The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-22
DR.. aLoIIGHTHILI
+. @ CAT-ARRH.

Among civilized communities there is no
disease more prevalent, more untYersally
offensive, more producttye of dtseoEntort, or
I-sSsi no and dangerous complications than
CaTarrh. In It's progressive stages Of de-
are freouently lost, hearing and sight often
lima lima and Brpncsial Conaplnints aEe sqeosSf
stvely introduced, ana ConsunPton 3 ~
most its inevitable result. =. !. ., >. - -
TafrTh usually mantieSts iiselfat hrst In the
primary seat, it soon penetTates into every
cell, creVice and cavity OF the head WIN
which the nasal passages comrnunlcAtei anu anu
atlengtcI becomes dlnused over the enuIe
extent OF the muco-pulmonary tract
The earliest, most prominent amt eharnc-
teristiG featnrs Isfsa3n9 OIL SaSR snmetsmes S of
clear acid Iuld, 6lt ofteper3 OF q tn1ek pstli- ps
uIent yellow or sreentsh SeuoM nt1sEi
n hich Is usually Sscreted In excessive aoun-
dance. and ASSUMES a yery-feltd odor. THIS
IITiTfIs Mt substance is discharged as q LnlSks
6iI,snsiVe iuId, or in hard flakes thfougn the
nostrils or throat. and frequently hy oo1h
In many instances the discharge is OF
veTy teuaeious or gummy characteT, dher-
ing 10 the diseased membrane with gIue-nke
teIlacity, and is removable only win great
dimcuEy. This met IS more parnsnlAIy
during sleep the purulent 6eeretlon hHEuenS
and accuInulRtes with greater fAclnly. 49,.
The efforts TO relieve the head at moss
times. by hawking or blowing the nose, are,
therefore, frequently most dlstIesalRe "
u d.,
| fhose around him. Oflen they have TO be
50 violent md perBtE ten thai the 4unss .S ~
chest become strained and sore, nauseA'
Fetching, and even vomltln s ensues, aIG . Gi NJ,
| were headache or dizziness not unusually
| follows, and auEmenLs the general ulsuess'
| In some casf 8 even the most powerful ef-
| fotts NAV fall 10 clear the head, until some
ioOd or stimuleut y swalloWed. Ail0 t.ss llISst
which ths ytscld secretion beco1le sotls. .Ii.sa
| what soIlened, and IS then discharged more
Again, the offensive matter concerts Into Into
| G1Sssthirt and are very difieult 10 detach,
/ iIIeir fiIsiodgment often requiring the most
| vSSient efEoFts. Sometimes theSe lncrns -
,t.,.I. s1Is aSyay In small hard luInps. or
fragments of deep green SI1zs Sre
ally broad and nat casts OF noLAoIs aLIS 2, - ~
| o-sSSaIisTI ON which IIaces of blood may "
| 49, ISe observed. This condition Is NSLS
SisbIe 10 run on to serious ulceTauo12 III II
volying los Of the oSHx SSi ixteninEof thator-
gan. 81. ,,,.cbarpe Is oopious,
6i1sTftiY CifsIuT4Ses the aunerer rest 5py ~ t~Lae
neceSsity of nequent e1pectoratlon, otSsssa5 =. -
| lfnepuruient fluid Is naturally more APt 49, -
run into tn g throat when, as during sleePi
/ Inc head Is thrown back. Should exPecIo-
raIion be neglected, ss m may ,,,e InyaIid Z
staTtIei from his rest ny sersatioh o. Sno6;
| inT. caused by the filling up OF lne tnIvae -
with the accumulated secIes'0h tO-'-
Tns nasal membrane Is usually yeTy much ll
thickened and eongested, causing snS sISs a1d
/ s0metfmes on the other, and often on potn
giving Tiss to disagreea6le sfny 2I9Is111
In the head, and oeessi ss 70 '4NN-S'1--
TSe thickened condition OF the mucous
noenSbrane. and the collection OF the puIo'
S,st N sffeY iYl the nasal canals interfere,
II with respiration through, the nose,- AaS Ll.S
oblige persons 50 afee1ea, = Dr. seletegsoSiI
at All times, but more particularly 20 ooLAHe Y
eIeep which, under such e1rcutnstan 80 - = :.
aIySays restless and RccompanieapyA py = Ale-AsS
3a.ssiSS or fuIlness, heat, irritation, sore
ness on pain Is generally PdS - vIn ~ a,
| IN the upper part of the throaIt aOoHo On -
behind the son palate, and Ssnstttor
Sf heayy weight OF cOmpreSEon IS nsnALtS S
eonplained OF over the forehead ana esPs N
6afySa-n me ewes: Sometimes pain is obstt
nafaly fixed in some particular part q II
the temple, on Ins g. 20, 5p,,fIs IN ti1e orits. Gnc
occasionally pain manliests q y. ~ 9IsIfSI nj
OF so severe character thAt II u he4Ne--'-'
FTI1e Voics IS EenerslIy affected and oe
comes hoarse, mufied. weak OF utleSsn . -
and assumes nasal character, or >s an l,oIi IN
nieasSnt siiiffiing quality. Cough OF van
ablgeeyeFity isnot unfrequentty one VI III
symptoms and Iesni1f o. S1Iii aI,, assumes
at tirI,es an exceedingly teud anu siSS - - =
ing odor. In some cases y ~ s,,{STs N Ts
an object Of disguBt TO himself as wen As
: others. ..,1,, htunta5 n
the sense OF smell u U7lAAAI
: entirely lost IN CatarTh. and Q similar ense %
ON TASTE may be occasionally obserVed: n
. eTes arc apt to become lrTtt2hles ana dlsPQQ,
"a 70 water excessively on ek kPosoEs 70 u
cold or wind, and . sense OF Wea5aAInssSs !
!. sight 4 ufualIy expeueneed AtsI nssS
: erfions. Hearing not unfreduently pecotnt
more or less impaired, and noises IN the me- 81
yery often Rdd materially TO the exlsunB uR
me stomach generally Suffers more or le.
and becomes weak and trrtShlsi the aPpe
fite Is capricious and Is nearly always DaAa
> The ,t pafieiits generally complain OF las
tnda aud fatigue, an lncApac4ty tor GLns
s,NyzICaI Or mental exeEcons, 3 let1ns
= l1SIrJhf Z and discomfort In the region OF =
81 sinmach. and a constant disposition,
. 1 EiToV1Inszs andsleep. The menIal lASnILl.
II or,s nlso metfmes slightly areeteut loss
/ ii ToenIr-y feinE more or less pEeenL. .,a,,
CataFrh may prove tAtal5 e1ILek ~ .t Se2l
fafinV the system and wearing ouI Iue u
- tIenfl1af BY travelling doWmWa e1a u,
s{I4rIT1g consumption. Inls me- Iltta Oss5n
TsTFaSsdfy noticed thai al exp I1L1s -
J tf5Ilsrs now look upon CafnrEn g olae o. 8 ~ y
niosf fTe1uent and tmportAnt causes % o. " -
S6mniaift but according 10 orr e1Lslsa
4 cS1ssTvafion Il should always be reetEtles9n 9s
= \ I,T,erinfftfon, and one OF the very el-AAe
TnRnifeefaff0ns Of Gonsrrnp ton. :, =, =.
sysfematic, judictou a1n Wen 1lleo, y
: .6ry1ss S1f treatment, guon ~ We niANe
= 1ears ernpi0yed In our pEactlces y sure 70