Arizona republican., 1893-01-01
CONSUM PTION.
lBY WIN. W. HIBBARD, N. D.l
Treatment OF Consumption.

In writing upon this topic, we would
at the beginning remark, for fear OF be-
ing misunderstood, that there is no dis
ease in which better knowledge should
be had in order TO treat it skilliully
than consumption. The great mistake
made by physicians when sending pa
tients 10 Arizona is IN giving the i'm
preston that the climate IS all that lie
needed TO bring about favorable results.
Patients themselves are too much in
clined to think il this favored spot be
reached that their desires as to improve
ment will at once be satisfied. The
physician has found little encourage
ment in his efforts for the welfare OF his
patient in q more uncongenial climate,
hence he 10 doubtful as to results else
where, when the truth is, that with a
better climate there will be better re-
Spouse to treatment.
II is q great error both on the part OF
OF the profession and the pu bile to grow
less diligent in treatment at a time
when the best results can be obtained.
By treatment we do not mean the mere
taking OF remedies for certain symp.
toms, but ral her intelligent advice and
suggestion relative to habits pertain
ing To diet, regimen, etc. Proper
remedies as regards tine critical phases
of the disease, for instance chills, fever,
night sweats, poor appetite, cough,
hemorrhages, expectoTstiOn, ETC., chou d
most sssuredly receive attention J; il they
do, great good will certainly result and
much more rapid progress be made.
The object OF this paper is not to under.
take to state any line of treatment to he
followed, but rather to suggest some
ideas in this direction, for to intelli-
gently treat consumption it is abso-
lutely necessary that one be well in.
formed upon this subject, as well as
experienced. In this disease, If in
any, cases are resolved into individual
ones, and each patient must he care
fully studied, examined and treated by
himself, for the simple reason. if moth
ing else, of the great dissimilarity OF
persons as to temperament, age, pro-
gress Of disease, etc,
In addition to the use OF right rene.
dies, the chill which comes on with
greater or less regularity in consump-
ton can be lessened in many ca es by
the patient keeping in bed until an
hour or two after the time OF the ex-
DtEIttl Gull, iHH5 httplDk Tue uOuN
warm, equalizing the circulation and
ecOnOmlzlng the patients vitality.
With the chill period past, possive ex-
ercise in the open air can be had il the
weather permit. When the skin is dry
and parched, bathing with alcohol
one-third and water two-thirds may be
benefcially employed. When the nu-
triton is poor and one is suffering from
dyspepsia, great care should be exer-
cised that food which IL most easily d.
gested and the same time nutritious he
taken. Milk, eggs and well cooked
grains serve many well, but each pa
tient 10, as it were, a law unto himself
and should be so treated. Medicines
properly administered will help very
much in such conditions-daily massage
and the use Of electricity may be help
full.
Night sweats can be very much re-
lieved, il not entirely overcome, by the
use OF certain remedies. In treating the
cough in consumption we have come to
almost entirely discard so-called cough
medicines, since q large majority OF
them contain drugs which operate in
disturbing the stomach or otherwise.
However, much can be accomplished in
relieving the cough, this paper however
IL too brief one to ate in detail what
is necessary to do regarding this dis
tressing symptOm; suffice it to say
that 1t can be treat d quite sue
cessfully by well informed WAYS and
methods. 1t should always be borne in
mind that cough is merely symptom,
the significance and Importance OF
which varies greatly in different cases
This di'sase markedly tends toward in
creas d debility, hence il it is positively
necessary to do everything thai can be
done to build up the system. Rapid
waste is daily going on and the waning
vitality must in every way he sustained.
Quiet and cheerful surroundings, a well
ventilated and sunshiny chamb Der, nu-
tritious and we'll cooked food, plenty of
fresh air, daily exercise a. frequent in |
tervals, each time being guarded not to
unduly tax oneself. Exposure to the |
SUMS rays, avoidance tof depressing in |
flnencrs, plenty of sleep, applications of
electricity, bathing, avoiding exposure
to sudden changes, being guarded !
about draughts of air. All these CON
siderstions and many others Of like ma.
tlre, II duly needed and proper RENE
dios employed for symptoms az they
arise, land ,uch remedies must be used !
to get the best rhsults) much progress
NAV he expected in many casSs, provid- |
ing the patient in a favorabl. climate.
From time t0fRme different sections
of the UniteA - have been strongly
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