Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-29
EAGLESON 4 co.
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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,
Tnrost 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
aircells of the lungs. sudden changes in the
temperature OF the air are Immediately felt over
the whole of this extended surface. Goodness
and humidity reu6er the air irritating to the
mucous membrane, irritation ends in conges-
tion, and congestion is the first stage of ipfam-
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 snd
bronchial tubes produced by colds. To that
extent, therefore, consumption springs directly
from the damp and changeable weather. 1t is
inf9mmatory 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
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 To-
ternal surface of the nose, covers the throat,
passes down the windpipe, and becomes the
OF the lungs. When cold produces infiamma-
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
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-
eous membrane that is involved in both cases,
But many treat these similar diseases of Fame
mem brane widely different and, as a cOnse-
and fail to the other.
For the eye they apply eyewashes and oint
ments directly to the inhamed parts and are
generally Successful. In the nose is appf
nothing to the diseased parts and catarrh 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 little lower down
in the windpipe and bronchial tubes-they
make no direct application, but dose the pa
TENTS stomach, and. as a consequence often
fail to cure Would it not be foolish to pretend
to cure an inhamed eye or a sore throat by Cos
ing the stomach? Well, 1t is just as great
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,
lung diseases are as durable as other maladies.
If any satisfactory result were attained BY
constitution treatment alone in lung cases-tt
they cured considerable proportion of such
eases-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 as
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 ont OF every
thousand cases so treated. 1t has been SO uni
formly unsuccessful that most people have
come to regard consumption as equivalent TO
the hand of deathl 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 all
ordinary cases of catarrh, bronchitis and
asthma improvement Immediately takes place,
and they go on to complete cure. In cousump-
tion the disease is more obstinate, but these
cases ultimately get well Even In desperate
cases benefits always result from Limitations.
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.
NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS, NJ. D., NJ. c. P. S. o.,
HoLLENBEoK BLOCK,
Corner Second and Spring sts,, Los Angeles.
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