The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-09
A DANGEROUS WAY
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Where catarrh hiss existed In the head and up.
per part OF the throat for any length Of time, the
patient living in Il district where the pcopIe a,e
subject to ca arrhal a1ectlsn, and the disease
has been LETT uncured, the catarrh invariably,
sonetlmes slowly, extends sown the wiuupIpe
and into the bronchial tubes, which tubes con.
yey the air into the different parts Of the lungs.
The tubes become affected from the swelling
and the mucus arising from catarrh, and In
some Instances become plugged up so that the
mir cannot ect IL as freely as 1t should. short.
meas OF breath follows, and the patient brea thes
VIII labor aud difficulty. gE'T--
In other cases there Is a sound OF cracking In.
side the chest. AT this stage OF the disease the
breathing Is usually nore rapid than when 10
health; Tho patient also has hot flashes over
his body. ,r7i. sr ., .slt .fsfl..
The pain which accompanies this condition "a
OF a dull character, felt iii the chest, behind the
breast bone or under t%heshouldcr blade, Tho
pAu may como and go-last a few days and
then be assent Tor several. The cough that oc.
ours Ia the INT stages Of bronchial catarrh is
airy, comes at intervals, Is hacking In character
and usually most troublesome in tho morning
On arising or on going 10 bed at night, and Il
mas be the first evidence Of the disease extend.
Ing In tho lungs. . ~ 4G3'I 80
the cough; then there Is a little tough, tenacious
ihticls. which the patient finds great difficulty
In bringing up. fr,I 20: g. .T
someumestnere ore lts OF coughing induced
by the tough mucus TO violent as 10 cause yom.
ling. Later on the mucous that |, raIset ia
found 10 contain some particles OF yellow mai.
ter. which Indicates that the small tubes In the
lungs are now Affected. With this there are of
ten streaks Of blood mixed with tho mucns, In
sono Cases the patient becomes very pale, has
fever aud e1pectoratts before any cough ap
pears.
In some cases smnll masses OF cheesy sub.
stsoccAres spill up. which when pressed between
me iingefs, ~ q bad odori In other cases, par.
ticlcs OF q hard chalky nature are spit up. The
shisluT OF Gheesy or ehaiky Jumps indicates seri.
Gus mischief at work IN the lungs.
In tomc cases catAtrh will extend into the
lungs In a few weeks, In other cases It NAV DC
months and even years before the disease attacks
the lungs sufficiently to cause serious inieIier.
erce, with the general health. When the disease
to have catarrhal consumption. With bronchial
eaaFFa there Is more Or iess fever which differs
with tho different parts OF tho day-slight Iu me
morning, higher In the afternoon AID evening.
Sometimes during the day the patient has a
half an hour to an hour, the surface Of the body
feeling dry .and. hot. Duringthe night, near the
morning, there may DO Aweais. Such sweats ara
known MS nj sht sweats.
The pulse Is usually more rapid than normal
an the patient loses flesh and strength. A fresh
cold isall that is needed at this point 10 develop
rapid consumption. In, one Instances tho
patient loses flesh and strength slowly. The
muscles gradually waste away. Then the patient
gradually Tegains some Of the strength, only 10
A weak stomach and n dislike for food, which
seems 10 have lost It's taste, causes the patient 10
think that he has q diseaSe Of the stomach In.
stead OF the lungA.With these diarrhGa usually
occurs and there Is some disturbance OF the
kidneys. In bronchial catarfh the voice oflen
becomes weak, husky and hoare. There il n
burning. pain III the throat, with difficulty in
swallowing. |lsl 2S