The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-19
A DANGEROUS WAY
Trodden by Many, Perhaps, Without Know.
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Where catarrh has existed in the head and up
per part o! the throat for any length OF time, the
patient living In Il district " here the people aye
subject to catarrhal nrcctlan, and the disease
has been lett uncurcd, the catarrh Invariably,
sometimes slowly. crtencs down the winup!pC
and into the bronchial tubes, which tubes con.
vey The air into the dilletcnt parts OF the lungs.
The tubes become Affected IRON the swelling
and the mucus arising from catarrh, and In
some instances become plugged up so tina, the
air cannot get in as freely as II should. Ehort,
ness Of breath follows, and the patient brca.hcs
with labor aud difficulty.
:!u other cases there Is a oundo OF cracking In.
side tho chest. Al this stage OF the disease the
breathing Is usually more rapid than when iu
health: The patient also has hot flashes over
his body.
TIL. pain which accompanies this condition Is
OF a dull character, felt III the chest, behind the
brehst' bone or under the shoulder blade. The
pain may come and go-last Il few days aud
then be absent Tor several. The cough that &C.
ours In the t,st stages OF bronchial catareh IL
dry, comes at intervals, Is backing IN character
and usually most troublesome III the morning
on arising or on going TO bed at night, and It
ma, be the first evidence Of the disease extend.
Ing In the lungs. r
At iirst there may be nothing brought up BY
the cough; then there Is a little tough, tenacious
murls. which tho patient finds great difficulty
In bringing up.
Sometimes mere arc Ats OF coughing induced
- kHS VI AAA<ea ~ SsNh no " NAvfS NOkls
ling. Later on the tnucus thai Is raised is
found 10 contain some particles OF yellow mat.
ter, which Indicates that the small tubes in the
lungs arc now ai!ectd. With this there arc OF.
ten slreaEs OF blood mixed with the mucus. In
some cases the patient becomes very pale, has
fever and cxpectora,es before any cough ap.
pears.
IN some cases smali masses OF cheesy sub.
stance arc spit up. which when pressed between
the lngeis. emit Il bad otor: In other cases. par.
tlclCS NJ A lnfd CNdlky NAtl1fp arc SDit m. fFhn
raisiug o. cheesy o, cnalky Jumps indicates scrl.
Gus mischief At work III the lungs.
In some cafes catnrrh will extend INTO the
lungs In a few weeks, III other cases 1t may DC
mon tbs and even years before the dlAcase attacks
the lungs sufficiently to cause serious ~lnie,ier.
hns developed TO such n point the patient Ia said
to have catarrhal consumption. With bronchial
catarrh there Is more or less fever which differs
with the different paris Of the day-slieht in the
morning. higher In the afternoon and evening.
Sometimes during the day, the patient has Il
creeping, chilly sensation. which may Inst from
half an hour 10 an hour, the surface OF the body
feeling dry and hot. Duringthe night, near the
morning, there may BIO swea,s. Such sweats are
known rs night swcats.
an the patient loses flesh and strength. A fresh
cold isall that is needed At this point 10 develop
rapid consumption. In some instances the
patient loses ile.h and strength slowly. The
muscles gradually waste away. Then the patient
lose 1t again.
A weak stomach aud a dislike for food, which
seems 10 have lost It's taste, causes the pIticutto
think that he has a disease OF the stomach In.
stead Of the .lung'..Wilh these diarrhna usually
kidneys. In bronchial catar,h the voice often
becomes weak, husky and honrse. There Is a
burning. pain In tho throat, With difficulty In
swallowing.