Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-12
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Consumption and Bronchitis


We commence to-day a series OF ex-
tracts from the Lectures of DIR. Robert
lunter-the distinguished lung specialist
ON the Progress of Medical Science in
the Treatment Of Lung Complaints. They
will be continued from week to week.
and ought to prove of great interest and
value to the public.
The lungs are the great vital centres OF
the body on which the health and proper
action OF all other organs depend. If we
cease to breathe for but five minutes we
are dead at the end of hat time. In rare
aud except ional cases the flame OF ife can
be refunded by artificial respiration, but,
rs rule, people sound and well when
suffocated are dead beyond restoration al
the end Of five minutes. Have you ever
thought why this is? 1t is because the
functions OF every vital organ stop the
moment we stop breathing. Breathing
makes the heart to beat the blood to cir
cnlate, and the brain to send forth sensa-
ton and motion to the entire body.
The lungs, the brain and the heart con-
sttute the tripod of life, and while they
act we cannot die. The heart depends
on The lungs for its power to circulate the
blood, and the blood depends on the
lungs for its puritication. Poisonous
carbonic acid is formed in the blood by
the healthy and natural action OF the or
ganism, and must be expelled by the act
Of breathing. This is Gods appointed
way OF keeping our blood pure. II we
stop breat thing we retain this carbonic
acid in the system and five minutes ac-
cumulates enough to poison our blood
and stop the whole machinery OF life.
Hence all affections of the lungs are Sc
rious because they diminish the purity of
our blood and IN the same proportion in
jure our general health. Take for exam
pie cold which infiames the air pas
sages and tubes OF the lungs, swells their
mucous Inning, contracts the size of the
tubes through which We breat he, and OBJ
structs them by viscid secretons of mu-
Gus. As we cannot breRt he through tn bes
that are narrowed or INSTRUCTED by mucus
as well as through hose that are open and
free, So every co q while it la4ts lessons our
breathing according to its severity, and
i'll the same degree diminishes the purity
of our blood, hurts our circulation, clogs
the action of the heart and rritates the
brain and nervous system.
Every disease which injurously affects
our lungs begins first in thu mucous Inning
of TIM mir passages nose, threat and
bronchial tubes. This membrane Is ex-
posed To every change in he temperature
of he air and to smoke, gas, dust and all
irritating and noXlous matters floating i'll
1t, hch all act dire city on tie breathing
org4Its.
Oft-repeated and long continued irrita-
ton of the mucous membrane gradually
develops into Il chronic bronchitis Il
condition OF the lungs full of interest be-
cause so often mistaken and so liable to
be mistaken for consumption, the most
dreaded of lung diseases.
(Signed) ROBERT HUNTER, NJ. D.,
Specialist of Throat and Lung Diseases,
III West Forty fifth Street, New York.
NOTE Readers Of THE ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN who desire TO know more
about he treatment of lung complaints
will receive DR.. Hunters books, giving all
particulars, free by applying to him at
III West Forty-tifth street, New York.