Telegram-herald., 1890-10-05
A DANGEROUS WAY
Trodden by Many Perhaps
Without Knowing It.

when cstarrh has existed ia the head and
upper parts OF the throat for any length oi
time, the patient lyiag IN q district where
people are subject 20 catarrhal affections, and
the disease has been left uncured, the catarrh
Invariably sometimes slowly extends down
the windpips and into the brochial tubes.
which tubes convey the air into The different
parts OF the lungs. The tubes become affected
from the swelling and the mucus arising from
caterrh. and I'm some instances become plugged
up so that the air cannot get In as frcely as II
should. Shortness OF breath follows. anl tae
patient breathes with labor add difficulty.
In other cases there is a sound OF craesine
and Wheeling inside the chest. A. this stage
OF the disease the breathing isusaally more
rapid than when in health. The patient has
also hot flashes over his body.
The pain which accompanies this condition
is of duh character. felt I'm the chest. behind
the breast bone. or under the shoulder blade.
The pain may come aud go-lsst few days
and then be absent several others. The
cough that occurs in the frst stage Of hron-
chial catarrh is dry comes az Intervals. Is
hacking In character. and usually most trouble
some in the morning on arising. or OIL g0ins
TO bed at night. and il may be the FIRST evi-
dence OF the disease extending In the lungs.
Al nrstthere may be nothing brought up BY
the cough. then there Is a little tough. ten
acious mueus. which the patient nnds great
d dficulty in bringing up.
Sometimes there are hts OF coughing induced
by the tough mucus-so violent as 70 cause
vomiting Later Oh the mucus that il raised Is
found 10 contain some particles Of yellow
matter, which indicates that the small tube
In the lungs are now affected. With this
there are often streaks of blood miaed with
the mucus. In some cases the patient becomes
very pale. has fever. and expectorates before
any cough appears.
In some eases small masses OF eheesy sub
stance are spit up, which. when pressed be-
tween the finger. emit a bad oGor; in other
cases PARTICLES OF hard chal6y naiurc are
sp.tup. The raising OF eheesy or chaiSy Jumps
indicates serious mischief az work in the
lungs
In some cases catarrh will extend into the
lungs In few weeks; IN other eases 10 may 90
months. and evan years. before the dlssAse at
tscks the lungs sufficiently to cause serious In
reference with the general health, When
the disease has developed 10 such point the
patient issaid 10 have catarrhal eonsu 10 1tion.
With bronchial catarrh there is norc or less
fever, which differs with the different parts Of
tho day-slight in the morning, higher IN The
afternoon aud evening.
creeping. chilly sensation. which may last
from haf al hour 70 an hour. the surface Of
the body feeling dry and hot. During the
night, near morning. there may be sWeals.
Such svests are known as night sweats.
The pulse is usually more rapid than normal.
ard the 2stient loses flesh and strength. A
fresh cold is all that Is needed at this paiui -
develop rarid consumption. In some iu-
stances ihe patient Loses strength and nesh
slowly. Tha muscles gradually waste away.
Then the ratleat gradually fe-a.ns some Of
the strength oals 90 Jose il again.
4 weak stomach and dislike for food.
which seems q have lost iis taste. causes tie
patient te think ne has disease % the sicn-
sch instead Of the lungs. With these diaThua
usually oecws. and thare is some disigToRnoe
of the kidncys In bronchial csiarra the
voice often becomes weak. husky and hoArss.
There IS a burning pain IN the throat. With
dincgltg ia sWalloviaE.