The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-13

test TO his class, when an accidental draught
blue tile fumes toward him, and he inhaled
perhaps not the thousandth part of grain,
certainly not the five hundredth part; he
was quickly seized with violent cramps,
and his life vas despaired Of for some
time. General Gates, who introduced the
use OF stramonium leaves when smoked for
the relief Of asthma, fell q victim to an
overdose, and yet tue quantity OF empyru-
matte oil taken into tho lungs must have
been very small. Those citations have
been made to prove that inhaled medicines
produce not only local effects, bu. are capa-
bic OF acting powerfully on tho system at
large, as Alternatives, narcotics, discutients,
etc. and 10 much smaller doses than when
taken into the stomach.
/ will TOW show how the cure of CON
sumption in the second stage is accom-
plished. Tubercles, from being gray and
glistening, become converted into yellow
cheesy matter; they may exist isolated or in
masses OF various sizes. When they soften,
1t is from the outside to the center, which
accounts for the altered appearance noted
in the expectoratlon in the second and
third stages. The Chemical composition is
changed 10 carbonte and phosphate of lime.
1t is upon the existence of these insoluble
salts that the choice of inhalants is made
We can introduce vapors that will dissolve
and convert them into liquefed tubercles,
when they are removed by absorption into
the circulation or by eXpectoratior. Those
familiar with chemistry vii easily recall
several vapors certain to effect this change
The local disease being thus removed by
inhalation, lett be the physicians care to
pay strict attention 10 the removal Of every
cause that may have induced the com
plant, and to adopt judicious, constitution
al treatment to remedy the DEPRIVED state
of the blood that lavors the deposit Of tu-
bercles A very few years ago, bleeding
| depletion, and low diet was the mistaken
treatment for consumption. The folly of
this course has at last been recognized by
the profession, and the opposite plan is now
pursued, Ii is combining local with
general treatment that makes Mcdicated
Inhalation successful. The local operates
directly on the seat Of the disease, while
the general treatment puts the blood in
such condition as to prevent new tubercles
forming In the second stage the proper
ton Of recoverIes is not so great IS in the
first; still very great number are saved by
means Of inhalation; of course, the earlier
it is used the better the prospect of cure
Those who expectorate most on rising in
the morning, and perceive yellow streaks
in the spit have reached the second stage;
and when this becomes decidedly yellow,
the third stage is near at hand, if not al
ready begun, when the chances of success.
full treatment diminish.
DR.. Thompson grasps, with his compre-
hensiye mind, the whole subject of Inhala-
ton, and reduces it to this simple PROPOSE
ton "If we would cure consumption, we
must treat the disease, not the symptoms;
and if we would treat the disease, we must
inhale; for there is no other means of
reaching the lungs, No treatment by the
stomach can be more than palliative, while
by the lungs it is always radical"
Having cited the testimony of distin-
guished men to prove the durability of CON
sumption by the use Of indicated Inhals
tons, would it not be well for professional
Sadducees to get out Of the way and let it
work. We know by the old treatment
thousands die annually who might be
saved by the new.
Some master minds have broken the
trammels of routine, and employ Inhala-
ton Give it fair trial it will be a bless.
ing TO the invalid. One consideration
however, cannot be too strongly impressed
upon the minds Of persons afflicted with
consumption. Ifyou propose to use Med
ic Ited Inhalation, do not wait until death
stores pou in the face before you begin
it; and always satisfy yourself that the ply.
stefan who prosciibes it understands wha
he is doing.
Very respectfully,
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