Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25
ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES.
The Rarifed Air of the Northwest
and Western States.
The Case OF Mr.. william Cott-HeTells
The Public What He Knows From
Actual Experience-An Inter-
esting and True Case.

An English writer, narrating his experiences
In the Himalayas, naturally has. much 70 say
about the rarined atmosphere; and In particular
he reports the laughable attempts made by the
natives of the region to account for the sickness
and shortness OF breath 70 which even they are
liable beyond a certain altitude. The height
Mt which these Effects OF headache and vomiting
are observed, varies much, and IL is not easy to
trace the cause Of the het irr e pnH A grea
One first notices the difficulty when using
some more than ordinary e1ertion, as running,
i've below six thousand feet, the effects gener-
ally come on between eleven and twelve thous-
and feet. AZ fourteen Thousand teet one Is liable
II is a fact not generally known that the at
mosphere of Nebraska and states adjoining is
also very rare, this accounts in q measure for
the prevalence of that loathsome disease catarrh.
MIR. william Colt, who resides at 2216 Mason
street. and is a clerk employed at No. 1lO7 Har.
ney street, on being interviewed by a reporter
on the subject of catarrh says: Il was troubled
with a fresh cold. l had Ats of s%neezing, with
chilly sensations followed by a feverish condi,
mad a watery discharge from my nostrils con.
tinually. until the edges of my .nostrils looked
red enough to satisfy ne IN mast eita ias ,.;,h ola
This condition soon %lessened. and would. cause
me but little annoyance. but each new cold made
condition of cold in the head. The discharge
was then thicker and changed in color. | could
o 1aaaps would would collect elLStsh in my my throat, Which kept
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me continually hemming and splitting. the
slightest change In temperature would elect my
condition and stop up first one nostril and than
the other. After going to bed, II laid on .my
right side my right nostril would stop up. II. on
my left, my left nostril. and | was compelled to
keep my mouth open to get sufficient air, my
voice had a mut He'd character, and Kind of "nasa
twang." I had a continual pain over my eyes
and In the back part of my eyes, my food did
not set well on my stomach and my appetite
was cangeable, | ate a very light breakfast; due
no doubt to my being compelled to hem and spit
so much upon arising. i suffered this way until
/ became discouraged. After trying numerous
patent preparations and obtaining NO relief, |
concluded 1 would make one more trial. l had
been reading about Dr. Mccoy and his associates
and visited their Office in the Range block and
must say. that ! was benefited by their treat,
ment, for / feel like a new man again. j feel
10. like n man who has been liberated from a
close confinement. l do not have the pains over
my eyes any more, my head is clear and my
nose also. l have, no more discharge from tie
nose, my appetite is good and what / eat agrees
with me. fam gaining in flesh. / sleep well
and get up In the morning refreshed, no more
hemming and splitting aud in short l feel much
better than ] have for over four years. l feel
like doing and saying all ] can for Mr.. Mccoy
and certainly re, oinmend all who are suffering
with cattrrh. to give hun a trial for he has
Workpl wonders for me-"