The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-20
CATARRII.

SYMPTOMS. the carly stages Of the dis
ease the patient may be annoyed with "Only
n slight dropping IN the throat" Ms many
express II, the amount Of discharge from the
mir 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 effort In
the way Of hawking. blowing and splitting to
remove It from the throat, where II frequently
lodges. In other cases, or In other stages Of
the same csc, the dishaTgc is thin, wntery,
acrid, irritating and profusc. The nose may
be stopped UP from the swollcncd and thick
cncd condition Of the lining mucous mem
branc, so rs to neccssitatc respiration through
the mouth, giving to the voice n diAgreeablc
nasal twnng. The disease sometimes assumes
n dry form there being very little or no dis
charge. In some clses the patient suffers
from headache great portion Of the tim" or
may experience dull, heavy, diSagrecablc
iullncsS or pressure In the head, with cOnfu-
sion Of his dcls, which renders him quite
unfit for business, especially such rs requires
deep thought and mental labor. Memory
may be more or less affected, and the dispo-
sition of those who are otherwise amlable Is
often rendered irritable, or morosC aud lcs.
ponlent 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 lost, and the senses OF
tnstc and hearing may bcmorc or less affected
The secretion which Is thrown out In the
more advanced stages Of Chronic Catarrh lie.
comes so acrid, unhealthy and poisonous, that
II produces severe irritation and Inflammation
which are followed by cXcOriatiOn and ulcrm.
tiOn Of the delicate lining membrane Of the
air passages in the head. As the liberation
cats its wuy up among the small bones the
discharge gcnCmlly becomes pruiusc and often
excessively ictid requires the frequent use OF
the handkerchief, and renders the poor suf.
fcrcr liSgrccnhle both To himself and those
with whom he associates. Thick, tough,
brownish incrtsations OF hardened Jumps,
are many times formed In the head by the
evaporation Of the watery portion Of the dis.
charge. These Jumps are sometimes So large
and tough that It Is with great difficulty that
they con bc removed. They are usually dis.
charged every day OF two, but only to he sue.
cocdcd by another crop. II is painfully un.
pleasant to witness the rnvngcS Of this terri.
bic disease, and observe the extent to which
Il sometimes progresses. Holes are eaten
through the roof Of the mouth, and great Cavi.
ties excavated into the solid bones Of the face,
and In such cscs only the best and most
thorough treatment, both local md constltu-
tional, will check the progress and fatal ter.
mination Of the disease.
Only few Of the large number Of ymp.
toms which | have described ns common to
the different stages Of Catarrh will be likely
to he manifested nt one time In single clsc,
Although they nrr all common TO the disease
In some Of is stages, yet thousands Of cises
annually terminate in consumption or insanity
and end In the grave, without ever having
manifested onc.half Of the symptoms above
enumerated.
As the disease progresses, OF frequently In
la earlier stages, the throat Is apt TO become