Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-27
Diseases of the Throat.
BY pRs. PRICE AND BREWER.

Hundreds Throughout the country are suffer-
ing from various affections of the throat
Some are only disturbed during the change
able weather of winter and spring. while 9TH
ers are troubled more or less most of the time.
In some instances an affection of the threat
will exist for 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 will not if
left alone, gradually grow worse, eventually
reach the lungs, and end in consumption.
The symptoms in chronic diseases of the
throat are many, and varying according to the
nature and locality of the disease. Among the
symptoms of this ailment is an Alternative of
the voice, its tone not as clear as usual, a
slight irritation or tickling sensation in the
throat with more or less dryness, giving rise
to a hacking, hemining, or an endeaver to
clear the throat of something which is felt TO
be an obstacle to full and free utterance.
On attempting to speak there will be an inabil-
ity to produce 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 no expectoration. Pas
sing from warm to a 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 Ia
BILE to take cold from the slightest exposure.
Sometimes the symptoms disappear entirely
but return again on contracting cold. 1t may
thus go on disappearing and returning, the
patient meanwhile being in comparatively
comfortable health, until the disease has made
considerable progress. There is often tired
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fort or uneasiness 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 chance to recover their
power, by rest, during the night In the be-
ginning of the disease no such symptoms are
felt, but as it progresses these symptoms show
themselves every evening, then earlier and
earlier until the voice is clear only tor short
time in the morning. The voice becomes
more rough, hoarse, and sometimes complete
| ly DESTROYED Sometimes the inivdual will be
able to speak sentence in an audible voice,
while the next one will be in whisper, or
the audible articulation may be cut off in the
midst of single word. Thus the disease may
90 on for some time but gradually the symp>
toms increase, the general health, if not previ-
ously affected, becomes impaired. Digestion
is imperfect, the appetite changeable, the bow
els irregular, the kidneys become implicated,
the pulse frequent and weak, the skin dry
and harsh, the feet are cold, and often clans
my state of the hands. The cough at length
becomes severe and troublesome, accompanied
with free, frothy and transparent expecto-
ration. There is soon a gradual waste OF
| flesh and general debility, and at last the pa
tent 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 insidious character, often MAJ
king serious inroads upon the general health,
as we'll as parts Involved before the person Is
aware of its danger. 1t is more dangerous
among those disposed to a scrofulous disease
of the blood.
The course adopted by many physicians tor
the curing of this disease is a mistaken one,
burning the throat with Nitrate of Silver
in order to destroy its sensibility for the cure
of this complaint. We consider it wrong and
more calculated to aggravate the complaint
thon to subjugate it i! If you deprive the
whole throat of strength, as you do in burns
ing with caustic, are you not more likely to
invite disease to the part by rendering 1t
weak
As for medicated inhalation it has done
much more harm than good in this complaint
by diseasing the blood, weakening the lungs
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our best physicians do not deem it worthy OF
notice, for they know it to be an exploded
theory, revived with alleged improvements by
medical spectators to impose upon the cred
ulous as means of pecuniary gain Medicate
ed air is diseased air IF this ailment is pro-
duced by dyspepsia, general debility, the ex~
cessive use of tobacco, and other constitution
al troubles, how can the solution of Nitrate of
Silver applied to the throat or medcated air
breathed into the lungs cure the disease ?
The cause of the disease must first be removed
or cure is impossible. BY the application of
Nitrate oil Silver or by meGicated 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 end nature assisted in her
reparative process the disease cannot be cured
We have treated many hundred cases and
never failed to cure when the case is present.
ed before the stamina of the constitution is |
destroyed, and that by means that do not
debilitate. We never persuade patients to
employ us or hold out any encouragement oil |
case without reasonable hope of success.
We shal make our visits regularly for years |
and will be for consultation upon all diseases |
of the lungs, throat, heart, nerves, blood, etc,
on our next visit at Boscobel, Central House,
Wednesday, Jan, 10th. Richland Center, Park
Hotel, Thursday Jan. 18th.