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On the Influence Of Cold
IN THE
Production of Diseases of the Lungs
AND ON THE
COMPARATIVE MERITS
Different Plans of Treatment

DY NJ. HILTON WILLIAMS. M. D., NJ. G. P.
ID 5. o., specialist in diseases of the Head,
Heart.
The state of the atmosphere impresses itself
directly on the mucous lining of the nasal pas
sages throat windpipe, bronchial tubes and
air-oells 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 coDges
ton, and congestion is the first stage of infiam
mation-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
inhammatory and purely local in its early stage
quite as much SO as inf animation 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 curable, and when it can
not be done 1t is, serious, generally fatal. The
same mucous membrane is spread over the
globe. OF the eye. lines the tear passage aud iu-
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
ana the membranes affected are alike in every
respect. When cold produces a sore throat in
one person and congestion of the lungs in
ano' her, there Is no difference in the diseased
treatment required for their cure. It 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-
on fQi tn fHn okha
For the, eye they apply eyewashes and oint
ments directly to the fnf1amed 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 infiamed throat they prescribe gargles
and applications to the throat. and generally
cure. For the same disease little lower down
lin the windpipe aud 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 q sore throat by dos
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. It 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.
III any satisfactory result were attained by
constitution treatment alone in lung cases-if
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.
formiy unsuccessful that most people have
come to regard consumption as equivalent to
the hand OF deathl In giving IT 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 catarTh, bronchitis and
asthma, Improvement Immediately takes place
and 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. HILTON WILLIAMS, NJ. D., NJ. c. SO.
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