The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
DIR. MORSE ON CATARnu,
LETTER NO. XXI.

Catarrh is one of the most offensive AMI deleteIi-
Gus diseases which affect the human frame. Its seat
at the commencement is in the mucous membrane
OF the nose; but to show by what means il exerts
such pcrnieous influence upon the general health,
anu now 1t extends itself in many important or
sahS' short description of that membrane is requi-
site.
s"'ro-pnlmonary mucous membrane COM
d. inc edges of the lips and nostrils, proceeds
s 'he nose and mouth to the throat, from
whence II Is continued throughout the whole length
VI inc ahmentary canal, TO the termination of the
in'estnes' ana also along the windpipe and ts yar
ou. u''sn do iar as the air cells of the lungs TO
which 1t affords lining. From the no. ar -,
ore eA'ehuS through the tear Passages until under
the name of eonjunctva ii spreads over thg ,,o
of the eyeball and inside the eyelids f"
Other Offsets from the nose line the f,on,,, -,
larry, ethmoida aud sphenoidal sinuses, tsmau coyi
ties situated in the bones bearing the same name ,
prolongation extends through the Eusiaebion
tubes to line that passage and the tympanum, or
middle ear
Catarrh in its first stages is an Inflammation of the
lining OF the nose. 1t produces feeling of uneasi
ness heat, and stiffness in the nostrils, which
often closed both sides, caused by the
thickenng Of the membrane from inflammation
soon thin watery discharge commences, excoriatng
that part of the skin with which il comes in contact.
Ii the disease is not checked then, the discharge
becomes thick and purulent, Of greenish yellow
color sometimes tingod with blood, with an odOr
more or less dsagreeable, and sometimes very often
sive The breath of the patient becomes SO revolt
ingly offensive as to isolate him from society, and
renders him an object of disgust to himself The
discharge frequently drops down tie throat and has
to be hawked up in order to obtain -eef-the senses
ofsmell and taste become greatly paired and some
times entirely lost-a distressing headache makes its
appearance as the frontal sinuses become affected.
If the inflammation extends through the Eustachian
tubes to the middle the hearing becomes more OF
less impaired; If 1t extends down the throat it gives
rise to dyspepsia, bronchitis and sometimes to con-
sumption. The experience and investigations OF the
greatest Swans in medical science have established
the TACT that in fully twothirds of the cases OF
sumption it commenced by inflammation and ulcera-
ton Of the air passages. Remember that the best
and only cure Of consumption is its prevention.
DIR. Morse has met with eatarrh in its various
forms, and become acquainted with the fearful in
roads it makes upon the general health, and with the
alarming extent to which it prevails. He found the
remedies which are generally prescribed for it entire
insufficient, and the attention which IL paid to it
wholly inadequate to its importance
DIR. Morse has succeeded in establishing system
of treatment which effectuay and permanently
cures the worst stages, The treatment consists Of
remedies applied drectl to the seat of the disease
Local treatment.) The remedy Ia liquid which is
snufed up the nose, thus coming in direct contact
with the diseased parts, accompanied with inhala-
tons.
MY charge for treatment is less than one half what
is usually charged by those who pretend to treat
this disease, who never had but little experience.
Persons at distance can be treated by describing
their symptoms in letter to ME, and the proper
remedies being forwarded to them.
CHARLES MORSE, M. D.,
Physician for Diseases of the Throat and Lungs No
Deering Street, Portland, Me.
May II, 1867. d&w1t