The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-12
DR.. LIGHTHILL
CATARRH.

Among civilized communities there Is no
disease moro prevalent, more universally
offensive. more productive of discomfort, or
more liable To give rise 10 n variety OF dts-
IresSing aud dangerous complications than
tataTTu. In its progressive stages OF de-
velOpment, the senses OF smell and taste
are frequently lost, hearing and sight 0fteu
>uiIer severe injury. Throat Affections, As
III, ,ua and bronchial Complaints are Aucces-
sively int oduccd, and Consumption Is al
most its newt bile result
CAtrIh usually maniiests iiselfat first in the
cavity o! the nose. but spreading beyond its
primary seat, II soon penetratts into every
cell, Crevice and cavity OF the head with
which the nasal pasSaSes communicate, and
extent OF tho mucO- pulmonary tract
The earliest, most prominent aus chaTac-
ter!~Iic features OF CatArrh Is discharge
cleHr acid iluid, Out ofsCneT OF n thick pur-
uleEt yellow or greenjkh yellow N LIter,
which = usually secTeted IN excessive album
dance, aud assumes n very-Ielid od0r. rms
purulent substance is uiscn trged as thick
offensive nulG. or in hard lakes tnEouSh the
nUsiT!ls UT throat and ITeq1sn:y by bolh
cnRunels-
very tenacious or gumWy character, adheT-
la" 10 the diseased membrane with glue-Iike
Ieuacity, aud Is removable only with great
difficulty. This TACT is more particularly
noticed ON rising in tue morning, because
curing sleep the purGlsnt secretion hIIIdenS
and HccumulateS with greater facility.
,.,,i..e nv bayTi ing or 6IGVIuE tic nose, are,
tAeroi1Te, frequently most distressing TO
the one affected, ana most ci-agreeable TO
those arc uud him. Ofien they have 10 Oe
so violent and persistent that the lungs ana
chest become strained ana sore, nausea
TcIchinE. ana even vomiting easues, and Sc
yrrp headache or CizzinGsS not unusually
iOnOws, aud augInenis the general distress.
In some ass even the most powerful ef-
IOod or sIimuIent Is swallowed, and after
which the viscId secretion becomes sonIe-
what sottened, and Is then dis sharBed more
again, the offensive matter concerts into
dry, hard masses or crusts, which oostruct
breathing, and are very difficult 10 detacn,
their dislOdGment often requiring the most
violent efforts. Sometimes these lncfusta-
tions come away i'll small nard lumPS, or
fragments OF a deep green tint but OCCASION
ally broad and HAT casts of notable SZs are
ex xpeIied, on which traces OF blood may at
titnes he observed. This condition Is very
liable TO run on to serious ulceratton, IN
yOlyiuga loss OF the DOny structure OF the
noe, and n subsequent halteningOI mat Or
In cases where the discharge Is coplous,
and of q loose and Iluid character, It IRE
uuently distuIbes the fuffeTeTs rest by the
necessity OF frequent expectoraIiOn, because
the purulent huId Is naturally more apt 10
run into the throat when' as during ee sleei',
ration be neglected, as may occasionally
happen during heavy sleep, ule lnTahd Is
startled from his rest ny n sensation OF chok.
ing caused by tie filling up OF the throat
with the accumulated secretion from tne
head. ,,--..... ..,,,,,,
thtckened and congesled, causing the nose
to be stopped up sometimes Oh one side anu
sometimes OIL the other, and often on bolh,
rIViuR Iist, TO q disagreeRbie Stutfy SentHtlOn
! in tho head, md occasionally To NlOIenl
paroxysms OF sneeZlng.
membrane. and the collection OF the pnru-
| lent matter in the nasal canals interleres
| with respiration through tue nose, aud
ODIipe nelson's so affected TO breathe through
| the open mouth, a practice very deleterlous
at all Times, but more particularly so during
| sleep, which, under such circumstance, ls
always restless and accompanied by heavy
snoring sound.
A feeling OF fulIness. heat, irritation, sore
| nets or pain Is generally experienced in the
| nCstriIs near the root OF the nose: as W. ii AS
| in the upper part OF the throat, above and
| behind tte soft palate, and headache is rare
| Iy altogether absent. A distressing sensation
| of heavy weight of compression IL usuA'ly
complained OF over the forehead, and espe, !,
CInIIY in the region Immediately above anu
| hetwe n the eyes. sometimes pain IL ODStl'
natcly fixed in some particular part, as IN
/ the temple, on the top of the head, Rt the
| back OF the neck or behind the orbits ard
! o scaSiOnnily pain manilestS itseli In tne lnce
| OF so severe n character that II is frequently
The voice IS senefaIIy affected and be-
| comes hoarse, InUfned, weak or uneven,
and assumes n nasal character. or an nn-
pleasant sniflling quality. Cough OF YHTi-
able severity isnotunTTequently one OF tho
symptoms and results of CataIrn.
| the breath Is usually tainted and assumes,
| at times, AN exceedingly feuu and SIcken-
Ing Odor. In some Cases IL becomes SO re-
| voitingiy offensive as 10 render the sufferer
AN object OF disgust TO himself as well as TO
Others.
The icnse of smell is usually blunted or
| entirely lost in CataIrh. and a similar effect
on taste may bc occasionally observed. The
ewes are apt to become irritable and dlspoS-
ed to water excessively on exposure To the
cold or wind, and n sense OF wearlneSs OF
sight Is u uRlly experienced after slight eX-
eItIOns. Hearing not unfIeuuenlly becomes
more or less i'm paired, and noises IN the hcnd
very often add materially 10 the CKlsllng dis
The stomach generally suffers more or less
ami becomes weak and irritable: the appe-
iIte is capricIous nnd is nearly always bad in
the morning..
The patients generally complain OF lassI-
tude and fatigue, an lncRpncity for either
physical or mental eIeItiOns, a feeling ol
weight and discomfort in the region OF the
stomach, and "A CONSTANT disposition 10
ldToUsineSs and sleep. The mental faculties
arA also sometimes slightly affected, loss ii
memory beng more or less present.
CatarTh may prove fatal, either by deblli-
tntIhR the system and wearing out the pa
liant or by travelling downward, and pro-
dncinp cDnsump ptIOn. This fact has been 10
TeneatedIy noticed that all experienced praC-
iioners now look upon CatarTh as one OF The
most fTeuuent and I'm poTtant causes OF this
cOmD but according TO our extensive
obseTyafIon Il shonld always be regarded MS
a premoniiion, and one or inc very earliest
manifestations OF Consumption.
A systematic, Judicious and well directed
course OF tTeatnent such as we have lor
years employed in our practice, Is sure 10 be
slowed by permanent cure.