, 1877-05-12
INFANTtLE DISEASES.

~ Me ts4|spF ~ 1H6 1F1NAAS.
CH1cAuo, May 11.-The ordinary cold In the
.iead, or acute nasal catafrh, IL apt 10 become.
Htcf few dayr, bronchial cnlA.rh, familiarly
spoken OF as cold In thu hrenst. Tho tpnnumA-
Hot may begin In the bronchl, but 1t more trc.
qncnsly staEls IN tho nasal passagcs, and extends.
after 'itt'c, to the bronchial mucous membrane,
Tho cold In popular language has Assettled on tho
lungs Happily, tho lungs, that IL, tho actual lung
tlsauc, arc comparatively seldom invaded. II they
werc.th consequences would DO far moro serious
than they usually arc. II pnnumonia docs OCCUR.
The dssca'o reqnires Immediate treatment The
fcver tho flushed face. Tho cunst.Ictlon aud weight
acFoss tho chest, Will Indicate Tho gravity Of tbu
case and tho need Of a physician.
In persons of seroiuous or ubcrcu1ous dfnthests
the bronchial irritation II NOT 10 bo lightly 1cgs.
ed Tue Inflammation may extend IL tho lung ttss,lc
endt II there be already disposition Of tnbsrcu.
loas natter suppusatton NAV ensuc, mud moro
or leas rapid consumption will b. tho depnrablc ye-
suit NEGLECTED bronchial eatarth in certainly very
often the inltlatory stage of pulmonary phthIsla.
II can ueycr bo safcly let a1ouo to swear o0." To
be sure, 1t often docs wear OIL, but who can sav
when it will fall 10 do 10,
How, lhen, can tho departure Of cold In thu
chest 10 acct1e1atedS In tho dsst place by mot
taking any moro cold. II ia tho 1ittlo moro cold
added every day which makes Tho obstinate cuso
disease.
secondly. confinement to Tho bed II possible. 10
the house ccrtanJ, 10 IN important elemtnt In tho
treatment. II the akin can be kept warm and moist
tho cold will yield with far greater case, and lew
dnys confinement at tho outset may sAye months Of
ttn,o In the end.
The patient should not bs dosed In the early
stages with cough medicines containing opium. Al
frst II IL proper that the bowels II coneped should
be opened by sou.o mild laxative. Warm, .tnaulat.
Ing applications should 10 made to tho cheat such
~ iinsecd.mral pouItices, with a ll,tle uuustsrt
Very often. rubbing the chest with camphotated oil
and covering With oiled sltk will be Ill that IL nee
cssaFJ. The oiled silk should be kept on until re.
costFy ~ nearly complete; and when II IL removed
II 10 cold weather. an extra thickness Of danneI
should be PLACED On tha shoulders and chest II tho
patient Is u al dcicate 1.-THE bronchitis becomes
chronic, Continued counleE.Irrttaton 10 among tho
most eh'cacloua mssns OF cure. For children this
should be rEudenliy uscd. Tbs camphoratsd oil
Will tuhce for lnost cases. A litte iodine ointment
mixed with simple cerato Is good application. II
aooss'0ls, which IL popular remedy, has any npe-
ctsl efficacy, II Is because It contains more rrlt4tug
fatty acids thsn other oils
Instead OF the warn, poultlces hot anu cold water
somptcs%ssa % may be nsed. as directed in the lasI
whsn they sio eh.assd. isldcI aaaueI. I or o col.
psa into p!aes :. liz ouises i. VIII w,isds.nn d. 'p'
Fot ths oEst few days warm uax seed irA, nAvor.
sa M!ta ,s@sn. !uss ot any other demaleeu, such
used. Later q consll medicine viii Ds Of srtytcvs
Almost nny Que. out.idO tho professisn has bis In
falllble cough remedy warranted to rure sll curx-
bic ea.ca, Tho doctors think that tho MEDICINE
sa9si4 b. adapted 70 Tug p.tsns md Tue character
pfs.sfip.!on.: ltat ons q two th'nxs would iiEs
70 saxse'. 70 TIC reader That the cough 10 nut The
H. n waaS. ssfaz at II and a,i Eli
sss!: i shs eoash = palsSs a*ssoa:, .! .p4s: ::
Checked without injury. But In u,osk eAsss tho