The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-03
DOCTOR ST, JOHN ON CATARRH

dies and treatments have failed in sue
cessfully coping with it.
ITO begin with, Catarrh Is n disease
that often invades the entire system.
Wherever it starts, whether 1t be in the
head or throat, It tries to extend fur
ther, and if not cured it is liable to pass
into the lungs. If Catarrh starts in the
stomach 1t often passes into the Bowels
and Liver. If Catarrh starts i'm the Kid
neys it interferes with the action of these
organs, and often extends into the Blad-
der. There is no disease that attacks the
parts of the body SO generally as does
Catarrh. There is no diseases that
causes so much harm in the body as Ca
tarrh.
There Is No Disease So Badly Treat
ed as Catarrh.
"Catarrh is IA disease of the mucous
membrane that almost invariably starts
with a cold. II is like this: The cold is
taken, it is stubborn and refuses to get
well, and while the membranes lining the
Nose and Throat are still iniamed Ca
tarrh attacks them and becomes seated.
From the Nose, where Ctarrh usually
begins it spreads to other localities
along the breathing apparatus. SOme-
times 1t passes down the Throat and into
the Lungs like the spread Of a prairie
fire. Oftener its course is slower, travel
ing by degrees through the Nose to the
Throat, then fresh cold is taken in
the Throat and the Catarrh passes on TO
the Vocal Chords. A new cold is taken
and the CatarTh extends into the Wind
pipe; another cold is taken and the Ca
| tarrh passes into the Bronchial Tubes
and Lung Cells.
II have found that Catarrh is liable to
attack any mucous surface Of the body.
The lining membrane of the Stomach, the
lining of the Bowels, the lining, of the
Gall Tubes in the Liver ana the lining
of the Bladder are each composed of just
the sort of membrane that Catarrh lives
on. So n cold that settles in the stomach
may produce Catarrh and when such oc-
ours there will be
Dyspepsia and Sour stomach
and nausea, and often gagging ana vom-
! iting in the morning. When the cold
settles in the Liver there will be Liver
| Disease, and often when "a cold settles
| in the Bowels there will be gripping pains.
| rumblng and roaring in the Bowels fol-
! lowed by Diarrhoea, When the cold set
! ties I'm the Kidneys ana Catarrh begins
! its course in these organs there will be
| pain in the back and the urine will be-
| come scanty and high colored. when a
! cold Is taken and settles in the Bladder
| there will he Catarrh of this organ and
] there will be frequent desire to pass
| water, with smarting pain along the
| water passage. | have found that be-
| sides the symptoms which are so gener-
ally recognized as belonging to CatarTh.
/ that the disease makes serious inrOads
on the general health undermining the
. system.
"In the formulation of the HomOeo-
| pathic treatment for Catarrh, / discov-
| cred that the disease, as ID affects the
different organs aud parts of the body,
| acts i'm entirely different ways ana that
! to cure It there was needed a specially
| devised course of treatment for each
part that was affected. Thus, while find
ing that one plan would cure Catarrh in
| the Throat, ! found it required something
| entirely different TO cure CaIarrh of the
! stomach, and still something entirely
| different again TO cure Catarrh Of the
! kidneys and of the Bladder
"All this I have recognized ana pre-
pared my treatment accordingly"