, 1874-11-17
PROFESSIONAL,
DR.. HUNTER
on tl!c Influence Of Cold III Tic Production Of
Disease oi tic L,tngs, and on the Tom.
paratise Merits Of tlc Different
Plalls Of Treatment,

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1he stato or tho atmosphere improsacs itaeH
uA'eos'y oa tho mucous lining OF tho nasal mas.
eaBoS' tlfoat' wlnapipo. bronchial tubes, aud air.
eo'7 VI tao lungs. Sudden changes in The tenn
peratafe Of tho mir aro immediately felt over tn
%ho'o OF tlia EXTENDED surface. f,of1nc,, and
h"nlaify render tho air Irritating to tho tnrcou,
nlonDfnne. Irritation endH iu Conaesiiou. and
congestion Ia tho frat ssngo Of iudanmotkon-
tho parout Of atl tlloso chronic cat.rrbnl n5roo.
| t'ona OF tho nose. throat, aud bronchial tubo,
| WHICH ultimately end in CONSUMPTION,
ABOUT eighty per cent Of tho caseB Of consunp-
s'on ooR'n ny congestion Of the mucous mcn.
pshoo OF tho nasal passagos, throat and
bronchial tubes, prodtcod bv cnda. ~ t,,.. .-
tons, ,n"rc'oro' consumption springs directly
..oin Tue raw damp, and changeablo weather Of
aatomn n'lo winter. It ia ftyfammatory and
pately eocos IN 'ta carly atage,-quito az much 20
n" -" Inflammation OF tho eyes Or qut,.sy Of ths
""""1' "ho must DO treated in tho aatno direo!
''1anof'
10 u '"'e OF medical practice. established b.
t1saa dIaa ~ successful e1porience, that cycry
ase"se WHICH III local-,hat ID to aay. has ita
ssaI III any QUO organ or pnrt Of the tody-ro-
aanss 1oi lts euro tue direct application Of
,etnea'eH 70 such organ or part. When this can
~ aohe tho disease ts geuerally ourabc. md
"uen II cannot be dono It is, ii surous, gcnerally
l"'al lhe same 'aucous membrane Is spread
sse. tae elooo Oh tho eye, lines tho tear
ano internal suffaco OF tho nose, covers
wv .asua1 FAssea down tho wind-pipo, and be-
sA.so .a' !'laos ot Tue delicate ind iunumcrablo
4A.uue.s u tuo Lan9s. When cold produces iu-
S.-A" Ason VI tuo Eye II one person aud acute
1;aaa- - ','o Hose 10 another, tho cause, tue
a"s. o' A"o 'no memefano affected arc aliko Ia
as'AS rebPcc1. Wien cold prolucoa q So,,s
1".'"N.. ~ ono pofaoa, and congestion OF the
,,;s"ao ~ aao'nef, therc III no difference In tho
n;,Jaa ~ as1un III Tue two cases. or In tho pritl-
ID ,1,o a'ne'9 required for their cure. It
.Aasoua toe'nofahe fhat is involved In both
I.s ,~a,-
.". LUG nt tbe practice generally pursued.
nssS.aLs 'soa' tueso s,milar disoascB Of thu
saa'.a u .uo"olano "'oeiy oluerens, aud, as con-
.,la a."eo, cufe ono ana utterly fall to euro the
o,,,..,.,.' 80 .uo eyo they apply oyewashes and
s.As, 'e otcct'y 70 Tue tuflamcd parts, and ara
'o~eeseAo'' 10 sho llning OF tie noBa
a... "pps et, uu'u'ne 10 tAe diseased parts, ard
l.. sst' :" oseones seated, and is thought to
aa.',,s ~ u" unnamed throat they pro.
t,raat e".h'o ' "ua app1cat'ons directly to ths
,,,aoa,s. @Au ~, kcho'a4iS cure. For the same
r,,,a ns''o .o"es ao"n'-fn tic wind.
a;,o,t .,,a,;a.4:I ,upes'-theS maze no
<.i, =. @ arp'eanonS' oas atra'eltway be.
so,ro,,,a F~'on'o osoAoacn' anu, aa con-
conaidoroa v,ot s"Ao euse' would It not bA
nretout ~ 10 ~ a"asy -. tos any physician ia
corn ,,,ra.. ~, ~ sa4o aa unnamed eye or
t',.s -~s ~ aoSsns INC atomach! We'll, It'll
!uas aa s9eAs qaaekery for him to treat and pro.
~" ~. ~ w ao'e ~ cure eatarrh and diseaaes Vi
"AA~ -khQEHbE6 Oh LE4 juDE6 DV Gn9fnn fko
=; ' a"u ~ .n's ID precisely what most ply
't'"ns ."'.1 sonetaly no.
.x,.a os uoset1 u pelnclplo Which they know to bs
aet Aos oceauso 1oey regard direct medication
so,at, ,aasa' rsoe ~ bronchial and lung cases but
H.. Daoeo they caunot incorporate 1t into
~. us.a' ,,:.s"a " bens1al PRACTICE. They hnon
,,,uo, 49, -! p4'ealvu ~ tne or passagos mud
or ~: w .naae ny 'tAafas1on,-a method
Ion s,,., -. "ntsA tneS haVo had no 7'tstf'Rc.
n,or, ~ .,n' "no"s inexperienced. 10 recon.
.,,,, - ,.e...', US! a.o themselves unable ia
ro,t t,,,a,t "u Aesess'sato 1nele giving up The
n.,a t..en.' =. az auon cosos.
,r.,.,, .,aes',As ~ tuAs o.seaSoa la not due. "a
+nts,, Fsu ~. euppoee, W tue maltgnity OF thel
49,. Au ''apottaueo o. the breathing or
ss.s' - 'Ao 'aoS.saole result OF Lad trent
~;.,''', "nu s1oss neglect OF The meaua Of cura
49,. s!o 4eaen u an. properly treated by d.
.Nsu'taton' lung alseaacs IRE as curable aI
, fo1so s' ,.a".. oas no o!sease Is ever cured b,
- s.... a'.asAs suen as 10 generally employed
~ ay 'a.e1ao'oey results we've attalaed b.
aa1 -: - "c"'n'ens pafsuod by general ply
.sIia 49, 41ub e"ses'-'1 lhey cured any conaid.
ounbIv In 1onbtos a. 1aua oases-l1 might rea.
" limitation cor1d .coo1.n,;o,, o.s s4eAsaeu'
a. 49, go. =: o t, oee'taps'sa pettor feaulta.
uusp1.aas' "hefo she diet, exercise, and gen.