Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-24
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On the Influence or Cold
IN THE
Production of Diseases of the Lungs
AND ON THE-
COMPARATIVE MERITS
Different Plans of Treatment.

Dll1erent FlanS OF treatment.
DY NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D., NJ. C.P.
ID S. o., specialist in diseases of the Head,
Throat and Chest, including the Eye, Ear and
The state of the atmosphere impresses itself
directly on the mucous lining of the nasal pas
sages, throat wlndpipe, bronchial tubes and
temperature of the air are Immediately felt over
the whole OF this extended surface. Goodness
and humidity render the air irritating to the
mucous membrane, irritation ends in conges-
ton, and congestion is the first stage of inflam-
matlon-the parent of all those chronic catarrh-
al affections OF the nose, throat and bronchial
tubes, which ultimately end in consumption.
Nearly eighty per cent. of the cases of con-
sumption begin by congestion of the mucous
membrane OF the nasal passages, throat and
bronchial tubes produced by colds. To that
extent, therefore, consumption springs directly
from the damp and changeable weather. 1t is
quite as much SO as Inflammation of the eyes
or quinsy Of the throat, and must be treated in
the same direct manner
1t is rule of medical practice, established by
ages OF experience, that every disease which is
local-that is to say, has its seat in any one
organ or part OF the body-requires for its cure
the direct application of the RENE dies to such
organ or part When this can be done, the
disease is generally durable, and when 1t can
same mucous membrane + snreaS ioSat avar the
globe of the eye. lines the tear passage and in
ternal surface of the nose, covers the throat
passes down the windpipe, and becomes the
lining of the delicate and fnnumerable air cells
OF the lungs When cold produces inflamma-
tlon OF the eye IN one person and acute catarrh
and the membranes affected are alike in every
respect. When cold produces sore throat In
one person and congestion of the lungs in
another, there is no difference in the diseased
action OF the two cases, or in the principles of
treatment required for their cure. 1t is mu-
cous membrane that is involved in both cases.
But many treat these similar diseases of same
mem brane widely different, and, as a conse-
9uence, cure one and fail to cure the other.
ments nS rscy eye yhey tp tappy eyewaasnes and pint
generally successful. In the nose is applied
nothing to the diseased parts and catarrn be-
comes seated and is thought to be incurable
For an infamed throat they prescribe gargles
and applications to the throat and generally
cure. For the same disease little lower down
in the windpipe aud bronchial tubes-they
make no direct application, but dose the pa
tients stomach, and. as a consequence often
iall TO cure Would 1t not be foolish to pretend
ing the stomach? Well, 1t is just as great a
mistake to treat catarrh and diseases of the air
passages of the lungs by dosing the stomach
alone.
The fatality of lung diseases is not due. as
many people suppose, to the malignity of their
nature or the Importance of their breathing
organs. 1t is the inevitable result of gross neg
lect Of the means of cure within the reach Of
all. Properly treated by, direct medication,
If any satisfactory result were attained by
constitution treatment alone in lung cases-if
cases-it might reasonably be doubted whether
the direct t.eatmentof inhalation could accom-
pish better results. But the fact is they do but
very little good. Even in hospitals, where the
diet, exercise and general habits, as well az
their medical treatment, are entirely under the
control OF physicians, very few well Defined
diseases OF the lungs can be shown to have been
cured by the stomach treatment out OF every
thousand cases SO treated 1t has been so uni
IoImly unsuccessful that most people have
come to regard consumption as equivalent to
me hand of DEATH In giving 1t up, therefore.
hose having lung diseases abandon nothing
Of life and health ~ P0
now look at the results attained by the direct
,reatment OF the lungs by inhalation. In ali
PRIMARY cases OF catarrh bronchitis and
lsthma, improvement Immediately takes place.
mo tney go on to complete cure. In consump.
ION the disease is more obstinate but these
Eases ultimately get well. Even in desperate
'ases dement's always result from inhalations,
lhd we can point to hundreds of such cases
Vnlch were given over to die and pronounced
l0peless, and yet recovered and are now living.
hese sS facts are easily certified to by thousands
u HVlng witnesses at the present day.
VI. HILTON WILLIAMS, NJ. D., NJ. C. P. s.o.,
HOLLENBECK BLOCK,
oorner second and Spring sts, Los Angeles.
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