The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-15
DR.. LIGHTHILL
CATARRH.

Among civilized communities there Is no
disease iuOre prevalent, more universally
more liable TO give rise to aSRrtety OF dis
UrtSsiDg and dangerous complications than
CataTrb. III its progressive stages OF de-
are frequently lost. hearing and sight oiien
suffer severe injury. Throat Affections, AS
lbn,a and Bronchial Complaints are success
sIYely introduced, and Consumption Is al
most It's inevitable result
CatrIh usually InantiestS NSelf1t dTEt In the
cavity of the nose. but spreading beyond Its
primary seat, II soon penetrates into every
cell, CIrvice and cavity OF the head with
which tne nasal passages communicate, aud
AT length becomes dluuSed over. the entire
extent OF the Gnuco-rulInOnRrX- tract.
rhe CarliesI, most prominent an charnc-
teTi-I!C features of CatarTh - discharge
from the head consisting sometimes OF n
clear Hc.iI flutI, but Oltener Of thick Pur-
ulcul yellow or sTcenish yellow III sIterp
u hicn = IsunllS :. cIeted in excessive album
dance. and assumes n very-feud ouof. InlS
nj substance is discharged as thick
Offensive iluid. or in hard 1inkes Though the
nOstrils or throat and frequently bS ooth
channels
very tenacious or gummy character, adher-
ing 10 tine diseased membrane with Stue-uRe
Ienacity. aud is removable only with great
dit1cully. This TACT is more PhrtisulaTlS
noticed on rising in the morning, because
during sleep the puru lent secretion haTdens
ANA aCcunulaieS with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve the head at those
times, Dy hawking or blowing the nose, are,
Therefore, frtquentiy most dlstIeSsiInE 10
iT0.e around him. OiIcn they nave 10 he
80 violent and peIsiStentl that the lungs anu
chest hecJme strained and 60Tet nauseaI
fetching and even vOmItin & ensues, and Sc
yeTt. headache or dizziness not unuSun!iy
follows, and auGments the general ulstieas'
! IN some Gas : even the most powerful ef-
fOI;S may iall to clear the head, untll some
| .oOI or s:imulent is swallowed, ana hfLer
which the viscid secretion becomes some
what kOllened, and Is then discharged more
Again, the Offensive matter concerts into
t.. FNF
breathing, and are very dtfhcult 10 detach:
| IheIr dIsiCsgment often requiring the most
violent Efforts. sometimes these incTuSta-
tions come away IN snAll uHrd lamrs, or
fraSInen rs OF a deep green unt,but OCCASION
ally broad and hat CASTS OF notaole SIS are
ex DelIed on which traces OF blood may at
times be observed. This condition is very
liable TO run on to Eerious liberation, IN
yOlyiDgH loss OF the O0ny structure OF the
no e, and "a subsIq quent laLteningof that Or
gam ,,, ,..
and of a loose and fluid character. Il fre'
uuently dIstuTbts the suneTeT's rest by the
necessity OF frequent exPectoTalon, because
run into tn 9 throat when, Us during sleep,
the hcad Is thrown back. should e1pecto-
ration be neglected. as may occas!o naiiy
happen during heavy sleep. the inyalu Is
startled from his rest Dy a sensation OF chok.
ing caused by the filling upof the throat
with the accumulated secretion from the
head. ,-.-,,-..,,-,, ,,,,,o,,
thickened and cOugested, causing lne nOSo
Z
sometimes on the other, and often on both'
giving rise to a disagreeable sluuy behSatIou
In the head, and occasionally TO Violent
paToxysms OF HneeZing.
The thickened condition OF the mucous
membrane. and the collection OF the Puru-
lent matter IN the nasal canala lntefleIe5
WIN respiration through the nose, anu
ooIIge persons SO affected 70 DTeathe through
the open mouth, a practice very lTI
sleep, " hIch, under such circumstances S
always IeStles and accompanied by he'tVy
a feeiinE OF fuIlness. heat, irritation, sore
! ness on pain Is generally experienced In the
nustrils near the root OF the nose: as w II S NJ
| IN the upper part of the throat, above anu
behind the soft palate, and headacne IL rare
| Iy altogether absent. A distressing sensation
| com pIained OF ever the forehead, and espe-
clAIIy in the region Immediately above ana
| heIIFe n the ewes. sometimes pain is obstl-
| the temple, on the top OF the head, at tue
| back OF the neck or be hind the 0rDltS. anu
| OF casIonaiiy pain mani. .ests ltSe1 In tue lace
! OF 10 severe a character that II Is frequently
mistaken iOr neuralgia.
The voice Is generally affected and he-
comes hOarEe, mutlled, weak or uneven,
and assumes a nasal character, or an un-
pleasant smiling quality. Cough or VaTi-
! able severity isnOt uDff6quently ono OF the
| sy mptomS and results OF Catarrn.
Tne brtHt is usually tanned and assumes
ct times, an exceedingly fetld and Sicken-
YnItInE.y offensive as to render the kuffeIer
an object OF disgust TO himself as well as TO
The tcuse OF smell Is usually biunted or
entirely lost in CataTrh. and a similar effect
ON taste may be occasionally Observed. the
az on arc apt 10 become irritable, and dlEpoS-
ed 10 Wnter excessively on exposure 10 the
cold or wind, and sense OF weArlneEa oil
sIYnt Is d uRIIy ex experienced after slight e3-
efiIons. Hearing not unfreduently beeomes
more or less i'm paired, and noises In the head
very often aud materially TO the existing dis
The stomach generally suffers more or lcss
ana becomes weak and iTitablci the nPIbe-
tlte is capTiclOuS anu isntRrly always h"u In
/ rue ratIciits generally complain OF laSsi-
| IN and fnIignc, an lncnpacity for either
/ physical or mental eXeTtiOns, n feeling OF
/ weight and d dlscOfIfort in the region OF the
! stomach, and constant disposition 10
hTO~sincSs and sleep. The mental faculties
nr" also sometimes slightly affected lnlS Ui
memory being more or leSs present.
CRtRtIh may prove fatal, either by dcblll-
tattnB the SyElem and wearing out the pa
tient, or by travelling downward and prOs
hucInE consumption. This fact has been SO
repeatedly noticed that all cx PC crICncGl prnc-
tIOneTs now look upon CRtaTTh aS one OF fthe
most hequent and I'm mportRnt CAUSES OF thls
com plant, but according TO our extensive
observation It should always be regarded M
n pTemOniIIOn, and one OF the very earliest
manifestations OF COnBumptio
A Hystematic, Judlcious and well directed
course of treatment, such as we have for
years employed in our practice, is suTo to DO
| 'llowed ny a permanent cure.
decl- WE.