The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-30
AN INTER Y! YIEW.
WITH DIR. Z. r. YUNcB ON T.Rn Ere.
AND RAR AND ON CATARRH

WITH DR. Z r. HUNCB ON z.RD Ere.
AND Ear AND ON CATARRH.
During q social conversation with
DR.. Bunce, consulting physician Of the
eye, ear and throat Institute OF Mime.
apolis. MIMI, at the Cataract House
yesterday, our conversation drifted
into matters pertaining to his prOfas-
sion. The doctor. who Is thoroughly
posted in his business, interested us to
an unusual extent aud We j0tted down.
some facts gained from him which
will. NO doubt, prove Of great benefit to
many Of the Press readers. We would
say that the doctor, ha is u man Of
profound learning in medicine, is 4
speciality physician. The treatment Of
the eye aud ear and also catarrll are i'm.
his particular line. He 10 uniformly
successful in Strengthening crooked
eyes, III removing cataracts aud tumOrs
aud in the case of catarrh.
what is the principal cause of
blindness in this country" we asked.
II am convinced'' replied the doctor,
''by constant observation that niue.
tenths of the blindness in this prairie
country is attributable to catarrhal
conjunctivitis. Constant irratation OF
the granulated lids upon: the c0rnea
causes vascularity and intolerance Of
light, consequently nature being una.
bic to protect itself, forms panus or
cataract over the cornea, and blindness
is the natural result. This is the sim
plest form of blindness. and needs only
al expert hand to remove without Diet.
rilnelit to the eye. If people would on
ly consult a physician in season about
themselves such sickness would not be-.
come chronic, and would yield more
readily to treatment"
''What did you say, doctor, is the
cause of deafncss?''
TN regard to the ear, would say
that u large majority Of aural diseases
in this climate, is caused from catarrll.
The mucus membrane of the pOsterivr
mares become intlamed, the mouth Of
the eustachian tube, situated ut the
posterier mares, and running to the III
terEal ear, becomes stopped, cOnSe-
Quently the ear cannot breath. Air
going to the inner ear keeps it moist
and III Il healthy condition. The re-
suit Of this stoppage is that the inter-
nal ear becomes dry, the cerum hard
ems, the (timpanum) or drum of the
ear tilckels. The first symptoms of
deafness in such cases are varied. In
the majority of cases there is roaring,
buZZing, in some cases cracking aud
swapping at intervals. 1t Is query in
the minds of the profession that people
suffering from these alarming symp-
toms do not apply to some skllIful
specialist for treatment, aud not let
their case go until it is too late.''
You claim that catarrl can lie
cured, l notice by the Press of last
Thursday morning?"
Yves, sir, catarrh can be cured in
every instance with a persistant and
thorough course OF treatment. Ca
tarrh is the cause of more cOnstitu-
tlOnal illness in this climate. than any
other one malady u specialist las 10
contend with"
The reader could obtain greatly
more comprehensive idea of the doc
tors knowledge and ability to treat
the cases referred to by Il few minutes
conversation with him, than by \ two
column printed interview, and there.
fore the Press would recommend all in
need of DR.. Bunce's treatment to call
on him at the Cataract House.
We find the above in the Sioux Falls
Press Of Sunday last. The Doctor will
be at the Worthington Hotel on Tues.
day and Wednesday, May 5th and 9Th,
to meet those who wisl, to consult him
in regard to any Of the diseases named
above.