Ellsworth American., 1870-01-27
LETTER NO. Xxx.
DR.. Morse
IN ne Asafomy and PAysioiogy ~ tAe Or
nm. u RasiarI Ifinn.

IN ne Asafomy and Physioiogy ~ he Or-
g1as II Respiration.
j,oniinucd.l
In INV last letter referred to the right. of
men and women To reason snd investigate all
taius- pertaining 10 their well-briD.. and upon
the importance OF health 10 every one. aud
c'' cd by saving that the medical H. "a presents
~ ibs moment an arena for inpo >itiou which
np y here else exists. and when imposition I.
mercy a miitcr that can b. counted IN dollars.
il, e,.s-.-, 70 ~ At least max IT, r.iim atcI
1 IneY proceed 10 SAY. but when It Involves
I tie hcalih. the hope, the live. of ii, victims.
who hall tell u 10 estimate it, results.
The people have hitherto been virtually .hut
oni from participation Ia Anowlsslge uf their
own structure. The causes of disease and prin.
I ciplcs of hcal,h | believe Ph.-icis u. grner-
ally hsyc thought il utterly beneath them TO
write to the people on matters of disease. A.
ihoush often the hr-t 10 enter The li-t, + nev--
paper politics. or on question, ot li,rrn urc =
| will hcrc lay. that rery fcic of the Ino- :
eminent phy-ic of large citie-. have occa-
.isnaliy written articles upon tLi, subject f,r
the rre,-.
H., every medical man ask himself whit j.
the office OF the physiciaur I. he not the
curator of the people, hea'iht l. he merely
io thcrsnzc. to quote authorities. to write hong
prescriptions from loo.-. 10 utter n,adaic- in
an unknosn tongue, 20 hand over hIs patients
10 the icnier mcreic, of the ai-olhccarir- ana
then told h. arms aud stand In dgnifioh ''-cif
rcsI~cts- We think not. III re i Tor him 4
higher and noblcr duty. Il !, hi, PROV ince not
only to y.cscribe for. but 20 fHsirHci H. pa
/ tisnis, and by ih- mean. alone .ill hr guard
them against the thousand dscrpiions by which
ihcy are surrounded. II til. H. true IN ind,-
vidlsl cases. 1t !, equally when applied to
Z the community generally. Entertaining these
views. and with full confidence that ihr public
viii properly appreciate ever, effort 10 iinplrt
70 them Information on - important branch
of -cisnce A. physical health. W. will proccrd
10 description of tbs ano,omy and phy.iolosy
u The organ, OF Es.pirai ION, incluiing the
No-e. Throat. AR Passage. and Cellular
STRUCTURE e the I.uns.. together with the
dt-ca~r- To which they are liable, aud wha, We
conorS a TO be the be-, method OF treating them.
Tho Lun;- consists vf two poreu, bodies.
posed OF an infinite number oi air c-lI-. and
>iiual-d wtlh,n the walls of the ehe-t. which
with The heart they completely iii. Ply,
gi,l- have computed each lung 10 contain urar-
t two millions of AIR cells, thsi II iii-ir all
we're exposed upon a common plane. wouii
/ cover space OF twenty thousand -qua ~ irct
lhi, extensive -uriarr l. tanned glniiy by
every inspiration % air :hey breathe. IA, the
consiiiulion Oi the air may vary, 80 VIII H.
{ innaeGce bs ielt upon the system. charge it.
with nonou- ga, an W. become opprs. ssed !;
I Inspire IL with a saluiary balm. and on SPINS
are rial'd; Inhaie the fragrance of flowers
| ihrir love and pleasure runs riot tarou,h our
!. veins.
he cells into which The air passes al each
I insl'ir ton. and from which it /. expelled al
1 each expiration We make may be compared in
I form to a cluster Of grapes-the bronehla or air
I tubes representing the stems on which The
I grapes hang. Inc bronchiA iorIn Al the lower
rari OF the wnJpipe Two grand divisions. one
I entering the right, the other the lett lung.
i heee again sub,i.side, the right into three.
aid the lett into two tubes, COZ respond ing
with the number Of tube, in each lung, which
they severaIiy supply. These again DIVIDE
and ranlIy iAto All almost infinite number Of
smaller branches 10 every part Of the lun &.
terminating each ln small grape-like cluster
1 Il cells. The interstices Of these cells form
cavities Tor the transmission OF blood from and
| TO the heart; and the coats of these vessels are
- extremely delicate that the air We breathe
passes through them snd miugle, with the
I blood Of The whole body every four minutes.
Ihe heart throbs, and every vessel is filed
with blood, the breath, and every air cell is
filled with air and thus by beautiful law Of
eciprocation-"giye and take'-the fires Of
animal life are sustained. Since, in the same
manner we breathe common air we can inhale
or breathe a medicated yapor, what can be
more natural, mole simple and eficatious,
than the treatment Of diseases OF the lungs and
air passages by this method, by which reme-
dies are conveyed directly to the seat Of the
disease, without resorting to the unce rtain.
and, alas. too frequently mschievous action Of
medicine taken into the stomach, from which
| it is biindly sent on mission Of mischief
through the intricate channels OF humanity's !
noble temple:
We know from about twenty years expert
ment in treating pulmonary diseases by Cold
cessful method by which those di seases can
| be treated
| Persons at distance can be treated by let
ter, and remedies sent them by Express.
CHAs. MORSE, n. d. Physician
for diseases Of the Head, Throat and Lungs tic
| % Free st Portland, Me.