The Dolores star., 1905-04-07

The following abstracts from an ar
ticle by J. E. Stubbert, NJ. D.. In the
Medical Record. should receive wide
and careful attention. No doubt II
these ideas could be carried out. the
white plague" would be robbed OF
much of its terror:
In ancient times II was highly i'm
proper to expose q tuberculous pa
tient, especially one beyond the first
stage, to q breath Of fresh air except
on the mildest days in summer, while
the night air was dreaded and avoided
rs the plague. Then the more observ-
ant and thoughtful men noticed that
those who lived more In the open air
did not die as quickly as the hot-house-
patients. and they began to urge an
outdoor life and moderate exercise
as q prophylactic as well as a cure
for those In the early stages OF con-
sumption. Those in the more advanc-
ed stages were allowed fresh air only
when 1t was at summer temperature,
but even this was better than being
kept indoors In warm, ill-ventilated
rooms the whole year.
There are several plans by which
the victim of tuberculosis may con-
tinuously breathe pure, fresh air by
night as well as by day. Sleeping out
in the open air is not harmful to
large majority OF tuberculous people.
Millet, OF Brockton, Mass, reports
the cases of five patients whom he
recommended to sleep out OF doors at
night. They were allowed no roof
over their heads except in rainy
weather. They wore soft felt hats
and cotton nightshirts. sleeping under
ordinary bedclothes in beds arranged
on the roofs of their houses. I'M
proyement was noted in two weeks.
Coughs disappeared. temperatures be-
came normal, respirations we're easier
and weight increased rapidly. No at
tention was paid to dampness and
drafts, and heavy dews were regarded
as inconvenient simply because of the
necessity Of drying the bedclothes.
Sleeping in a small room with an
open window does not appear to be
nearly SO beneficial to the patient as
when the nights are passed on ver-
anda or in tent where there Is
free circulation of air on all sides. II
q patient were fortunate enough to
have large room with southern ex-
posure and containing one or two
open fireplaces. in addition to large
windows on three sides. which might
be opened at night, he might derive
approximately the benefit incident to
tent life.
McGraham, Of South Carolina, pre-
fers the circular to the army tent. and
thinks 1t better to place 1t on plat
form two feet from the ground. and
to do without carpets and draperies.
Draperies are not necessary, but rugs
add greatly to the comfort and con-
venience of those in i'll health. and
by exposing them to the sunlight for
few hours daily.
Special Hospitals for consumptives.
A hundred years ago the city of
Naples. Italy, erected a large hospital
for consumptives. and required the
isolation of all persons suffering from
this disease. 1t is only recently, how
ever, that the authorities Of modern
cities have become awakened to the
importance of this sanitary measure.
Recently a number OF cities have
taken steps for the establishment of
hospitals especially for the treatment
of cases of consumption by the so
called ''open-air method" Excellent
results are reported from this method
Of treatment.
The German government has a
large central committee numbering
more than thirteen hundred persons.
organized for the purpose CT erecting
hospitals for the treatment of tuber-
culosis. This committee has under its
supervision seventy-four such hospi-
tails, and last year treated over thirty
Thousand patients, Of whom eighty per
cent were returned to their homes
practically cured after remaining II
the hospitals on an average of little
less than three months.
An Extra Good Appetite.
T.