The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-21
Catarrh.

Catarrh.
SyMroMs.--In the early stages of the
disease the patient may be annoyed with
"only slight dropping in the throat"
as many express it, the amount of dis
charge from the air passages of the head
at this stage of the disease being only
slightly in excess of health. In some
cases the discharge is thick. ropy and
tough, requiring frequent and strong eff
ort in the way Of hawking, blowing and
splitting to remove it from the throat,
where it frequently lodges. In other
cases, or in other stages of the same case,
the discharge is thin, watery, acrid, ir-
ritating and profusc. The nose may be
stopped up from the swollen and thick
encd condition of the lining mucous mem
brane, so as to necesstatc respiration
through the mouth, giving to the voice a
disagrceable nasal twang. The disease
sometimes assumes dry form, there be-
ing very little Or no discharge, In some
cases the patient suffers from headache a
great portion of the time, or may expe-
rience dull, heavy, disagrecable full
ness or pressure in the head, with confu-
sion of his ideas, which renders him quite
unfit for business, especially such as re-
quircs deep thought and mental labor.
Memory may be more or less affected,
and the disposition of those who are 9TH
erwise amablc is often rendered irrta-
Bile, or morosc and respondent The
mental faculties suffer to such extent in
some cases as to result in insanity. The
sense Of smell is in many cases impaired,
and sometimes entirely los., and the
senses of taste and hearing may be more
or less affected.
The secretion which is thrown out in
the more advanced stages of chronic Ca
tarrh becomes so acrid, unhealthy and
poisonous, that it produces severe irrita-
tion and inflammation, which arc followed
by cxcoriation and liberation Of the deli
cate lining membrane Of the air passages
in the head. AS the liberation cats its
way up among the small bones the dis
charge generally becomes profusc and
often excessively ietid, requires the frc-
quent use of the handkerchief, and rem
ders the poor sufferer disagrceable both
to himself and those with whom he asso.
ciatcs. Thick, tough, brownish incrusta-
tions or hardened Jumps, are many times
formed in the head by the evaporation of
the watery portion of the discharge.
These lumps are sometimes so large and
tough that it is with great difficulty that
they can be removed. They are usually
discharged every day or two, but only to
be succeeded by another crop. 1t is pain.
fully unpleasant to witness the ravages
Of this terrible disease, and observe the
extent to which it sometimes progresses.
Holes are eaten through the roof of the
mouth, and great cavities cxcavatcd in
to the solid bones of the face, and in such
cases only the best and most Thorough
treatment, both local and constitutional
will check the progress and fatal tcrmi-
nation of the disease
Only few Of the large number OF
symtoms which have described as CON-
mon to the different stages of Catarrh
will he likely to be manifested at one
time in single case. Although they
are all coA28,oH to the disease, in some OF
its stages yet thousand, of cases annually
terminate III consumption or insanity, aud
end in the graye, without ever having
manifested orc-haltollhr symptoms above
enumerated.
Ns the disease progresses, or frequent
y ia It's earlier stages, the throat is apt
to become affected. 1t becomes dry,
sore or raw, or studded with very small
ulcers, which, as seen through the mouth,
look like small pimplcs or "cankcr sores,
for which they are often mistaken. The
voice may be more or less effected, espe-
cially Oh exposure to cold or over-exer-
ton, and hacking cough is not unfrc-
quent Creeping along the continuou:
lining mucous membrane Of the air pas.
sages, the disease gradually extends tc
the lary,r, and by the same process OF
extension the bronchial tubes, and last.
ly the substance OF the lungs, in thcil
turn, are diseased, and Bronchitis and
Consumption firmly established. Tight
ness in the chest, with difficulty of breath
ing, soreness, darting, sharp or dull heavy
pain, or prickly distressing sensation
accompanied with more or less cough and
expectoraton, are evidence that the bron.
chial tubes have become affected, and
should admonsh the sufferer that he 1,
"o0 Ma@{iny "pm ilc @eppi1tg-stone ID
B Consumption, over which thousands an.
nually tread in their slow, yet sure, jour.
ney TO the grave.
TREATMENr of CArARRH.
II You would remove an evil, strike a
its ro1t. This is the common sense" OF
rational way to treat Catarrh. As tn,
predisposing or real cause of Catarrh is
in the majority Of cases, some weakness
impurlty or otherwise faulty condition OF
the system, which invites the disease, ant
needs only the irritation produced in thu
nasal passages by an attack of cold t.
kindle the fame and establish the loath
some malady, in attempting to cure i
our chief aim must be directed to the re
moval Of that cause. The more | see O
this odious disease, the moro do | recog
nize the Importance and necessity of com
bining, with the use of a local soothin,
and healing application, thorough inter
nal use Of blood-cleansing and strength
ening medicine, if we would successful,
treat the disease.
As a local application for healiug th'
diseased condition in the head,
DIR. sAGE's CArARRH REMEDY
> Is beyond all comparison the best prepar
; alton ever discovered. 1t is mild anC
pleasant to use, producing no smartinl
or pain, and contains no strong irritating
CT caustic drug or other poison. Its in
gradients are simple and harmless, ye
when scientifically and skillfully combin
ed in just the right proportions they form
most wonderful and valuable healing