Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-30


DR.. LIGHTHlLL'S treatment br the cure Of
the above named diseases. IL reduced TO such
state Of simplicity and perfection that but one
visit is necessary. The remedies can b. used
at home without any pain or interruption 10
the patients avocation.
DR.. lICHTh L.,
ON CATARRH !!
Among civilized communities there 10 no disease
more prevalent, more universally offensive. more
productive Of discomfort. liable to give ne
70 . variety Of distressing and dangerous complica-
tions than Catarrh In it, progressive stages Of de-
qusntly lost. hearing and sight offer suHss severe
Injury, Throat Affections. Asthma and Bronchial
Complaints ars successfully produced. ssd Con-
sumption 10 almost its inc vitsble result,
Cstarrh usually manifests isself At ast. in the cav
iy Of the nose, bat spreading bsyond ~ primary
ssst Il soon psnstrases into svsry cell, ersvce and
cavity Of the head With which the nsnl passasss
communicate, ana at length becomes lidussd over
the entire extent OF the muco- pulmonary tract.
1ne..earIisst. most prominent and Characteristic
features Of Catarrh discharge from ths head con-
sistine somseiues Of clear aesil Auid, bot olssnsr
OF a thick purulsnt yellow or srsenisA ysllow mat
ter, hich 10 usually sseseed in excessive abundance
and assumes very fetid odor. This psrulent sub.
stance is discharged ~ thick offensive Auid. or in
hard flakes through the no.rils or ,hroat. and fire.
Quently BY both channels.
In many instances the discharge lie Of very tsna
cous eunny character. adhering to the diseased
membrane with elue-lke .enscity. and h removable
only with great difficulty IhsfActis more particu-
larly noticed ON rising In the morning. because du-
ring sleep the purnlent secretion hsrdene and aecu
initiates with greater facility.
Tho efforts to relieve the head, at those times by
hawking or blowing the therefore frequent
y most isIe ssine to the affected, and most dis
agreeable to those around him. .Otsn they hive "a
be VIC ent and persistent that the lungs and ches
become strained and core Fetching. and even
NOT unusually follows and augments the general ais
trees. In some cases even tie most powerful efforts
may fail to clear the head. unit, some food or stma-
lent Is swaousd after which the vscid secretion b.
comes somewhat softened and IL discharged more
readily.
Again, tho offensive matte: concerts into dry hard
masses OF crnsts which obstruct breathing and ere
very difficult to detaeh. their dslodgment often re-
curing the most violent eforte Sometimes these
incrustations away in small hard Jumps fSag
ments OF deep green tint. but occasionally broad
and lat casts OF notable size are expelled on which
traces Of blood may at times he observed. This con-
dItion 10 very liable on TO serious liberation,
involving a loss Of the bony structure OF the nose
and subsequent fattenng OF that organ
In cases where the discharge IL copious and Of .
loose and fluid character 1t frequently dsturbss the
sufferers rest by the necessity OF frequent xpectora
ton, because the purulcn, fald is naturally apt
TO run into the throat when, as during sleep, the
head is thrown back. Should cxpectoration be neg
lected as may occasionally happen during heav
Sleep the invalid 10 startled from his rest by ssnea
ton Of choking caused BY the alling up ofths throat
with the accumulated secretion nom the head.
The nasal membrane is usually vesy much hi ck
ened and eongestcd. causing the more to be stopped
up sometmeson ono side, and sometimes on the 9th
er. and often On both. giving rise TO dsaereeable
ssuy sensatio, IL the head and occasionally to VIC
The thickensd condition OF the mucous membrane
and the collection of the puruens mster In the nasal
canals. intcferee with respiration through the noes
and obliges persons affected, 70 breathe through
the open mouth. practice very d,leteaiOus at Oh
times, bat more particularly 40 during siesp. which
under sHeA circumstances is always restless and ae
eompsned b. heavy snosing sound.
fseIing Of falncse. heat irritation. sorsness q
pan 10 generally experiences. In shs noetrils near tn,
root Of the nose well ne in the upper part Of tn
throat, above and behind the soft palate. and head
ache is raaey altogether absent A distressing sen
sation Of heavy weight orfcompression IL usual,
complained Of over the forehead, and especially b
the region Immediately above and between the syea
sonictimesths pain lie obs,inately Axed In some par
seuar part o. in the temples ON the top Of the he'd
at the back ofthc neck or behind the orbits. and
onaly pain manfcsts itself In the face Of 20
we're character that it is frequently mistaken FOL
neuralgia.
TIE voice d generally affected and becomss hoasse
muined. weak, or unevon, and assumes nasal char.
scter or IN unpleasant smiling quality. Cough a
variable severity IL not unftequently one OF III
symptoms and results Of Catarrh.
The bresth il usually tainted and assumes 1t tnes
sn exceedingly fetid and sickenipg odor. In sone
cases II becomes 20 revoltngly osnsveas to rends'
the sufferer an oOjectof disgust to himself veil u
well a. to others.
catarrh may prove fatal. either BY facilitating Tx
system and wearing ont the pshnt. or By tsavelins
downward. and producing consumption. This fac
~ been ~ repeatedly noticed that all experienced
practitioners nov look upoa Catarfh - one = th'
mott frequent and important causes Of his con
psai mt, but according to our extensive observation
sAo Md always b regarded - apssnonitian. and o.
ottae very earliest Manifestations Of Consumption
eystematic, judicious and well directed coufse
fe' tment sueh = We have for years employed In
practice, Is snre to Be followed By psrnaasns
The senee OF smell is usually bluntsd o. satifsl
Loci in catarrh. and similar eject on taste may b
ecssioaally observed. The eyes are apt to beoom
irritable and disposed to water excessively on expo
sure to the cold or ind and .ense Of wearineas Q
afr f a.