The herald., 1898-03-27
lllopical Methods Of Treatment.
Only in General Use

Statistics tell us that one in seven Of the
human race is tainted with consumption
doubtless the most destructive scourge ol
mankind. Most physicians believe 1t to bs
contagious and argue in favor of a quaran'
tine against it. The state board of health
of California has repeatedly discussed the
advisabiity of preventing consumptives
from the east from entering the state or
the ground that their presence here endan'
gers the lives of Californians.
IRRATIONAL METHODS OF TREAT.
MENT
The usual methods of treating consump'
tion have little reference to the origin OF
the disease. Its final manifestations are In
the lungs In its worst form it takes the
shape of tuberculosis, which sometimes not
only destroys the tissues of the lungs but
permeates the whole body. When this stage
Is reached in the progress of the disease
there is little hope of permanent relief
from any known treatment. This is known
as the third stage of consumption. A cure
is possible in the first and second stages
But most methods in vogue are extremely
illogical Nearly all are forms of local
treatment for the lungs. which disregard
the origin of the disease entirely. The ad-
vocates of these methods assume that, II
the tuberculous deposits in the lungs car
he removed or destroyed, the disease will
disappear. This does not follow by any
means. for the reason that the cause ma y
still exist even after Its effects are re-
moved from the lungs. II this is true, ther
the effect will again follow the continued
existence of the original cause.
THE CAUSES OF CONSUMPTION NU.
MEROUS
The fact that consumption is contagious
induces physicians to overlook the very nu-
merous causes of the disease other thar
contagion. The truth Is that consumption
is not contagious for healthy man or wo'
man. Unless the tissues of the lungs an(
air passages are congested or inflamed the
germs of consumption will not effect lodg
ment in them. But every cause that tends
to depress an individuals vitality. to force
upon him a tendency to repeated colds, tC
catarrh, bronchitis or other disease which
will irritate the lungs and air passages
paves the way for a case of consumption
Indigestion and disorders of the stomach
liver and kidneys are remote causes of con-
sumption and must be removed before there
can be cure. In fact. thousands of cases
IL unsuspected difficulties with the vital or.
gans were removed the cough and Other
manifestations of disease of the lungs
would disappear at once.
THE ORIENTAL VIEW
This is the view of consumption taken by
Chinese physicians, who are the most
skilled diagnosticians in the world. Drs.
Foo and Wing of the Foo and Wing Herb
Company, have had much successful expe-
rience in treating this dreaded disease.
Their method of pulse diagnosis goes be-
yond the final manifestation of a virulent
disorder namely the cough, which is fire.
quently the most distressing symptom of
They can determine the eX-
tent of the ravages made by the disease
upon the other organs of the body and by
treating these as well as the lungs, they
accomplish cures in many cases that local
treatment of the lungs alone utterly fails
to relieve.
SOME OF THE CAUSES
Among the causes recognized by Chinese
physicians which. sooner or later, lead to
are the following: A cold
either one which settles in the stomach or
liver or one which settles in the lungs. In
the latter case there Is Inflammation which
causes the lungs to fill with phlegm. The
resulting cough wears out the muscles and
nerves connecting the lungs and the spinal
cord and deprives the lungs of the elements
of nutrition which should nOurSh them
the channels of circulation. AS a
the lungs waste away and
break down.
Poisoning through the use of minerals for
or for other reasons. such as
mercury, morphine. iron. strychnine or ar
senic.
Malarial poisoning, which may lie DOR
mant in the system a long time and then
weaken some of the vital organs. When ii
settles in the stomach it creates an inflam-
nation rendering digestion imperfect and
finally affecting the lungs In this way.
The foul air of mines. laundries, dye
houses. paint shops. ETC.. which poisons
and weakens the lungs. In these cases a
cold soon develops into virulent disorder
Grief. anxiety or intense mental applica.
ton too long continued. The strain upor
the nervous system affects the circulation
The stomach does not receive sufficient
blood to enable it to perform it's functions
properly and the lungs are finally affected
Sexual excess of any kind. venereal poi
soning. lack of care, with women, before
or after childbirth. A cold taken during
menstruatiOn. miscarriages. etc. Forms OF
this general cause are very numerous. They
produce consumption either through spe-
cific poisoning or through a general weak
ening and breaking down of the system
which finally manifests itself in the lungs
Direct injury to the stomach and digest
i've powers, from improper food. too little
food or too much, irregularity with meals
too much liquid at meals, eating between
meals, chewing tobacco, gum or even tooth.
picks, smoking, which dries out the juices
of the system. Some of these causes are
very remote, to be sure, but by constant
operation for long time they at last pro.
duce consumption. The wearing of corsets
also sometimes ends in consumption. Apart
from those cases which are direct result
of exposure, it is safe to say that nine Out
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