The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-17
local CONDITION.
|.ssl. Weather Is Responsible for
Peculiar
[,1IoSs FOUND IN THIS SECTION
from Twenty to Forty Degrees
III Temperature.

-. humidity almost unprecedented
" ,urrrlsed at meeting SO many cases
Ma catarrh, la grippe and other
Conditions? The question Is Of
Ia What is catarrh? That the pub
= have correct understanding, we
as,ov synopsis Of lecture from a
.,r,ted specialist
,oSbnlesl meaning of the word ca
rupning discharge and is appllea-
a. uould oxidation from any living
y. !, The body. This broad applica-
w M term has. however, been re-
u the condition Of Inflammation
~. If the human body covered NY
I, membrane and principally to those
a connected with the respiratory or
,rasmmatlon Is specific and Its ori-
~ 49, nrodurcd by a germ which oenB
80 an A suitable mJcu5 SURFACE soon
'nstes and spreads It's poison 10 tne
IN, nstts, mus 1t will be seen that
~. a natural course in beginning at
rssf exposed, superficial and least
.rroOs surfaces, such as those OF me
n ssyltles. with their tortuous turpl.
.l.snes spreading to the pndrNnN and
ssssi structures to finally reach the
". moro protected vital portions Of
sAv such as the bronchial tubes and
w tissue itself. 1t thus most ire
,.Ir heglns with a simple inhuenza, or
'sIA 1old In the bead, causing swelling
suggestion OF the membranes Of the
N frontal snnses, or cavities, which
n Inc bones over the broWs, aud
Y. oaa il fully aware Of the sensations
\ ysry common source Of catarrp,
rsIch there is no better location for
Il ralture; the germ once dcpos ted ~
End 10 maturity by the continued
IA and moisture. no artificial means
allure for micro organism having
a produced equal TO the natural one
aaged by nature.
4, feady to settle on suitable tissue;
rschanlc is breathing them while he
,Fgfheated at his work, the merchant Is
lipg them In his store at the same
IN fling In the depressing atmosphere
Nd IS the exhaatlons from the lungs
SA the healthy and diseased customers
n busIntss with him, and in fact Mt
lines we are exposed to the Infection
alrrh even from early infancy.
fiurh In It's iucipiency is much more
aoylng than dangerous, bur sooner or
4 the disease reaches the throat and
u through which the process continues
ID. middle ear, causing but little
ebe at first. but complete deafness later
not checked IL extends into the
seAIal tubes and air vessels Of
lungs, producing In the lat
rugcstlon and later catarrhal pneu-
M which unless cured promptly soon
kHgatts into pulmonary consumption.
tr first attacked with catarrh the
as membrane becomes irritated and
|ulig, coughing, stoppage Of nostrlis,
aupanIed by discharge Of mucus more
hi sticky In consistency This disease
tines takes a different course and at
The muCus membrane Of the stomach
epses what is sometimes called gastric
(1rA, disease accompanied by much
fas and disorder Of digestion, and one
Stubborn 10 cure and frequently settles
lAs eyes, causing the numerous neural
net every day.
an cATARRH RE CUREDf
aI,
narrh can be cured. but only by means
iistiment directed to the source ~ the
eise As the disease soon becomes con
giOnal and Is essentially a blood dis
yerr soon after Its attack, and conse-
,iF local treatment alone will not
lclte i from the system. but medica-
causing power OF resistance against
Poison OF the germs is needed as well
ttstment which destroys IT, germs
ialFes: nothing Of an irritating char
Should he used, as the tissues are
liy IN an irritable condition and re
soothing at once, opium. morphine,
& oil have faults which prevent their
Iooyercome these objections in treat.
We have found the use Of nOnlrritant
aee to be the essential point tn start
and % this foundation we have built
modern method Of cure so success
our hands
Drs. Seymour & Milan,