Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-07
How Consumption May BE Cured.

THE first announcement to patient
that he or she has consumption, is often
like death knell The vacant stare, the
pale cheek, and the conyulsive sigh indi-
cate shock of the most profound char,
acter. Indeed | have known persons IT,
SwoOn away and require the most active
eNertions TO restore them, And yet it is
not true that consumption is necessarily
fatal disease. In point Of fact, it is not as
fatal as many diseases which prevail in
every community, and yet excite no re-
mark Consumption results from a per-
verted nutrition. Instead of that perfect
assimilation essential to sound health,
there is an imperfect elaboration of the
nutritive fluids, which leads, by infamma-
tory action or other processes, to the dep
ostlOn in the lungs and other tissues of
crude material known as tubcrcle. Per
sons predisposed to consumption, or living
under circumstances which lower the vital
energies, and prevent the nutritive pro-
cesses, are those in whom this affection
most frequently appears. 1t follows that
there is no specific for consumption 1t is
not durable by medicines; on the contra
ry, its fatal issue is more often FASTENED
by medication.
For the encouragement of patients, and
to illustrate the course of life most likely
to restore vigorous health condition in
compatible with consumption, | usually
relate cases that have come under my OBJ
seryation. The following is one example
among many;
" A young medical friend, having an he
reditary tendency to consumption, began
to realize its first well-marked symptoms.
1t progressed rapidly toward fatal termi-
nation. The cough, emaciation, and hec.
tic betrayed his condition to the most SUI
perticial observer. Alarmed at his cundi-
ton, but dreading TO yield to the conyic-
ton of his friends that he was victim of
this disease, he refused to be examined, or
even to talk on the subject. At length he
became so weak and Frustrated that he
consented to have his lungs examined, and
on the announcement Of the physician that
they contained large cavities, he tainted,
and was rallied with great difficulty.
Aroused to pitch Of desperation, he de-
termined that he would not lie down and
die, but would bctake himself to out
door life He accordingly spent bis entire
dry in horseback exercise, saving wood,
boat-rowng, etc AT night he slept on
hard bed in an clubhouse, through which
the winds had full play. His diet was
plain and but little cooked his clothing
coarse and scant. That physician is to,
day practising his profession in a New
England town; he is upward Of forty-five
years Of age, and weighs about two hun
Cred pounds 4 finer specimen Of health
il not seen in New England"
Recovery trom the latest stage Of CON
sumption is therefore possible The fol-
lowing outline Of the course Of life to pur.
sue is given
Live ina the open airanl sunshine; avoid
dompncss and darkness In your dwelling
/. possible, choose dry mountain region
develop by yigaroUs3 rci.a every ,cIe
in the bojt % its tDllt capacity select
nourisbin- and easily .iLe.el food and
by sure than itis net aYer-Coakel dress !n
coarse w13lian n'o.h.nz battle t1rcanli-
ness and comfort never iaIbly disteua
the lungs lnf increase their capacity by
exercise and, finally, tgEa na medicines
except o. aids On additions % tbc course If
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