The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16
A DANGEROUS WAY
rrodden by Many, Perhaps, Without Know.

Ing 1t.
Where catarrh hes existed in the head md nm.
per part Of the throat for any length Of time, The
patient living In n district " here the peoplo nre
suolcc TO Catarrhal arec.isn. and the disease
has been lett. uncrred, the catarrh Invariably,
sometimes slowly. extends eow the winuplpe
and into the bronchial tubes, which tubes con.
rey the air into the different parts OF the lungs,
The tubes become Affected IRON the swelling
aud the mucous arising from catarrh, and IN
some instances become plugged up 30 thai the
air cannot get In as freely as 1t should, Short.
ness OF breath follows, aud the patent brealhes
with labor aud dIliculty.
In other cases there Is u sound OF cracking In.
side the chest. At this stage OF the disease the
breathing il usually more rapid than when Ia
health; Tae patient also has hot flashes over
his body.
The pain which accompanies this condition IS
OF q dull character, felt In the chest, behind lhe
breast bone or under the shoulder blade. The
pain may come and go-last a few DAYS and
then be aosent Tor several. The cough that oc.
ours In the mt stages OF, bronchial catarrh Is
ary, comes ut intervals, Is hacking In character
and usually most troublesome In the morning
Oh arising or on going TO bed at night, and Il
ma. be the ilrIt evidence Of the disease extend.
lug In tho lungs.
At trst there may be nothing brought up by
mucus. which the patient finds great difficulty
In bringing up.
Sometimes there are fits OF coughing induced
~ the tough Iaucus-so violent as 10 cauke yOm.
lung; Later on the mucous that Is raised Is
found to contain some particles Of yellow mat.
ter, which indicates that the small tubes In the
lungs are nov Affected. With this there ara of.
ten streaEs OF blood mixed with the mucus, In
some cases the patient becomes very pale. has
fever aud expSctoraks before any cough an.
pears.
IN horae cases small masses OF chccsy sub.
staEcc are spit up, which when pressed bctwecu
the fingers, emit a bad odor; In other cases, par.
ticles OF o hard chalky nature are spit no. The
ralsiug o. cl!eesy or ehaiky Jumps indica: les seri.
Gus mischief ct work In the lungs.
In some cases catarrh will extend into the
lungs In 4 few weeks. IN other cases II NAV 40
months and eyen gears before the disease attacks
the lungs sufficiently 10 CAUSE serious inieIfer.
cncc with the general health. When the dIScaSe
to have catarrhal consumption. With bronchial
catarrh there Is more or less fever which differs
with the different paris d. the day-slieht In lhe
morning, higher In the afternoon and evening.
sometimes during tho day the patient has a
hall m hour 10 Al hour, the surface Of the body
feeling dry and hot. Duringthe night, near ina
morning, there may be swea,s. Such swea,s ara
known as Il light sweats.
The pulse Is usually, more rapid than normal
an ! the patient loses flesh and strength. A fresh
cold Is all tllst Is needed at this point 10 devotion
rapid consumption. In some instances ma
patient loses flesh and strength slowly. I'll
muscles gradually waterway. Then the patient
gradually reSains some Of the strength, only to
lose II again.
Aweak stomach and a dislike for food, which
seems 10 have lost Its taste, causes the patleut 10
think that he has q disease Of the stomach in.
stead OF the lungs..with these dinrrhna usually
occurs and there Is some disturbance OF tho
kidneys. In bronchial catarfh the voice often
becomes weak, HUSKY and hoarsc. There is 4
burning, pain In the throat, With difficulty In
swallowing.