Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-12

NSlnsge Who are afflicted with catarrhsl SOM
plants, the following letter by DR.. Aborn III at
trac: universal attention
This Is . chronic affection Of the 70 ueus msm.
brane Of the postrils or the throst originating in
irritation inaann alton aud ate naed ty more
OF less discharge. r. is one OF che most common,
most disgusting. and. finally. most destructive Of
diseasss Incident te the variable climate Of our
northern latitude
In its early stages Catarrh often fails tc attract
The patients attention, 30 iasidioas 10 its ap-
preach. This 10 On unfortunate circuns.asce.
bscsuse the most favorable period for treatment
10 thus usimpsoysd. and because Of the peculiar
disposition OF this disease to extend Epusrd 20 the
frontal siruses, backward through the Eusssc hisn
tubes to the middle ears and downward through
the larynx, trschis sod brOnchis ts the cir cells
Of the lungs.
The discharge from the anected part is at f rst
clear fluid, which may escape observation, rpless
it tehsrce to be Of a more than usually acrid char
acter As time ssts on, this sives place to . suid
that is thicker. and OF yellow or yellowfsh Green
color, and still later this mar be succeeded BY thick
fakes or scales,
In AL the more advanced stages the discha- ges
are &c ensEslly Of an offensive oAor, susins great
snnOJ snoe to ones friends and to the patient
himself while his sense OF smell remsius This
annoyance from the oder becomes almos. eeyend
endurance, when. ss sometimes happens, the dsi-
cate bones Of the nose become diseased.
some cases early assume the character ef Dry
Ca'srrh. There is then feeling of uneasiness,
heat, and stiffness in the no1triIr which are ostsa
tone or both of thsHJc!osed by thicsening o. ..s
muceus membrane, and thus difficulty Of breath
ing becomes q prominent symptom.
On examining the nostrils in chronic Cat..rb.
with instruments specially adapted to that pur-
psse. We ind iis lining membrane thieksned AM of
deeper ccIc- than in health. There are seen
little psirts Of ulcerstiop upon which the secse
tion becomes hardened and forms crusts. When
thess are picked of, the dseasee surface is irri
tssed, and often Ileeds protussly.
In each case Of Cstarrah the prominent symp-
toms are determined by the direction in which the
disease extends. II this be upward there may be
pain over AID between the eyes obstruction OF the
lAchrymsl ducts esrsing the tears to how over the
cheeks, and, possihiy, ophthalruia. II backward,
there will be thiekering Of the wslIs Of the Eus-
tachisn trses and consequent tendency to their
obstruction, infsmnssion Of tbs mid lie ear, Luz-
,.ing sornde in the head, and impairment Of hear
Ing. When the extension is downward the voice
Eseomes hc2rse OF whispering and unmsnagable;
eo1sh eOmes on, with s-peStorstisn az emacia.
ton TO te foi,oved, too S:ten by ConsEmStion and
death.
In cases whore the bones Of the noss become
tiss ased, not erly is ,hf onensiyensss of the
personal ceforui.ies among which ia fattss;ns Of
the nose.
the functions OF the stomach. causing indis er,ion
aad lsss o. appetite DEBILITY, paleuts, lassitude.
headache, and disturta ance Of nini so.n follow
In some instances the mental .Ieetion ia one OF
iritAbility, the patient being uaculy annoyed BY
all the little perplexites OF life. L. others the
prominent feeling is that Of melancholy depres-
sion of spirits, when the invalid caa no hope
for himself, and none for his Affairs.
ADusisn has bsen made TO the e1tsasion OF Ca
air-psssages 20 the substance of the lungs, thus
Gazing Consumption and death. In this con-
nection IL should also be remembered that the air
which enters the lungs Of a catarrhal patient is,
every breath of IL, poisoned By e1hslatiens from
the foul sscretisns Of the diseased surface. BY
such air the blood cannot be properly purified
and made ft to impsrt healthy vigor in its un-
ending circuit to sl and even part of the animal
mechanism. One would suppose tina, this con-
sideratien alone would pe sutfcient to induce
every person thu. afflicted to max. early sppica
tion for relief.
The treatment Of Cstsrrh is in part constitu-
tiopal, whereby the snsrgiss of the whole system
.rs called to aid in eIIeiiins its destructive en-
sny It's an part local. whereby the dire h.rrs 10
made less Offensive, iminished, and finally arrest
cd. ,hersby the uIesrated surface 10 healed and
r,,,ers< 70 its normal condition.
DIR. ABORN
CAN BE CONSULTED AT HIS OPFICE.
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AND ALL DISEASES OF TnB