Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-06
THE WHITE PLAGUE
CAN Be CURED
CLERKS IN FEDERAL OFFICES
SUBJECTED TO RULES.
AVOID DUST AND BAD AIR
Fifteen Rules for Treatment, Mostly
Dealing With Fresh Air-How to
Prevent Spread-5e Temperate.
Hopeful and Cheerful, Take Nour-
ishing Food.

The departments in Washington
have adopted rules regulating the life
Of clerks who have tuberculosis. They
are recommended by famous surg
con, and are wholly reasonable and
sanitary, without reference to con
sumption:
l. Sleep alone.
2. Use no hangings, upholstered
furniture, or useless floor coverings in
your sleeping room.
3. Whitewashed or painted walls
are preferable to those covered with
wall paper.
I Expose the bed room freely to
the outside air when not occupied,
and sleep with the windows open.
Spend as much time as possible in
the open air, and use the bedroom
only at night.
5. Do not be afraid of cool weather
so long as the body is protected, and
especially be careful to keep the feet
/ dry.
/ 6 Keep the body warmly clad and
guard against sudden changes in the
weather.
| 7. Take plenty of nourishing food
Consumptives often need more nutri-
ment than they are inclined to take
Milk, eggs and fatty foods are es-
( pecially valuable when they can be
assimilated.
S. 1aere is no known medicine that
can cure consumption. Medicines for
the relief of cough and other symp-
toms Of the disease should be taken
only on the advice of a physician.
9. Lead a temperate life in all
things.
10. Be scrupulously careful not to
infect the other members of your
family by distributing the germs con
tanned in your sputum. Refrain from
coughing as far as possible, but when
it is necessary turn your head aside
and hold handkerchief to your
mouth.
Il. Use a destructible portable
spitreceiver, which can be bought for
a few cents. Use one or more a day
and destroy them by burning.
L. Never swallow the material
brought from the lungs. 1t may cause
infection of the digestive tract.
I5. It is not best to use handker-
chiefs to receive the sputum. Japan
csc paper napkins or squares of old
linen to be burnt when soilad may be
used. But these are not as clearly
as the portable splttoons.
IA Scrupulously avoid dust, disor-
der. dampness, darkness and bad air
in your home.
Is. Be hopeful and expect a cure.
1t is declared that one out OF. every
four deaths Of people between the
ages of 20 and so is due to consump-
ton. both in the United States and
Europe, and it is for the purpose of
checking its spread among govern
ment employees that thousands of cir
culars have been issued. These cir
culars lay down number of rules
that must be followed by clerks, one
of them being the use of individual
glasses. Those suffering from pulmo-
nary troubles are TO be separated
from other clerks while they are at
work.
The positive statement is made in
the regulations issued that consump-
ton is durable when intelligent treat
ment If undertaken early in the dis
ease. II is admitted that some eli
mates are more favorable to the cure
Of the disease than others, but in no
climate is the disease beyond cure If
taken in time. 1t is declared that con-
sumption can eventually be stamped
out if recognized sanitary rules are
followed and everybody Join in the
efforts TO stop the dread White
Plague. Consumptives are appealed
to. to aid by seeing that every bit of
thar cDitrJr1 lie trrvnd