Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-01
ON ASTHMA.

IT Is A COMMON ERROR to suppose every
disease which Is attended by oppressed breath
ng to be ASTHMA or rIITHlsIc. We have short
ness Of breath In Consumption, Bronchitis and
Pneumonla, just rs We do Ia Asthma, only l.,
these diseases 1t Ia always present, whereas In
Asthma 1t occurs in paroxysms.
Asthma ID q spasinotlc diseass OF the lungs,
which manifests itself In periodic attacks or
g fits." 1t comes OH suddenly, and Is attended
with great difficulty Of breathing while II lasts.
but when the attack Is over the patient breatiIes
almost - well as In health.
The Asthmatic it m y come on at any time,
day or night but most commonly occurs after
midnight and before morning. The patient Is
suddenly awakened BY difficulty Of breathing,
feeling Of vght, or constitution Of the chest
II feels as though 10 we're bound. He sta up In
bod, pants or gasps for breath, and. In bad cases.
calls Tor the doors and windows TO be thrown
opeu Preparation stands out In large drops ON
the forehead, the face looks haggard, tho lips
are liyid.. the extremities cold. and the heart
Persons badly afflicted with this disease are.
during the at. inseilslbe TO everything save the
desire for air. have known them TO rush to
the open wiadow and hang over the sill for hours
The feeling is precisely that Of impending suifo-
cation, and the poor sufferer endures for q time
~ ths agony Of DRowNDiNG or slow sTRANG-
But happily Tor the patient, his confidence
never deserts him He feels that Il viii soon be
over. and then he will get relief. After longer
or shorter period, according 70 the severity Of
the case generally few hours-the TIGHT
NESS st the bottom, Of the chest relaxes. the
SPEAK and COUCH without difhcu.ty and be-
gins To expsctorate freely At length, worn out
BY the intensity Of his sdfFsFinRs. he fails asleep
and the attack 4 Il an end
names given 70 different forms OF this disease.
EMPMYeEBfAi d another and more inveterate
kind Of Asthma, while Hay Fever OF Rese cold 10
. peculiar variety Of Asthma which occurs At .
OF disease differ somewhat from the ethers in
symtoins, but practically these distinctions are
OF very little value. 1t does nnt matter to the
patient which form OF Asthma he has since his
sufferings are the same in all. In one case the
expectoration becomes yellow, and we call it
bronchial. In another It is light, and we cali It
dry. When he coughs up clear water, Nth
white frsth on the surface. we say he has humor-
81 asthma. In nervous asthma there Is very
little expectoration Of any kind. Hay fever al
ways begins - crying cold IN the Read or In
huonxa, and . clear water runs from the nose
and the syee for some time before the Asthma
1t comes on. inlcmphysein TIL. expectorAtion
val between the nts. while the shortness Of
breath is increased on the slightest exertiod
There b no rule which can be sid to be uni
form 10 Asthma IN one person the disease will
%sn sess Il shsr there snd Be-
several dts In succession, with only short inter
walls between them, and then the patient escapes
for longer period. In some the ats occur regu-
larry at stated times. Some ssthIhatics breath
best in the city, while others cannot pas. night
In town without suffering an attack. One pre-
fsrs the low IaDd - place Of residence, and an
other can only slssp on high ground. particu-
lar exposufe of . room will often make differ
o. one de q street md not not On the opposite.
1he nnell 0f hay, roses and even OF the stable.
With many h sufhcient II bring on paroxysm
Some cannot drive behind horses, OF endure
cat in the same room.
All this must seem strange and simost absurd
70 those Who know nothing Of the disease BY cx-
pofisnce, bat those who are afflicted with Il up-
derstand the matter. s. sensitive are some peo-
pie that they cannot enter . drug store wbere
ipecacuanhe u & p without experiencing an ep-
Asthma depends more ON atmospheric causes
than other lung diseases. The mucous mem.
brane 10 morbidly sensitive 70 every change In
In the presence ofsmoke or dust; Ia IL tempera-
tssrs, humidity. or even impregnAnee with the
delicate fragrance Of flowers and plants. Few
people have any Idea Of the powerful influence
exefted for good or III BY what We inhalc The
most diseases and It is only BY employing 1t a.
the carrier Of remedies that many Of thcm can
be cured. This Il peculiarly the case with all
diseases q the air passage and lungs. Of none
Il Il fooIisk conceit Of many people to be-
leye that II they have Asthma they cannot get
consumption. The truth d the very opposite.
They are more liable 70 fall into consumption
because they have Asthma Another idea H.
that Asthma itzell u not dangerous dieeaRe.
sor tl1l9
city prove 70 al Who read them that great num-
bers lose their lives every year
Without courage and perseverance, nothing is
cmrable, But with these. aided BY proper and
skillfulI treatment. Asthma can generally be
cured even after the lungs are extensively dis
cared. And this can only be done by the proper
use Of Medicatcd Inhalations which reach every
part Of the deasessed surfaces. thus rendering
luag diseases q Amenable 70 treatment and q
easily cured - any other class Of diseases.
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, N. D.,
275 North Main Street, Ia Angeles, Cal.
r. s.-OrvicH Houas, from 10 A. Y. to ar NJ;
Sunday from to 6Rn.