Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-07
CATARRH.

orda dne tern cataIrh is applied to peculiar dis
prevails to an alarming extent and is produc
I'VE W OF very serious consequences.
trras isost prominent ana ch characteristic fea-
varying In its nature at different times.
o,dau IN some mere ls an almost constant flow of
ciear, acrld hutd, but oftener an Offensive.
matter Is secreted, which accumulates In the
nostrlls or drops into the throat, necesaitet. 1.
In ing It's irteguent removal by blowing the nose
sometimes patients feel as though their whole
head was in state of rottenness. so great 10
u ine e.. amount OF matter discharged and SO fetid
the constant dropping into the throat Of the
morbid matter from the head, and as a recum-
ben Dent position naturally favors the flow down
this cause Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with .he head very much elevated in order to
sieep Wild some degree of comfort.
phlegm collects behind and above the soft nai.
ate in the passage between the thfoat and head
addhering to the parts with glush tenacity Its
sensation of irritation and uneasiness II, The
ahected locality, which gives rise to Constant
ana almost Irresistible desire to relieve the dis.
SO a fo ei 9s craving m the mucous into the throat
popularly known as hawking" is Character,
1stic OF catarrh, and proves as Embarrassing fo
the one affected as it is disagreeable to those
Again, the offensive matter hardens and de-
posts itself on the membrane in the shane of
ary, nard concretions, which are discharged by
way OF the n0strils or throat in lumps or
fragments OF q deep green tint. In some cases
tnese lncrustations accumulate to such an ex-
eent as 70 1Srm regular plug in the nose. which
comfort. So firmly do these incrustations ad
mere 70 tne point OF attachment that their re-
m9vad mo usually requires the most violent efforts;
not unfrequently they have to be torn from the
membrane, Occasionally a solid cast of nota.
BILE size is expelled, on which there are pener-
aily traces OF blood, but in some cases the cast
shape Of the nasal cavity This condition. is
indicative Of liberation, which, in time. NAV
destroy the bony structure of the nose and bro.
uuce subsequent hattening of that organ
Gases are occasionally met with in Which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the mem
pFane OF the nasal cavities and then putrfes.
powering, and sufficiently fetid to poison the
atmosphere OF a whole room; and there are
others In which all the secretions Of the mem
feeling of dryness, heat and feyerishness in the
as DRY Catarrh.'
tiles Of the bones of the forehead and face civ
ing rise to distressing sensation of heavy
WelgnI or compression over the forehead, cd.
eyes,and to feeling Of fullness heat irritation %
soreness or pain in the nostrils near the root o7
the nose, as well as in the upper part Of the
Ihionc, apOFc anu DeQlnQ the soft DAlatq
sometimes there is pain obstinately fxed in
some particular part, as in the temple, on the
top OF the head, at the back of the neck, or be-
hind fi tne orbits, and occasionally. pain mani
iests lteelf In the face of SO severe a Character
that 1t Is frequently mistaken for neuralgia,
Ihe breath Is always tainted aud at times
ass%mef osor F. an etid and sickening
y offensive as to- render the sufferer an ob-
ject OF disgust to himself as well as to others
oat.s whe nasal ,s membrane is thickened and CON
gesteu, causing the nose to be stopped M
sometimes on one side, sometimes on the
other, and often on both, giving rise to flisa-
greeable, stufy sensation in the head, and oc-
sneezing. S
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky. or
OF nasal character, displaying sort of sniff
hoarseness aud discordance. There ia aIso n
sense OF irritation in the throat, and freauent
attempts mp to clear the parts of phlegm. produc-
In some cases patieuts complain of an uncom
Portable feeling Of fullness, or = choky sensa-
ton In the throat and in others OF a distress
porary relief Of which they have 10 swallow
frequently. Others, again, speak of a Constant
DAD or nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
and becomes weak and irritable; the annetite
is capricious and nearly always bad IN the
morning. the patient is languid, unable to
per,9fn 70 LINEN mental or physical labor with the
usual facihty, is nervous, de pressed in spirits.
at times fearful, timid, agitated and Inclined
to drowsiness and sleep, the memory Weakened
ened.
Inc mucous membrane soon becomes NOR.
Didly sensitive to unfavorable influences aud
IN spite OF the utmost care becomes affected
| from tne snghtess causes, SO that breath of
wiad upon the Innings of the nose or throat be-
| comes productive of cold, and gives rise to
| Thus the patient is subject to frequent and re-
| peated colds, each attack aggravating the
| oisease by giving 1t new impulse and inyoly-
ing larger extent of surface than its pre de-
ffessor. In this manner the difficulty spreads
from organ to organ, invading the throat
larynx trachea and bronchial tubes, until,
encr0ach1ng further and further, It reaches thf
inner ramifications OF the bronchi, when but !
slight impulse is required to send it to thu
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does. affecl
other organs in the body, especially those con
| tanning mucous mem brane, such as the st0m
ach bowels, kidneys, etc.
| BY the employment OF proper inhalation IL
the form Of medicated vapor (not steam O
direct action upon the diseased surfaces in tn,
larynx ana nasal passages, for air will find it
way into the most remote and intricate cavities
where 1t Is utterly impossible to make fiuit
appncauons. BE- these means every case cal
Persons desiring treatment by this system o
practlce can use the remedies at home as wei
as at our offiGe, and which will cause n,
Inconvenience or hindrance of business what
lever '
I have seen so many OF these cases cure,
that 40 not consider any case hopeless, un
less both lungs are seriously involved Tn
1nhalat1Ons aid us in dissolving the mucou
ana IN contracting and healing the ceyitieI
> which nothing else can do with The same sut
cess The very best references from those a