The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-04


ments not unfrequently terminating In
consumption.
At the commencement Of the malady, the
symptoms are those Of an ordinary cold. A
feeling Of Irritation. sensitiveness, heat or
pain u 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 iteither
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by q frequent desire to
snee1e, and discharge OF at first clear.
acrid water, afterwards Of prohlse thick.
yellowish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and In
creased In qhantity as the complaint pro-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one Of the most characteristic
features OF the disease. and n source uf the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1t escapes
not only by the nose. but passes into the
throat. producing by It's lodgmeur local
Irritation. and requires frequent expeotora-
ton, 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 semi-recum-
bent position TO obtain necessary repose.
Owing 10 the Inflammation aud heat In the
head. the watery portion of the discharge
often evaporates. and the rest. assuming
condition Of solldlty, 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
crustatlons produces feeling Of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages 90 a.
TO embarrass respiration, therefore. fire.
quent efforts are required to remove them.
either by forclbly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, q practice as disagree
able tO the one affected a. II Is TO those
around him. That side Of the incrustatiou
which adhered TO the mucous membrane.
will, after Its removal. sometimes be found
bloody, fact which explains the force ~.
quired for It's dislOdgment. During sleep
these incrustationR accumulate more rap
idly. and the feeling Ia therefore most un-
comfortable In the morning. Sometimes
all efforts to clear the throat are futile nm
til 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
and slckeninR odor, and becomes occasion.
ally so offensive as TO render the patient All
object Of disgust to himself as we'll as 10
others.
Tho 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, necessltatinR
respiration principally through the mouth
"a method very deleterlous TO the general
health, but more particularly so TO the
lungs which become weak and irritable.
The voice loses It's musical quality, and as
sumes dlscordant. harsh, and nasal char
acter; the sense of smell becomes much
impaired or entirely lost and the same eff
feet though less frequent, IL produced on
taste. Occasionally. while blowing the nost.,
a cracking or bubbling sound Is heard in
the ears and hearing becomes quite thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with
something like snapping sound. This
phenomenon may be repeated several times.
until hearing does not return. but remains
permanently injured. In other cases hear
Ing ID 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 descrlp-
tlon, materially increaaing the distress OF
the sufferer.
The are aptto become weak, irritable.
and disposed to water on exposure to cold
and wind, or after tho slightest exertlon.
A pain, more OF less acute, or n distressing
feeling OF pressure Is experienced over the
eyes, anu sometimes on the top or back OF
the head and also pain In the face. closely
resembling neuralgia, for which II ls very
often mistaken. The distress In the head
weakens the memory and produces lrrta-
bility and moroseness Of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers moe or less, aud
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
Is capricious and nearly always bad In the
morning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated. This IL
manifested ny disposition 70 drowsiness
and sleep, aversion 10 either physical or
mental exertion, and feeling of fatigue
and weakness.
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, coEsUMPrIoH. II
may be safely asserted that after heredita-
ry predisposition, catarrh is the most
frequent AID important cause Of this fatal
complaint.
The symptoms Of catarrh vary consider
ably In different individuals, the degree OF
their severity depending upon constitution
al idiosy ncrasies and various external In
hnences. With some the complaint con-
tinues for pumber Of years IN mild form
aud without causing any OF the injurious
results above described, while with other
all the worst eifects are produced In a short
space Of time. and casee apparently most
harmless may. through lmprudeut expo.
sure, additional cold, or unfavorablr
changes Of the weather, suddenly exhibit
all the violence and mallguity which char
aoteriss the severest ones.
With some persons thls disease becomes
periodical, attacking them regularly at GER
tain seasons each year, ~ 10 the early part
OF spring when the roses are In bloom. and
hence It's name ''roee cataTrh !" or IA mid
summer during hRyinY time, wien Il l.
known as ''hay-catarFh." Some claim 70
be able 10 predict the exact day aud even
hour Of the attack. They usually consider
Ihemselves entirely relieved OF the dIflieui.
" during the intervals but we have rea-
son 20 suppose that aymptoms OF the COM
plalni are constautiy present In some mild
form or other, which are reused Into activ-
10y BY the odor peculiar 70 certain plants
With which the atmosphere is impregnated
during the seasons mentioned. The COM
parative quiet ehjoyed between the attacks
40 doubt leads % the erroneous belief that
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