The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
Gait. h as Clnse Of Diseases.
.Catarrh? Is Question Which
sryone Ought to Carefully
Decide.
Nd CATARRE INCOMPATIBLE
49, Il q Lecture at the Surgical Hotel,
:. .ma1s, Ohio, by Dr. S. 3. Hartman.

II were asked to name the disease
which mos. rarely destroys life.
would nalne catarr,i. But were |
asked To Ii;liIie tine disease which sets
up in the system oftenest diseases
which do destroy life | would again
naine catarrh Catarrii, while il re-
mains simply catarrll. very rarely de-
stroys II life, although it makes life
miserable; but catarrh surely leads TO
Il host OF diseases many of which are
fatal to life. The following list of dis
eases, too well known in this country.
are each and all simply catarrh affect
ing different organs of the human
body: Consumption, bronchitis, lar
yngitls, pharvngIfis, s.oilatitis, rhin-
tits, otitis, conjunciivitis. gastritis.
(dyspepsia) inte>tinitis, (chronic diar-
rhna and dysentery) vaginitis. ure-
tliritis. nephritis and cysfitis. are each
thought by most people TO be essen
tally different diseases: but the truth
is they are catarr. of the mucas lin
ing Of the various organs. A medi-
cine that is applicable to any one Of
the above list Of diseases is applicable
to them all. as each one Of them has
for its cause the same condition. Ca
tarrh is catarrh wherever located,
and the remedy that will cure it in
one organ Of the body will also cure
it in any other organ.
As have had occasion to frequent
~ say in former lectures, all the or
gans OF the body are lined by deli
cate pink lining composed chiefly Of
very minute blood vessels, and that
this lining Is called mncus membrane.
When this membrane il healthy there
is constantly exuding from its surface
a clear. soothing fluid called mucus;
but as soon as the mucus membrane
becomes affected by catarrh the mu-
Gus becomes poisonous and irritating,
causing the mucus membrane to be-
come infiamed or liberated, and some.
ti.Les entirely destroying them. Thus
it is that the nlucus. which Is 10 use
full in lubricaring and protecting
these delicate membranes in health
becomes, when changed by catarrh, Il
corroding and dangerous fluid. which
frequently eats its way completely
through Che tender embrane. some
times even destroying adjacent or
gans | have seen many cases where
the poisonous catarrhal secretions of
the middle ear had entirely destroyed
the organ OF hearing and had ulcer
ated deeply into the bones Of the
head and face. These cases some
times terminate in death, and never
fail to be source OF great discomfort
and harm.
Catarrhal secretions in tile frontal
sinus Ia cavity in the bone of the
forehead between the eyes, never
fails to give rise To the most persist
ent headache or neuralgia, Gatarrh
in the throat or bronchial tubes gives
rise to an abundance of this acrid,
harmful mucous, which so irritates the
bronchial tubes as to produce chronic
hoarseness or cough. and in thous-
anls Of gases the fluid finds its way
down into tho lungs, producing the
most fatal form OF consumption.
am persuaded. after u!aDy years
of experience ia the treatment OF con
sumption. that nearly every case is
due to chronic catarrh The catarrh
may have bten SO light previous to
the development 10 to cause no alarm;
but suddenly the dread symptoms of
consumption make their appearance,
many times too late to be cured. A
similar explanation will apply to cat
arrh OF the stomach and bowels,
which SO deranges the fluids Of digest
ion as to produce dyspepsia, diarrEna
an dysentery When ca, arrh at a X s
the kidneys it at once produces
chronic Inflammation of these organs,
in ssesy respect resembling Bright's
disease OF fLe Lidneys. The acrid
lnucus formed in the kilIeys by cat
arrh not only sets up deriingeulei,.s
of these organs, but frequently also
the other urinary organs.
In short, catarrh is capable of
changing Mi Of the life-giving secre-
lions ot the boly into son lding fluids,
which destroy and inHpIne srnry part
they come In contact with. AHpsie1-
tons to the places affected by eatarrh
can do little good save to sooth or
aujet disagreeable symptoms. Hence
it is that gargles, sprays, atomizers
and iuhalapts aYly serve n temporary
| relief, Any medicine to effect cure
must DO taken mo the system. Peru
ma has shown itself In cases hummer
able to be capable OF curing eatarrh
by removing the cause.
SO long as the irritating secretions
OF eat4rrh continue to be formed. so
long will the membranes continue to
be inflaMed, NO matter what treat
ment is used. As soon rs Pe-ru-na
has been taken long enough Ia thor
oughly act on the system it changes
the burning, harmful secretions to
healthy mucus. and the inilamed
!! membranes soon are rs We'll us ever
Fe-ya. m will have this effect whether
the catarrh affect the head. throat,
lungs. stomach, bowe|a or kidneys.
When the lse-ru-na has uyarnolue
the harmful effects Of the catarrhal
discharges the medicine should be
continued long enough to allow the
inquired membranes time enough TO
a., '-ely recover, which will insure Il
n un - cure. Each bottle Of Pc
runa is accom-, sa VIZ" -.
essary directions for use ,u.,
Any one desiring to became VIC" ~. =.
formed as to the nature and cure L.
catarrhal diseases should send for
The Family Physician No. 2, sent
free by The Peruna Medicine Com
pan v. Columbus. Ohio.