The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-02

secure dryness. the sides should b
inclosed for about four feet from III
floor. Above this line the wall
should be Of windows. arranged In sucl
a way that they swing out from hinge
at the top The advantages Of the ar
rangemeHt Of the windows are tina
they are inexpensive, and can all b.
open at once, even in case of rain
Opening outward, they serve as {
canopy, and prevent the rain beating
in, In a way which sliding windows dc
not. The roof should be rain proof
In such a building. when the win.
do"s are open, the patient is practi.
L cslIy out Of doors, and yet can be cas-
lily protected from rain, and, if neces-
| sary, from direct draft. Furthermore.
the patient can be gradually accus-
toned to the exposure. if that is neces-
sary, and there Is no doubt that the
doctor will often meet with opposI-
tlon from the family which can only
gradually be overcome as the improv.
Ing condition Of the patient allays the
fears and traditional opposition which
many people show to an abundance Of
air.
The furnishing of this house should
be Of the simplest. A rug by the bed.
side, a table, a chair or two, and the
bed, The bed should be a simple iron
bed, with comfortable mattress and
springs. The covering should suit the
temperature, and be 50 arranged as TO
prevent the patient becoming uncov-
cred during sleep A sleeping bag or
some similar device may be employed
for this purpose. The night clothing
should be of flannel, certainly SO if the
patient Is sweating at night.
1t Is obviously useless to attempt to
heat such a structure as the one srlg-
gested, and usually the patient will re.
qllre nothing more than an abundance
of clothing, Even in the coolest
weather nothing more than a hot-wa-
ter bag is required. The patient should
look upon this house as his home, and
here he should spend his nights and
those portions of the day which are
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varied to suit the circumstances OF
each case. 1t may. for example, seem
n-.P " P",''"' upon lne large
Ia H." D"'''I'lN' OF upon
t. ,.n, - VI !" "'"e' eases
49, - "0'@oS"'S W use Il room IN
'"' uouSe' aI'0ouEh TINS should be
a'o'oeu' II possible, Inc essential
','nb IL 70 supply the largest pos
S'pIe aho"ht OF the pest possible air.
Inc next important question is that
VI proper 100 IN suh1clent amounts,
because OF the great variety Of indi-
,'N""' tastes anu preferences or the
'eq"e'oy win Whlch we ma more or
leSS failure or appetite and
."e great ui1erehces IN the digestive /
1o"eFs OF lhe olHerent patients, 1t is diff j
icuII 10 lay OUT any general scheme, q
acre even more tina with the ques-
ron Oh ar supply, Is 1t necessary to {
Hot''uuaii"e, hach patient should be q /
SUBJECT OF special study, The patient @
''ou'o axe as nluch food as he can d. b
'esl' ana usually this is more than the z
'Ppell'e demands The food should Il
'e varied III character, simply pre- s.
'areo' ana altractlYely served. Due II
liehlioh shonId De paid to supplying D
various 1000 elements, but the al h
nplnoids n fats are best supplied W
h. '5n,4o' '"eay' proportions than IN al
''o,"'S VI " no'llai individual. Be II
Nv usually leeoie appetite, the Il
" 'N'' = 'eu At frequent inter "
oN',lpiV '"7 ,itee usual meals n
"' " 'u"'H ~ 'ae mladle OF the fore sc
oon' "1oul 0 III tne afternoon, and e.
80 '''i'!Ns' ne 0 taken be
-, - ''"'' We varied 10 nit the tn
0uI win patience the &c
'ou''' can ne increased I'M as
'He tolaI III each "a hours Is salts br
.ctOry. Care must hn take, ~ VI
'erdo the matter of feedjng and w. q,
.'tro lh'eS'ihaI tract must be watched va
| e''uehces OF Indigestion, and the &C.
shoula ne examined at intervals al
T unaisesteo food particles. 1t is fri
Doth useless and harmful ,
put mo the digestive tract mate Ev
IN quantities or or qualities which of
mot be handled. The directiors "
EN- 10 the patient should be very ,vi,
mite II SPECIFIC, so much Of this. tbe
much of that, etc. and at sucb we
i such fixed hours. Both patient and Ds'
ctor should realize that these dirac. pa
MS will often need changing from 1In
lie to time, and the doctor should CO in''
patient at frequent intervals. 10 SEQ YOU
Z all 10 oo;rr r-,u ii, " "No or