Year: 1871

Chronic Diseases, by r. Y. Pierce, NJ. D., o


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Catarrh.


SYMPTOMS. In the early stages of th,
disease the patient may be annoyed
with "only a slight dropping in th'
throat, as many express 1t, the amour
of discharge from the air passages o
the head at this stage of the disease be
ing only slightly in excess of health
In some cases the discharge is thick
ropy and tough, requiring frequent anc
strong effort In the way of hawking
I blowing and splitting to remove it from
the throat, where 1t frequently lodges
In other cases, or in other stages of the
same case, the dischargeis thin, watery
acrid, irritating and profuse. Ihenose
may be stopped up from the swollen
and thickened condition of the lining
mucuous membrane, so as to necessl-
tate aspiration through the mouth, Civ
ing to the voice a disagreeable nasal
twang. The disease sometimes assumes
a dry form, there being very little or no
discharge: In some cases the patient
suffers from headache a great portion
of the time, or may experience dull,
heavy, disagreeable fullness or pressure
in the head, with confusion of his ideas,
which renders him quite unfit for bus1-
ness, especially such as requires deep
hought and mental labor. Memo ry
may be more or less affected, and the
disposition of those who are otherwise
amlable is often rendered irritable, or
morose and despondent. The mental
faculties suffer to such extent in some
cases as to result in insanity. The
sense of smell is in many cases i'm
paired, and sometimes entirely lost,
and the senses of taste and hearing may
be more or less affected


The secretion which is thrown out in
the more advanced stages of Chrome
Catharrh becomes so acrid, unhealthy
and poisonous, that it produces severe
irritation and inflammation, which are
followed by excoriation and liberation
of the delicate lining membrane of the


ir passages in the head. AS the ulcera-
tion eats its way up among the small
bones the discharge generally becomes
profuse and often excessively fetid, re-
quires the frequent use of the hand
kerchief, and renders the poor sufferer
disagreeable both to himself and those
with whom he associates. Thick,
tough, brownish Incrustat1Ons or hard
ened Jumps, are many times formed IN
the head by the evaporation OF the
watery portion of the discharge These
Jumps are sometimes so largeand tough
that it is with great difficulty that they
can be removed. They are usually dis
charged every day or two, but only to
be succeeded by another crop. 1t is
painfully unpleasant to witness the raw
ages of this terrible disease, and OBJ
serve the extent to which it sometimes
progresses. Holes are eaten through
the roof of the mouth, and great cavi-
ties excavated into the solid bones of
the face, and in such cases only the
best and most thor ough treatment,
both local and constitutional, will
check the progress and fatal termination
of the disease


Only few of the large number of
symptoms which I have described as
common to the different stages of Ca
tarrh will be likely to be manifested at
one time In single case. Although
they are all common to the disease, in
some ofits stages, yet thousands OF
cases annually terminate in consump-
tion or insanity, and end in the grave,
without ever having manifested one
half of the symptoms above enumera-
ted.


AS the disease progresses, or fre-
quently in its earlier stages, the throat
IS apt to become affected 1t becomes
dry, sore or raw, or studded with very
small ulcers, which, as seen through
the mouth, look like small pimples or
"canker sores" for which they are
often mistaken The voice may be
more or less affected, especially on ex-
posure to cold, or over-exertion, and a
hacking cough is not unfrequent
Creeping along the continuous lining
mucous membrane of the air passages,
the disease. gradually extends to the
t07,y1lT, and by the same process of ex-
tension the bronchial tubes, and lastly
the substance of the lungs, in their
turn, are diseased, and Bronchitis and
consumption firmly established. Tight
ness in the chest, with difficulty of
breathing, soreness, darting, sharp or
dull heavy pain, or prickly distress
ing sensation, accompanied with more
or less cough and expectoration, are
evidence that the bronchial tubes have
become affected, and should admonish
the sufferer thatHe as nO,O standing atqo-
on the stepping stone to Consumption,
over which thousands annually tread
in their slow, yet sure, journey to the
grave. o5 sa ,oa a u 5zs


TREATMENT OF oATARRH 7tra;


If you would remove an evil, strike
dtlts root. This is the common sense, .
or rational way to treat Catarrh. AS
the predisposing orreal cause of Catarrh
is, in the majority of cases, some weak
ness, impurity or otherwise faulty con
dition of the system, which invites the
disease, and needs only the irritation
produced in the nasal passages by an
attack of cold to kindle the flame and
establish the loathsome malady, in at
tempting to cure 1t our chief aim must
be directed to the removal of that cause.
The more L see of this Odious disease,
the more do [ recognize the impor-
tance and necessity of combining, with
the use of local soothing and healing
application, thorough internal use of
blood-cleansing and Strengthening med
ioine, if we would successfully treat the
disease


AS local application for healing the
diseased condition in the head


DIR. sAGE's CATARRH REMEDY


Is beyond all comparison the best
preparation ever discovered. It IS
mild and pleasant to use, producing no
smarting or pain, and contains no
strong irritating or caustic drug or
other poison. It's ingredients are SIM
pie and harmless, yet when scientifically
and skillfully combine, in just the right
proportions they form a most wonder
full and valuable healing medicine
Like gUlnpowder, which is formed by
the combination of saltpetre, sulphur
and charcoal, the ingredients are sim
pie, but the product of their combina-
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