The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-21

iiH * hiHNHNN US u dppcalSln lLs lifsL Stages.
1t is apt in-its progress to become instru-
mental in causing the loss or impairment
OF smell. taste, hearing, and sight, and in
ereating serious constitutional derangc-
ments' not uufrcduently terminating in
consumption.
AT the commencement Of the malady, the
symptoms are those of an ordinary cold. 4
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, somc-
times ON the other, and occasionally on
both. rendering respiration through it either
difficult or impossible. This condition
Is accompanied by frequent desire to
sneeze, and a discharge of, at first clear,
acrid water, afterwards of n profuse thick,
yelluwish and extremely offensive matter
This secretion bepmes purulent and in
creased in quantity rs the complaint pro-
gresscs, assumes an exceedingly fetid odor
and forms one of the most characteristic
features of the disease, and II source of the
greatest annoyance and danger. II escapes
not only by the nose, but passes into the
throat producing by its lodgmeut local
irritation, and requires frequent eXpectora-
tion, hawking, or sCraping for its removal.
As its passage into the throat is very much
facilitated by a 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
head, the watery portion of the discharge
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
crustations produces a feeling of discom-
fort, and narrows the nasal passages so as
to embarrass respiration, therefore fre-
quent efforts are required to remove them.
either by forcibly blowing the nose or by
persistent hawking, practice Us Disagree
able to the one affected as 1t is to those
around him. That side of the incrIstation
which adhered to the mucous membrane
will, after its removal, sometimes be found
bloody, fact which explains the force re-
quired 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 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 sickening OdOr. and becomes OCCASION
ally so offensive rs 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
fhrDnnl hn al no "a
aud oftentimes impossible, neccsstatinT
respiration principally through the mouth
"A method very delctcriOus 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 discordant. harsh. and nasal char
actcr; the sense of smell becomes mach |
impaired or entirely lost, and the same eff |
feet though less frequent, is produced on
taste. Occasionally, while blowing Ube pose. |
Il cracking or bubbling sound IS heard in |
the ears, and hearing becomes qui,e thick
or stopped up, but returns suddenly, with |
like snapping sound. This |
may be repeated several times, |
until hearing does not return, but remains |
permanently injured. In other cases hear
Ing is lost so gradually that n considerable |
degree of deafness may exist before the
person is really aware of the fact. Either
condition Is often accompanied with noises |
In tile head of every conceivable descrjp-
lion, materially increasing the distress of
the sufferer.
Theeyesare aptto 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 Il distressing
teeling of pressure is experienced over the L
iyes. and sometimes on the top or back of
.he head and also pain in the face closely
resembling neuralgia, for which it is yery
Dttcn mistaken. The distress in the head
Heallens the memory and produces irrita-
)ility and moroseuess of disposition. The
stomach generally suffers more or less, and
becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
s capriciOus and nearly always bad in the
norning. In severe cases the system
becomes feeble and prostrated. This is
manifested by disposition to drowsness
md sleep. aversion to either physical or
mental exertion, and q feeling of fatigue
md weakness.
Not unirequently catarrh proves fatal,
'ither by dcbilitating q vst'm and wear
ng ont the patient, on Us travelling down. {
ward and producing throat affections, Il
and, finally, CONSUMPTION. I'LL
nay be safely asserted that, after heredita-
y predisposition, catarrh is the most
requent and important cause of this fatal
\,
The symptoms of eatarrh vary consider
bly, in different individuals, the degree Of J.
heir severity dependingup constitution q
! idiosyncrasies and various external in i
nences. With some the complaint con- q
Inues for Il number of years in mild form, y
nd without causing any of the injurious .
esults above described. while with Others v
II the worst effects are produced in a short 2
pace of time, and cases apparently most
armless may, through imprudcnt expo
arc additional cold, or untavorable
langes of the weather, suddenly exhibit
u the violence and malignity which char \
storize the seVerest ones.
With some persons this disease becomes
eriodical, attacking them regularly at Ger
in seasons each year, as In the early part \
spring when the roses are In bloom, and
ence its name ''rose catarTh - or ia mid
lmmer during haying time, when il Is =
nOYn as "hay-catarrhn Some claim TO y
o able to predict the exact day and even =.
Dur of the attack. They usually consider i
leInselyes entirely relieved OF the difficult
Z during the intervals; but we have rea- c
m TO suppose that symptoms Of the com
aint are constantly present iu,sOme mild n
rni or other which are rOusedfnto actiy- 4
: by the odor peculiar TO certain plants -