The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-18

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The chief reason for believing that Asthma
en- be cured y found In The nature Or the dis-
ease Itself. Il lacks many conditions that
are present IN diseases cia<<cd ~ an author
tiles - IncusabIe. There 4 Ia Asthma no n.
reparnbIe waste 81 tissue OF 81 substances. ~
n pulmonary consumption. or Ia various
other forms Of airopny' There u no irreme-
diable enlargement "a vital organ, nor y
There change 81 structure, - ID o<siiication,
Or the transformation Of muscle into bone.
Post mortem examinations or asthmatic sub.
lets usually reveal normal condition Of the
lungs and lower respiratory passages. Where
Asthma u uncompIica'ed with other diseases,
the usual testimony Of patients Il that, ex.
cept whes suffering from paroxysm... the
the same regularity and comfort a. Ia rca-on-
able health. Appetite, digestion and sleep
follow In their appointed succession. and 10
harmony with tbs laws of human existence.
u y only when the disease throtic< its subs
,1ect, and compeIs distressing and violent ef-
forts for that air without which he must die,
tnat ne a made aiafminxly conscious Of the
differences between himself and others.
With cessation u the attack there ID 70.
sumption Of normal physical conditions.
Failure in the treatment Of Asthma hithers
tomay be ascfibed 10 the the fact that physi-
clans mi-apprehended IL true character.
They did not reflect upon The absence o. those
but. nndiug II obdurate against common rem
edIes and their methods Of application. they
assigned Il . place among those maladies for
which nothing better than paIiiation could be
hoped. Ii this error their patients shared.
They regarded themselves a. beyond cure.
accepted such treatment as afforded tempo
Iary relief, and re-igned themselves to the
conviction that their ills must be borne to the
close OF life.
The medical knowledge OF to-day rejects
conclusion 20 devoid 81 hope. IL regards
Asshinaas susceptible " thorough, complete
eradication. ratient investigation has been
rewarded BY the discovery that difficulty Of
breathing. or closing Of the passages b. the
lungs, Il not merely local disturbance, but
the visible sign Of disease that has iis origin
elsewhere. his knowledge gained, II be-
came evident that inhalanls, aud all form u
local medication, were wrong Ia principle and
fruitIess A. - permanent results. The next
step in investigation led 70 comparison Of
the blood cons ituents Of asthmatic persons
with those IL persons In health. Here mil
cruscnpic science WIS called upon for aid and
revealed uicrringiy yitiatcd condition of
blOud III all subjects OF Asthma. Attention
drawn in this direction, remedial agents
were sought % effect . restoration Of the
proper blood elements. The search WIS 10.
dious and discopraging. but never aDand0n-
ed. The true cause Of the disease having
been found, II was argued thar there must be
IN the treasury Of nature IT, 2ntidote. That
faith has been justified. = asthma has been
conquered and forever taken from the cat.
egory u incurable Affections.
The reasons for believing that Asthma can
be cured, It will thus be seen, are deduced
from the facts that the disease itself presents
no evidences Of incursbiiity; that erroneous
theories u its causes have been abandoned;
that IL origin has been clearly discovered;
and last. that medical science has combined
remedial agents whose effects are III harmo-
nx with tie latest developments In medical
discovery.
These reflections have been suggested
through the SUCCESS that has attended the
treatment Of Asthma BY Cones Asthma Con-
Querur. liz efficacy III cases Of notable OBJ
stlnzcy and supposed incusability has elected
much interest and comment, 10th among
subjects u tho disease and men u acknowl-
edged skill In medical science. The evidence
adduced IN behalf or the remedy b 20 yolu-
minous and Of 30 respectable character a
10 force conviction Of ~ merits and It, power
10 accomplish al that Il promised Hence
this matter has been deelaed worthy more
than usual comment
A valuable treatise relative 10 Asthma and
the diseases with which L Is often cumpIicat-
ed will be found interesting % the afflicted. II
may Be had, and advice ~ letter IN eases Of
special difficulty. BY addressing the Cone
Asthma Company Clncinnatis Ohio.