Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-28
ON Asthma.

IT Is A COMMON ERROR to suppose every
disease which Is attended by oppressed breath
ny 10 be ASTHMA or rIifHIsic We have short
ne2 Of breath In Consumption, Bronchitis and
Pneumonia, Just as we do in Asthma, only I.
these diseases Il e always present. whereas In
Asthma It occurs In paroxysms.
Asthma is spasmotie disessa Of the lungs.
which manifests itself In periodic attacks or
" hts' II comes on suddenly, and is attended
with great diiiculty Of breathing while II lasts.
almost Is well - In health.
The Asthmatic ut IN come ON at any time,
day or night. but most commonly occurs after
midnight and before morning. The patient Is
suddenly awakened BY difIiculty Of bre4thing.
feeling of We ght, or ccustricsion ot the cheat.
II feels a. though u were bound. He sits up In
beu, psnts or gaps for breath, and In bad cases,
calls Tor tDe doors and ~indcvs 70 be thrown
opcr. Precipitation stands out in large drops On
are livid, the extrcmities cold, and the heart
beating violently.
Persons badly afIiicted with this disease are.
during the N. inseusibie to overythinx ssvc the
desire Tor AR. have known thsm 70 rush 70
the open window and hang over the aill fof hours
In miisinter, utterly regardless of the cold.
The feeling ID precisely thas Of impending suilo-
cation and the poor sufferer enddfes for time
y the agony Of oflDRowNDiNo or slow srRAka-
But happily Tor the patient, his confidence
never deasrh him. He feels that II will soon be
over, and then he viii gst relief. After longer
or shostor period, according u the severity q
hs IS Z r. So;ym 4 ~ ths sS .as s
SPEAK and COUGH without difleulty and be-
sIns % sxpsclorste freely. Al length. worn out
BY the Intensity Of his gnnefngs. he falls asleep.
and the attack y It an ind.
NERVOUS, HUMID and DRY ASTHMA are
names given " different forms of this diseaae.
EAPMfeEhAis Ia another and more inveterate
kind OF Asthma, while HAY Fever or REESE cold Is
Pssglisr variety & q Asthma Which ,s cceurs , .s
o. disease differ somewhat from the others In
symtolns, but practically these distinctions are
Of very little value. Il does net matter to the
patient which form Of Asthma he has since his
expectoFssion btccmes yellow. and We call \
bronchial In another Il 10 light, and we call Il
dry. When he coughs up clear water, with Q
white treth on the surfsfe, we say he has humor-
81 Asthma. In nervous asthma there Is very
little expectoration Of any kind. Hay fcver a.
ways begins = . crying cold In the head or In
huensa, and clear water runs from the noss
and the eye Tor some time before the Asthma
q comes on InlDmphyssm tn. expeetorasiou
II generally thick. aud continues in the inter
vi between he ats. whils NE shortns. 81
breath is increased on the siightest exsrtion.
There Is no rule which can be said TO be unit
form Ia Asthms. In one peFeon the disease will
entirely pass od after . single sttaek, and re-
several fits In succession. with only short inter
walls tetween them, and then the paiient escapes
for longer peri. d. In some the des occur reEu-
l~fiy at stated times. Some ssthmatics breath
ia town without suffering an attach One pre-
fers The low land - place Of residence, and an
other can only sleep on high ground. pasticu-
ar exposure Of room VIII often make ds1er-
ence, and have known people who uld sleep
On one alds q street aud not on the opppslte.
1hs smsll of hay, roses and even Of the stable,
with many IL suflicieft t. bring on paroxysm.
Some cannot dive behind horscs, Or endure .
cat IN the same room.
All this NUS seem atraage and almost absurd
psrIsnco, but those who are smicted with Il mn
deFstAnd the matter. Be- sensitive are some pso-
p1e that they cannot enter drug sore whore
fpsescuanh. Is /. pt without experiencing an ep-
Asthma depends more on atmospheric caus<s
than other lung dissases- The mucous mem.
brane IL moF6idly sensitive 10 every change In
the aif, In the excess OF deficiency Of its ozone
10 The presence II smoke OF dust; In its tempsFA-
tnre. humidity. or even inprsgnanee whh the
deiicats fragrance Of flowers and plants. Few
people have any idea Of the powerful influence
sxeftei for good OF III BY what We inhale. The
air is the great source from whence We contract
ne s's s.ss ss & :.s.: sas : ss ss .s, ss z ssn
Be- our>d. The b PECULIARLY ne case With al
diseases of ths air passge and lungs. Of none
more 20 than Asthma
II b : foolish concsit q many people 70 BE-
iisvs that II they have As11m they cnnnot get
cone,mpsion. ms truth b the vssy opposite
They are more liable 70 fall into cons111ption
because they have Asthma Another idea =,
that A1ehnns T. Of = M . dnaRx rous dissnse,
ann ri The pubiiahsd bin u morality for tnis
city prove 70 III Who rssd then thst great num-
bcrs lose tnsif lives every yeas.
without courage end pernevsrance nothing y
cnnbis. But With these. ai1sd By proper ard
skinfuIl treatment, Asthma can generally BE-
cured even after the lungs arc extsRsivsly dis
essed: And nj: can only Be done by ne proper
part Of the deasssssd surfaces. thus rendering
lung diseases q amenabIe % treatment and -
easfiy cured % any other class Of diseases.
n. HILTON WILLIAMS. N. D.,
27b North Main street. Las Angeles. Cal.
r. s.-ovvicE Houss. from 10 A. =. to r. \. /;
Sunday from 10 5P. \.