves the sufferer.
DYSPEPTIC CONSUMPTION.
When Bronchial Consumption 10 complicste.
with hepstio disease, Zen occurrence BY n,
means uDc0mmOnl Il forms what il termed Dys
pep:ic Consumption. Ih this form Of the dis
ease Ne have. In addition 70 tine ordinary phen
omena VI oroncial disease. various ~ mpsoms in
| dicstive Of hepatic disorders such a. tenderness
aud tension u the right side, rreg ularty 81 tn,
bowels. with unOatuial stools, u shallow hue o
the face, narrowness Of the white Of the eve
| hatulency, Indigestion, with variable appetite
increased difficulty of breathing. and cough a.
te. eating hearty meals, furred and brow
tongue, foul breath, nausea, and sometimes vom
| lung. In some instances OF this form Of the d: IS
ease no symptoms indicative OF puimonir aHcc
| ton occur in the announcement Of the malady
| the only manifestations OF disease Leing such a
arc usually present in liver complaints gener
ally. dull pan or tenderness IN the RICH
side with increased nneasiress on living on IN,
lett side, irregnlariy 9th bowels, fou tongue
and depression ofthe spirits, are in such case
the first symptoms compane Of by the pa
| tent The first wirnings I disease IN the br0n
chial membrane are slight. There IS Sigh
cough, unattended aith pain; BY degrees th
cough becomes more troublesome, and when i
| y
perforated the breathing. too, Ia in some de-
gree aie.ted, and the sufferer complains 0
weight and tightneks across the cheat tn,
bronchial affection 1cw advances uat,l copiou
purul~nt expectorstion and the uamal sympsom
Of hectic ere fully established, which continue
to increase till death ensnea.
PLEURIrE CONSUMPTION.
This variety 81 consumption depends on an ef
fusion into the cavity Of the chest from indam
| nre hus No
the cavity Of the chest is going on the lung BE
comes more and more separated from the .ur
| face Of the thOrax, being grsduslly cOmpres 80
by the accumulated fluid until IL u reduced to
| very small size, and more or less disOrganiaet
in its structure. While this Is going on ulcera
ton sometimes takes place in some pa. 10 Of th,
pulmonary pleura and the coriest ending sub
stsnce Of the lung. and an opening il thus mad,
| into the bronchial tub ., through which the ef
fused ssro. puru,ent fluid 10 di.ch srged By cougl
or expectsfssion. When this takes place irriia
tive fever. with night sweats. frequent cough
| emaciation. in short, all the ordinary symptom
| Of consumption supervene.
This form Of consumption is generally tn,
conscque &c Of pleurisy. II is characterized b.
= sense Of oppression in the chest or ~ ing down
difficult and hurried breathing in ascendin,
stairs, or muscular exertion short, disturbed
sleep short, tickling cough, aggrav ated on Il RS
lying down spells Of hurried and oppressed
breathing after speaking. and generally more o.
less soreness Of the external surface Of the At
fected side Of the chest. The patient is easies
when in = sitting posture, and II requested I,
take deep breath while m the erect position
he will generally do il with little apparent dill
Guilty but when he lies fat down, and draws
deep breath he will complain Of pain. tigh,ness
soreness. load or some kind OF Inconvenience OF
| the chest. Death often oceans suddenly, and i
almost invariably preceded BY considerable
swelling ofthe legs aud feet In some inst nee
attrr the effused 1uid 70 discharged through III,
lungs, the progress ofthe disease becomes arrest
ed, and the patient RECEIVERS to tolersbie stat,
Of health. When this occurs the effected side o
she chest contracts 70 . manifest degree, 70, m
| ing what l.euic describes under the name o
contracted chest. Usless tis progress Of III,
disease IL arrested the di0culty Of breathing be
comes greater and greater. until q length III,
patient cannot lie down q al, and remains il
this state until he dies.
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extracts from Z few Of the large number Of certi
10 ever part he Usited States. :
MRS. GEO. " TANNING. NO. 6l7 ARCE
STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
came TO INV Office very much enaciated no ap
petit; yellow skin tncssoant cough end com
plese1y debi1itated ! meds IN examin alion aut
found one lung very much dissased. she ha,
quite numbef Of 0emerhages Of the Lungs
and was evidently fast sisking into the grave
IN feet considered her 10 The last stages ofcoa
sumption. ssd could give bat very lisils esoour
| sgeuent, but determined to uso ny best 81
my Pulnonic syrup. See Weed Tonic and III
Mandrake Pills, and followed my sdvice strict
" her appetite wss sson restored, and she b
gan 70 expsctorate freely the cough dimi1ish
ed aad her sereegth rapidly iaeeeassd, and be-
changed appearance asaonished her friends