Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-03

from the surface invaded. are large, round mucus
cells, not differing materially from those in health
Soon, however, they begin TO be shrInllen and
jagged, and in a few days they assume-many of
them-the appearance and characters of pus cells
(muco-pus) The secretion is thin clear and wa
terry at first, and small in quantity-soon becom-
ing thicker and more tIrbd. The cough is short
and somewhat painful, and the invaded surfaces
feel irritated, raw and hot. The cough raises but
a small quantity at each time, and relieves the
irritation and itching but for few moments.
Whenever the parasites are developing rapidly on
the velum palati most intense paroxysms of
coughing excited, which are long and persis-
tent and painful, and sometimes are accompanied
by severe spasms Of the epiglottis.
Often an irritation and itching will be felt on
one side of the throat only-excting constant de
sire TO cough. In such cases the irritation will
always be on the side on which the nasal passage
is closed Under such circumstances, inhaling
remedies through the mouth very often fails TO
check the coughing more than a few moments.
By clearing the closed up nasal passage and in.
haling through it the coughing and irritation are
soon checked. The reason of this is that the
parasites are developing rapidly on the posterior
surface of the wing of the palate on the side Of
the nasal stoppage, and are constantly working
down into the larynx and pharynx on that side.
Asthmatic Symptoms - When the parasites
reach the smaller bronchi and air cells-espe-
cially in irritable and sensitive constitutions
asthmatic symptoms begin to show themselves,
and often become distressing and almost unen.
durable. Any excitement in the circulation ag-
gravates the symptoms The evening and night
air always increase the sufferngs.
Contagion.-This disease belongs to those that
may be transmitted from one individual to an.
other though the transmission is not very readily
accomplished In working very closely over about
sixty cases of the disease, examining the sputa
under the microscope for many hours together in
each instance and in several severe attacks, de
voting days 10 the examinations, have taken
the disease but six times myself, and in two in
stances have transmitted it to my family. have
usually begun to feel symptoms of the presence
of the parasite in from four to eight days after
beginning to treat case. In all of my late cases.
| should state that have taken the precaution to
nhae solution of crystallized carbolic acid, one
drachm TO the pint of water, every two or three
hours, and TO take twenty drops tincture feri
chlorid in tumber of water two hours after
each meal. This course has lately protected me
from taking the disease.
Treatment-An means ordinarily used for colds
and coughs are worse than useless in this disease
While they tend to get the system out of order
they do not retard the development and progress
of the cause The only remedies that do any
good are such as either destroy or retard the
growth and reproductiveness of the parasites.
Fortunately we have many agents belonging to
this class among which are carbolic acid, tinct
ferrchlorid, quinia sulph., suphuric acid, nitric
acid, hydrochloric acid etc, all OF which rene
dies should be In solution with sufficient water, so
that they can he inhaled without producing irrita-
ton. The inhalations should be made freely and
as often rs every hour or two. In addition to in
haling, give two grains of quinia suph every four
hours, and twenty drops of tinct, ferri-chlorid in
n glass Of water morning, noon and night. 1t is
surprising how much Il single thorough inhalation
will relieve suffering patient. fthe sputa is ex
amined before the first inhalation and then again
after it, a remarkable difference win he observed
in the condition Of the parasites, Before inhala
ton they all in active motion; after it, If thor
oughly done, they will nearly all be found either
dead or motionless.
BY inhaling at short intervals and thoroughly
leaves no chance for the parasites to get very
numerous; and soon the follicles become perne
ated with the inhaled materials, and the cause is
entirely DESTROYED