Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-14

day. Kuzmich was stabbed in the
from taking any form of alcoholics,
which includes most of the patent
medicines. Various cough compounds
which are usually sold for the cure of
cough and consump while they
may relieve the irriative cough, ,1su-:
ally do a great deal more harm than
good. The best possible thing for an
individual to do when he finds he has
tubel culosis, is to. go to we'll
regulated sanitarium which is con-
Quoted for treating this class of cases.
Accommodation can be had in many
of these for "a very reasonable sum.
However, those, who for any reason
can not go to such an institution, may
be treated successfully at their
homes, even in. this cold climate, if
they will follow explicitly the d:rec-
tons of their physician.
| The consumptive must refrain from
expectorating on the floor of his room,
into a pocket handkerchief, or any
other place where the sputum can not
be destroyed. This is as much for
his own protection as for that of
others, for the reason that when he
becomes cured he may catch the
disease again the same as he did in
the first place, from the germs he
expectorated months before. He
should always hold something in front
of his mouth while coughing, especial
~ If he is facing others. One of the
best methods of disposing Of sputum
is to collect it in piece of Japanese
paper, either burning it Immediately,
or dropping it into a bag to be burned
later. A spit cup, having a cover,
into which parafned paper box
fits, is a convenient receptacle. These
paper boxes cost very little and can
be taken out and burned as often as
necessary. The cover is easily raised
by action of the thumb, and when
down prevents flies from carrying the
germs. An ordinary spitoon may be
! used, which is partly filed with a
good disinfectant solution, such as &
/ per cent carbolic acid. These should
be emptied once. a day. 5a
One reason tuberculosis has hereto
fore been so fatal disease is that
the. diagnosis has usually been made
too late. When the disease has pro-
gressed so far in one that even his
friends and neighbors begin to think
he is consumptive, he has lost the
best opportunity of being cured.
Wherever any one, especiallysa child
or d young adult does not. thrive we'll,
fand has one or more of the following
symptoms beginning tuberculosis
should be suspected, and his physician
should be consulted at: once: En-
|larged glands, chronic cough either
dry or moist passing a slight tinge
| Of blood from the mouth upon cough
ing, becoming pale, and thin, hot
flushing of the cheeks, especially dur
ling the afternoon and evening, or
might sweats, even if the latter condi-
lions prevail and there is no cough.
iIt must be borne in mind that. it is
often impossible for a physician to
state positively upon one examination
whether a person has or has not
ltuberculo sis. In fact it may require a
good many examinations. taking Of
Temperature microscopical examina-
ltions Of sputum, etc. before a positive
diagnosis can be made.
Allow me to again repeat that not
one drop Of medicine should be taken
fexeepting under the direction of a
physician. Many medicines have a
temp rarily stimulating effect and
lonly tend to deceive the individual
into thinking he IS getting better,
when ip reality he is going down hill
at a much more rapid rate than he
would without the medicine. Too
many are ready to pin their faith upon
something they can swallow but are
not ready TO change their habits and
give nature q fair chance TO remedy
the wrong. One can not buy health
Iany more than he can buy religion.
It comes only BIZ following closely the
laws Of nature. II We sin against ma
lture, medicine alone can not save us
from the evil results. III d chronic
disease like consumption a few bot