The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-20

against tuberculosis even in It's most dreadful stage.
 He told of the importance of master ing the disease In its latent stages and dwelt on the hygiene to be observed in homes and business houses. 1 Dr. Minor says it was principally to reach and open to sunlight the sluns and ghettos of the eastern and western cities that the National Association waa organised. He said the purposes car ried with them the advocacy of build ing better tenementg. The paper was appiauded loudly.
 Mr. smith Introauced. Eli P. Smith, associate editor of The Birmingham News, was next lntro- duoed by President c. c. Jones as philanthropic laymRn who has gath cred his experience from personal com bat with the disease and will unite in the organized fighttto be waged in the State at large.
 MT. smith gave his personal views on the Practical Side of Tuberculosis.
 Mir. Smith illustrated the importance of the disease by reciting the number of deaths that occurred in the United States in 1900, being 111,059. MT. Smith has never looked into a medical book and depends upon consultation with his physician and reading news- paper and magazine articles for out side help.
 Mr. smith told of the long period he pinned himself to his desk without "b- serving the rules of ventilation and finally collapsed with hemorrnage in 1901 in his office, bespattering the floor with blood approximations and being taken home in a helpless com dition.
 The statement of Mir. Smith that the practice of doctors to withhold from tubercular patients the information of their infection Is a bad one. was ap- plauded.
 of the success in fighting the disease IS dependent on the determination of the patient to get we'll and not worry over his jeopardy.
 | Mir. smith recommended the estdb- lishment of a State anti-tuheroulosis commission. Some other States have such boards.
 Mir. smiths paper was applauded strongly.
 pr. Jones of New Mexico.
 Some Essentials to the Successful Treatment of Tuberculosis" was the subject of a paper which followed by pr. Edgar Allen Jones of Raton. New Mexico.
  hopeful cases 1t Is sufficient to look for in tho third stage cases only comfort to the patient and prolongation of nis life. He urged the most painstaktng clinical examination of the patient. The historN of the patient in detail should be sought by the physician.
 Warnings were given to heed re- currence of influenza and attacks of Ia grip when accompanied by coughs. Very often these Iattor are attacks of tuberculosis Diagnosis methods were treated of by Dr. Jones. The opinion was expressed that every doctor in the State can we'll treat pulmonary tuber- culosis.
 pr. Jones said the physician must be absolutely frank m disclosing to the patient that he has tuberculosis. He believes in perfect cooperation be- tween patient and doctor. Various measures of ventilation. and other hygienics were given by the essayist.
 Many instructions were given for diet in cases of tuberculosis and he recommended for private practice the system used at Fort Stanton, N. M. Recommendations were given for sweats and drainage of the lungs. DIseussiOn of Subject.
 Dr. R. M. Cunningham of Birming- on this subject.
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