Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-22

sieut stitch in the sioe occurs in . majority OF
Instances, bat there is very rarely any fixed pain
~ she chest. The cough is usually severe mar.
,ic.lnr,v on rising out cfbed in the rornina. N
which fine the breathing is mere ~ less ,rhcsz
in, and attended with u feeling of sigh mess II
the breas,
rthe disease continues the G .rectorstion be.
comes pnrulcn. End extremely corious. Debility
an euac.atiea increase RET idk the difi;cnl,v
Of breathing and sense otweigit and ,ieh;ness
across tbs chest sefeh',s more ard more dis
ircssinr Tie pulse Is r,w xeneraily very lre
gucn. being seldom III Ter one h,indr. d and
twenty minute. In tie errls part of ,b. dny
the isce is p-raiiy pale, net deem .insh o. one
or both checks IS commrlv observed tox,rd
evening. The tongue byarnes clear. and in
many IN. san II assnns's an alarming appear.
ence, and o. ~cdcer ,han . health There are
II this ~ arccd stsge Of he disease ard n,less
! LEI is found swelling oitle anki.- mud a,,rr-
AGRA super gene, and dea.h closes the scene.
..LAkYNGiTiS," .ERGyM.N,S SORE
THRO.T
There is modification Of this form NJ Can.
sumption which is tefrtr to the clergy and The
members Of the Bar. and Sat part Of he mucous
membrane lining the lar,ux. giving rise 10 The
Clergyman Sore Throat ion su,nptio,.
The dis ease is often extremely ,psidious NJ
the CONNIE ncement, and 10 progress i en- ..6r
that grs at desi. and ofte irreparable mischief
or he apples for relief.
An un. NY sensation, ani in some casss main.
is felt IN The lsrynx, and extends over that or
gan, and at other times Is Restricted to a single
spot usually tickling SENSATION exists. WHICH
provokes coughing. ATTENDED with feeling II
the throat Ms II there WIRE something in the
throat that ought to be removed. and feels raw.
'ne pam = increased " "nghing. speaking. in
upon The iarypx. Ihe vice becoming altered
is frequently the first syupsom that arrests the
attention OF the patient. us at first weak. then
becomes hoarse, ard may uddeuly or gradually
be entirely lost. amouniin,to complete annie mn.
The cough in the first insance is ,lry hut il Is
aitsrward accompanied With the expectoratjon
o, muens, mixed occasion " with pns or bloc d;
oi'en 'h're are parox sils or difficulty Of
breathing III. general cath eventually be-
gins 10 suffer Emaciat,or hectic. nigh. sweats
and often indications Of riercles occur AZ The
disease adv ances, and IN De latter stages drop
steal swe.llnes. which incease till death.
PULMONARY CONSUMPTION.
This arises from colo >etrling on the sub.
stances ct the lungs, Which is attended with a
cough AM slight exp,cto ation. and which II
neglected, VIII termin,ie IN this torn, OF con
sumption.
The CONNIE nee ent of tie disease is marked
sense
in some parts Of the chs, and a short. dry
cough, which is readily excited by muscular emo
ton The breathing is aorter and more ire.
quent. these symptom, gradually become
more conspicuous, and ut eagth night fever oc
ours toward evening". an, the respiration and
pulse continue TO be s.mcwhat accelerated
throughout the whole da fit Of coughing
usually occurs in the NOR ing. aud the patient
rises out ofbed in \ relax and feeble condi-
ton. There is an extrt me liability to take cold
on the slightest exposue Nv degrees the
cough becomes more treqpnt and troublesome.
particularly in the evenin and morning, or vi
night when awakening trol sleep As the dis
ease advances. the skin, lis, tongue and fauces
become dry in the aiternon n. slight ch,lls reCu-
lsrly occur iowa. DIS evening. followed oy fever.
during ~hch one or botl cheeks become sui
fused with circumscribe flush: q dry. burn
ing heat IS felt in the pal,s of the hands and
soies the feet the breAhing is very quick
and short, and the pulse ety frequent, small,
quick an tense. These fbri paro Z SINS con
tinue till toward midnigh. when they termin
| ate in more or less profus perspiration, which
continues until morning. leaving the sufferer
exhausted. langnid and der, ssed Frequently
previous TO the occurrcnce,l this train Of 81 mp.
toms, the expectoration ec,mes thicker and
not unfreqncntly mixed ,iih blood. The feel.
ing Of load in the ches, AMI emaciation con.
tinues, attended with iicr,asinp fai,ure q,
strength.
Toward the unfortunat, termination Of the
disease swelling Of the ~ and d,arrhra al.
most invariably come on, Sccompanied with .
weak and hoarse voice. dif.u,y Of swallowing
and sometimes liberated tlrost until death re
lieves the sufferer.
plSPEPTIC CONSUMPTION.
