The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-02-06
EaZaRRH.


ed with "only a slight dropping in the
throat" as many express it, the
amount of discharge from the air pass
ages of the head at this stage Of the
disease being only slightly in excess
of health. In some cases the discharge
is thick, ropy aud tough, requiring fire.
quent and strong effort in the way of
hawking, blowing and splitting to re-
move it from the throat, where it fire.
quently lodges. In other cases, or IN
other stages Of the same case, the dis
charge is thin, watery, acrid, irritating
and profuse. The nose may be stop.
ped up from the swollen and thicken-
ed condition of the lining mucous mem.
brane, so as to necessitate respiration
through the mouth, giving to the voice
disagreeable nasal twang. The dis
ease sometimes assumes dry form,
there being very little or no discharge.
In some cases the patient suffers from
headache great portion OF the time,
or may experience u dull, heavy, disa-
greea5le tullness or pressur5 III the
head, with confusion of his ideas, which
renders him quite unfit for business,
especial ly such as requires deep thought
aud mental labor, Memory may be
more or less affected, and the disposi
tion of those who are otherwise amiable
is often ren, cred irritable, or morose
and dependent. The mental faculties
suffer 10 such extent in some cases as
to result in insanity. The sense of smell
is in many cases impaired, and some
times entirely lost, 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 Chron-
lc Catarrh becomes 50 acrId, unhealthy
and poisonous, that it produces severe
irritation aud inflammation, which
are followed by excuriation and ulcer.
alton of the delicate lining membrane
Of the air passages in the head. As
the liberation eats its way mp among
the small bones the discharge general
ly becomes profuse and often excess.
lively fetid, requires the frequent use
of the handkerchief, and renders the
poor sufferer disagreeable both TO him
self and those with whom he associates.
Thick, tough, brownish incrustations
or hardened Jumps, are many times
formed in the head by the evaporation
of the watery portion of the discharge.
These lunrps are sometimes so large
and tough that it is with great difficult
ty that they can be removed. They
are usually discharged every day or
two, but only to be succeeded by anoth-
er crop. 1t is painfully unpleasant to
| witness the ravages OF this terrible dis
ease, and observe the extent - which
il sometimes progresses. Hes are
eaten through the roof Of the mouth,
aud great cavities excavated into the
solid bones of the face, and in such
cases only the best and most thorough
/ Treatment, both FOCAL and constitutional
4 will check the progress and fatal ter
mutation of the disease.
Only few of the large number oi
symptoms which | have described as
common to the different stages of Ca.
tarrh will be likely to be manifested
ut one time in single case. Although
they are all common to the disease, in
some of its stages, yet thousands OF
cases annually terminate in consump
J ton or insanity, and end in the grave
without ever having manifested one
half Of the symptoms above enumer'
ated.
As the disease progresses, or FIRE
quently in It's earlier stages, the
throat is apt t. become affected. Ii
becomes dry, sore or law, or studded
with very small ulcers, which, as seel
through the mouth, look like small
pimples or ''eanker sores," for which
they are often mistaken. The voice
J may be more or hess affected, especial
| ly ON exposure to cold or over exer
zion, and hacking cough is not IN
irequeat Creeping along the contin
uous lining mucous membrane OF the
air passages, the disease gradually ex
ten Is to the iaryRT. and by the samt
process of extension the bronchial
tubes, aud lastly the substance of the
lungs, in their turn, are diseased, and
Bronchitis and Consumption firmly
established. Tightness in the chest
with difficulty Of breathing, soreness
darting, sharp or dull heavy pain, OF
a prickly distressing sensation, accom-
panied with more or less cough anC
expecto alton, are evidence that the
bronchial tubes have become affected
and should admonish the sufferer tha
he is now standing uTon the stepping
one To Consumption, over whlcf
thousands annually tread in their slow
yet sure, journey to the grave.
TREATMENT OF CATARRH.
If you would remove an evil, strike
at its root. This is the "common
sense" or rational way to treat Ca
tarrh. As the predisposing or rea
cause of Catarrh is, in the majority o
cases, some weakness, impurity ol
otherwise faulty condition Of the sys