Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-12-03
DR.. Morse.
On What IS meant By Threatened Com
sumption, its Treatment and Cure
By Inhalation.
LETTER V.

BY threatened Consumption is meant
the presence OF such symptoms II indi-
cate that the lungs are gradually becoming
obstructed in their functions, without an
actual deposition OF tIhercles having yet
taken place. Catarrh, Sore Throat,
'Laryngitis, and Bronchitis oil come
under this head.
These distractions, even when slight,
by obstruetng the freedom of respiration,
limit the Decentralization of the blood,
prevent the full vitalization of the chyle.
and soon produce a scroluous condition of
the body. AS bronchitis becomes more
firmly established, the mucous secretion
undergoes an entire change. 1t ceases to
be bland, lubricatiug liquid. and becomes
acrid and sticky. often completely block
ing up tubes of considerable magnitude,
and shutting off the air from the portions
of the lungs which these tubes supply -
When this is the case, the part OF the
lungs deprived of air collapses. and the
blood which is sent into it, failing to be
purified. deposits therein sedimentary
carbonaceous secretion which form the
nucleus of tubcrcles. Thus it is that tu-
bercles arise in nine cases ont OF ten, and
whatever treatment is sufficient to remove
the distractions and chronic diseases Of
tho bronchial membrane, and restore the
collapsed portions of the lungs, saves the
patient from the terrible grasp of Con-
sumption
The catarrhal and bronchial affections
are the forcrunners, the exciting causes
which first generate tubercles and after
wards nurture them.
These bronchial cases may be said to
form the nursery of consumption, for we
are convinced there would not be more
than one case where there are now ten, il
people would only be careful to break up
this chronic bronchial irritation before it
has led 20 the formation Of tpbercles.
But, unfortunate, there has hitherto been
no means of treatment known to the pro-
fession which could accomplish even the
removal of chronic bronchitis. And now,
when Inhalation affords such means,
and with degree Of certainty which could
never have been dreamed OF, it becomes
difficult to awaken the public to a proper
sense of the danger Of delay.
! The disease being ont Of sight and not
very troublesome, they hopeit will pass
off-and in this vain delusion go ON until
startled by the appearance of blood. Then
tubcrcles are already formed, and it only
remains for us to stay their growth and
prevent them from ulcerating and destroy
ing the Lungs.
presume there are mere than a thou
san persons in the city of Portland now
who are more or less troubled with Ca
tarrh, .Hoarscness. Sore Throat, or
Bronchial Irritation, whose ease come
under the head of .rhrcatcned Consump-
ton many of whom will sooner or later
fill consumptive's grave, as they will
will not apply tho proper remedies to pre-
vent it, but wait and wait. and wait, for
the troubles to wear out of themselves,
until the disease becomes incurable.-
These troubles may all be reached through
the mediums of Inhalation, and removed
il applied in season.
Persons ut a distance can be treated by
letter.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES MORSE. Physician,
for Diseases of the Throat and Lungs, Il
Free street. Portland,