The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-08

ToNSiLs -si MPrOMS DE- CRIBED ERROR
~ FASHIONABLE TREATMENT -- ouACx
SURGERY coNDEaNEp--cAIARRH ApvASc-
ING ON THE LUNGS.
Editor Bulletin;
When inalmatlon Of the lining mem,
brane of the cavities of the nose becomes
chronic, the tractils power Of the uvuiya il
lost ana the organ longthens unui II
'ouchfs the base Of the tongue. This oc.
ours npst freqnrptlyio persons Of. sran,ic
or scorbutic habits; still the most robust
cannot claim exemption from this condition
II The disease has existed long enough TO
exhaus: the vital powers Of the parts in
viewed. When the 'p4lste" has thus "fal-
len" it rests on the base Of tho tongue and
and creates an almost constant desire to
clear the throat Of 40 offending presence.
Harsh scraping coughs, or chest efjrts to
"clear away" distractions in tho air pas
s,ges, become frequent and tiresome. tn
obviate which the patient will close the
lips and make efforts to swallow something
that sticks in the throat.
Now, It is not hard to understand that
the cause Of this elongated uvu,va is the
presence Of calarrh in the back chamber.
of the nose. Kn,winy this, how absurd il
is to cut it off with any hope of removing
The cause of the relaxation! And yet thi,
ID the practice We see laily employed by
many who nre ivnoraa, Of any other treat
nsnt Even upstsrt specialists practice
this cru Quackery, and cut OF every
dro0ping uvulva they meet. In The ligh,
Of rcsson and common sense such !nu,uia-
ton is criminal, and u reproach upon the
profession. There can be no excuse for
committing the barbsrity, unless ignorance
or indifference to consequences are such.
After this is done the inflammation in the
nasal chambers continues, and will extend
to the tonsils, the fauces, and finally the
lungs. We have but destroyed the sentinel
that appnsed us of the presence of an
enemy.
Immediately behind and at the base of
the arch of the palate the tonsils are located,
which in turn become infsmed aud eu-
laryed by the drip Of catarrhal srcretions
from the posterior mares. Sometimes these
glands become so large as almost to OBJ.
struct the air from entering the stomach.
When this is the case the disease is called
Qiinsy, Diytheria, or Toneilitis. But by
whatever name 1t may be known, it is the
same old catsrrh, journryins from the
nose to the lung, and gathering new
strength in each new organ it iavades. II
We look intothe throat now, We will see
two red, q .,hy balls, with rough and IN.
even surfaces, protruling into and par
tally ii ing ME passage. At this stage OF
cat,rrlA there is always more or less dis
urbance of the 81 stem, such as chills aud
fever alternating, with headache, carsche,
or facenche.
AS the tonsis have become inhamed and
enlarged by the same cause that relaxed
The uvuva, il follows that the same
treatment should be common 10 both;
and so II is, namely, IL cure the catarrh,
as the cause, when the effects will cease.
But what is the fashionable mode of treat.
ing enlarged or ipdumted tonsils? Pre-.
cissIy the same as for shortening the uvulva.
Cut them IA, svy our professional Alex.
sndersl Aud If you do, You will iniiict an
injury from which recovery will he impos.
sible. BY subduing the inf an alton, the
Ionsils will again contract to their natural
size, and become healthy. There is too
much ambition On the psrt Of medical men
10 attain notorioty In this way. BY .
strange infatuation, false estimate Of
professional ability is attached to tho us-
Of the knife, no matter what mischief il
may do, or how unskilfully Il may be en-.
ployed. | do not say one word against the
practice Of surgery when 1t Is right and
proper 10 employ Ii; but when men, gar.
ngly incompetent, seek notoriety by such
work, 1t Is tlmo to guard the public against
mischief.
When the tonsils prevent air from freely
sntering tho wudpipe, they become power.
Tul allies II tho development Of consunp.
lion. Thus uvulitis and ,onsiitis warn us
" tho Approach Of tho dread disease.
Gently Does IL.