The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-28
NEW CONDITIONS.
Yelled in Uncertainties, They Develop
Themselves Rapidly and Surely
A Thorough Investigation
Necessary.

When catarrh has existed in the head and
the upper part of the throat for any length
Of time-the patient living in q district
where people are subject TO catarrhal affec-
tion-and the disease has been left incurred
the catarrh invariably sometimes slowly
extends down the windpipe into the bron-
chial tubes. which tubes convey the air in.
to the different parts of the lungs The
tubes become affected from the swelling
and the mucus arising from catarrh, and in
some instances become plugged up SO that
the air cannot get in as freely as 1t should.
Shortness of breath follows. and the pa
tient breathes with labor and difficulty.
In other cases there's sound of cracking
and wheeling inside the chest. At this
stage of the disease the breathing is usual
~ more rapid than when in health. The
patient has also hot flashes over his body.
In some cases small masses of cheesy sub
stance are spit up. which. when pressed be-
tween the fingers, emit n bad odor. In
other cases particles of hard. chalky nat
ure are spit up. The raising of cheesy or
chalky Jumps indicates serious mischief st
work in the lungs.
The pulse is usually moro rapid than nor
flesh. fresh cold is all that is needed at
this point TO develop rapid consumption.
In some instances the patient loses flesh
and strength slowly. The muscles grad
ually regains some Of his strength only to
lose it again.
A weak stomach and dislike for food.
which seems to have Lost its taste, causes
the patient to think he has disease of the
stomach instead of the lungs. With these
m flarQ
disturbance of the kidneys: In bronchial
catarrh the voice often becomes weak.
husky and coarse. There is a burning
pain in the throat with difficulty IN swal-
lowing and often violent
PALPITATIoN OF THE HEART.
What causes palpitation of the heart"'
The causes are numerous. First. violent
physical exercises or indulgence in intoxi-
eating liquors will cause it. Second, per-
sons with contracted chests often suffer
with palpitatiOn of the heart. In these
cases it seems to be caused by naraowness
of the chest, which interferes with the free
play ofthe heart. Third. palpitation is a very
frequent symptom of nervous debility, from
whatever cause 1t may arise Under this
head may be included sexual excuses and
eneryating habits. Fourth, cardiac palpi-
tation is of frequent occurrence in persons
of nervous temperament, and Is induced by
late hours, the habitual use of tea and cot
fee, the inordinate use of tobacco, with de-
rangement of the digestive organs, with
sudden shock or fright.
Symptoms-In a perfectly healthy sub
ject with n well-formed chest. the heart
beat is so slight that the motion is not per-
ceptible unless the hand be applied to the
chest over the organ. Whenever a person
becomes sensible of the beating of his own
heart. he may be said to have palpitation.
In some cases of palpitatlOn the heart
sounds are sometimes so increased In in
tensity that they are distinctly audible TO
the patient when he lies on his left side.
In some cases the fits of palpitation come
on suddenly and only last a short time.
while in others they come on gradually and
are long and severe.
In other cases palpitation is accompanied
by uneasiness, by sense of construction or
tight feeling or of weight about the region
of the heart, and by a sense of sinking or
fiuttering in the region of the stomach.
This feeling causes persons to 60 to their
doctor and complain of beating in their
stomach, as they call it. One man came to
me and insisted that he had pulse inside
of his stomach. Sometimes extreme faint
ness is observed, together with headache
and rush of blood to the head, and ringing
in the ears.
If you are suffering from any of the above
symptoms. do not neglect them too long,
for they soon pass beyond human aid.