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On the influence Of Cold
IN THE-
Production of Diseases of the Lungs
AND ON THE
COMPARATIVE MERITS
OF THE
Different Plans of Treatment,

DY NJ HILTON WILLIAMS, NJ. D., NJ. C. P.
Id s. o., specialist in diseases of the Head,
Throat 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 s. and .li
Temperature of the air are Immediately felt over
the whole of this extended surface. Coolness
and humidity render the air irritating to the
mucous membrane, Irritation ends in conges-
ton, and congestion is the first stage OF fnfiam-
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
infiammatory and purely local In It's 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
It is a 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
not be done it is, serious, generally fatal. The
same mucous membrane Is spread over the
globe OF the eye. lines the tear passage and 1u-
ternal surface of the nose, covers the throat,
passes down the windpipe, and becomes the
lining of the delicate and innumerable air cells
ton 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
respect. When cold produces sore throat IN
one person and congestion of the lungs in
o'her, there is no difference in the diseased
action of the two cases, or in the principles OF
treatment required for their cure. II is mu-
cous membrane that is involved in both cases.
But many treat these similar diseases of same
mem brane widely different, and, as conse-
quence, cure one and fail to cure the other.
For the tlGY aDDlV eYeWaSheS and O1nt-
ments directly to the infamed paris and are
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 inhamed throat they prescribe gargles
and applications to the throat, and generally
cure. For the same disease a little lower down
in the windpipe and bronchial tubes-they
make no direct application, but dose the pa
tient's stomach, and as consequence often
fail to cure Would it not be foolish to pretend
to cure an infiamed eye or sore throat by dos
ing the stomach? Well it is just as great
mistake to treat catarrh and diseases of the air
passages of the lungs by dosing the stomach
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
leet of the means of cure within the reach of
all. Properly treated by direct medication
lung diseases are as durable as other maladies
II any satisfactory result were attained By
constitution treatment alone in lung cases-tf
they cured considerable proportion of such
CanSo-it IulBub rehbOuhDly De uOuDtcu WhCehCi
the direct t-estment of 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 as
their medical treatment, are entirely under the
control of physicians, very few wen oenned
diseases OF the lungs can be shown 70 nave been
cured by the stomach treatment out OF every
Thousand cases so treated. II has been SO uni
formly unsuccessful that most people nave
come to regard consumption as equivalent TO
the hand Of DEATH In giving It up, therefore
those having lung diseases abandon notning,
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 all
ordinary cases of catarrh, bronchitis ana
asthma, Improvement Immediately takea place,
aud they go on to complete cure. In consump-
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, NJ. D., NJ. c. P. S. o.,
HoLLENBECK BLOCK,
Corner Second and sDring stg., Los Angeles.
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