St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-19
ON INDICATED INHALATION.

/, For THE CURE OF FIRST STAGE OF
CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRoNcHI
IT'S, SORE THROAT, CATARRH
WEAK LUNGS, ETC.
Simply swallowing medicine into
the stomach has never been able to
effect any good in removing disease
from the nose, throat, or lungs; and
hence the old practice of dragging,
blistering, cupping, ETC., has been
productive of more harm than good.
Among the new ideas that have
dawned upon the great minds of the
world is the one which questions the
correctness of treating disease of the
lungs and throat by indicating
through the stomach and general
circulation. To treat consumption
and other diseases of the lungs
through tine stomach has been the
practice for centuries, but it has al
ways failed. Thousands of remedies
have been employed, but they were
all addressed to the stomach, not
the lungs. Is it not time to give at
tention to new method for reach
ing the lungs with remedies.
TO practice medicated inhalation
successfully its pharmacy must be
thoroughly and scientifically compre-
hended. Medicines, when in a state
OF vapor, and inhaled in to the lungs,
affect the vital organization very
differently from what they do when
IN their crude form or condition, and
swallowed into the stomach. will
illustrate this by single example:
Halt an ounce Of chloroform NAV be
swallowed into the stomach without
producing fatal effects; but that
amount OF chloroform inhaled in a
state OF vapor into the lungs would
Kill ten persons, unless properly dilut-
ed with atmospheric air.
It's an easy matter to explain how
medicine acts on the system when in
hailed in the form of vapor from
properly constructed inhaler.
The medicines in this form are
taken into the lungs, and being con-
densed when it reaches there, act the
same as washing an ulcer or sore on
the outer part of the body or ex-
tremIties-thus healing up the sores
or ulcers in the lungs, and allowing
nature to recuperate.
1t has another advantage. When
taken into the lungs instead of the
stomach it does not derange the di.
gestive organs, liver, ETC., but the
healing and vitalizing properties are
taken directly into the system, with
out the drawbacks which are wit.
messed in taking several different
preparations into the stomach with
view to reaching the lungs.
Persons who have fiat chests. q
feeble constitution, a slight hacking
cough, catarrh in the head. a con.
slant tickling in the throat or dis.
position to hawk" or clear the
throat, an inability to read or speak
Tor any great length of time without
becoming hoarse" or the voice
rough and husky" becoming tired
~ a little extra exertion; shortness
ot breath in ascending of stairs or
up hill, a cough on first
using in the morning, splitting up of
blood matter, pains in the chest. and
hereditary pre-disposition to con.
sumption (parent or parents having
lied with the disease) all these SWIM.
oms should be taken as so MANY
warning voices, appealing to the
patient to beware of that dread
I'll malady which destroys millions
early.
Now, as the old system of drug.
ing, clustering, etc, can never cure
elther ward off the disease las medi,
almen themselves acknowledged the
MY hope left for the patient being )
ured is indicated inhalation" in I
onnectlon with the other t eat. 1
aent l have referred to. Catarrh in g
cad, bronchitis, or long-continued c
troublesome cough and throat ali S
1ay and often do lead to consumn. q
ION, ii neglected or not cured All
ersons thus effected should apply at c
nee tor medical treatment. c
Let me be fairly understood. 7 do b
OF pretend to say that consumption a
every stage can be cured by the
ystem OF treatment | am adyocat. d
lg, but | contend that as large a a
ercentage of the cases $50 called t
an be cured of this as any other a
lsease OF serious character. and c.
S none can be cured or any pretend a
, cure them by the old method, I c.
aim that the system of medicated
l !, for diseases of the Lungs
hroat, ETC., has a superior oIo;,,