The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

have thought it lest to insert the following
general explanations in place of the usual salad
mixture and hope that it will meet with APP
prova oi the readers Of the Salad:
Chronic nasal catarrh, which is 40 prevalent IN
this country that no other one disease be
compared with it in regard TO the number Of
cases. and which atnicts more than 90 per cent.
of the entire civilized population OF America,
| is generally supposed TO be an incurabc dis.
ease. This erroneous popular idea has arisen
from the fact that the general" public, as well
az many physicians are as a rule ignorant o! the
true nature OF the disease rs also Of the train
OF symptoms and after effects upon the general
health which it. produces. 1t is, therefore.
not to bc wondered at that when the physician
has failed TO cure even relieve the ailincnt
by his INSTRUCTED treatment, the public Is
imposed upon by quacss and their nostr'ilns, and
that when these fail TO bring about cure, the
mass Of people, and the physicians, pro.
nouncc the disease incTablc. Specialists, how.
ever. are fully aware that most cases of simple
chronic catarrl can not only be cured by prop.
crly directed and efficient treatment, but that
by tndcrstandin its nature and causes the dis.
ease can and ought to be prevented from be-
coming chronic.
In order to get a clear and comprehensive idea
of The nature of this disease and to understand
the reason why il is so prevalent. we must,
above all. first inquire irto the conditions which
cause its beginnings in an individual, and then
follow its development its protractcd course,
and its secondary effects upon the system ut
hryc ,rbcu only can ,yc comnrchcnd its "a.
,;o,,a y,nuns ,s synn,oms and ito for.r,or;,in,.
ncrnicious oH,,ts ,,nnn rho human svs,cm in
general and upon ,,c organs of respiration the
thoat and lungs. with the bronchial tubes, in
particular. Then only can we inielligenly aud
confidently carry out the necessary measures Tor
not only the cure. but. above ALL the prevcn-
tnr of t,is disc,s, Tina we shall NOT shrin,,
from op,uren,Iv harsh measures seemingly
harsh only when viewed frop tho stondrout of
Ignorance of their ultimate bcncfccut and cura.
five effects which NAV bc instituted b,. fin, GA.
n.rt sncri,list ,ybo b.;np t,oroucbIv c,nv,rs.
,n, win ,ho ,o,,r. and ,,,., of tho iis.,so and
i,s b,pc,,, ctycc,s knows host what ,nc,s,,,e,
s,,ll or shor NOR bo ,o,e, ia ef;ect , cura
II - in cLiI,ihood in Tho nurserv whom and
wb.ra tbo o,ds of mis- nrcv,Ion, mol,dv ,rc
sown ,rd v.h,ro thor crnv+b and d,v,,onmopt
are fnstcrcd h, ,vclI pc,nir,, rrniudfccs os well
os hv tho extremes of ovcr.corrfulness and care
I,.sneSs in thr bringing nm of cbildrcu and
This is n,,ticulnrIv true in tho nurse,ics Of
well.to.dn classes. such children. as rule
ar. bo,,Scd M foo much ,rc cnveoned in oar
mcn,s which are ia, warm botI, in summer and
wintcr arc led ON sood which il too hc,,iup.
for ,I,. svstc,n witbout tbc ovnosuro and .y
,r,isc in Tho oncn air which is ono of ,hc rrc,t
hIos.;u,s of tln childen nj tho noor and whi,
lays the foundation "t a robust constitution in
them. Now let such pamperrd child OF, say.
> or years of age or younger, catch cold in
the head. simple inflammation of the lining
ihcnbian" oi the noSe-ln iiself TRIVIAL aIlmcht,
which, when let alone, under ordinary circum
stances. and o,tcu even amid the mos, unhealthy
surroundings. such an cyposnrc to cold. wet or
foul air in the sunls Of large cities or
in The country. gets we'll OF itself within
week ten days and observe how it is troubled.
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