The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-19
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F.. @ CATARRH.

Among civilized communities here IL no
disease more prevalent, more universally
offensive, more productive OF discomfort, oe
more Liable 70 give rise 10 q variety OF dis
iressinZ and dangerous complications than
CatRrrl. In its progressive stages OF de-
Velopment, the senses OF smell and taste
are frequently lost, hearing and sight onen
suffer severe injury. Throat Affections, AS
Ihma and Bronchial Complaints are kucceS-
sively 1uti oduced, and Consumption Is ais
must Its tsinev1table result. = =
CatFTh usually Lnanifests Hselfnt first IN the
cavity OF the nose, but spreading beyond its
primary seat, 1t soon penetrates into svery
cell, cIevice and cavity OF tho head with
which the nasal passages communicate, and
at length becomes dluused over Inc enuIe
extent OF the he'muco-pulInonary trRct ~ q
The earliest, most prominent ant charac-
teTisttc features OF CataTrh Is y Sdlscharge
from tho head consisting sometimes OF u
clear Ecfid fluid, but oftener OF a thick pur-
uient yellow or SreeniSh yellow matter
which Is US ually sscTeted In excessive Rhun-
dance, and assumes very -fetid odor. This
puTulsnt substance IS discharged as a lhlck
offensive fluid. or in hard lakes tnIougn the
nOstrils or throat, and frequently by bolh
channels.
very tenacious or gummy cnaIaeter, aahe I,s
| Ienncity. aud Is removable only with. great
diticuIIy. This fact Is more particularly
NOT iced on rising In the morning, because
! Q nTinX sleep the purulent secretion hardenB
and accumuIates with greater facility.
,,;l ns nv hsvint or blowing lie nose, re,
| therefore, frequently most dtstreStpg 10
| the one affected, and most diSngreeaole 10
those around him. Often they nave 70 be
no violent and persistent that the lungs and
| chest become strained and sore, nanseaI
! Teiehlng, and even vornitin g euAuest auu n
[ we're headache or dizziness not unusually
| follows, and augInents the general ulstIesS-
| In some CASES even tho most powerful e1-
| forts may fail TO clear the head, until some
iood or stimulent IS swallowed, and after
| which The Yiscid secretion becomes come
| what Eonened. ilndds then discharged rnore
Aeain. the onensIve matter concerts Into
dTy hard masses or crustE, which obstruet
/ tIlelr disiodGment often requiring the most
/ violent efforts. Sometimes these tncrustA-
/ tions come away IN small naIu lnIn ES S St
| alIy Oioad and nat casts OF notable SIZE are
| eXpelled, on which traces OF blood may at
| itS1,Ia, % Enn ON TO serious ulcerntiOn, In
i voIyinVa a loss of the Dony structure OF the
| nose and a subs quent naltenlng OF Lnat or
In cases where the discharge Is coplous'
and OF a loose and nuid character. 4 iTe, r
| naSsSrity M fTenuent expectorallons Decatise
fSS iTiIIsTit fiuid Il Naturally more apt 70
~. T1n besi is IhToWn back. should expecto:
ration be neglected. as may ocealslonhily
happen during heavy sleep. ths lnSsiia e,sl,l :
| ino. t.sfnsed by the hlling up OF the throat
with ihe accumulated secretion from the
head. ,,,.,,.,,- ,,,,,.i,
thIckened and eongested, cansing the nose
| TO be stopped up sometimes on one Alue. duo
living rfse 10 a disagreeable SIuffy sensation
| In the head, and occasionallyi 70 violent
p99FSa 9Sa thieketed ni 81 eondifion OF the mucous
membrane. and the collection OF the purn.
| lent mailer IN the nasal canaAa lntetlsles =
| With respiration throuRh the nose an q
| oblfRe persons so Affected 10 breathe through
| the open Inouth.:R practicaNeTy deleteflons
| sIASsn IThic6. under such circumstances, Is
always restless and accompaniedbya a heavy
| snoring sound. = 10
| neks or pain y generally experienced In me
| nostriis near the root OF the nose as W. II as
/ ia the upper part or the throat above anu
| hehInd he soIE palate, and headache is rare
/ 10 aitngeIher absent. A distressing sensation
OF heavy weight Of e%6mpTeSssoaa % q snS IsSA ens.
i cially In the region Immediately ABOVE ana
/ betvSeEn the eyes. sometimes pain ls oostl-
| the temple, on ihe top of the head, at the
/ hack OF the neck or behind the orbits ard
i 0rcagioualfy pain u1anilestH itsed IN the fnee
/ SS "a seyers a character That II Is frequently
/ mistaken Tor neuralgia.
| The voice Is generally affected and be-
/ comes hoarse, mufhed, weak or uneven
/ and assumes q nasal character, or an un-
! pleasant snifiIing quality. Cough OF yaTi-
able severity = = o"s u 't
| The breath Is usually tainted ana aSsuLnesi
| AT times an exeeediUgly teud and sicken-
/ YOitInRiy offensive as to render the sufferer
| an object Of disgust TO himself as wen as 10
/ The tense OF smell Is usually biunted or
] entirely lost in Catarrh. and n similar enect
on taste may be occasionally ohseTved. The
| eyes are apt To become Irritable, and dispos-
ed to water excessively on exposure 70 Ine
cold orWind, and q sense oil WEAKNESS Ol
sight Is usuRIiy experfenced nfter slight ex-
| eTfions. Hearing not unfreQuently becomes
more or less Inn paired, and noises IN the head
very often add materially to the existing dis
The stomach generally suffers moro or les
| and becomes weak md tTntabiei the npPe-
lite Is eapT1ciOus and Is nearly always bad In
/ the morning.
The patients generally complain OF lRssi-
tude and fatigue, an lncapacity for eitheI
physical or mental eIert1ons, feeling ol
l weight and ddtscomfort in the region OF the
/ stomach, and constant disposition %
ldrOWEiness and sleep. Tho mental faculties
/ are also sometimes slightly anected, los oi
/ memory being more or lesspresent
i CatArrh may prove fatal, either BY debli-
tatibg the system and wearing out Lne pa
tent, or by travelling downward, and pro
dncing consumption. This taet has been g
repeafedly Noticed that All experienced pfac-
tioners now look upon Catarrh as one OF Ilhe
| mosf freQuent and important causes OF thls
complaint, but according 10 our extensive
4 of,ssfgatiOn it should always be regarded a.
& 4 nreunonifion, and one OF the very earliest
Al lmanifeetations Of Consumption.
H a Eystematic, jndicious and well dtreeted
= onufse OF treatment such as we nave iol
Il rears employed in onf practice, Is sure 70 bs
Il flowed by 3 permanent cure.