West-Jersey pioneer., 1870-12-30
Cause and Cure Of Consumption
BY DR.. W. W. HALL.

Whatever renders the blood impure
tends to originate consumption. What
ever makes the blood impure. 1t is the
air we breathe which purifes the blood.
And as, if the water we use to wash our
clothing is dirty, it it impossible to wash
| the clothing clean, SO if the air we breathe
| is impure, it is impossible for it to ab-
stract the impurities from the blood.
What then are some Of the more prom
inent things which render the air impure?
1t is the nst1re Of still water to become
impure tits the nature of still air to
become impure. Running water purifes
itself Air in motion, drafts Of air, are
self purifiers. Thus it is that the air
of close room becomes impure inevita-
bly,. Thus it is that close rooms bring
consumption to countless thousands
Hence all rooms should be SO constructed
as to have constant draft of air passing
through them The neglect of it muir
ders myriads. A man Of ordinary size
renders a hogshead Of air unfit for breath
ing, consumes its blood purifying quality,
every hour, SO perfectly, that if man
could re.breathe full breath Of his own
the next instant after its expiration, with
out any intermixture with the outer air,
be would be instantly suffocated. Hence
sleeping in close rooms, even though
alone, or sitting for very short time in
a crowded vehecle or among large as
ssmbly is perfectly corrupting to the
blood. Close bedrooms make the grave
Of multitudes. Ye
Among other causes of consumption
are insufficient food or clothing; sleeping
in Easements, or sitting habitually in
damp apartments. A dog will become
consumptiye in few weeks if confined
in damp cellar, especially if it be
dark one. s ~ p.
Hence the room which we occupy for
the largest portion of each twenty-four
hours should be the lightest, dryest, most
airy and cheerful in the whole building.
AS occasional causes of consumptive
disease, there may be mentioned all sup
pressions, the sudden driving in of all
snch as measles, letter, and the
like, the sudden healing up of sores which
have been running for long time, with
out intelligent medical advice, in carrying
off the drains Of the system in another
direction. Many lives are thrown away
by ignorant persons in application to old
sores they are elated 10 the highest de-
gree in having 'cured up" an ulcer,
which the irregular doctors'.' had failed to
do after months Of effort, but they fail to
note the after fact, that within a very
short time the "cured.up sore" has. -hre-
Ken out again, OF falling on the lungs,
has laid the victim in the grave.
AIR AND EXERCISE There is no rem
edy known to men that has such pow
erful9 and permanent influence in main
tanning or regaining health as the judi
eious employment Of cheeful, exertive
exercise in the open air and if properly
attended to in timely manner, it will
cure largo majority Of curable diseases,
and will sometimes succeed when med
icines have lost their power.
IF you have actual consumption, or are
merely threatened with it; or if, from
some of your relatives having died with
it, you have unpleasant apprehensions of
its lurking in your own body; or wheth-
er from a diseased liver or disordered
stomach, OF dyspeptic condition OF the
system, the foundations of the dreadful
disease are being laid in your own per-
son or whether by exposure, by over
hoNilv eYertinn or mental labor or vast
ing cares for the present, or anxieties fot
the future, or by hugging sharp pointed
memories of the past, or by Incorporate
living, in eating or drinking, or by un-
wise habits or practices in life, you have
originated in your own person the ordi-
nary precursors Of consumption, such as
hacking cough, pains in the breast, chill
mess, wasting Of flesh and strength, short
ness of breath on exercise-under all
these circumstances, proper attention to
air and exercise are indispensable aids
are among the principle, essential means
of cure, and are never to be dispensed
with = confinement to the regulated tenn
perature Of room, in any latitude, is
certain death if persevered in and if
from any cause, this air and exercise are
not practicable to you, except to limit
ed extent, it is your misfortune; your
not being able to employ them does not
make them the less necessary, and they
have no substitutes.
MENTAL TAXATION A CAUSE OF DYs.