The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-16


the various sanaforla Tor consumptyes
calls the openair life the keynote OF
sanatnr.um treatment Ho further
says that the patient instead OF being
kent in a carefully warmed room ven.
tiIatod from other parts " the house
according to the popular notions of
old lives in the open air from morn
INK till night at all seasons aud boz an
weather. Lack OF fresh air ls the
greatest prcdisposlng cause OF con.
sumption fresh air o. the most po.
tent means Of restoring him to health
Now this prescription is very easy
10 carry out in dry climates such ns
those Of Egypt the Alpine health re.
sorts. South Africa or Colorado. but
II requires special arrangements aud
special precautions ln damp and
raiLy climate The credit ~ showing
how this may be- accomplished belongs
mainly 10 Brohmonr Dottwoilcr and
their followers. The opcnal method
may perfectly well be- carried out In
any climate which b. healthy for those
who are not consumptiye As Leon
Petit observes. Here the climate
may help the cure. there 10
may hinder II; but IL only cxorts a
secondary influence on the treatment
On Moreover. Just ~ the plcasantesi
climates are not always those which
are best for healthy people. t2l 10 II
may be that the most pleasant elm
ates for an outofdoor life where the
air 10 warm and dry and little rain
falls-aro not best Tor those consump
lives who have later on TO return a.
a less favored place. II ~ bracinp
ciimPtea rather than warm and ecu
able ones which have the greatest In
nuencc In restoring the consumptlyO
TO health. In all but exceptional cases
For the Opon.alr treatment. a four
fold shelter should be- provided against
wind, excessive cold extreme sun heat
and rain. Wind raises dust. increases
cough In consumptiyos. and lntonsIncs
the chilling effects OF cold. The for.
eign sanatoria with few exceptions
have both natural aud artificial shelter
against wind. Cold within certain lin.
ita ID useful 10 the consumptye. but
II should be MINDLESS cold. and suit
Cd 10 the individual power Of ronc.
ton A. damp lntonslncs the cll
matte eject Of both heat and cold. the
chilly cunsumptive will be- able 10
withstand lower temperature In q
dry than In a humid climate. Prutcc.
tlon against rain and snow will seem
20 most people an obvious necessity.
although at Nordach rain ~ often dls.
regarded Il IN not enough to provide
resting places In the sanatorlum
which are protected against rain. At
certain stages exercise ~ imperative.
and sheltered paths and open covered
corridors are needed for exercise In
rainy weather. AZ Falkonntoln thone
H. such corridor 200 foot long.
In places where the sums rays are
very powerful, NJ ut Canlgou In the
Pyrenoes, direct exposure 10 the sun
u found TO increase the tendency to
fovcr, Even at Hohonhonnof on the
Rhine. which Is not far south. a large
yerandah has been provided which In
hot weather can be- artinclally cooled
by stream of water Protection
agalnnt wind and weather IL afforded
In most aantorla by large yorandas.
which may be fitted with movable
glass screens, as the Adirondack Cot.
tEgo sanatorium. In our own climate
d would be useful to have a vcranda
with a hollow floor, which could be
warmed. as cold and damp can be
moro easily borne II the feet are
kept warm. other simpler ways are
the provision Of hot bottles and warm
clothing Redundancy also helps n
chilly patient the blood circulating
with less cardiac EFFORT In this posi-.
ton. According 20 DR. Welckor and
Dr. Jacoby, the recumbont position
also fayora the now Of blood to the
apices OF the lungs. In most foreign
aanatorla summer houses or sun
boxes are also provided; ut Falkcn'
stein some Of these can be rotated &C.
cordlng to the direction OF the wind.
mr. Burton.Fannlng, In his expert
mental sanatorium near Cromor. has
modified the wellknown shelters OF
our seaside resorts by providing them
with reversible glass screens.
az Loo. cit, y. g.
(al Hermann Weber aud Michael a.
Poster article boo AllhutIH syst eft Med
on "Clmatu in the Treatment of Dis
ease