White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-06
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NASAL cATARnM..

RUTLAND, MEIGsCO O., May, 1e71.-A lady read
er asks to tell her how to cure nasal ca
tarrii. reply rs briefly as possible, yet word or
two of explanation will he necessary, for II she Is
like most ladies' she will require treason for the
hope that is within her" before she will attempt
to realize it.
Nasal catarrh originates within one or both OF
two irregular cavities called the frontal sinuses-
These situated Just aSvc the bone Of the nose,
and are connected with the nasal cavities by very
t0rtuOus canals which run backward almost in a
horizontal direction. They are of considerable
length and very irregular in size, the opening
from the canal into the siHuses being only large
enough to admit the eud of probe.
Now in order to remove the trouble, remedy
must be applied which must reach the seat Of the
disease. But how is this to be done:
Suppose that we attempt to apply remedy N
the form OF snuff or powder, where Will II go
Just as surely dust will fall on the current OF
the wind, SO will snuff, and the current in this
case is manifestly along the shortest line from the
to the lungs that relief can only be obtain
ed from that portion of the catarrhal inflammation
which has worked downward into the nasal pass
age.
The nasal douehe is an instrument which has
been much lauded, and is as worthless as II Is
common. From the very anatomical nature o;
the parts it is utterly impossible to throw any
liquid into tho frontal snuses with such an In.
strunent for even if the Sims should be reached
it would not fill, for reasons to he stated presently
Then what must we do! Ill tell yOu TrOCut
bottle which will hold half pint or so, bore a
hole in it near the bottom, about as large as a
goose quill. This yOu can do by taking steel
drill and mOistening the point with turpentine
Then procure small rubber tube two and hall
or three feet in length; fasten one end off into
the hole You have drilled in the bottle, and your
instrument is complete.
Take ch;orate Of potash, ounce, and dissolve
as much of it you can in a pint of cold water,
and use this as your remedy.
Now for the application. Having filled the
bottle which has the tube attached, holding the
bottle in the hand, lower than the head, place the
other end of the tube in one side of the nose, and
holding the nose that it will not "leak," turn
the head forward and downward, until the top is
down as low as possible; then raise the bottle
with the other hand as high as you can, and the
pressure of the liquid column will force the liquid
through every cavity. The object in lowering
the top of the head, rather invertng it, is this
The frontal snuses, like small walls, will not fill
if forced entirely under liquid, as long as the
mouth is downward, but as soon as inverted fill
Immediately. This is why they are not filled by
q dOuche.
Tell our "lady" to throw away all patent nos
trums and try this common sense treatment. Make
the application twice per day, and she will eXpe.
rience relief in short time. To effect complete
cure the treatment must he continued for some
time. To cure nasal catarrh is a "bg job" and
requires perseverance as well as medicine.
Il have said this much in mitigation of my
plear with as much brevity as the nature OF tn,
case would allow, and hope our lady, who has
the cOmmendable good sense to read the GAZETTE
will only he one among many who will profit by
this little piece of advice. G. G. PARKER, NJ. ID.