The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16

ness usually occurring with a cold In the
head or sore throat; or both There IS
considerable fever and pain In the ,ir15s
and joints and all over the BODY Of an
aching character. IN a day or two pain
raw raw and burning, is felt under the breast.
bone, especially ati7the upper part. and
this is more acute during swallowing
At hrst theFe1i is a. hard barking cot1eh
/ but this becomes 1ooser later, and is then
attended with expectoratio11 Increasing in
| quantity - = - - P.2si
Bronchitis in adults usually ''cures it.
SER within two weeks. but in children
! and old people it is always of a 'serioiIs
character owing to its tendency TO mass
INTO the capillary form, in which the fihe
ar passages of the lungs become blocked
up with secretons- and thus cause death
by gradual suffoca tion
= AT the onset an attack of bronchitis
MAY OFTEN be checked by ten to fifteen
Sidih doses OF quinine, with one-eighth
Sldlu OF morphiHe, a hot foot bath he
ing taken just before going to bed and
some not drink taken to cause SWEATING
counter irritation being set I'D by a mus
tara plaster over the breast bone. Later.
II the disease continues, give a dessert.
spoonfuI every three hours of: Tincture
OF hyoscyamus, drachns: svr11n or
squills, Il ounce; syrup of inecac Il
ounce; solution of acetate Of ammonia
sufficient to make 4 ounces
In the later stages, if the secretion Is
Coploas and raised with difficulty. the
1olIoWlng may be given every two hours.
\. aurlate OF ammonia, grains; compound
Ilc0Iice mixture, drachms Two grains
OF qutnine may be given every four
hours with this as a tonic.
chronic bronchitis is a much more seri-
GUS matter Once started it STAYS with
one dt all times, but is worse in winter.
whence It's name, winter cough
1t IS the result Of repeated attacks of
"cute bronchitis, the tissues becoming
per Iiiahehtly affected The most notice
apIe symptoms are cough and expectora
ton, these symptoms being agerav,ta1
Dy the slightest exposure 20 cold or.
even 1ndiscretiOn in eating Even a IF
OF laughing will bring on a choking
cough, and any slight exerLIon will cause
painful results. ~-.
;. Medication, in these cases, does but
little beyond relieving symptoms The
remedy, par excellence, Is a change to q
place where the air is warm and balrny
and the temperature even. This often
effects cure, but drugs 10 not as a
rule. The patient should pay strict at
tentlon to general health and wear wool
en- or SILK underclothes the year round,
and above all avoid too much clothing
for it is a fact" that more people catch
cold from oVerdressing than from too
scanty cIothfng9.I 'ase
Of itself chronic bronchitis is not Sc
rious, but its danger lies In the prior
presence of tendency to consumption,
heart trouble, or kidney disease Some.
indeed, claim that bronchitis induces
consumption. but this not probable, such
cases being due to the constructive char
aeter of the patient suffering from the
bronchitis which served to light up the
dread, disease AS q spark in finder
blazes into a fire when applied to COM
bustible fuel aad famed allglt
- 1t will be noticed that all diseases here
mentioned are ushered In at first with
sense of -chflliness or even marked
chill and followed by feverishness and
pain. There is in a word, a disturb
ance Of the natural circulation Of The
blood and a tendency to congestion or
settling of the blood In one place or or
gan. The air passages being also cx-
posed to the chilling influences become
congested and thus determine the ioca-
ton of the congestion. By soaking the
feet In hot water the blood Is drawn
away from the congested parts and the
establishment of normal circulation is ia
Vored. Sweating by taking hot drinks
and putting hot water bags at the feet
also aid in establishing free circulation
and thus further lessons the tendency to
over secretion from the affected parts
When possible, the patient should always
remain within the house in a warm room
for day or two not only to favor the
cure of the disease but to prevent fur
Their trouble or complications. for when
the person suffers from cold the body
is then more susceptible to the influence
of cold. Leon Noel.