Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-19


vieinsge who are afflicted with catarrhal com
pIaints,t the following letter by Dr. Ase-. will at
tract universal attention
This is . chronic affection Of the mucu, mem.
brsns of the nestrls or the throat, originating in
irritation or Inflammation, and attended By more
or less discharge. 1t is czs of the most CONNER.
most disgusting, and, nnsaly. most destructive o
diseases iRodent to the variable climate of our
northern latitude.
In its early stages Oss.rrh often fails to attract
the patents atsaatiOn, 90 insdious is its sp-
proach- This 10 an unfortunate Circumstance,
because the most favorable period for treatment
10 thus uaimproved. and because Of the peculiar
disposition Of shis disease to ersend upward to the
frontal sinuses, backward through the Eustachisn
tubes to the middle ears, and downward through
the larynx. trschis, and brorchia to the Oil cells
Of the lungs.
The discharge from the affected part IL ct srst .
clear fluid, which may escape observation, unIe.,
1'1' ' 'r Af-
seter. As time goes on, this gives place to fluid
that is thicker, and OF yellow or yellovish green
color and sR later this may be succeeded By thick
~
fakes or scales.
In al the more advanced stages the DISCHARGES
'' 'oO'' os""As great
oD' " 'A' p~"en'
VI 'men renAihs' inis
'' '''oHe' Ai"'o'' 'esSno
'O'"e''n'e' appehS' 'ne oeh-
-''' ui''aSed'
'n' 'nAfAeN' oi Dr'
ieshns OIL uheasiness'
WHICH sre oneh
VI JUN vi 'NeA' 0'o'eu w 'nioRenins OF the
H'"''"' nen0 0i Ane' anu 'n1' oimcaify oil breath
'"o A''' Ill 'nfohic Oetsrrh'
Win 'P0e'~'i' suA''eu 70 'nN pur-
Hnu i'' "n'ns ~en0isne 'hickened and oil
SOiO' 'D~" IN -sn inere are seen
D"e pSin'7 u "ei0A' uPon ~hien tne secre-
'0n 0eo0H' niaense sno iorms erusts' when
'ne'e Aie ''A'o 0H' 'Ne u''eA surface 10 irn-
'A'eo' sno 0i'eh 0ieeus Pro'ossS.
In even Case VI 0~'Afrsn 'ne pr0"'neh' 'ymp-
toms are determined OS the direction In which the
oi'eAse e>'eho'' Ii 'hi' oe up"Afu 'hsfe may De
Phh over Anu Oe'~esn 'ne eyes, oO''iue'iono Oh 'ne
iHenr' mai s0e'' INC tears 70 now over the
SheeAs' An'' P0s"'S' 0sh'h.'A' Ill oA'A"sro'
mere VIII oe 'ni'Aenins oi 'he Walls oil 'he BUS
'"ehiSn 's0e' anu '0n'e1uen' 'enueneS 70 'neir
os"ue'i0o' inn A'h""''on vi 'ns miaaie eAr' ouz-
iins ID ''' ""o i'' "eH' vi near
hhe' ~heh 'ne extension IL DOWNWARD tne voice
0eo0"e' nOaiSe or Nni'pehs ana onmsnasaoie'
cough e0ne' on WIKI ehpectorauen and emscia-
'loh 10 De followed TOO often' py Consumption and
cea'h-
In cases ~heie the bones OF the nose become
iseAsed' not only Is the onensiveness OF the
breath increased Out 'hers liability TO seriou.
personal oeiorm mhies' among Wnleh Is nattening OF
the nose
Inc es~Aiio"ins o' eatArrnAi secreuons deranges
'ne func'0D' oil 'ne stomach causing indigestion
sho isss 0' SbPe1'e Dsn'hH' psieness, iassitude,
heeoaene' sno disturbance si mind sosn follow.
In some instances 'ne mentAi eneeuon 10 one OF
irn'AOiI''' 'he esosn' oeins undui' annoye oy
al 'he n''e perpe1ines OF me. In Others the
''e"inen' ''enDs ~ 'nS' oi "''-ASn''' VI uep'e'
'
e'a'ins Consumption and death. In this con-
which enter. the lung, OF . catarrhal patient is.
-, &c.. u,
..a mad. q, to l.,... health, ri..r i. IL. .s.
ending circuit to oil and every part Of the animal