The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-16
Germ MultIpIIes Rapidly.

GEiH MulAPlteS haP4Uif,
When the germ has found lodgmcnt
/ in tine lungs il multiple maryelously.
1 destroying the organ as il proceeds.
I Il operates much like a prairie fire
spreading in an directions. If the pa
[ tiont suffers from hemorrhages these
apprse him early OF the presence of
the disease. II his ease is non-hem-
0rGhagie he may have the disease in
him for months ana perhaps years
without knowledge Of the fact But
.lf the case becomes severe he can
readily disagnosc the trouble. Night
sweats. q hacking cough and loss of
appetite and weight are all symptoms
pointing to the presence Of the tuber-
culsr germ. And it might be added
that every one Of these conditions. es-
pee ally il they are accompanied by
afternoon lung fever. combine to de.
ter.orate the physical system very
-apldly
AS a learned medical authority who |
treated mo described consumption, it /
can be best summed up with the state
mcat that 1t Is a fight between nature
ard disease. If the sufferer can assist +
nature in this battle and can build /
b mgelf up more rapidly than the I
knawing germs can pull him down /
the contest Is won The remedy, there +
fore, lies within easy reach Of all IL /
they but apply il before the infected 1
organ has been destroyed beyond re-
pair, or rather before abatement is too (
late, for tho infected organ cannot be (
restored TO the condition that it was I
in before the d seasc seized it. For
in lance, in the process OF curing up I
tho lung the healing partakes Of the +
nature Ct the healing of cut or a /
barn on the exterior Of the body Tho 4
wounded spot heals over with hard T
skin and, while It may never be rs (
Useful as Il once was, the injury has
been abale1 Thus it Is with the I
lungs. Tho infected portion can be Z
healed. but not absolutely restored for (
breathing purposes. The victory lies I
in tho fact that you have stopped the
infection and saved that part Of the /
lungs which is unimpaired.
Plenty Of Fresh Air.
How is this healing process to be /
brought about with a consumptive? /
Medic mes may aid, but they are pow
erless TO do the work alone, or even I
any considerable portion Of it. The /
method Of treatment .practiced by
NJ, deru lung doctors in the Western 4
climate where thousands flock year 4
after year, large per centage regain (
ins their health, and only those who I
81 too late losing the fight. is after
thi manner; One must first secure
absolute rest Of mind and body. These
are regarded as prerequisites 10 what +
follows Then comes the fresh air
IN the sunshine IL if can be had. Fresh
ali. is the enemy of the tuhcrcuiar
germ IN seeking this fresh air the
patient would ID best to station him.
eff by the side Of the house so that
he VIII be ont Of the range Of the
wind, which is invariably freighted
vi foreign matter which is driven
mo his lungs alreaGy ;nTes;ed with
what are known in Western parlance
as bugs When night comes the
nn5eE@ as the Westerner calls the
consnmpuvc, should sleep either out. +
doors or On a porch. or if in the house +
every window should he left open. He I
can non accustom himself 10 this
condition by seeing to it that he has
an ample supply Of covering. He need
nor worry about drafts and If the
snow should be falling and should he
driven into his face he win not sui.
Ter much. il any. 40 matter wlat
the temperature be- should have every /
window IN his bed room wide omen /
inc year round but bc should avoid
taxing cold. and The simplest method
Ter the accomplishment of this IS a /
cold plunge bath every morning in the
year before breakfast by this omen
method # sleeping. reinforced by
the cold hath ba will coon g.l ~