When bronchial CONSUMPTION is complicated
with hcpa;ic disease. (at occurrence by M
means uncommon) II form what is termed Dy $
pep:ic Consumption. In Viz iorm of the dis
ease we have. IN addition ! tue ordinary phen
omena OF broncial disease. iarious ~ mptoms in
dicgtive o hepatic disordet such astendernes:
and tension oil the right sit., irregularitv OF tn.
bowels. with unnatural s,yls a shallow hue o
the face. narrowness OF lie white Of the eve
iAtnlenc,. indigestion, VII variable appetite
Increased difficulty of brea. hing. and cough al
tef eatms hearty meals, i4fred and brown
tongue, al breath, nause, aui sometimes vom
lung. L. some instances u tins form Of the DIS
case no :, mp'oms indicative pulmonc alice
ton occur IN the 'mmcn,t a nj of the malady
the only manifestations Of uiscise being such Il.
| are usually present ii hvtr COMPLAINTS gcner
ally. dull pam or teitel IN the RICH
side. with increased uneasrt,s on lying on th,
left side regnlarity of I'll, bowels, fou tongue
| and depression of the spirits, are in such casei
the first symptoms comphne OF BY the pa
tent. The first warnings II disease III the bron
chial membrane are shgh. There is "a Sigh
cough, unatl ended aith pam: by degrees til,
cough becomes more troublesome, and when i
continues for some time, atough phlegm is cx
perforated the brea,hnl. too. is in some de
gree atie,ted, and the siil,rer complains o
weight and tghtness es$oss the chest TIL,
bronchial affection new al ances u,t,l copiou
puruent eXpectoratIon AMI the usual symptoms
| of hectic are fully established which contnue
| to increase till death ensu~
pLEuRlIlC CONSt MPT1ON.
| This variety Of consumption depends on an ef
| fusion into the cavity OF tie chest from inham
nation OF the pleura. Willie the efiusiou int,
| the cavity of the chest is gong on the lung be
comes more and more sepMseed from the sur
face of the thorax, being gr,duAlly compress Sc,
by the accumulated fluid I'm i II is reduced to
very snail size, and more /, less disorganize,
| in its structure. While this going on ulcera
| tion sometimes takes place eome pats Of tn
| pulmonary pleura and the NrfesI ondng sub
stance O. the luns and an opening is thus mad
| into ia, bronchial tubes TIN Ugh which the ei
fused ssro -puru,ent iuid is charged by cougl
or expe ioration. When tn tbkes place irrita
tive fever. with night swca > frequent cough
cmaciai tan, in short, all the binary symptom
of consumption supervene.
This lprm Of consumptie is generally tn
conscque ce Of pleurisy. II characterized b.
a sense oppression in the - on wing down
difficult and hurried breathing in ascending
stairs, or muscular exer,ion short, disturbe
sleep short, tickling cough, aggravated on frs
lying down spells of hurried and espresso,
breathing after speaking, and generally more o
less soreness of the external surface of the al
| fected side of the chest The patient is casies
when in sitting posture, ard il requested I
take deep breath while in tle erect position
he will generally do il with little apparent diff
Guilty but when he lies fiat Town, and draws
deep breath he will complain # pain, tighsnes:
l Soveuess l,nJ CVtoma hind n, incOu o piauro n
the chest. Death often occur suddenly, and
almost invariably preceded by considerabl
| swelling ofthc legs and feet. In some instance
after the effused fluid Is discharged through III
lungs, the progress Of the disease becomes arres,
| ed, and the .tient RECEIVERS I, tOlerabie stat
af health. When this occurs the affected side I
| the chest contracts to a MANIFEST degree, foi n
ing what lanic describes unltr the name
contracted chest. Unless the progress Of III
disease is arrested the ditfcult- Of breathing b,
| comes greater and greater. utiil st length III
patient cannot lie down nj all, and remains
| this state until he dies.
! am unable, from want of space. TO give onl
| extracts from few Of the large number Of cert
icates received unsolicited BY mel from paticb
in everv part Of the United Stats.
MRS. GEO. W. TANNING, 70. GIT ARC
STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
came TO my oiIice very much enaciated no D
petit yellow skin incessant cough and cor
pletely debill,ated made an animation q
found one lung very much diseased. She hi
quite number Of Hemorrhages Of the Lung
and was evidently fast sioking into the grave
in fact considered her in the last stages Of co
sumption. and could give but very lissle epcou
egement, but determined to Use my best e
dsavors to assist her. She commenced usil
my Pufmonic Syrup. Sea Weed Tonic and Il
Mandrake Pills, and followed my advice STRIFE
ly her appetite was soon restored, and she b
gan to expectorate freely the cough diminis
ed and her strength rapidly increased, and h
changed appearance astonished her friends.
| This WA In lSs9 She Ia N m healthy Hesl