In this peculiar calamitous and highly dangerous Cough, the object to be
attained is a free expectoration, to dissolve and remove the phlegm, and
to abate the fever. Emetics, which are often unwisely ordered, agitate
the system, and aggravate the symptoms; blisters only irritate, without
accomplishing the desired intention; and, in fact, the patient is too
frequently abandoned to the chances of change of air, and strength of
constitution, to sustain the shock. It will be a source of consolation
to every anxious mother, that this valuable compound which operates so
beneficially in Coughs, is also equally excellent in Hooping Cough;
indeed, its balsamic, pectoral, expectorant, and emollient properties,
render it peculiarly adapted to eradicate the worst stages of the
complaint, for the reasons before advanced. It may be given in the
quantity of a tea-spoonful, three or four times a day, in honey, or on
lump sugar, as the urgency of the case demands. The contents of a 2s.
9d. bottle, seldom or ever fail to develope its specific qualities in
such cases.
This disorder sometimes terminates in apoplexy and suffocation. In some,
it lays the foundation for asthma and pulmonary complaints. It will,
therefore, be manifest, that a remedy, which will remove the offending
cause, should never be omitted.
OF THE TOUGH PHLEGM, WHICH USUALLY PRECEDES AN ATTACK OF ASTHMA.
Many individuals, especially those far advanced in life, are much
subjected to a collection of tough phlegm, which adheres to the bronchial
tube, or inner surface of the windpipe, in the morning, and renders their
breathing most difficult and painful; occasioning hoarseness, and
producing violent fits of coughing, until the matter is discharged. This
affection is not, strictly speaking, a disease; and although it is most
troublesome and disagreeable, as well as painful to its subject, and to
others, there are but few persons who consult the physician for its
removal.
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