Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-24
DR.. HARTMAN
On Consumption-Is Consump'
ton Durable?
Exactly What to Do and What
to Take.
Hope and Help for All.


briefly enumerate. First-Heredity.
Few doubt, at the present time, that con-
sumption can be transmitted from gen.
Grafton to generation by families tainted
with it. Second-Age seems TO operate
as a factor in the production of consump-
ton, az most cases occur between the
ages of eighteen and thirtY-six years.
Third-Thin blood (mal-nutrition). If,
for any reason, the digestion is not good,
the blood soon becomes impoverished,
and the subject made more liable to this
disease. Fourth-Constitutional dis
ease Any other constitutional disease
Gas scrofula or syphilis) greatly increas-
es the liabilities to consumption. Fifth
Climate. Low, damp, or malarial local
tiles are especially provocative of con-
sumption. Sixth-Habits People of
sedentary, Incorporate, vicious, or de-
basing habits are likely to fall an easy
prey Seventh-Mental causes. Over
study, mental depression, worry, or any
long continued mental excitement.
Eighth Occupation. Persons whose
occupations expose them to irritant ex-
halations or noxious gases. stone-cutters
and miners. Ninth-Effects of acute
disease. Measles, pneumonia and ca
tarrh are frequent causes of consump
ton. Tenth-Infection 1t is believed
by many careful observers that con-
sumption is infectious, and attendants
of consumptives are liable to take the
disease, although they are in every 9TH
er particular free from liabilities.
The cough. which is nearly always
one of the earliest symptoms, is a loose
cough, with a more or less abundant ex-
pectoration, which at first is muscouS,
and will float on water, but, as the dis
sease develops, becomes partly pus,
which can be detected by splitting in
clear water, when portion of it will
sink slowly to the bottom. This kind
of spHta gets more abundant as the dis
ease advances. The cough is worse on
first lying down at night. on getting up
in the morning, and after full meal.
There is an unnatural heat of the skin
alternating with cold spells or chill more
or less defined, and sweating, especially
at night. The symptoms, slight at
first, grow more noticeable as the dis
ease advances, until hectic fever is the
result. Loss of flesh is a prominent
symptom, which increases as tine disease
increases, especially of the body and legs,
while the face may retain its usual
amount of flesh. Loss of appetite. thirst
dyspeptic symptoms, sore mouth, sore
throat, and hoarseness are quite COM
monty present, but not always. A feel
ing of exhaustion at the slightest exer-
ton, shortness of breath, palpitation of
the heart-all warn the patient of the
approaching end, and yet through it al
there is usually no abatement of the
hopefulness of the afflicted one The
flushed cheek, clear eye and strong voice
helps to deceive both the patient and
attendants as to the serious nature of
the disease.
The diet should be Of the most
nouushing kind possible. Fresh meat,
fowls, game, fish, milk and eggs should
be used freely from the beginning.
Cod-liver oil GScott's Emulsion) is AM
excellent addition to follow each meal
in cases where it is well borne BY the
stomach.
Sleeping rooms should be large, well
ventilated, well lighted, and on the
second floor The patient should get as
much of the direct sun rays as possible,
by walking out in pleasant weather and
sitting or lying near a window through
which the sun can shine when anything
prevents going out. Retire early, and
whenever pract cable take an early
morning walk. Frequently initiate the
lungs to their ful lest capacity by draw
| the air through small glass tube.
1 Wear soft flannel next the skin wher
it can be borne winter and summer,as i
protects from the vicis STUDIES of tins
weather better than clothing. Cheerful
companions are of great assistance Il
any patient. Something TO engage thu
mind of the patient part o { the day, Ugh
work or amusing games Il lat do not to'
much excite the mind. is al so helpful.
But the main reliance of the Athletes
IS the great remedy Pe-ra-na, Thi
medicine has saved a great many pa
tients after all hope had fled and ca rthl'
assistance seemed vain. In adva uce'
cases, where the strength is rapidly fail
ing and the cough troublesome, a hal
pound of rock candy added TO ea G
hottie of Pc ru-na is advisable, b u
1 flr, al. D., II