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CHRONIC RRONcHTTTs.

| 70 adult life is usually Of brief dura-
ton and Of little gravity, its repeated
occurrence is to be dreaded as possibly
leading to the much more serious
chronic form. This form occurs for
the most part in persons beyond mid
die life. s
IL may supervene upon an acute at
tack which has been neglected, or it
may come on more gradually after a
succession OF such attacks, each one
adding a little to the bronchial irrita-
ton left behind by it's predecessor, I'M
til the actual disease is fully estab-
l1shed. Subjects of the so-called uric
acid diathesis are very prone to suffer
from chronic bronchitis, and SO are
patients. with heart and kidney disease,
and hard ,drinEer~ -
The two main symptoms of chronic
nronchltls are cough and more. or
less profuse expectoration The ex-
pectoratlon varies considerably in diff
ferent cases, and in the same case at
altferent times. IN some cases it is rath-
er scanty. and sticky, and the effort to
expel it results in frequent and violent
paroxysms of coughing, quite resem-
Dllng Whooplng cough. In other cases the
secretion in the bronchial tubes is wa
terry and easily expelled, but is formed
| IN such quantity that the cough is al
most incessant.
ram is seldom complained of. but
shortness of breath is quite common,
even at the beginning, and is constant
| IN the later stages of the disease. At
| first this difficulty in breathing is
noted only on exertion. but later it is
! habitual and becomes .asthmatic in
| character. 1t is the result, usually, of
dllatation of the air cells in the lungs
caused by the strain of coughing.
/ Chronic bronchitis, like all other ca
| tarrhal affections, is much less trouble
some in summer than in winter, and
IN those who live much in the open air
| than In the house-bound. From this
simple observation may be drawn the
| lesson that the best remedy for bron-
chltls is pure air. This is generally
conceded in the case Of consumption,
but the world-even the medical world
is slower to recognize that an abund-
| ance of oxygen-pure airs equally
essential to the cure Of bronchitis and
other chronic diseases of the organs of
| respiration.
The good result is due not only to
| the Improvement in the general health,
but also to the direct effect of the oxy-
| gen upon the diseased bronchial mem
| brane. H.
The patients should pay great atten-
| ton to the care of the skin by cold or
cool bathing, friction, and so forth
should dress warmly, and should
change damp clothing Immediately on
entering the house. S..
TO CURE badness,
The use of gas to make the hair
| grow is one of the latest medical dis
coveries. The gas employed is oxygen
A large cap fits tightly round the head
and is supplied with oxygen from a
| bag which is slung over the patients
| shoulders. 1t is worn for few hours
every day, and even in cases of abso-
lutte badness, it is said to produce a
more or less luxuriant crop of hair
TO- The discovery was made at the
Oxygen hospital, London. The gas is
used for the cure of quite number of
! diseases. A woman was undergoing
| the oxygen cure for skin disease, and
! one of her arms had been for many
days placed in light alright box
| filled with the gas. 1t was soon no.
ticed that on the part of the arm that
was unaffected by the disease the
! growth of hair was much stimulated,
and this naturally suggested oxygen
as a cure for badness The first ey-
pertinent was made upon a woman
who had completely lost her hair, and