The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-16

,Itthose persons familiar with tho anatomy Of
the upper part the throat, tho back portion oil
tho nose tho middleear and the eye aud It's ap'
pendages. would remember how the same dell
cato mucus lining membrane envelopes those
organs continuously and how Inflammation OF
this membrane extends from ono part to an-
other by what Is known to physicians as con.
tlnuity and contigulty OF tissue. they would
readily understand and appreciate howa simple
congestion or Inflammation Startling at US orlgi.
nal point at the Junction OF tho paeE potuon o.
the nose and upper part OF the thEoati I iggtn
back Of the soft palate, extends upwards lnIo
tho car through the eustlchian tube, causing
roaring. buzzIug and ringing noises partial OF
complete Deafness earachc, dl4chatges, etc te
Moving on up TO the eye and lA aPPeneage 3.
intense pain attlmes, intolerance TO light, gran
uiAted sore lids, ConiunctfyitieA cornits, sSeto'
tits IrltlS, etc, often ending In severe ulcera-
ton and destruction OF tho parts.
THE STARTING POINT.
Il has been stated above that the original
starting point oil catarrh was Immediately pAcE
OF the Soit palate at the Junction OF the back
portion Of the nose aud upper part OF the throat.
All experienced nose and throGt specialists know
this to be fact. and there 10 pathological
reason for this. The two mucous surfaces ~ ths
bend lio 10 close contact with each other and
thus collect and eonfne the secretion dropping
from the upper and back part Of the head until
they dry up Into little nodules and purify caus.
Ing a foul odof and considerable irritation 81
the surrounding mucous nom brane. Patients
verify this by constantly hawking and gagging
10 dlslodge these secretlouS. From this point
the catarrhal Inflammation also often extends
downward TO the respiratory tract. invading the
larynx, wlnd.plpe, bronchial tuoeS ana mo
lungs, causing on It's way according 70 the paEtSS
Affected, laryngltlS with hoarEeness and partial
or complete loss OF voice, bronchitis or chronic
cough, asthmn, consumption, eto.
OTHER SYMPTOMS.
The alimentary tract consisting OF the mouth,
esc0phaguS stomach and bowels also frequently
participates In the catarrhal extentlon, pro-
ducInR dry and assured tongue and mouth,
dyspepsia Indigestion, heart.bu water brash,
paIpitation, alternate dlarrh9a and cnnstipa.
ton, loss OF flesh, ETC., and in consequence Of
the debilitated condition Of the body. a long
train OF nervous troubles such % an AL gone
feeling trembling OF hands and limbs. aching
over whole body, hat and cold flashes, despond-
ercy, ETC.. etc.
As catarrh thon Is found to affect at different
times and In more or less aggravated and com.
plIcated cases the whole mucous tract OF the
body, producing In turn long train Of Symp-
toms, from the simple local annoyance OF O stop
ped up condition oil the noStrlls to the complete
breaking down OF the system as In conSump.
ton or utter nervous proStration from general
debility, the futllity OF any other method OF
treatment than combined local and internal
one Is apparent This IS tho method Of treat.
for yeaEs, and the large army Of grateful pm
itients they have raised up testlacs TO Its cura-
( tive results.