The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15


but invades the deep fsucal cavity, seen
when the mouth is open, and the tongue de.
pressed. Here 1t gives rise to feeling Of
soreness, heat and constant desire to
swallow, with more Or less liability to cough.
especially when visiting assemblies where
the air is impure. The membrane is now
OF darkred color, somewhat swollen, and
granulations! are distributed over the soft
palate and pharynx ia clusters, giving
it streaked appearance. The voice loses
its musical quality and power. In this
condition Of the throat thore is a tendency
to take cold from the most trivial cause.
Catarrh snow advancing upon the"Larynx,n
to which point we must follow it and faith :
fully record its action upon that organ.
The Larynx is the head of the windpipe,
and the last fortress which Catarrh has TO
storm and carry before it enters the trachea
and bronchial tubes. II has now become
formidable disease, and no time must be
lost in divesting it Of the power it has &C.
quired. The larynx is situated behind and
at the base of the tongue. In shape it is
like an inverted cone, and is composed of
four cartilages. held firmly together by lig-
aments and muscles 1t varies in length
from one to two inches, beginning at the
base of the tongue and extending to the
neck (Pomum Adami, known as Adams
apple, and has two openings; the upper
one is called the Cloths. This aperture is
covered by valve called the ."Epiglottis,"
which serves to guard the entrance to the
lungs, and on the approach of food or drink
to guide them into the stomach. 1t is
wise arrangement, for if tie least particle of
food or drink gets into the windpipe, com.
monty called "the wrong throat" there is
great distress and continuous coughing until
offending matter is expelled.
About halfway down the larynx is the
second opening or slit, in which vocal cords
are located. This arrangement is to produce
audi vary sound, through which the in
dwelling spirit makes known its varied
wants.
When Catarrh suddenly assails the larynx
the struggle is short, frequently terminating
fatally in few hours. Washington sur.
rendered his life to an attack of acute
laryngitist. The symptoms of this form
of disease are easily distinguished the
victim complains of sore throat, preceded
by q well.defned chill, accompanied with
an Undesirable restlessness and anxiety
Of countenauce. Breathing becomes labor
ed, and stertorous, and swallowing almost
impossible. The voice at first is husky,
growing gradually more indistinct, till it
settles into an inarticula,e whisper. The
horrors of strangulaton then begin; breath.
ing becomes more difficult the face assumes
q livid hue; the eyes wildly stare; terri
BILE sense Of suffocation comes on; the
throat is grasped convulslvely, as if to tear
the obstruction from it; motion is made for
air but, alas alas death damps
bead the brow, tho eyes, close, and the
struggle for life is over
Disease like this makes US deplore the
impotence Of our art, for rarely, indeed,
can any treatment be employed before the
sufferer dies.
A milder form of Laryngitis, however, is
known as Clergman's Sore Throat. This
is quite amensble to successful treatment,
and will be the subject of my next letter.
Very respectfully
N. B. WOLFE, Nj. d.
TAG Smith St.. Cincinnati, @.