New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-19
DIR. HUNTER
TIE SYMPTOMS OF CO>SI NPTiO>-
COUGH.

| A cough is the most symptom Of Com
SUMPTION II is oi nature first 7i@i-' @ 'ono
distress III the gan OF breath. 1t cHhes dll,rtiN
| rom TN, lungs and cannot be produced without
them 1t j, epasmoiic action i'll which the si"ttis
! being cos-d, the air III the lungs Is 'io'ntiN
elected and passing rapidly over the v"cal chords
| 81 th,. laiynN creates that sound which We can
cough he various tones or intensity "t coh.h N
the person ARISES from the degree "f '-htrss
with which the CLOTHS Is closed. and Iii" quantity
OF air IN the lungs which forces II open
| The main object OF cough is to drive OUT from
tn. air passages by "a sudden effort, any obotruct
in. or irritating matter Cough, therefore Is not
"A disease, but a sign or symptom Of some derangt
nlrnt in the healthy action of the organ from
whence it comes We wish to impress this idea
| fully on the mind of the reader. Cough is merely
sign calling attention to something wrong in the
Tpassases lungs 1t is i'll fact an fort for reiie
from that wrong ii tries eject it. II is OF the
utmost impor, alce tina, you who feel that there
something wrong within he lungs should bear this
in mind, You will then fully appreciate the au
| ,urdty of irving to " cure II cough by Mere
spates OF palliatIves, OF which all cough syrups,
| cough mixtures cough iozenges ett.' aIe
! composed. These will have the effect perhaps OF
tempol arily quoting ,moI herring the cough But
| they have 10 effect on the actual disease They
only luil he patient into false feeling OF security
| while the disease steadily develops Hse1 within
| the lungs
| where We can easily do 50 On the other hand ~
is often adv isable to promote one Not that cough
is. in itself, desirable thing. but at Is only Dy Its
and i'll certain conditions OF the lungs thal We can
| effect thorough APPROPRIATION of the accumulated
mucus which blocks up the an tubes and prevents
| the free lngress OF vital air.
| The more generally the true nature and purpose
of cough Is understood by the people the less niIi
they resort to the countless nos,rums which are
| Meet, the What want to do is to re-
| move. the cause. Ii we can remove the cause the
! effect disappears of itself When a cough, there
fore points like an index finger 10 the lungs.
do not let Your thoughts cXpend the elves on tbs
index finger, but look to where It points you The
danger You lies within the lungs. 1t Will not suit
nee FOR you to raralyze or browse the system with
| O,,ates or au;tsthetIcs. In disease OF the iungs
| the cough Is really YOUR friend, not your enemy
aud you may md it unwise to stifie the voice Of
yOuI friend. while Your enemy grows more mighty
| within youI chest.
| We teel the great Importance OF this argumen,
Ill view OF the immense quantities oi cough NIX
tuIts which have flowed down the thIoats OF the
afflicted myriads, without avail, il not with IN
Jl.rA: and, moreover, Ill view OF the fact that for
| generations asst, medical men have lent the full
weight OF their influence to this fragrant tamI+r-
| in. They have but themselves to thank for the
| widespread quackery that prev ais i'll affections of
| the respiratory organs Had they done 10
eniiShen the people the true pathology of these
Diseases and the real merits OF treatment they
| would to-day have more intelligent and better pa
| tients, aud the profession would he leading, not
| following the people. But in these diseases they
| panler to the ignorance OF the public As an Ill
stance OF this they allow their patients to believe
that to allay cough is all that is necessary, be
not by their routine treatment throut the stomach
no anything to remove its cause. Thus they teach
the people TO believe III the eroSsest OF errors and
lay them open to endless imposition and this results
| simply from the fact that they unacq uaintrd
with any direct method OF treating diseases OF the
| lungs.
Every cough. however does not indicate the
| presence OF tubercle-; nor is cough always
! present IN Consumption This discaS, sometimes
runs through its several stages without cough
more than gulping ind OF effort to raise matter
| from the luLgs. Tins. however. is rare. Geuerally
the cough is at first slight, occasional and dry,
| occurring in the morning or unusual exerton.
1t feels Us if il was caused by irritation in the
| throat. II increases as the disease advances until
nuaIly II occurs at all times, without evident
| or excitement. 1t sometimes causes vomiting
often disturbed sleep. and causes pain in the chest
| from the violence of the spasm. At this point il
tends greatly to exhaust the strength of the
ItT I is cha
Use OF effective means for stopping the progress OF
TIE disease Ill the lungs. to do what to allay
the violence OF the cough; and here the uhy stefan
| is justified IN using paiatves with discretion in
TIaer that the patient may get rest essenta! at
| When dry, hacking cough without expectors.
| tioi' steals upon a person i'll apparent health il
| should always excite apprehension and lead 10 an
| immediate examination OF the lungs. 1t NAV pos
| slbir prove unimportant. for dry cough does not
| Always end IN Consumption but it is suspicious
| anu no one who values health will disi esard its
| warning
There is nervous cough which is produced by
nervous irritation. 1t is generally sharu and u.rc
| ing to the ear This cough is not attended with
any particular danger. 1t merely indicates "A p+cu-
liar irritable condition of thu, n,ricous n.mbr,n. of
the lungs, directly or by sympathy. The hy s.rical
| cough Is OF a similar character, but more iuc.s-
SAM. Inc popularity of the hopping cough is well
| known. II consists OF a succession of coughs as
| II We're, continued without any act of inspiration
until the child is utterly exhausted. when IA long
Drawn inspiration into the lungs, causing the
| ho0plnS noise, relieves 1t for the moment only
however. TO supply another series of coughs. THIS
CouSH IS uot rtIcNtu until "a glalYy nee
| toratlon IS forced up, or until the child vomits
! III IS not necessary that we should here furt her
describe Inc various causes OF accidental or peri
odlc coughs What we have wished to do il to in
form You OF the general nature of cough how il is
produced, and what it indicates more p;rt,cularly
| as a symptom of Consumption
VI one th1n@ You may rest assured whatever the
eNcltlhS cause may be. every cough comes from
the lungs 1t can not come from any other place
"he'her II Is caused by the existence of actual
disease in the lungs, and what precise form that
disease assumes, must be determined from the
in
| symptoms which shall form the subject of future
letters. But bear in mind that cou. h is merely A
| symptom ana not disease. When Therefore. you
are irving TO cure a cough You are absldlv try
ing L" Guie symptom, while the disease. continues
to work its fatal way.
n. b. HUNTER Md.
No. l65 Canal street
| New Orleans March 49, 1871
h-Drs. X X. B. HUNTER devote their en-
ufe attention to the treatment of diseases o., the
throat lungs and heart and can be consulted r,.r.
sonaly and by letter at their office l65 Canal street
day from nine to four tSundays nine to twrly.l
ana ana on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening
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