The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-22
NASAL CATARRH
AND IT'S EFFECT UPoN
THE SYSTEM

t'ainrrh consists SOfinfiammatiOn OF beginning
behind ard a little above the veil OF the pal
ate and extending upward into the nose
nnd air cavities OF the face. 1t crenteS per
uetual desire 10 swallow, ana causes ieel-
my as II something was sticking in tho up
,s,T and bnck part of the throRt. AS the dis
use becomes chronic. the matter COncrctCs
lnfO hardened Jumps, the matter Secreted
DrcoInes purlfOrn, tho breath Is offensive,
and the voice assumes nasal tWanS, Whlle,
on rising III the morning, great enOrL Is re-
,Iuired To c ear the head and throat, IherG
i. often a feeling OF pressure across the lower
DRrt of the forehead, causing headache, diZ-
ziness, and confusion OF thought and loss of
The Sense of smell becomes impaired, the
eyes are weak, and, as The lntlamHaIon *
tends up tho e;IStaCei2n tubes into the inter
nal car there is partial deafness with thrOb-
biuE EuInmiug or ringing noises in the ear.
IN sleep the Catarrhal matter is uncOn-
4rIously swallowed, which, in time, de-
ranges the stomach and 1mpatTH digestion,
causing dyspepsia and a multiplicity OF dis
cuIdant symptoms, which are often mis-
'nkcn for other diseases. To tho foregoing,
add the fact thut every breath OF air drawn
surface, fostering with Catarrhal matter, and
who can deny the assertion that TO neglect
t';.tArrh is TO iHuite Consumption:
consumption Is the one prevailing disease,
at tho present day, with which the young
ana miIdIe-ngcd die. And yet verT seldom
40 an, LII s tSid i9 Inc head" Witch resolves
INTO Chronic Catarrh, from W hlch the suicct
cells alarm. until, step by step, It reaches
lie better than blind experiments.
With every incentive to enjoyment ana
usefulness, there are hundreds all around us
diving in the morning of life, OF Conhump-
tiun who can look back six months, n year,
or longer, as the case may be, 10 u time when
II was 'GiIt CdtdTTh." Neglected at time
chen (1r0DerLv tredted) cure was possible,
silently and almost imperceptibly 1t has
transformed the bright, raduy features OF
Youth into tho dull, wan listleSsneSs OF pre-
mature age, as IL has drunk up the vitality
from the blood and fluids OF the wasteu
framc, and no% when nope Is Ge'g anu the tI,e
mind turns mOurnfully back ward to what
might have been" and tremDllngly 1oIWaTd
10 what EOOn must be-
Those who indOrse the stupid assertion
That nCatarrh will get well OF ltSeli,' or Is
durable by snu1ing or inhallng tAe nos
trITrs in common use, will do well 10 re-
nen1I,ar that the local disease depends al
,Eays uDOn eTDIC1tnttre condition Of the Ot00tt
Medical writers are wont to SPEAK OF Ca
tarrE as a simple local Inflammation, and
bOIb its importance and rational treatment
are either wholly ignored, or receive nuL n
nnsStnC notice GOm the general practitioner;
ana titus Catarrh as surely prcdlspose3 10
consumption as does the day precede IAe
night, and is in fact the prelude 10 IhaC
,,fSroSa in eight caSes ont OF ten.
The disease is everywhere prevalent; peO-
ule resort to such means as always fa!!, then
give heed to the popular 1AlIAcy thaL IL Is III
npathy, encouraged by the bellcI th1tt INC
family physician knows al mat ls KnIWa Llti;I[.
on the subject and thus matte stand, WhlIe
1he disease progresses until hope isdead' anu I,a
life becOnes a Inockery, when comes Lne
siere0typed and haclkneyed advice OF r.
visit 10 the country "a change 0t GnIna IT tn
snrinp. eic,: but, alas the country referred
10 is that which lies beyond tho confines 8 o OF
the fostering grave, and the spring [ Is tnt' ~
season which blooms eternal Wheh l1e > III
LET those who donbt this portrayal of Ca.
tarrh question the poor cOnsumptiVe, whose
STIn of lie is going down at noon, or watch
lis progress upon those who neglect lis time
ly and judIciOus treatment. a little WhILe nh,
ara! we miss their coming; youth ana healtn
nave faded from lips aud cheek; the llghl
from the eye has gOEe out. the hanus ar, aES
foldedIy peaceably over the still heart-tneS
are gone.