The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

Progress OF the Disease More R,pi.t. Inn,
TN. Number of Victims steadily Dimia.
i>hing- Nnm~rou, NoStrams Proven
than, Exercise and Climate.
King Consumption" sail a pLysi ian Il
reputation lately, VIII has put :, many ia A
,lrllne. i, AT lit ,les i'm, himself IA thi,
city Tie has n'.t lishtensd his hs.l,l "a .ill
tlras' upon whom hr has nnsy. fastened, tut
the hHnit.'r IT hi victims h stauplily ,tiua.n-
ihins, Tbs progress of thr ,liSst~., after AZ Il
"thr stated, Is l1olIounsssi hy ptysi,iiils 10
a. mere rapid than il was when thi> srn.rt.
tim was young AMI their l. IA ln,r h mon. raI.i
transit from liz inception Ia it, culminati,n A
srorc If years ago cass of I.'rsas suffering
from ha king, wasting colIslfs for MANY years
were common, but now the dra,a,s. generally
,.> it, work M u brhfsr I-rh.i, usually la
two az thrr Year.. Consumption hi,, ,tuae
more b. cnri'h lua,k nn,ibin- irianufl. tur-
en- than all other diseases cnmbine,l
THE vAnIous s.lcALLED CrRE-AILs.
The numhsr ii n0~truns that have been
put laforc the ltil,lic ~ nfaltihle i, simply
inlnfliS.', ami n vari.si, AMI their wora ~
eNaii,-s'1 ut in it, effect IA the shifting srut,.
in.'s of II Kaleidoscope, Each Ia its turn hi,
lsgsuikl the sullcnr for a Irripl AMI then
Lft him ~" lsttsr, hut rather worse, from th.,
rcntion following tho temporary indulgence
IN fallarious holes. No compound II drugs
has stayed the disease, although the hyls-
lho~phiteS lime, sofia, AMI manganese help
arnsi it lsforr it has IA real fopthokl C"i.
hVt.t .iI A.. n fn.l LOO H., V.ts a.
stan'e~ TIM, m,st readily yield to thu destroy.
'r, hat |, merely fsSis until the apl.tits Of
the di,'it,. lssons> li,satiabt-
"lseGular physicians look mainly to proven
tion, having little ~ m hope of curing con.
sumption after II j. once seated; but outshic
IT their ranks all kinds Of experiments arr
being nnic. Inhalation in various Styh, i
pratl'sl with oxygen, nitrous oxide gas, AMI
mir impr-gnated with drugs The milk cure
Is on'' ct thu latest, tho patients lring sent to
I'll" mountains, wher" they arr fut entirH
on milk AMI breathe the pure air II the hi.h.
cr nlttafl,> hut, although post-mortrm rx-
nminatlons have revealed completely ria-
triz'i cavities Ia lungs, showing that forces
AMI pr1p>,as 1t nature hal brought alrnt u
cure II consumption, the physicians have not
yet penetrated the secret The injection Of
nntiSpiic preparations, has ls~n proposed
Some eminent authorities hope for go,sl ~
suits, hut the value ri the suggestion il vet a.
!" demonstrated, AMI faith l. rcIUs"l only in
such means ~ may strengthen AMI harden
the Tissues sufficiently to turn the edge ~ IT,.
sharp teeth of the consuming disease
The ls~,s,sn In the nunlnr of deaths from
consumption IN this rity Is th, result of pre-
ycniion ami MT II cure, Mere care l. i~ing
cNrr,iSsl IN observing tho laws II health
Physicians nr steadily iiciicating d.r,sr
breathing md rh~t expansion by walking,
railing, rowing AMI other cSer'is.' Mor' ,iats
j. N" nnuntairs are made. AMI the lighter
air induces 'hcpr AMI longer inspirations.
llnuAs IN the city arr built with greater ~
gard Ia ventilation AMI comfort, AMI the style
If dress conforms NOR" rl'~nly to the require
nwnts IT health This h ESPECIALLY the ease
with women IN the matter At shu~. Thin
sohS acn once III" rule. Now they arr the
exception