The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-11-18
Surgical Interference Overdone
Ar the Nerscs Inyo,ved in Ia
tArrllAi Affections.

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\. y. HARTNAS, VI. H.,
President Surgical Hotel, Column
bus, q.
Two OF the best known writer's
and specialists on chronic ca'arrh
in this country are the editor OF
"Modcrn Medicine" and DR.. .liart-
man, OF Columbus, Ohio. They are |
both prolific writers, and their opln-
ions are quoted in thousands OF
newspapers and their publications,
especially in pamphlet form, are to
be- found ia every hamlet and city
in the United states.
The editor OF "Modcrn Medicine"
received special training in Vienna
and Berlin, and has stood for tn"
surgical treatment Of chronic ca
tarrh OF the nose and throat, hold
ing surgical means, in point Of i'm
pOrtancc, above internal mcdica-
tIoBs; while DR.. Hartman has, for
the past forty years, been persls-
tent advocate Of internal medica-
| tons.
Ina late issue OF "MOdern Medi-'
cine the editor states that, like
| others Of the same school with him
self, he had made extensive use OF
ti,c actual cautery, the saw, the
gouge AID the cutting burr for the
| destruction OF the thickened Struc-
| lures within the nasai cavity, and
likewise employed powerfu! as
| tringent drugs, both mineral and
| vegetable, as a means Of reducing
sO-called catarrhal Inflammation.
| But more extended observation has
greatly weakened our faith lin the
means Of the sort mentiC ned. Tenn
| pOrary results are easily obtained,
| but the same causes which pro-
| duCed the disease remaining in OPP
Grafton, the former conditions
speedily recur.'
After several years trial Of the
methods referred to, he was led to
adopt the following system OF deal
| ing with chronic catarrhal affec-
| tionS
Improvement OF the p;tients Vi
tai resistance and general tone by
| tonic treatment.
The application to the affected
parts of vapor liquid vaseline, on
account of the excessive dryness of
the mucous membrane.
Repulsive applications to those
areas of the skin which are in spe-
cial relation to the affected mucous
membrane; the skin Of the face and
the back of the neck being thus as
ISOLATED, through the vasa-motor
centers, with the pituitary, pharyn
geal and laryngeal membranes.
Catarrhal diseases and theil
: treatment have become of so mucf
Importance TO the people Of The
United States that our reporter un
/ dertook to find out what DR.. Hart
mans views on this subject were
II it be fact, as the editor o
3. "Modern Medicine' has stated, tina
+, the treatment of chronic catarrl
r is not local treatment to the part
: affected, but general toning up o
: the system by internal medication
S and with the use of such Simpl
: applications as liquid yaseline AM
= hot and cold water, the publ,
ought to know it. In order to ge
!, further authority on the subject
n DR.. Hartman, President of the Sur
Q gical Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, wa
g interviewed. The reporter asked
t 81 suppose you have read the az
:. ticle in Modern Medicine" on tn
t treatment of chronic catarrh ~
0 Eyes, the Doctor replied, II hav
! read it; and, in the main, l agre
!. with it. | have been long contend
@ ing against surgical Interference i
e cases of catarrhal indurations an
y growths. / have stated many time
that persistent internal treatment
: advised in my pamphlets, will en-
9 tirely remove the induratiOns; tina
a no vapOr should be used in TIL
o treatment of catarrh except tn
% vapor of pure oil. j believe tina
3 the addition of anything else to an
1t inhalant OF vapOr treatment wi
'r do more harm than good.
7, "The vapor of pure coal oil alor
'e to counterfeit and correct the vi
natural heat or drynesS of tho di.
to eased mucous membrane is the on
local application | allow. I al
g. pleased to note that the author
rs Modern Medicine' is on the rigl
to track, and that his vast eXperien,
T. in the treatment OF Catarrh h;
t. confirmed in so great degree IL
b. claims | have been making fos Il
es last forty years.
The reporter again asked: "Wh
IS is your opinion as to the relation
at the nervous system to chronic c
tarrh ? l notice that the author
as "Modern Medicine" makes a 60,
N deal of this claim"
or The Doctor replied: again
o. agree with the author of the artic
III that there is a most intimate rel
to ton between the vasa-mOtOr ner
n centers and the mucous iEa brar
n which is the seat of chronic c
tarrh. DR.. Sunny, of Our surgic
ur staff, has made this subject a s1
1T cial study, and his practical exr
e- rience in the treatment of cases
is: the Surgical Hotel, puts him in
Id position to speak with authority.
U, will refer you to him if you wish
pursue these inquiries further"
Accordingly DIR. Sunny was V
tied by the reporter, who aske
,e- Have you any objection to staff
re for publication your opinion as
he some phases of chronic catarrh
j. The doctor replied: "None VIII
1r- ever. What do you wish to ask
MS at was in reference to the uu
ie- ton as to the relation of the nel
op Gus system to chronic catarrh.
&C. is not generally thought by t
3D.. public that the condition of I
nervous system has anything VIII
is ever to do with chronic catarrh.
ne would like your opinion on the 81
wn ject."
ply DIR. Sunny replied: "WeE,
would seem at first thought, ii
the nerves have nothing to dc ~
No