The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-17
DR.. LIGHTHILL
CATARRH.

Among civilized communities there Is no
disease more prevalent, more universally
offensive, more productive of discomfort, or
more liable 10 give rise TO n variety OF dis
ITssslng and dangerous complications than
velOpmeut, the senses OF smell and taste
are frequently lost, hearing and sight often
suffer severe injury: Throat Affections, As
IhWa and Bronchial Complaints are success
Sively Introduced, and Consumption Is al
most itS iDevIttble result.
CIrrTh usually Inan4fests itselfRt first IN the
cavity Of the nose. but spreading beyond its
primary seat, II soon peuetrRtss into every
cell, cEevice ard cavity OF The head with
at length becomes 0inusei over the entire
extent OF the Inuco-pulmOnHry tract.
,.titic f,s,1; Gf lToTa[I6 ~ ,iISrhaTSe
from the head consisting sometimes OF a
clear acid lu!d, out OftenSr OF thick pur.
u!ent yellow or gTeenlsh yellow IN liter,
which - usually s-CTeted in excessive album
dance, and assumes a Eery.iatd odor. This
Iuruleflt substance IS discharged as thick
offensive iluiG. or in hard ilakcs through The
| nOstrIls or ihEoat, AID frequently by both
channels.
Yery tenacious or gum my character, adher-
| ing to the diseased membrane with glue-IlRe
IennCiiy, and is removable only with great
difficulty. This TACT is more particularly
noticed ON rising in the morning, because
during sleep the pnrulsnt secretion hArdenS
ana aCCuInulaiCS with greater facility.
The efforts to relieve the head at these
Times, Ey hRR king or Dlowi ing tile nose. urt',
therefore, frequently most distressing to
those around him. Often they nave TO be
so violent and peIsistent that the lungs and
chest become strained and sore. nausea,
ieIchIng, and even vomiting cDAueS, ana Sc
we're heRdHche or CizzinesS not unusually
follows. and augmcnts the general distress
/ in some cases even the most powerful ef-
| forts may fail to clear tic hoad, until some
| IOnL or snmulent is swallowed, HuId Htter
which The HiSCid secretion becomes some
| what sOftened, HuG Is then shiITScd more
IeHui y. 80.
nF which nlEtFnCt
breathing, and are very dtnicuIt TO detnch,
their dislOdgmenL often requiring the most
violent efforts. sometimes these incrusta-
lions come away in small nRni luIn pS, or
fragments OF deep green tint but occasiOn-
ally broad and hat casts OF notable SIZE are
cx pelICd, OH which Traces OF blood may at
times be observed. This condition u very
liable TO run on 10 serious liberation, IN
voIvInH loss of the pony structure OF the
nose, and Il subsCqu quent nAIteuluSol that or
gan. - .,,-.,,..,, t,,.,,,to,,,,
aud OF a loose and fluid character. Il fire.
uupntly ulsluIOeS the sufferers rest by the
Necessity OF frequent expectoration. because
run into tn e throat when, as during sleep
the head is thrown back. Should e1pecto-
ration be neglected. as may occaslOnaly
happen during heavy sieep' tne lnSailu Is
startled from his rest by a sensation OF chok.
ing, caused by the filling up OF the throat
with the accumulated secretion from the
The nasal membrane is usually very much
thickened and congested, causing the nose
IN he gtODDeu Oh ohS HAdSg
sSnetifnes on the other, and often on both,
giving rise 10 dIsagreeable stuny sensation
in the head, and occasionally 10 Nloleht
i'tTT Tbe thickened condition of the mucous
membrane. and the collection OF the puru-
lent matter in the nasal Canals lnteIleIeS
with respiration through the nose, and
Oblige persons SO affected TO breathe throuSn
| the open mouth, a practice very deleterlons
| an All times, but more particularly SO during
sleep " hIch, under such circumstances S
always restless aud accompanied by heavy
"A feeiInE or fulIness, heat, Irritation, sore
, nets or pain IL generally experienced in the
nustrils near the root OF The nose; as W. u ~
| in the upper part OF the throat above and
| behind the soft palate, and headache tsrare-
| Is altogether absent. a distressing sensation
| OF heavy weight OF compression Is nsua "
! com plained OF over the forehead, ana espe.
ctaIIy in the region Immediately above ana
| DeIwe= n the eyes. sometimes pain IS ODStl-
| The tsmDle on the top of the head, nt the
| back OF the neck or behind the orbits, ard
occasionally pain maniiests itseh IN Ihe lace
OF 10 severe a character thnt IL Is frequently
! m Istaken for neuralgia.
I The voice is generally affected and be-
| comes hOarse, mufhed; weak or uneven
pleasant smiling quality. Cough OF yari-
able severity Is not un1Tequently one OF tho
symptoms and results OF Catarrh.
Tne breath Is usually tainted and assumes,
at times, an exceedingly fetid and sicken-
ing odOr. In some cases u becomes SO re-
vOitIngiy offensive as to render the sufferer
nu object OF disgust TO himself as well as 10
The tense of smell is usually blunted or
entirely lost in Catarrh. and a similar effect
| ON taste may be occasionally observed. The
| ewes are a u 10 become irritable, and dispos-
| ed TO water excessively on exposure to the
| cold or wind, and q sense OF WEAKNESS OF
sight Is usuRly experienced alter silgnt eG-
| ertions Healing not unfTeuuently becomes
more or less i'm paired. and noises In the head
very often add materially to the existing dls-
Tie s,ompch generally suffers more or less
and becomes weak and Irritable; the appe-
life is scaprIcious and ls.uIaEly always Dhu III
the morning. ,,-. -, ,.,.,
/ The patients generally complain OF iaSsi-
| tu ie and fatigue, an Incapacity for either
| physical or mental exeTtions, feeling OF
| weight and discomfort in the region OF the
| stomach, and constant disposition 10
dTOwSiness and sleep. The mental faculties
| are also sometimes slightly affected, loss Oi
memory being more or less present.
CataIIh may prove fatal, either by debll-
| tatlnB the system and wearing out lhe pa
uent, or by travelling downward, and pro-
duclng consumption. This fact has been 50
repeatedly noticed that all experienced prac-
tioneTs now look upon Catarih az ono oTthe
com plant, but according TO our extensive
observation IL should always be Regarded aS
n pTemonItion, and one OF tho very earliest
manifestations of Consumption.
A systematic, judIctouB and well directed
COURSE OF treatment, such as we have fol
years employed in our practice, is sure tn be
illowed by o permanent cure.
decl- MiWtF.