Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-25
ON ASTHMA.

IT Is A COMMON ERROR to suppose every
disease which Is attended by oppressed breath
ng TO be ASTHMA or fifHIsIc. We have short
ness Of breath in Consumption, Bronehitls and
Pneumonia, Just as we do Ia Asthma, only I.
these diseases it Is always present. whsfeas In
Asthma It occurs In paroxysms.
Asthma is spasmctie dsesss Of the lungs,
which mxnifcsts itself In periodic attacks or
with great difficulty Of breathing while II lasts.
but when the attack is over the patient breathes
almost a. well a. in health.
The Asthmatic Nc my come on ct any time,
day or night. but most commonly occurs after
midnight and before morning. The patient is
su idenly awakened by difficulty of breathing,
feeling Of We ght or construction Of tile Ghost.
It feels as though II were bound. He sits up In
calls Tor the doors and ~indows to be thrown
open. Pevspirstion stands out IN large drops On
the forehead; the lace looks hagHard, the lips
are livid,. the extremities cold. and the heart
beating violently.
Persons badly afflicted with this disease are,
during the fit. insensible to everything save the
dcsirc for air. l have known them TO rush 10
the open window and hang over the sill for hours
in midw inter, utterly regardless Of the cold.
The feeling d precisely that Of impending suHo-
c ton, and the poor sunrrer endures for time
~ ths ageny Of DRowNDINa Or slow srRANo-
Bus happily Tor the patient. his cenhasnee
never deserts him. He fsels that II will soon be
over. and then he will get reIief. After longer
or shorter period, according 10 the severity Of
the generally few hours-the TIGHT
NESS vt the bottJm Of the chest relsxes. the
SPEAK and OOU0H without diiiculty and be-
aims 10 expecturste freely. Al length worn out
By the intensity Of his suierings, he fails asleep,
NERVOUS, HUMID and DaY ASTHMA are
names given to different forms Of this disease.
ENPMIkEMA Il another ard more inveterate
kind Of Asthma. while Hay Fever or Rsse cold il
peculiar variety Of Asthma which occurs at
Certain seasap Of the year. Each Of these forms
o, disease differ somewhat from the others In
symtoms, but practically the,e distinctions are
Of very little value. u dots mt natter 10 tine
patient which form Of Asthma he has since his
expectofAtion becomes yellow. and we cali It
bronchial. In Auother 1t is light, and we cali Il
dry. When he coughs up clear water, With .
white frsth on the surfAse. We ssy he has humor-
si asthma. In nervous tsthma there Is very
little expectoration Of any kiad Hay fever Al
ways begins - crying cold IN the head or in
hutnxa, and = clear water runs from the nose
and the eyes for some time before the Asthma
nt comes On. Inj,mphyssm th- expectoration
yal beswee the fits. Wills the shortness Of
breath is increastd on the sliGhtest exertion
There Is no rule which can be said 10 be uni
form ~ Asthma, IL one Person the disease will
entirely pass on after . single attack, and re-
main we'll for weeks. In another thefe will be
several its in succession. with only short inter
walls netwesn them. and then the patient escapes
for i5ngtr prri,d. In some the dts occ regu-
larry ut stated times. Some ssthmatics b.eath
BEST In the Q ty, while Others cannot pass night
In town without suffering an attack. One pre-
fers the low lahd place Of residence, and an
other can only sleep on high ground. ! particu-
lar exposure of = room will often make diAer-
ence, and have known people who Md sleep
On one side ct Z street and not on the opposite.
1he smell Of hay, rosas and even Of the stabic.
with many b suficieht ts bring on pafoxysm.
Some cannot drive behind horses. or endure
All this must seem strange and almost absurd
TO thoes who know nothing OF the disease BY ex-
psrisnce, but those who are adiicted with Il un-
dsrssand the matter. Be sensitive are some peo-
pie tlsAt they cannot enter drug Store whsrs
ipscscusnhs IL k,ps without experiencing an ep-
preston In breathing.
Asthma depends more ON atmospheric causes
than other lung diseases. The mucous mem
The ais, In the sxcssn or deficiency Of iss oxone-
Ia the presence u anoke or dust; la its temperar
turs, humidity, or even inpreghanee with the
deicztr fragrance Of flowers and plants Few
people have any .ds; 4, q the & nHuence
ar IS the great source from whence we contract
most diseAses and 1t IL only BY employing 10 ~
the carrier Of remedies that many Of thcm can
b. cured. This is peculiarly the case with al
m1fe 30 than Asthma.
10 10 foolish conceit Of many peopic TO be-
lieve that II they have Asthma they cannot get
consumption. Tho truth Ia the very opposite
They ere more liable 70 fall into Consumption
because they have Asthma. Another idea Is,
hat Asthns itsslf h not . dangs rous disssss
ann yet the pubiishe1 bills Of mortality for this
city prave to al Who read them that great num-
befs lose their Ives every year.
Without courage aud psrssvevance noshing Il
cussble. But with there, aided by proper sn1
skillfull treatment, Asthma can generally b.
cured even after the lungs are extensively dis
essed. And this can only be done by The proper
u,e of Medicated Limitations which reach every
part Of the deaseaked surfaces, thus rendering
lung diseases ~ Amcnsbls 20 tire atmcnt and q
easily cured - any other class Of diseases.
n. HILTON WILLIAMS, N. d.,
75 North Main Street, Las Angeles, Cal
P. s.--OvFIcE HouRs. from 10 A. y. to sP. H.;
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