New-York tribune., 1901-12-17
TUBERCULOSIS CURE TALK.
EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF
CONSUMPTION; DISCUSSED BY STATE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

z,-,, IN pulmonary tuberculosis engaged
the attention OF more than one huho-ea 20 60.
clans at the stated meeting Of the NeW-f orK o1ae
Medical Association, in the nan OF c4e
~ Medicine at No i West Forty -thiro-st last
evening II began with an exhibition OF h-ray
-,c+,,res Of diseased lungs illustrating paper on
the early diagnosis OF pulmonary ~ tup7i0 .
which vas read by DR.. J. Edward Stuooert' oi4e "a
she nhvsicians at the Loornts Sanatoriurn' near
Liberty y Y Dr.. Stubhert expressed MS oehei
+na. rhe x-ray furnished the best means OF &C.
tecting the early invasion od the oisedse. "eoio
CONSUMPTION had reached the stage "hen us pres
.,ce oorId he ascertafned by microscopic e1a1ni-
nation Of the sputum-
In his paper DR.. Stubbert advocated tranhneSS
By physicians IN treatment of patients IN the IN
cipjent stage Of the disease when cures are possl
h1e Too MANY physicians he said, deceived pa
tients making them believe they had merely
bronchitis, when there was evidence 10 the tralneu
ear that the lungs were affected Such patients
he said should be informed of their real trouble,
g- or5ar that they might cooperate in treatment
for their recovery. OF sixty cases which were de-
tected fr the ncipent and sent TO the Looms
Sanatoriun. he said. 81 per cent had recoVereo
and additional i per cent the progress VI Ie
disease was checked.
Or Irving s. HAYNES gave a demonstration on a
cadaver Of the surgical anatomy of the lungs, and
DR. William c. LIE Boutfilier read paper on sur
eical procedures in certain cases Of consumption.
Dr F. A de Schwenitz. chief of the Biochemic
Laboratory at Washington. sent a paper. which
was read, dealing with experiments on monkeys
N the use of tubercun. The inference seemed TO
be that tuberculin of little use. and some of
the physicians present said later that they re-
garded IL entirely useless
DR.. Charles E. QuiInby read paper on the treat
ment of pulmonary tuberculosis. He said that II
was the rule for many physicians to advise con-
sumptive patients TO go TO some nearby sana-
toriur. telling them that they could be cured in a
few weeks or a few months. but when physicians
found that the disease had taken hold Of them
selves they removed 10 Denver. He expressed be-
lief that much good could be accomplished in the
early stages of the disease by stimulating diet,
and he advised that patients who had incipient
consumption should live high. as II they were try
ing to contract the gout. He condemned the use
Of tuberculin and said that antseptfc limitations
would not cure. but might check the advance OF
In the general discussion whioh followed the
OF fIakewood \ J. said It was most important
that physicians should know now 10 areaf IIs-
patients into TWO classes. the rich and the pooT
There are rich patients who must be treated at
home. and poor patients who should De seht a"a!i i
such patients Lakewood There are physicians
II & tS 6 Sy 1h@ eooG say oS f 0 few weeks and take
long walks in the open an ana you H. - Os s,orv We
Patients from the ci1y go to Lakewood fnd mat
the board at one of the high priced no'e ad IS tbe9 5e0
begin foIlowine their physicians oraegs akewood
dropped from g. 10 II degrees ab9ye zero. some some
the consurnTt tves VINO went NaIkLs & n on Sl 81
see them in the evening found them in 6ad state,
Patients sent TO Lakewood with general directions
which fev are expected to follow are likely not 70
come back alive, OF to be much worse 1nan Wheh
they left the city. ,---, 49,.
Dr. Schauffler said he thought tubercular patients
sboIild be kept as cheerful possible, and encour-
ped 10 take proper nourishmet and open air treat
T9ent in a rational way. No reliance could pc
Tlaced on & system, but every patient needed IN.
3i<id1al treatment suited 10 his temperament ana
constitutiona4 pecuIarites 1t is foolish ne salH'
$50 ASK a poor patient to do what only a r1ch pa
tient could Do. Don't send such patients TO costly costly
health resorts for q few weeks when you Know
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cure -. -. ,.. 1880.
-el;ance in the X ray means OF detectlIg IIle
ssrIv 9npearance of tuberculosis in the lungs The
trained ear he said. could detect the presence OF
The disease sooner than the Y ray, ana ne ao-
vised listening the breathing OF suspecteG pa
Tienr bv placing the against the pauents pack
and having the patient breathe with the arms
rsise6 high An examination OF cases under Iresh
air treatment il the Adrondacks he said. LED MIN
to believe that there could be few cures oy 1naS
eatnent when patients had bad stonachs ana
ranfd hearts Cheerfulness and pluck aided IN the
recovery OF many patlents ., o..
Dr. s A Knopf advocated home sanatortuns for
moor patients with plenty OF fresh air at open
windows instruction in the art Of breathing regu-
lation Of sleeping rubbing with acohoI ana d SllI-
IIating diet OF milk eggs and OIL