Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-11-08
FIGHTING CONSUMPTION
How Il Should be Met..lsoIatlon and
Distinction Certain Cure.
A TERRIBLE sc0URGe.

The Worlds Work for November
has two articles Of Importance to Al
buquerque. One. The Beautifying of
Cities" by Charles II. Cafnn, and the
other The Fight Against Tubercu'
losis," 10y DIR. Lawrence F. Flick.
In the article on the be%autifying of
cities there are many photographs OF
public squares and open places in
Paris. Rome and Edinburgh and OF
public fountains. beautiful buildings
and theatres and views OF fine streets.
The argument OF the article begins
with the statement that the beauty of
Paris is worth at least $500, 900 a
year to the city and that Italy without
her beauty would be impoverished,
that the beauty brings In $40, 900
to the cities and the people, and con.
cludes with the highest argument.
that the city Is but the greater home
OF the citizens and worthy OF their
highest sentiments. appreciation, en-.
deavor and pride.
DIR. Flick, who writes the tubercu.
losis article, is the founder of the
Pennsylvania Society for the Proven.
ton of tuberculosis and president of
the free hospital for consumptives of
Pennsylvania. He discusses the raw.
ages of the disease. its history,
causes, methods of cure and popular
misconceptions concerning II. He
compares consumption TO leprosy as a
continual and monstrous plague and
says that II devastated the Assyrians
and was known to Moses. and while
other plaques have been almost en-.
tirely conquered. consumption re-
mains a terrible death breeder, al
though IL is less terrible in our day
than IL ever has been before.
Doctor Flick says that seventy-ive
per cent Of incipient cases and forty
per cent OF all cases excluding the dy.
ing. can be cured with proper treat.
ment. He defines proper treatment as
consisting of three parts; one, nour.
ishing, digestible food: two, outdoor
life; and three. medical treatment
helping nature to arrest and stamp
out the disease. As such cure Is out.
side OF the reach of multitudes he
pleads for the establishment of sana-
toria and calls attention TO work to-
ward such an object done In Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, and New York.
In the United States he says there are
from 100. 900 to 100000 cases of incip-
lent consum ptlon which should be
cured.
AS to positive elimination OF the dis
ease he says that II II were possible
to put every tuberculosis patient In a
hospital where he would be properly
cared for and contagion from his sput-
um guarded against. tuberculosis
would soon disappear entirely. This
being impossible, rs many cases of
tuberculosis are allowed to progress
to the last degree before a doctor is
allowed 10 take charge of the patient
and multitudes Of others neglect
their own treatment and the safety
OF those around them, tuberculosis
will probably be a scourge for many
years to come. But he does advise as
practical n necessary that tubercu-
losis patients be registered by physic-
ian and that the city board OF health
have supervision over such sick peo-
pie, requiring and directing the steri-
lization Of sputa. He attacks popular
mistakes and popular sl%uggishness
about the disease vigorously.