The evening times., 1897-05-01
CAFARkH And IT'S CAUSES
DESCRIBED LESSON NO. l
Copyright. ]. C. McCoy.l

Anyone who undertakes to tell Of all the
harm that Catarrh works n the human svs-
TEN has a big task. This disease attacks
so many different organs and parts Of the
body, and is mistaken for so many other
d, DISEASES. that to explain to the people 50
they can distinguish it from every other
disease is difficult.
| want to make plain that Catarrh results
| from a cold that won get Wen, from a cold
that attacks the inner lining II the tubes OF
some organ or part Of the body.
also want to make t plain that Catarrh
has certain distinguishing teEdeneies and
characteristics that are never absent.
FIRsT-It produces a discharges which
may OF may not dry into scabs. .
sECOND-It produces swelling thateitheI
| narrows the passageways, as is seen when
II occurs in the nose, throat and bronchial
tubes. or closes them up entirely, as is
seen when 1t attacks the smaller tubes Of
the body-for instance, the tube leading
case it causes Deafness and ringing noises
in the head When 1t attacks the
tubes in the liver also 1t closes these an1
prevents the bile from being poured out,
and the result is JaUndice. When it attacks
the small tubes in the kidneys it closes
these and destroys their action
THTR D-Tbs fanda-o,- CF 20 -
form sore places by PeeliDg off the covering
Ofthe mucus meInbrance These sore pIaces
If not cured extend, causing destruction OF
the parts beneath. This condition is fond
more particularly when Catarrh attacks
the nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
and In the lungs its action produces Ga@.stes
which are Ulcers.
FOURTH-The disch harges that result
from Catarrh weaken the system. for they
drain the blood Of its vital elements. ID
is the discharge from CatarTh that causes
the sufferer to become languid and easily
worn out. When the lining of the stomach
is the seat OF the catarrhal process the
coating it over with a sticky material that
prevents the digestive juices from acting
on it, and the consequence is Indigestion
OF a very obstinate character.
FIFTH The Catarrh sufferer never en-.
Joys Iobust health, for the disease, wherever
it may be located, ,interferes materially with
the important functions Of the part it in
vades.
Now, as to the outside influences THAI
cause or aegravate Catarrh. Catarrh is
most prevalent in sections where the pre-
vailing winds blow from the land to the
sea. for land breezes during dry spells
contain dust and irritating particles which
are taken in with the air breathed The
dwellers on islands far away from the
mainland seldom suffer from Catarrh, which
accounts fer the Immunity to a great extent
OF the dwellers in the British Islands In
those parts Of California close to the sea,
breezes are mostly from the ocean,
Catarrh is rarely found. while in other parts
of dust in the atmosphere, Catarrh is as
prevalent as tits in the central portions of
the United States.
With so many elements acting 70 produce
CataTrh it would seem at first thought
5o be useless to treat it. This is a mistake,
1owever, for no matter what the CAUSES
may be that aggravate sore mucus nsen-
Jraue and cause it 10 become affected by
'atarrh, il This same membrane be properly
reated the inflamed parts will heal and
yet wen, and then those outside fnfIuenceI
y hiGh serve to keep the disease alive viii
all to work any harm on the heaIcd surface