The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-22

Among civilized communities there Is no dis.
ease more prevalent, more universally ofer ,siye.
more productive of discomfort, or NOR liable
to give rise to a variety Of distressing ,nd dan
gerOus complications than Catarrh. IN its pro-
gressive stages of development, u a senses of
smell and taste are frequently log hearing and
sight often suffer severe injury Throat Aztec.
tions, Asthma and Bronchial Complaints are
successfully introduced, AZ Coaslmption is
almost its inevitable result
Catarrh usually man lfests itself at first in the
cavity Of the nose, out spreading beyond its
primary seat II 500 i penetrates into every coll,
crevlce ana cavlt' of the head with which the
comes ditfuse3 over the entire extent of the
muco'pulmop Lry tract.
The cay lest, most prominent and character.
istic fess ,ures of Catarrh is discharge from the
head, Q insisting sometimes of clear acrid huidr
but ot tener of thick purulent yellow OF green.
isa ' elbow matter, which il usually secreted III
exc sssive abundance and assumes Il very fetid
O6 OF. This purulent substance is discharged
- a thick offensive fId, or i'll hard hakes
through the nostrils or thr pat and frequently
by both channels.
In many instances the discharge Is OF very
tenacious or gummy character, adheIing TO the
diseased membrane with glue.like tenacity, and
il removable only with great difficulty. This
fact is more particularly noticed on using III
tho morning because during sleep the purulent
secretion hardens and accumulates with greater
facility.
The efforts to relieve the head, at those times
by hawking or blowing the nose, are, therefore
frequently most distressing to the one affected,
and most disagreeable to those around him.
Often they have to be so violent and persistent
that the lungs and chest become strained and
sore nausea, retching and even vomiting en-.
sues and severe headache or dizziness not unu.
sually follows, and augments the general dis
tress. In some cases even the most powerful
efforts nav fail to clear the head, until some
food or stimulant is swallowed, and after which
the viscid secretion becomes somewhat softened,
and is then discharged more readily.
Again, the offensive matter concerts into dry,
hard masses or crusts, which obstruct breath.
Tag, and are very difficult to detach their dis e.
Judgment often requiring the most ioleJ It
efforts Sometimes these demonstrations cor ne
away in small hard Jumps, or fragments of a
deep green tint, but occasionally broad and fiat
casts of notable size are expelled, on W hich
traces of blood may at times be observed. This
condition is very liable TO run on TO sc rious
liberation, involving loss of the bony iStruc.
ture of the nose, and subsequent tattop ing Of
that organ.
In cases where the discharge is copio Us, and
of loose and fluid character, il frequen tly dis.
turbs the sufferers rest by the necessity of fire.
quent eXpectorati0n, because the puruls mt fluid
is naturally more apt to run into thu throat
when, as during sleep, the head is throw IN back
Should expectoration be neglected as iay occa-
siOaally happen during heavy sleep, tn invalid
is startled from his rest by q sensation of chOk.
ing, caused by the filling up of the tn oat with
the accumulated secretion from the hi al.
The nasal membrane is usually v5ry much
thickened and cOngested, causing the nose to be
stopped up sometimes on one side, md some.
times on the other. and often on be tn. giving
rise to q disagreed bic stutfy sensau ON in the
head, and occasionally to Violent p@ oxysms of
sneeziuG.
The thickened condition of the mu cous men,
brane and the collection of the purul ent matter
in the nasal canals interfsres with respiration
through the nose, and oblige persons so affected
to breathe through the open mouth a practice
very deleterious at all times, but IN ore particu-
larly so during sleep which, under :Such circum
stances is always restless and aecC mpanied by
a heavy snoring sound.
A feeling of fnllness, heat, irrits ion, soreness
or pain is generally experienced u the nOstrils
near the root of the nose, as wei n in the upper
part of the throat, above and be hind the soft
palate and headache IS rarely alto gether absent.
4 distressing sensation of heavy EIGHT or com
preston is usually complained Of over the fore
heau, ana ESPECIALLY IN lue rtSlOI immediately
above and between the eyes. Sometimes pain
is ebstirsateiS fixed in some particular part, as
in the temple, on the top Of the head, at the
back Of the neck or behind the orbits, and coca
sionally pain manifests itself in the face, OF so
severe character that it is freqr emily mistaken
tOr neuralgia.
The voice is generally affected and becomes
hoarse. mufled, weak or uneven, aud assumes a
nasal character, or ar unpleasant shifting quail
ity. Cough of variable severity Is not unfre.
Quently one of the symptoms and results OF
Catarrh.
The breath is usually tainted, and assumes
at times an exceedingly fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases il becomes so revoltingly
offensive as TO render the sufferer an object OF
disgust 10 himself as well as TO others.
The sense of smell is usually blunted or en-
tirely lost in Catarrh and Il similar effect on
taste may be occasionally OBJ erved. The eyes
are apt TO become irritable and disposed
10 water excessively on exposure to the cold or
wind and a sense of WEAKNESS of sight is usu
ally experienced after slight eIertions. hear
ing not unfrequently becomes more or less I'M
paired, and noises in the head very often add
materially TO the existing distress
The stomach generally suffers more or less
anu becomes weak and irritable; the appetite
- o~E1iv'ons and is nearly always bad IN the
Inc patents Generally complain of lsssitade
and fatigue an incapacity for either physical or
mental eAer. .S - ieeling of weight and dis
constant disposition to drowsiness and sleep.
The mental faculties are also Sometimes slightly
affectes loss of memory being more or less
present.
Catarrh may prove fatal, either by dc onitating
the system and wearing out the patient or by
travelling downward. and producing oonsump.
ten This fact has been so repeatedly noticed
that all experienced practitioners now looh ula
Catarrh as one OF the most frequent ana luP =.
tant causes of this complaint, but accordins ~
eur extensive observation, il should always DC
regarded as prmonition. and one OF INC 'ei'
earliest manifestations of Consumption.
/ 4 systematic, judicious and well directed
course of treatment, such IS We have lot years
employed in our practice, is sare to be followed
by permanent cure. pO'''-M' VIZ