The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-01
sY DOCTOR FOSTER,

GahAi LAbih TTT11M hEh 4all
CArtRttis q disease Of the mucous mem
brane OF the nasal passages aud those cavi-
ties of the head communicating with them
lnsignihcapt as u appears In It's first stages,
10 Is apt IN It's progress TO become instru-
mental IN causing the loss or impairment
of smell taste, hearing, aud sight and in
creating serious constitutional derangc-
ments, not nnfrequently terminating In
consumption. alItflAl
AT the commencement Of the malady, the
symptoms are those Of an ordinary cold. A
feeling of irritation, sensitiyeness, heat or
pain Is experienced In the nose, the edges
of which are red and swollen, and which Is
stopped,u up sometimes on one side, some-
times on the other aud occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through teither
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire TO
sneeze, and discharge Of Mt first clear,
acrid water, Afterwards OF a prOfuse thick,
yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and In
creased In qhantlty as the complaint pro-
gresscs, 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. IL escapes
not only by the nosc. but passes into the
throat, producing by its lOdgment local
irritation, and requires frequent eXpectora-
ton, hawking, or seraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by horizontal position OF the
body, sleep Is frequently disturbed by Il
sensation of choking in consequence, and
many are obliged to lie IN semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
| Owing TO the Inflammation and heat In the
head, the watery portion Of the discharge
often evapOrates, aud the rest, assuming a
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
Icrustations produces feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
TO embarrass respiration, therefore, fire.
quent efforts are required to remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice as disagree
able 81 the one affected AS Il Is to those
around him. That side of the incrustati0n
which adhered to the mucous membrane.
will, after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, q fact which explains the force re-
quired for its dislodgment. During sleep
these incrustations accumulate more rap
idly, and the feeling Is therefore most uiI-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts TO clear the throat are futile un-
| I'll after breakfast, or after some stimulant
| 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
aud 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 deleterious 20 the general
health, but more particularly 50, TO the
lungs which become weak and irritable
The voice loses its musical quality, and as
sumes discordant, harsh, and nasal char
acter; the sense Of smell becomes much
| impaired or entirely lost, and the same Of
| feet, though less frequent, Is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing the nose,
n crackling or bubbling sound Is heard in
| the ears, and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like n snapping sound. This
until hearing does not return, but rdmains
permanently Injured. In other cases hear
ing Is lost SO gradually that considerable
degree of deafness may exist before the
person is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises
In the head Of every conceivable descrip-
ton, materially Increasing the distress of
the suherer 0tsa
The eyes are apt 10 become weak. irritable
and disposed to water on exposure 10 cold
and wind, Oraltcr the slightest exertion.
A pain, more or less acute, or a distressing
feeling Of pressure isexperienced is over the
eyes, and sometimes on the top or back of
the head and also pain 10 the faee., closely
resembling neuralgia, for which it Is very
often mistaken. The distress In the head
weakens the memory and produces irrita4
bility and moroseness of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable: the appetite
is caprlciolis and nearly always bad in the
moruing. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble aud prostrated. This is
manifested by a disposition t0 drowslness
and sleep, aversion 60 either physical or
mental cxertlon, and feeling of fatigue
ana weakness .TlAEE
Not unfrequently catarrh proves fatal,
either by debilitating the system and wear
Ing out the patient, or by travelling down
ward and producing throat affections.
bronchitis, and, finally, CONSUMPTION. IL
may be safely asserted that, after heredlta-
~ prcdlsposition, cataFh Is the most
frequent and Important cause of this fatal
complaint. iisp NTar EA ff4u g
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The symptoms of catarrh vary consider
ably In different Individuals, the degree of
their severity depending upon constitution
al idiosyneTasies aud various external in
flnences. With some the complaint con
tiniies tor q nuinber of years IN mid form,
and without causing any of the Injurious
results above described, while with others
all the worst effects are produced In short
space of time, aud cases apparently most
harmless may, through mpradent expo
sure, additional cold, or uutavorable
changes of the weather, suddenly exhibit
all the violence and malignity which char
acterize the severest ones, aal ..i 5l I-t.t
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with some persons this disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at GER
tain seasons each year, ils In Che early part
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