The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-15
OF CATARRH.
sY DOCTOR FOSTER,
rmILLIPs HOUSE. DAYTON.
NOW rnAcrrcma At rm,

CATARRH is disease of the mucous mem
brane OF the nasal passages and those caNi-
ties of the head communicating with tlem.
insignificant as it appears IN its first stages,
IL Is apt in It's progress to become instrii-
mental IN causing the loss or impairment
of smell taste, hcnring, and sight, and IN
creating serious constitutional dcrangc-
ments. not mnfrcqucntly terminating inl
consumption.
At the commencement of the malady. the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. a
feeling of irritation. scusitiveness. heat or
pain T. experienced In the nose, the edges
OF which are red and swollcn. and which Is
stopped up sometimes on one side. some
times on the other and occasionally on
both, rendering respiration through iteithcrI
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire to-
sneezc, and discharge of, ut first dear,
acrid water. afterwards of profuse thick.
yellOwish and extremely offensive matter.
This secretion becomes purulent and IN
creased in quantity as the complaint pro-
gresses, assumes an exceedingly ietid Odur
and forms one of the most Characteristic
features of the disease. and a source Of the
greatest annoyance and danger. 1T escapes
not only by the nose. but passes into the
p
irritation, and requires frequent cNpectora-
ton, hawking, or scraping for It's removal.
A. It's passage into the throat Is very much
facilitated by a horizontal position Of the
body. sleep Is frequently disturbed by q
sensation Of choking IN consequence, and
many are obliged To lie in q semi-recum-
bent position to obtain necessary repose.
Owing to the Inflammation and heat in the
| head, the Vatery portion Cf the discharge
lotten eyaporates, aud the rest. assuming u
condition oC solidity, Is deposited upon the
membrane Of the nose and upper part of
! the tnroat in the shape oi crusts or hard
cncd Jumps. The accumulation of these in
lcrustations produces feeling of discom-
/ fort, aud narrows the nasal passages so us
! TO cmbarrass respiration, tleyefOre, FREE
quent efforts are required to remove them,
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
| persistent hawking, n practice as disagree
ablc tU the one affected rs It is to those
around him. That side of the incrustation
which adhered to the mucous membrane,
win. after its removal, sometimes be ,ound
bloody, IA fact which explains the force re-
QuiTed for its dislodgnent. During sleep
these iHcrustations accumulate more rap
idly. and the feeling Is therefore most un-
comfortable in the morning. Sometimes
all efforts TO clear the throat are futile uu-
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 sickcning Odor, and becomes occasion
ally so offensive as to render the patient m
object Of disgust to himself as well rs tC
others.
The accumulation Of the discharge. to-
gcther with the thickened condition of tho
mucous membrane, renders respiration
through the nasal passages very difficult
and Oft utimes impossible, nccessitatinl
respiration principally through the moutl
IA meth very delctcrious 20 the genera
health, nut more particularly so to tn,
lungs ich become weak and irritable
The vol loses its musical quality. and rs
sumcs iscordant. harsh, and nasal char
acter; t. sense of smell becomes mucl
impaireL or entirely lost. and the same eff
feet. though less frequent is produced OF
taste. OCCASIONALLY, while blowing the nose
a rracki or bubbling sound is heard il
the ears md hearing becomes quite thicl
or stopp, | up, but returns suddenly, witt
somethirs like Il swapping sound. Th
phenOmf on may be repeated several times
until hcnrng does not return, but rcmain
pcrmanc ily injured. In other eases hear
ing is L. so gradually that n considcTabl,
degree Ci deafness may exist before Tia,
person /, 'eally aware of the fact. Eithp
condition is often accompanied with noise
in the El I'd of every conceivable descrip
tion, ma 'rrially increasing the distress o
the suilc +.
Thccy, are aptto become weak, irritable
aud disp. ed to water on exposure to col,
and wint or after the slightest eXcrtion
r A pain, d re or less acute, or distrcssin,
: feeling pressure Is experienced over tn
eyes, an, .Ometimes on the top or back o
the head md also pain in the face, closely
rcscmbl neuralgia, for which it is ycrl
, often mi ken. The distress in the hea,
wcakcns ne memory and produces irrita
bility al morOseuess of disposition. TIN
d; stomach rnerally suffers more or less, anl
! becomes " eak and irritable; the appetit
Is capric us and nearly always bad in th
+ morning I'm severe eases the system
e become. eeble and prostrated. This i
! manifest | by disposition to drowsines
: and slecl aversion to either physical o
I mental O. rtion, and Il feeling of fatigu
4 and wea, css.
i Not II frequently catarrh proves fatal
: either b, ,ebiltating the system aud wear
I ing out Us patient, or by travelling fown
Warh producing throat aHccllons
bronchil and, finally, CONSUMPTION.
lnay bes tely asserted that, after heredita
f Try pred position, catarrh Is the mos
$ frequent nad important cause OF this fata
s complain
The 81 ptomS of catarrh vary consider
ably in 4 iicrent individuals, the degree G
their sey, rity depending upon constitution
!, lal idiOsy 'rasies and various external In
fu'nccs. With some the complaint con
tinues 70 a number of years in mild form
aud without causing any Of the injuriou
Ircsnlts q Jvc described, while with other
all the wirst effects are produced In n shoI
space OF ime, aud cases apparently mo.
Harmless. may, through imprudent expo
sure. a. litional cold, or uniavorabl
lchanges the weather, suddenly cHhib
all the vi, ence and malignity which char
lactcrizci e severest ones.
= With some persons this disease become
Il periodical, attacking them regularly at cei
4 tain seasons each year, as IN the early pai
of spring when the roses are In bloom, an
hence Its name "rOse catarrh - or in mid
rs summer during having time, when IL
b. known as "hay -catarrh.' Some claim I
no oblp ia Drpdict the exact daV and eve