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368 ESOTERIC ANTHROPOLOGY.
in effusion of pus, and the formation of adhesions; all
dangerous.
The general causes of these diseases are not differ
ent from those of all the affections of these organs.
Their exciting cause is commonly cold, especially fol
lowing exhaustion.
The treatment is absolute diet, cold sponging of the
chest, the wet compress, and the wet-sheet pack. Al
ternate and repeat these incessantly. Pleurisy may be
cut short by a vigorous application of cold to the affected
region, as in croup; but when pneumonia has advanced
beyond its first stage, it requires at least six days for its
resolution.
Spitting ofBlood.— Hemorrhage is unpleasant under
all circumstances, and is often a sign of danger ; but, in
most cases, it is not of so much importance as the pa
tient imagines. The nose-bleed is frequent in delicate
and plethoric constitutions, and is brought on by any
excitement. Thoroughly bathing the head and neck,
and snuffing cold water up the nostrils, generally cures
it. In some cases, however, it is checked with great
difficulty.
The saliva is often tinged with blood from the gums,
or a decayed tooth. This may be distinguished from
bleeding from the lungs, or air passages, by there being
no cough. When blood comes with coughing, its
source is below the glottis, or opening into the larynx.
When it comes from the upper part of the pharynx, or
around the fauces, it is merely hawked up. Blood from
the stomach can come up in no way but by eructation
or vomiting, and it is usually dark colored.
Blood may come from the whole extent of the organs