The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-05

meuls, nob uhtrequehtiy UefminaJinR In
consumption.
AT the commencement Of the malady, the |
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. A |
feeling of irritation, sensitiveness, heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges |
ofwhich are red and swollen, and which is |
stopped up sometimes on one side, some |
times on the other, and occasionally on 4
both, rendering respiration through it either l
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by a frequent desire to
sneeze, and q discharge of at first clear,
acrid water, afterwards of profuse thick, !
yellowlsh and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and in
creased In qhantitg as the complaint pro-
crosses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one Of the most Characteristic
features of the disease, and a source OF the
greatest annoyance and danger. It escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat, producing by its lodgment local
Irritation, and requires frequent expectora-
tion, hawking, or scraping for Its removal.
As Its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by horizontal position of the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by
sensation of choking In consequence, and
many are obliged to lie in a semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
often evaporates and the rest, assuming
condition Of solidity, Is deposited upon the
membrane of the nose and upper part of
the throat In the shape of crusts or hard |
ened Jumps. The accumulation OF these in
erustations produces feeling of discOm-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages 50 as
TO embarrass respiration. therefore, fire. |
quent efforts are required to remove them, |
either by for1lbly blowing the nose or by |
persistent hawking, a practice as disagree |
able to the one affected as Ii is to those 1
around him. That side of the incrustation |
which adhered to the mucous membrane,
will, after Its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, a fact which explains the force re-
quiTed for its dislodgment. During sleep
these incrustations 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 stimHlant
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
and sickening odor, and becomes occasion
ally so offensive as to render the patient an
object of 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 oftentimes impossible, necessitating
respiration principally through the mouth
"a method very deletcrious to the general
health, but more particularly so to tho
lungs which become weak and irritable.
The voice loses its musical quality, and as
suHles discordant, harsh, and nasal char
aoter; the 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,
a cracking or bubbllng sound Is heard in
the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
like swapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times,
until hearing does not return, but remains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
ing Is lost 50 gradually that 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-
tion, materially increasing the distress Of
the sufferer. #4 aTEtH fgthEil
Thee are apt to become weak, irritable,
and disposed to water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after the slightest exertion.
A pain, more or less acute, or @ distressing
feeling of pressure is experienced over the
eyes, and sometimes on the top or back of
the head and also pain In the face, closely
neuralgia, for which 1t is very
Dften mistaken. The distress In the head
weakens the memory and produces irrita-
oility 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, and a feeling Of fatigue
and weakness.
Not unfrequently catarrh proves fatal,
sither by debilitating the system and wea9-
ng out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections.
and, finally, CONSUMPTION. It
nay be safely asserted that, after heredita-
y pTedispositlOn, catarrh Is the most
requent and Important cause Of this fatal
The symptoms Of catarrh vary consider
lbly in different individuals, the degree of
heir severity depending upon constitution
Il idiosyncrasies and various external in
iuences. With some the complaint con-
inues for number Of years in mild form,
md without causing any Of the injurious
'esults above described, while with othe-s
III the worst effects are produced IN d shortl
pace of time, and cases apparently most
harmless may, through imprudent expo
ure, additional cold, or unfavOrable
,hsHgcs of the weather, suddenly exhibit
III the violence and maiigniiy which char
.eterize the seyerest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
attacking them regularly at GER
ain seasons each year, us In the early part
# spring when the roses are in bloom, and
renee its name fTose cataTrh y or in mid
ummer during haying time, when ii Il
inown az "hay-catarrh." Some claim To
,e able TO predict the exact dag and even
lOur of the attack. They usually consider
themselves entirely relieved OF the dificul-
y during the intervals but we have rea-
ON to suppose that symptoms of the COM
,laint are constantly present in some mild
orm or other, which are reused into activ-
ty by the odor peculiar 10 certain plants
With which the atmosphereis Is mlpreguated
Turing the seasons mentioned. The conc
'arative quiet enjoyed between the attacks
10 doubt leads to the erroneous belief that
be affection has ceased entirely.