American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-11-12
why Asthma Can he Cured.

CAL ne cuTeu iOuHu III Tue nature Ol the us.
ease itself. 1t lacks many conditions that
are present in diseases classed by all author
tiles as incurable. There is in Asthma no ir-
reparable waste Of tissue or of substance. as
in pulmonary consumption, or in various
other forms of atrophy. There is no irreme-
diable enlargement of a vital organ, nor is
there change of structure, as in Ossifcation,
or the transformation of muscle into bone.
Post norton examinations of asthmatic sub.
jccts usually reveal normal condition of the
lungs and lower respiratory passages. Where
Asthma is uncompicated with other diseases,
the usual testimony of patients is that, eX-
ccpt when suffering from paroXysms, the
ordinary functions Of life are performed with
the same regularity and comfort as in reason
able health. Appetite, digestion and sleep
follow In their appointed succession, and in
harmony with the laws of human existence.
1t is only when the disease throttles its sub
ject, and eompels distressing and violent ef-
forts for that air without which he must die,
that he is made alarmingly conscious of the
difference between himself and others.
With cessation of the attack there is re-
sumption of normal physical conditions.
Failure in the treatment of Asthma hither-
to may be ascrIbed to the the fact that pbysi-
clans Inexperienced its true character.
They did not reflect upon the absence ofthOse
manifestations usual in incurable diseases,
but, finding it obdurate against common REM
edies and their methods of application, they
assigned it place among those maIadies for
which nothing better than palliation could be
hoped. In this error their patients shared.
They regarded themselves as beyond cure,
accepted such treatment as afforded tempo.
rary relief, and resigned themselves to the
conviction that their ills must be borne to the
close of life.
The medical knowledge of o-day rejects a
conclusion SO devoid of hope. 1t regards
Asthma as susceptible of thorough, complete
eradication. Patient investigation has been
rewarded by the discovery that difficulty OF
breathing, or closing of the passages to the
lungs, is not merely a local disturbance, but
the visible sign OF disease that has its origin
elsewhere. This knowledge gained, it be-
came evident that inhalants, and all form of
local medication, were wrong in principle and
fruitless as to permanent results. The next
step in investigation led to a comparison of
the blood constituents of asthmatlc persons
with those Of persons in health. Here mil
croscopic science was called upon for aid,and
revealed unerringly a vitiated condition of
blood in all subjects OF Asthma. Attention
drawn in this direction, remedial agents
were sought to effect a restoration OF the
proper blood elements. The search was te.
dious and disconraging. but never abandon-
ed. The true cause of the disease having
been found, it was argued that there must be
I'm the treasury Of nature its antidote. That
faith has been Justified. Asthma has been
conquered and forever taken from the cat
egory of 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 incurability; that erroneous
theories of its causes have been abandoned;
thst its origin has Deem clearly discovered;
and last, that medical science has combined
remedial agents whose effects are in harmO-
ny with the latest developments in medical
discovery.
These reflections have been suggested
through the success that has attended the
treatment of Asthma by Cones Asthma Con-
queror. Its efficacy in cases of notable OBJ
stinacy and supposed incurability has elected
much interest and comment, both among
subjects of the disease and men Of acknowl-
edged skill in medical science. The evidence
adduced in behalf OF the remedy is SO vOlu-
minous and of SO respectable q character as
to force conviction of its merits and its power
to accomplish all that is promised. Hence
this matter has been deemed worthy more
than usual comment.
A valuable treatise relative to Asthma and
the diseases with which it is often complicat-
ed will be found interesting to the afflicted. 1t
may be had, and advice by letter in cases Of
special difficulty, by addressing the Cone
Asthma Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Words and Their Uses.
Richard Grant White has written a good
deal concerning the origin and various mean
ings of several old English words and
phrases, and many of his remaaks are very
instructive and interesting. Primarily,
words were designed to express ideas, and
not, as Tallyrand said, to conceal them. If
a genuine autograph of Shakespeare, Milton,
Swift or Pope could be found, how it would
be priced and appreciated by the fortunate
finder!
The old Charter Oak at Hartford is Justly
cared for, and its history is priced beyond
else in Connecticut; and the public
throughout the United States have vague
idea that it must have some intrinsic merit,
because the words ''Charter Oak' have been
used as trademark by the largest stove
factory in the world. For our own part, we
like to see ambitious manufacturers stamp
their goods SO that buyers will know them
on sight. The CHARTER OAK STOVE rather
adds to the claims for generation of the old
Charter Oak at Hartford, and will be likely
TO perpetuate it long after the original tree |
is entirely forgotten. This is the way of the |
world. (5-2S) !