The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-10-06

occupied large part of his time by {
consumptiye, the germs are not onl!
more abundant but more persistent il
action than elsewhere, and the darke
and more badly ventilated the room
the more so. Moreover, persons VIII
live an indoor life are more susceptible
| PREVENTION.
From what has been said above, th'
following specific rules OF conduct ar
deduced:
The sputum or spit of consumptiv'
should always be destroyed before j
can dry and assume the form of dust
Indoors he should spit directly int
the open fire, If there be one, or into 1
spittoon or spit-cup containing SOM
dislnfectant, 5 per cent. carbolic acid.
per cent. formaldehyde or one to two
thousand CORROSIVE sublimate. Plair
water would be much better than moth
Ing, as it would keep the sputum mois
and TOR so long a time lnnocuous
The contents of the spittoon should b
burned or buried and the vessel scaldei
with boiling water. Away from home
ESPECIALLY in public places of all kinds
lie should religlousIy abstain from spit
ting on the floor or the sidewalk. HI
should always use some form of poke
s:,ittoon, of which there are many vari
cites that can be obtained at trifline
cost, or expectorate upon pieces OF rag
Or soft paper, which should be kept
wrapped up in parafin paper or other
llnpervious material until they are
burned. He should never spit into bis
handkerchief, lest the dry sputum be
distributed In the air when he pulls
it out.
Special care should be taken not to
s,il the bands, face or clothing with
the sputum.
A consumptive should never cough,
saeeze, talk loudly or laugh towards
any one near at hand, but turn away
bis face, or hold his handkerchief in
front OF his mouth.
No consumptive should ever he kiss
ei upon the lips-.better not at all.
Regard for the safety OF his dear ones
ought to make him refuse absolutely
to be kissed.
Persons waiting upon consumptives
should wash their hands frequently,
always before eating. They should
abstain from sharing with them articles
OF food sent to their rooms. They
should, of course. keep constantly in
mind the rules of prevention.
The tuberculous patient should have
bis own toilet articles, tableware and
linen, and no one else should use them.
Ia cleansing them they should be
boiled, or at least washed with boiling
water.
His underclothes, night-clothes and
bed-llnen should meyer be mixed with
the linen OF the family, but immedi-
a:ely upon removal be dropped into a
ts:b of water and kept wet until they
en- be boiled and washed.
His room should be as airy and
bright with sunshine as possible, hay
ing southern exposure when feasible.
1 should be kept thoroughly ventil-
ated with at least one window open
day and night, winter and summer.
Ii should be simply furnished, without
carpet, curtains, furniture upholstered
in cloth Of any klnd-all dust catchers,
il short. 1t should never be swept or
busted, but wiped with damp cloth,
which should Immediately afterwards
be burned, boiled, or soaked in disin-
feeling solution.
No one, If it can be avoided, should
sleep in the room with consumptiye,
meyer In the same or another bed very
close to his. Besides the risk O: catch
ing the disease, the second person
would consume a large part of the
oxygen OF the air which be so much
needs.
Children, who have habit ct
handling everything and putting their
fingers in their mouths, ought not to
be allowed In the room. This applies
with special force to the crawling age.
A room vacated by a consumptive
should never be occupied by another
until it has been disinfected. Renters
ought to refuse to take house In
which patient has lived until this
has been done. In cities the munich
pal authorities should require the I'M
mediate distinction OF every house
from which one dead of consumption
has been buried. 1t would be best tor
the city to have this done by it's own
officials trained in the work. In order
to reach these cases every town should
forbid the burial or removal of any
c 'rpse except upon the presentation of
a Death certificate stating the cause Of
death, signed by the attending physi-
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