The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22
CA T A r r H.
It's Nature, Symptoms, and
Consequences.
BY
DIR. A.P. Lighthill, M. ID.

The earliest, most prominent, and character
lstlc feature OF Catarrh is discharge from the
head, consisting sometimes of a clear acrid
fluid, but oftener OF thick, fptid, puruleut.
yellow, or greenish matter, which is usually
secreted in excessive abundance, and discharged
through the nostrils or throat, and freouentlv
by both channels.
Inc nature of this discharge varies in different
cases, and even in the same individual at diff
ferent times. In some it is copious and of a
loose or fluid character whilst in others il Is
very viscid or gummy, adhering to the diseased
membrane with glue-like tenacity, and remova-
BILE only with great difficulty-a condition more
particularly noticed on rising in the morning,
because, during sleep, the purulent secretion
hardens and accumulates with greater facility
frequently the offensive matter collects in
the nostrils in dry, hard masses or crusts. which
opstruct breathing, and are very difficult to
detach, their dislodgment often requiring vio-
lent efforts Sometimes these ncrustations con-
sist of small whitish Jumps, or fragments of a
deep-green tint, but occasionally broad and flat
casts OF notable size are expelled on which
traces of blood may at times be observed This
condition is very liable to lead to serious ulcer
alton, involving loss of the bony structure of
the nose, and a subsequent disagreement of
the face.
The nasal membrane is often thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped up.
sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other,
and often on both, giving rise to disagreeable,
stuffy sensation in the head and occasionally to
violent paroxysms of sneezing
feeling of fullness, heat irritation, soreness
or pain is sometimes experienced in the nostrils,
near the root of the nose or in the upper part
OF the throat, and q distressing sensation of
heavy weight or compression is usually com
planned of over the forehead, especially in the
region Immediately above and between the
eyes, Sometimes the pain is obstinately fixed
In some particular part, as in the temples, on
top of the head, at the back of the neck or be-
hind the orbits, and occasionally it manifests
itself in the face, Of so severe character that
it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
The voice is generally affected and becomes
hoarse, weak, and uneven, assuming nasal
character or an unpleasant shifting quality.
Cough OF variable severity is not unfrequently
one of the symptoms and results of Catarrh.
The breath is tainted, and assumes at times an
exceedingly fetid and sickening odor. In some
cases it becomes so revoltingly offensive as to
render the sufferer an object of disgust to him
self as well as to others.
The sense of smell is generally blunted or en-
tirely lost, and similar effect on taste may be
occasionally observed. The eyes are apt to be-
come irritable and disposed to water excessively
on exposure to the cold or wind, and sense of
WEAKNESS of sight is usually experienced after
slight exertions. Hearing becomes frequently
more or less impaired or is entirely DESTROYED,
and noises in the head very often add materially
to the existing distress.
The stomach generally suffers more or less,
and becomes weak and irritable; the appetite is
capricious and nearly always bad in the morn
ing. The blood becomes poisoned from the
morbid catarrhal secretions, giving rise to las
situde and fatigue, or incapacity for either
physical or mental exertions, and constant dis
position to drowsiness and sleep. The mental
faculties are also sometimes slightly affected,
loss of memory being not unfrequently expert
enced.
Catarrh may prove fatal, either by debilitating
the system and wearing out the patient or by
travelling downward and affecting the lungs.
These sad results take place so frequently that
all experienced practitioners now look upon
Catarrh one of the most frequent and i'm
portant causes of this complaint; according to
our extensive observation it should always be
regarded as a premonition and one of the very
earliest manifestations of Consumption.
To the careful study and scientific investiga-
tion of this pernicious disease DIR. Lighthill has
devoted his exclusive attention for over thirty
years, and has succeeded in formulating a sYs-
tenn of treatment which is absolutely painless
prompt in its action, and positively curative in
its effects. From the first application great
benefit is experienced, which continues from
day to day until final and permanent cure is
the result
A. u. LIGHTHILL, nj. d.,
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