The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-01-11

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This 10 truly . question OF great i'm
portance. Wen We consider the lung
as . vital organ, and their sclose prox
unity 10 the heart, their delicate Istruc
ture, the important Office they have I,
psrform--in q state of disease and al
GERS forming upon them--that tho yer,
atmosphere we inhale contributes mos
essentially 10 increase diseased actiol
upon them, IL could not be surprisiD,
that this disease should be eonsideres
absolutely incurable. vtsr orof- /.
IL is q well established fnct that cas-
es are now on record ia which con
sumption has positively been cured il
the confirmed and last stages, as prov
ed by dissection Of individuals WIZ
have died of some other malady. Thes,
cases are not two or four, bat many
and We refer TO every physician for the
truth of this statement. This being
the case, does it not prove beyond tns
mere shadow OF q doubt, that there
may be-nay, there is cure for the
disease. Ii one has been cured, why
not smother? III 1.-TWO, why not four !:
and il four, why not many? The man
that says it is incurable takes heavy
responsibility upon himself; before
he can make this assertion free from
folly. interest or ignorance, il is neces.
sary that he become acquainted with
every medical substance upon the face
of the globe, and their various effects
upon the human system, when admin.
istered; that he undsrtands minutely
every method by which disease is en-.
gendsred, as also the restorative proc
es to remove such disease; that he
knows the chemical character of the
urls producing and supporting the dis
ease, and that ithas not in the universe
OF matter its counteracting agent; that
he knows the. composition and effects
OF every medicine offered as a remedy
and knows not from theory or preju-
dice, but from positive facts, that the
disease never has been, and never can
be cured. rs -.letF f.,. r
y Had there never been n cure record
ed, IN which the consumptive patient
had been restored to health, then we
might with some degree of reason say
it has been invariably mortal; but one
single cure breaks the fatal link, and
not only shows the-possibility Of res
toration, but proves that the disease
can be cured. Cases are also on rec-
ord WHARF persons have lived with bat
one lung, the other having been de-
stroyed by the disease, which was pre-
vented from further mischief by prop
er remedies: in fact. 1--WE can point out
country, wherein the functions of res.
piration are performed by one lung,
the other having become dried or use
less.
Pulmonary consumption is a disease
OF the lungs; and the question arises
how and why they are affected, and the
nature of the affection. We distin.
guish two distinct characters of disease
upon the lungs; on producing what
are termed tubercles, the other opcr
ulceas. Tubercles are small round
substances which are formed in the air
cells OF the lungs, and are composed Of
lime, phosphorus aoid, and carbonic
acid, glued together by mucous
When they become sufficiently large
they irritate the lungs, produce infam-
nation, which terminates in small ul-
GERS, frequently covering n large por
ton of the mucous membrane of thu
lungs. Sometimes their accumulation
go on for years. and the lungs becom,
in measure filled with them, and th,
patient ut the same time enjoying tol
erable health, but eventually gradual,
sinks under il. The lungs may be
come diseased and liberated withou
any formation of tubercles in then
whatever, and is the most general wa,
in which lungs become diseased. wheI
from any cause the blood becomes i'm
pure and Of an imfammatory charac
ter, that organ of the human bod,
which is the weakest will be first at
tackled by the morbid matter Will
which the blood is charged This no
rnfrequently happens to be the lungs
in consequences OF the arduous oflic'
allotted TO them to perform in the AMI
NAL economy; and their constant ex
posure to an atmosphere upon thei
surface of SO variable a character a
ours differing at least one hundred de
grees in temperature between summe
aud winter. The venons blood at eve
~ pulsation Of the heart is thrown t
the lungs, where 1t comes in contac
with the atmospheric air inhaled int
the lungs. The oxygen Of the a.mos
phere there united with the carbon il
the blood, forming carbonic acid ga.
which is constantly exhaled from til
lungs; the blood in the lungs is the
changed from vsnous to arterial blood
After this changed blood in the lung
il is returned from the lungs lac
again TO the heart. .t.
The above illustration is snliicient
give the reader an idea of the Office {
the lungs; il, then, the lungs, fro
any cause whatever, become weak, VIII
must necessarily be the effect upo
them; would not their debility rende
them incapable of returning tho bloc
from them back again TO the heart {
fast as the heart threw it TO them ?
This conclusion is inevitable; cons
ouently blood would accumulate
the blood vessels OF the lungs, distenl
ing them TO larger sizo, SO that Il
lungs become partially gorged vii
blood. The distention. OF the blot
vessels OF the lungs would irritate the
and produce cough; this irritatlc
would be followed by infsmmati'
which soon would terminate in ulcer
ton. Much difficulty Of breathir
would likewise arise from the enlarg
ment Of the lungs. The character
r disease OF the lungs is very differe
: from turbucler affections, and requir
treatment OF q far different natu1
. which we shall moro particularly d
/ scribe in our next letter.
, Persons observing the gradual pro
T rcss of this disease TO q state past r
I covery, cannot but see the importan
/ of resorting to the right treatment q
} very moment they observe q distur
/ auce about the throat or chest,
, slight hacking or hemming on M
= arising in the morning, or IL they ha
: in them by transmission from parent
J predisposition To this disease. It ca
not be expected that il allowed to
: on till the organs are disorganize
/ that A cure can be effected. All d
: eases are soonest cured when OF rece
|. origin; they gam strength by delay:
, A long acquaintance with medicir
$ and close application Of many yei
! 10 the history and operation OF diseas
e of long standing, have enabled us
treat successfully every variety
chronic diseases.
a We shall make our visits regular
/, for years. and will be for consultati
! upon all diseases Of the lungs, thro
J. heart, nerves, blood, etc, on our n
visit nj Hilisdale, Smiths Hotel, d'
ing Sunday and Monday, the 2sd a
oath OF January. la 90. t-
q One OF the Jersey. England, iuds
q Mr.. lie Bailly. after 13 years service