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On the Influence Of Cold
In THE
Pr0du ctiOn of Diseases of the Lungs
AND ON THE
COMPARATIVE MERITS
OF THE
Different Plans of Treatment,


DYM. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D., M. C.P.
ID s. o., specialist in diseases of the Head,
Throst and Chest, including the Eye. Ear and
Heart.
The state of the atmosphere impresses itself
directly on the mucous lining of the nasal pas
sages, throat windpipe, bronchial tubes and
aireells of the lungs. Sudden changes in the
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-
tion. and congestion is the first stage of infam-
mation-the parent of all those chronic cstarrh-
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
1nhammatory and purely local in its early stage
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 remedies to such
organ or part. When this can be done, the
disease is generally durable, and when 1t can.
not be done 1t is, II serious generally fatal The
same mucous membrane is spread over the
globe of the eye. lines the tear passage and iu-
ternal surface of the nose, covers the throat,
passes down the windpipe, and becomes the
lining OF the delicate and innumerable air cells
OF the lungs. When cold produces inflamma-
tion of the eye in one person and acute catarrh
of the head in another, the cause the disease
and the membranes affected are alike in every
one person and congestion of the lungs in
sno her, there is no difference in the diseased
action of the two cakes, 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
membrane widely different and, as a conse-
quence, cure one and fail to cure the other.
ments directly to the fnflamed parts and are
generally successful. In the nose is applied
nothing to the diseased parts, and catarrh be-
comes seated and is thought to be incurable
For an inflamed throat they prescribe gargles
and applications to the throat. and generally
cure. For the same disease a little lower down
In the Tindpipe np ana bronchial chi tubes-they
TENTS stomach, and as a consequence often
fail to cure Would 1t not be foolish to pretend
to cure an infamed eye or sore throat by dos
ing the stomaeh2 Well 1t is just as great
mistake to treat eatarrh 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 mslignity Of their
nature or the Importance of their breathing
organs. 1t is the inevitable result of gross neg
leet OF the means of cure within the reach of
all. Properly treated by direct medication,
lung diseases are as durable as other maladies
If any satisfactory result were attained BY
COubblbutlOu bTOdImeuG dlOue IN lung CaBeS--lf
they cured considerable proportion of such
cases-it might reasonably be doubted whether
the direct treatment of inhalation could accom-.
plish 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
foTmly unsuccessful that most people have
come to regard consumption as equivalent TO
the hand of DEATH In giving 1t up, therefore,
those having lung diseases abandon nothing
save the certainty OF an earthly grave for hope
of life and health.
Now, look at the results attained by the direct
treatment of the lungs by inhalation. In ali
ordinary cases of catarrh, bronchitis and
asthma, improvement Immediately takes place
and they go ON to complete cure In eonsump,
tion the disease is more obstinate, but these
cases ultimately get we'll. Even in desperate
cases benefits always result from inhalations
and we can point to hundreds of such cases
which were given over to die and pronounced
hopeless, and yet recovered and are now living
These facts are easily certified to by thousands
of living witnesses at the present day.
M. HMToN WILLIAMS, M. D., NJ. c. P. s.O.
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