Inferior turbinal bone Orifice of the antrum Orifice of infundibulum SECTION OF THE NOSE, SHOWING THE TURBINAL BONES AND MEATUSES, WITH THE OPENINGS IN DOTTED OUTLINE. COLLEGE CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS IN THE MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL PHILADELPHIA P. BLAKISTON'S SON & CO. 1012 WALNUT STREET 1898 COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY P. BLAKISTON, SON & Co. WM. F. FELL & CO., PHILADELPHIA. RC 743 1898 PREFACE. Having had remarkable and uniform success with a simple treatment of hay-fever for the last ten years, during which time I have given complete relief to over two hundred patients in my private practice, and having made a thorough clinical study of this affection, as well as an exhaustive review of the literature relative to it, I feel justified in presenting the results of my labors in this short treatise. There is little to be said definitely about the etiology of the disease. It is undoubtedly caused by an external irritant, possibly containing a microorganism or a toxin, which becomes especially active in the nasal passages of an individual predisposed by systemic debility or local abnormality. We acknowledge the element of neurotic disturbance, but to dogmatically define its exact cause and modus operandi is beyond us, V 538 In order that the best thought of the subject may be presented to the reader, I have compiled, arranged, and annotated the most worthy literature, and I acknowledge my indebtedness to the many writers quoted. The most of my original communication is devoted to the all-important point in the discussion-the successful treatment. A complete bibliography is appended. 1428 NORTH BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, July, 1898. W. C. HOLLOPETER. |