The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23


with camphorated oil or some ~othar
counter irritant may be applied over the
chest.
In affections of the heart bleeding IS
often indicated to check the splitting OF
oicod. Narcotics, if given at ali, must
DE used Sparingly for morphine and sim
liar drugs by suppressing the cough pre,
vent the expulsion of blood which ac-
cumu' ates III the lungs and thus causes
suttocation, literally drowning the person
in his own blood
One who has once spit blood ought to
take every means to avoid it's recurrence.
lie ought to avoid physical and mental
Fatigue, the theater and all places OF OK
c1tement. He ought to retire early. to
be abstemious in food, alcoholic LIQUORS
and tobacco. If possible he should GEEK
a mild climate beyond the reach Of the
chIll1ng north winds. He ought TO give
up violent exercise and be content with
moderate walking IN the open air. Above
all, he should take the greatest Urecau-
tlon against catching cold, but of these
the best precautions are those Of hygi-
enc, suitable baths, stimulating friction
and gentle exercise These are far better
than an excess of heavy clothing, which
in addition to firing the patient bv their
weight render him more tender and more
susceptible to the danger against which
he falsely believes they a &c a safeguard.
Medication by climate is however. the
hygienic remedy par excellence It
strengthens the failing system againsAex-
terror influence. At the same time pre-
ventive and curative, It arms tbs feeble
for the struggle for life; it. reinforces
organs which would easily succumb to
violent antagonistic climatic shocks. On
the other hand, the person who persists in
living in an undesirable climate often
loses the unstable state of equilibrium
which characterizes all. persons of low cred
vitality and physiological poverty and he
falls into a state of low health. from
which he can never recover
TO change the climate is, TO some, to
be born again, but life in the open air,
so important In the climatic treatment
can be enjoyed only under certain con-
ditionS of relative heat and shelter in
order that the stimulation shall not ex-
ceCd the tonic point, and that it may be
accompanied by no peril Winds fcgs,
and especially snow and rain, are the
three great causes of chilling so banefuI
to those suffering from rheumatism and
chest diseases. For this reason localities
are greatest in demand which are shield
ed against the winds, where the invalid
may escape violent changes OF weather,
and also escape dust, which is fully as
great a factor in the causation of lung
disease as cold
Against an Incorporate climate there
is an effectuaI shield In clothing called
apphcanta by the ancient hygienists The
true elements Of Vestimentary hygiene
may be told IN q few words HealthfuI
clothing ought to be not only protecting
but insulating, opposing the loss of bodily
heat in winter and the passage of heat
in summer. 1t ought moreover not only
avoid opposition to the heaIthful func-
lions of the skin, but it ought to excite
them. For this reason loosely woven
WOO y, IL
jersey are preferable to fine flannel. linen
or cotton. Wool has further advantage
Of developing an electrical and vascular
stimulation of the skin, faVoring the cir
culatiOn of the blood and lessenine the
danger Of congestion of internal organs.
The elasticity of wooden garments pre-
vents construction of the body, and allows
the circulation Of q layer Of air within
between the garment and the body suffi-
Client to prevent the radiation Of bodily
heat. Its porosity permits Of gradual alb
sorption of the secretions Of the skin,
while its downy surface stimulates the
activity of the skin.
Even poorly made shoe may have its
effect in the causation of lung troubles.
and eventually, though not directly, lead
to splitting of blood. Such a shoe not
only makes walking painful causes
corns, blisters, sores, neuralgia, eczema
OF the foot etc, but interferes with the
Tree circulation of the blood and leads
to cold feet, which, strange as it may
seem, have most banefuI influence upon
the body and health as a whole, espe-
cially in women and those prone to chest
troubles. A humorist once remarked
that aSnan was so tall that when he
got his feet wet he didn't have cold
in his head until a week after, but
cold in the head is one of the least of
evils of cold feet; pneumonia and con-
sumption may not only be fostered by
cold feet, but actually be induced by
them. ard Death himself IS a great lover
of colo feet Leon fsCel.