Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-20
DIR. LGGHTHILL
ON CATARRH 7

Auonc civilized communities there Is no disease
more prevalent, more universally Offensive, more
productive of discomfort more liable to give rise
to y.r;e, Of distressing and dangerous complies
ton, thar Cs,a,rh In is progressive stages of de-
,.lon,,ert. the senses Of smell and tastc are fse
ouen,,v lost, hearing and sight otsr suEsr severe
injury. Throat Affections. Asshma aad Bronchial
Complei.ts are successfully 1sslsesA. ed oss-
sumption Is .lnos. its Inevitable result.
c.,.rrh usually maniests ITSELF u Arstin the cav
itv of tho nose, but spreading beyond its primary
sea, :, soon penetrates into every CELL erevice aad
cavity OF the head with which the naral passage.
tho entire extent OF the muco pulmonary tract
The earliest, most prominent AID characteristic
features OF Caiasrh s discharge from he head con-
stating .ometn,es Of clear acrid nuid, bat oftcne-
ola thick purulcnt yellow or grcenish yellow mat
Ter IL usually secreted in excessive abundance
and as.umes very fetd odor. This purulent Sub.
stance IL discharged a. thick offensive nuid, or in
hard a.kss through the nostrih or throat, and fire.
qucntly by both channels.
In m.ny instances the discharge is Of very sena-
cious or gummy character. adhsring to the diseased
membrans with gluc-ike .enacity. and 10 asnoysAls
only with great difoulty This fact y more partcu-
lasy noticed on risisg IL the mss,ine. because du-
ring sleep the pssule,t secretion Aardsas and ascu
initiates with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve the head. At thoss times, By
hawking or blowing the nose ~ therefore, equeat-
mos. distressing 70 the one aseted. ana most is-
agreeable to those around Ain .often They INV. 70
b violent and persistent that the lungs and ehss,
becsns strained and sors nausea, rstchIss, and even
vomiting snsuss, and severe headache or diszincsa
not unasaaly follows and angments the general ds-
trees. In some cases even the most powerful efforts
may fail to clear the head, until some Ssod or stmu
emit is swallowed amer which the viscd ssesssen b.
Comes somewhat sofsened and is discharged moro
| readily.
Again, tho offensive matter concerts into DRY hard
masses crusts, which ebttruct breathing and are
very difficult to detaeh. their dislodemens often re-
quiring the most violent efforts Som simes these
inciustations away In small hard lumps or fsag
men.s of deep green tint. but occasionally broad
and fat casts ofnotable size arc expelled ON which
traces Of blood may At times be observed This con-
diiioa is very liable to run on to serious liberation
involving loss Of the bony structure Of the nose
and subsequent nattening 9th organ.
In cases whore the discharge is copioue and Of :
loose and ud character, II frequently dsturbss the
sueers res, by the necessity Of
ton. because the purulent fluid is naturally more apt
to run into the throat when, as during sleep, the
head ]. thrown back. Should expeetoraton DO neg.
'ected, as may occasionally happen during heavy
sleep, the invalid il startled from his rest by ssnsa
ton Of choking caused By the nilng up ofthe throat
with the accumulated secretion rom the head.
The nasal membrane IL usually very much thick
ened and eongested causing the nose to be stopped
er. and often on both, giving rise to . dsagrecable
stuy eenaton In the head. and occasionally to vio-
lent paro1ysims Of sneezing.
The thiskened condition Of the mucous membrane.
and the collection Of the puruent matter in the nasal
canals. insifercs with respiration through tho
the open MOUTH practice very dsleteaious at all
times, bu. more particularly so during sleep. which
under circumstances 10 always restless and ac
companiei By heavy snoring sound.
feell-g of fitness, heat. irritation, or
pain is generally experienced in the nostrils the
root Of the nose As we'll as in the upper part Of the
throat move and behind the soft palate. and head
ache lie rsaely altogether absent distressing SEN
sa,ion Of heavy weight or compression is usually
complaiaed OF over tho forehead, and especially In
the region Immediately above and between the eyes.
sometimesthe pain is obstinatey fixed in some par
tcular part as in the temples the top OF the head
the hack OF the neck or behind the orbits and &C.
casson.y pain mauifcsts itself in the face Of % 20
we're character that It IL frequently mistaken for
neuragia.
The voice il generally affected and becomes hoarss
mnfred, weak, or unsvon, and assumes nasal char
aeter or an unpleasant niaang quality. Cough o.
variable severity IL not unitequently one Of ths
symptoms and results Of catarfh.
The breath Is usually taisted and assumes 1t times
an exceedingly Sstid and sickening odor. In soas
cases becomes 90 rsvolnGiy sensivs.as 10 render
the sussrsr an obyecses disgust 70 himsssf - vs =
vol as to others.
Tho seuss OF smell b usually bluntsd o. entirely
los in Catarsh, and slnilaR eject On tases ~ -
Occasionally observed. n syss are sptts bseons
irritable and disposed - wats excessively - ego
sure 70 the cold o. Wind. - sss of wsAsinsese
Sights usually sxpsrisassa siss sIiSbt sxsssons'
Hsasiag NOT unffequsntlv bsoomss nsss OF less -
paired. and noises h ~ AeaA vssy ollsn ~ 49,
RALLY to the sxisthg distrsss.
The stomach genesally saAsss nore or les, and
becomes weak and irritasas; ~ appetite 10 eassi
cious. and isnsasb always bad d ~ nos.iaE
The patients generally eouplaaa q lassisuds and
fatigue an ineapaeity fos either physical OF msnta
cxertions feeling Of wenht and discomfort In thu