The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-12
"A DANGEROUS WAY
Trodden by Many, Perhaps, Without Know


Where canrrh hsG existed III the head aud up.
per part OF the throat for mi length OF time, the
patient living III Il district " here the people aye
subjec. to Catarrhal arectlsn, and the disease
has been lett uncurcd, the catarrh invariably,
sometimes slowly. extends down the windpipe
veg the air into the different parts OF tho luncc.
The tubes become Affected from the swelling
aud the mucus arising from catarrh, and 10
some instances become plugged up 50 ,ha. tho
ness Of breath follows, and tho pa,.cn. brca,hes
with labor aud difficulty.
In other Gases there IL Il sound OF cracking In.
side the chest. AT this stage Of tho disease the
breathing is usually more rapid than when In
his body.
The pain which accompanies this condition Is
OF a dull character. felt III the chest, behind the
breast bone or under the shoulder blade. The
pain may come and ~go-lAst a fsw days and
ours In the 1nt stsges OF brpnchiAits tarrh Is
dry, ON ut Intervals. Is hacking In character
and usually most troublesome Ia the morning
gu arising or on going 10 bed at night, mud II
may be the first evidence Of the disease extend.
lug In the lungs. g.
At first there may DO nothing brought up by
the cough; then there Is a little tough, tenacious
murns, which the patient finds great difficulty
IN bringing up.
Sometimes lnere arc fits OF coughing INDUCED
- h-S toNb- ANeSAS ~ Sbk III " ~ tuAk@
lung. Later on the mucus that /. raised Is
found TO contain some particles OF yellow mat.
ter. which Indicates that the small tubes III tho
lungs arc now a!'ecttd; With this there arc OF.
ten streaEs Of blood mixed with the mucnS. In
some cases the patient becomes very pale, has
fever aud cxrtctoraIts before any cough ap.
pears.
In some cases small masses OF checsy sub.
stance nrc spit up, which when pressed between
the iiugDIs, emit bad odor; In other cases, par.
tlrlt \ Of n hard clAlEy nature arc gnit IN Tho
raisiug o. cheesy or chaily Jumps indicates seri.
GUS mischief at work In the lungs.
In some cases cat1trh will extend into the
lungs IN Il lev weeks, In other eases L may &c
months and even years before the disease attacks
tho lungs sufficiently 10 cause serious %in,erier.
has Developed TO such Il point the patient is said
10 have catarrhal consumption. With BRONCHIAL
catRrrh there Is moro or less fever which differs
with the different parts Of the duy-slight In the
morning, higher In the afternoon and evening.
Sometimes during the day. the patient hiss d
half All hour 10 m hour, the surface OF the body
feeling dry and, hot. Duriu:the night, near the
morning, there may be hweasa. suul SWeats are
known as night swcats.
The pulse Is usually moro rapid than normal
cold Is AT that Is needed at this point to develop
rapid consumption. In some Instances tho
patient loses flesh aud strength slowly. The
muscles gradually wasteaway. Then the patient
gradually reysins some Of the strength, only to
lose II again.
4 weak stomach and a dislike for food, which
seems 10 have lost It's taste, causes the patient to
thluk that he has q discaye OF the stomach In.
stead Of the lungS..With these diarrhna usually
ocCtrs aud there Is kaaie disturbance OF the
kidneys. In bronchial catarrh the yo!ci often
becomes weak, husky and hoarse. There Is d
burning ruin in the throat, With difficulty in
swallowing, sr Safa . rl.--.r gr.