Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-31
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III. view oTthe large nsmber of persons OF tbi,
yieinage vso are afflicted With catarrhal com
plants, the following letter ~ Dr. Aborn will s.
tract uniyersal atten ton
This is . chronic affection Of the naeus rem.
Crane Of the rostrls the throat, originating in
Irritation infsmmszOn, and attended By more
OF less discharge. 1t 10 one Of the nest common,
most disgusting, snd, finally. most destructive o!
diseases iBcieont TO the variable climate OF ocr
northern latitude.
In its esrsy stages Cstarrh often fails to attract
The patients atso7tion, 90 inatious 10 its ap-
prosch- This 10 an snforsunste circumstance,
because che most favorable psriod for FRESHMEN,
is thus 1Himprsved. and because Of the peculiar
disposition of This disease to extend &pvsrd to the
frontal sinuse., backward through the Eustachisn
tubes TO the middle ears, sni downward through
the lsryn1. s-schis. and b.snchis to the cir cells
Of the lungs.
The discharge from the affected part !. at rst q
clear fluid, which may escape observation, un,sss
tt chance % be Of q more than usually acrid char
ssssr As time goes on, this gives place to fluid
that is thicker, and Of yellow or yellowish green
color and still later this may be succeeded BY thick
fahss o. scales.
In az the more advanced stages the discharges
are generally Of An Offensive odor, causing great
annoyance to once friends and TO the pstieut
hinseh while his sense Of smell remains. This
ansoJ sncs from the odOr becomes almost teysnd
endurance, when, a. sometimes hsppens, the deli
cate bones Of the nose become diseased.
eone cases early sssume the character Of Dry
Cs:srrh. There is then Q feeling of uneasine.s,
beat and stiffness in the nostris, which are often
zone both Of them) closed BY thicae ming of the
mucous membrane, and thus di fhculty Of breath
ing becomes . prominent symptom
On examining the nostrils in chronic Ca.errh,
With instruments specially adapted to that pur-
pose, We find ite Ening membrane thickened and is
. deeper color than IN health. There are -een
little points of liberation, upon which the secre-
ton becomes hardened and forms crusts. When
these picked OF, the diseased su-f.oe 4. irri-
sased, and often bleed- protrssly.
In each case of Cs;arrsh the prominent srmp-
toms are determined by the direction in which the
disease extends. II this be upward there may be
pain over and between the eyes, obstruction CT the
I.ehrJmal ducts, causing the tears to ow over the
cheeks. and, possibly, ophthslnis. If backward,
tschian tubes and consequent tendency to their
obstruction. inf animation of the middle ear, buz.
zfas sounds in the head, and ia pairment o: hear
ing. When the exteD sion Is downsard the vsice
becomes hoarse or whispering snd unmsnsssble;
cough come on, With expecto:stien .sui en- acia.
ton. t. be followed, too often BY Consumption and
death
In where the bones Of the nose become
die. .sea. not only ie the ossx,iyepe.. Of the
s,s.,h inc-s..ss hn. there 4, liability 70 ..-,or.
personal deformities among which is fatte mag OF
The nose.
Tn. ..~.llo~,ps o, Catarrhal secrs.,on. asr.r
,h. ,r-c,,on. a, the ,,o,,.c, c.,.,, ;,.,.o..,.
.,d La. Of s,Dettte pshi,itx. p.,sns.. ,...,,,d.
h..a.eh. and disturbance Of mind ana, to,,ov
I'm acme instances, IN. mental .ase,ion 1. oDe q,
,,,s,.hiity. the p.tient be,ns unar,, .nnov sd nv
al TN. little nerpIexi,is- of u,s r, o,h.-. -..a
,rouipan, fseling \, that ~ mel..eholv or denrss
sion Of suirits. VIXEN the invalid can zee no hone
.ir-psssass' to the substance Of the Iuns', thus
..e,iop 4, .sourd .l.os b r.usm.s,.a ,h., the air
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'hs '0ui 'eere'isns ef the diseased surface BY