The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-15
DISEASE OF THE THROAT,

| Hundreds throughout the country are suf-
| fering from various affections of the throat
Some are only disturbed during the cllanceable
| weather of winter and spring, while other are
troubled more or less most of the time. In
! some instances affection of the throat will
| exist for a long time without getting in upon
/ the lungs. Notwithstanding this slow progress
] in some cases, we do not believe there is one
case out of ten that viii not, if left alone grad
| ually grow worse, eventually reach the lungs,
| and end in consumption.
The symptoms in chronic diseases OF the
throat are many, and vary according 10 the
nature and locality of the disease. Among the
| symptoms of this ailment is an alteration of
the voice. its tone as clear as usual, slight
| irritation or tickling sensation in the throat
with more or less dryness, giving rise TO hack
ing, hemming, or endeavor to clear the
throat of something which is felt to be an OBJ
| stacle to full and free utterance. On attempt
| ing to speak there will be inability TO pro-
| duce proper sound, until the throat has first
| been cleared.
| Loud or long talking Or reading produces
| cough irritation or dryness OF the throat. In
| the first stages there is expectoration.-
| Passing from a warm to Il cold atmosphere or
| room, produces difficulty in breathing, and in
advanced stages gives rise to more or less cough;
| the same symptoms follow an exposure to dust,
| or when walking against the wind. In cold or
! damp weather, the symptoms are generally
more aggravated, the person liable to take cold
| from the slightest exposure. Sometimes the
! SYMPTOMS disappear entirely. but return again
| on contracting a cold. 1t may thus go on dis
appearing and returning, the patient mean
while being in comparatively comfortable
| health, until the disease has made considerable
| progress. There is often tired feeling about
| the throat, O. feeling of discomfort or uneasi-
ness along towards evening. In the early part
| OF the day the tired feeling about the throat is
| not noticed, as the voice organs have had q
chance to recover their power, by rest, during
| the night. IN the beginning of the disease no
| such symptoms are felt, but as 1t progresses
! these symptoms show themselves every even
ing, then earlier and earlier until the voice is
| clear only for short oime in the evening. The
voice becomes more rough, hoarse, and some
| times completely destroyed Sometimes the
| individual viii be able to speak sentence in
an audible voice, while the next one viii be in
| a whisper, the audible articulation may be
cut off in the midst of a single word Thus the
! disease may go for some time, but gradually
the symptoms increase, the general health, if
not previously affected, becomes impaired
Digestion is imperfect, the appetite cilangeabie,
! the bowels Irregular, the kidneys become I'M
! plicated, the pulse frequent and weak, the skin
| dry and harsh, the feet are cold, and often
) clammy state of the hands. The cought at
| length becomes severe and troublesome, &c
| conpanied with free. frothy and transparent
| expectoration. There is soon Il gradual vast
ing of flesh and general debility, and at last the
patient is hurried out of life with all the symp-
toms of quick Consumption. Young or old,
| who have any trouble about the throat should
not allow it to progress for it is indeed an all
! ment Of most insdous character, often max
| ing serious inrolds upon the general health, as
well as parts involved before the person is
aware of its danger. 1t is more dangerous
| among those disposed to scrofulous disease
| of the blood.
| The course adopted by many physicians for
| the curing Of this disease is a mistaken one,
burning the throat with Nitrate OF Silver in
order to destroy its sensiblity for the. cure of
this complaint. We consider it wrong and
more calculated to aggravate the complaint
! than to subjUgate it you deprive the whole
| throat of strength. as You do in burning with
| caustic. are you not more likely to invite dis
| ease to the part by rendering it weak ?
! As for medicated inhalation it has done much
| more harm than good in this complaint, by dis
| easing the blood, weakening the lungs and
facilitating the patient. 'Ile majority of our
best physicians do not deem it worthy of notice,
for they know it to be an exploded theory, re-
| vived with alleged improvements by medical
| spectators to impose upon the credulous as a
| means OF pecuniary gain. Medicated air is dis
eased air. If this ailment is produced by dys-
! pensia- general debility. the excessive of
| tobacco, and other constitutional troubles, how
can the solution of the Nitrate of Silver applied
| to the throat, or medicated air breatbed into
| the lungs cure the disease The cause of the
| disease must first be removed. or q cure is i'm
| possible. By the application OF Nitrate of Sill
| Yer or by indicated inhalation the patient may
| for short time experience some relief, but
the cause not being removed the trouble soon
! returns. Unless the cause is known, removed,
| and nature assisted in her reparatiye process
! the disease cannot be cured. We have treated
| many hundred cases and never failed to cure
! when the case is presented before the stamina
of constitution is destroyed, and that by means
| that 10 not debilitate. We never persuade pa
| tlentS to employ us. orh hold out any encourage
ment of case without q reasonable hope of
| success. DIS. PRICE s. BREWER.
We shall make orr visits regularly for years,
| and viii be for consultation upon all diseases
of the lungs, throat, heart, nerves, blood, etc,
on our next visit, at ManitOwoc, Williams
| House, on Thursday, April j. 1871