Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-03
SOME MORE ABOUT
TUBERCULOSIS
d.. 7. B. Reyes Gives Evening
Citizen Another interest
Inc Interview.
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caRo. WHO intends shortly tO erect
tent colony on the Highlands. thi.
city for conaumpiiFes. particulars o'
which appeared in a recent Issue. wa.
approached last evening By a roporto,
Tom The Evening Citizen, and aakcf
moro concerning hts treatment ol
tuuerculoaia. DR. koycf said
wonder u the public ever realize
how closely the nonoaiinE and non
digestion of fats az related io iubof
odluHiaI Let ua question some uf our
patients na to whether thof oat tho
lat from their meat. 4 rnod aupniv of
butter. cream ind oils. and what viii
pe ihc rcaulti This question has been
answered before hg many physicians
voneumpilvca do not cat FATS The
habit Of not eating fats may have
commenced from tho weauins period
% Infancy and may have had lia On.
cepuon from the example set hy tubor.
culoala patients. shall now see how
thle habi. Of not eating fats leada To
their nuu.dlgostlOn. malnutrition aud
tuberculosis.
1t would seem on account Of The
Elasticity q organic materiala that
hahii1 implanted from birth. AZ ab.
staining from fats, would lead 10 q
condition not favorable 60 their al.
gesiiou; especially 10 this true OF fats
ca account OF the manner In which
they are diacetod.
Fats are diFoHfed Ia the iniostlno.
where they are split into oils. by the
pancroatlc juices and bile. after which
A.. "a u
az psychologists. which shows that u
u not exactly understood. some be-.
heving that the fats are saponifled.
others that they are not. then they
pass through The walia OF the VIM 81
the intestine, n conditions are favor.
able IN the walls OF the vim OF the
intestine after a hearty meal and un.
der normal conditions. there are many
white blood cells. which seem 10 BE-
ia waiting 90 absorb these fats like
animals waiting 20 be- fed. lf there
never were any fats fo ho diresied
and absorbed from tue intestine then
the juices wvlcs- are used 20 break up
the fats would be- come lesfenod. az
OFT digestive juices 90 when not called
upon, az IN inaiancod ln iho "faddista"
who 40 without breakfast and soon
they have no demand or appetite for
H.
People who do not eat hearty meals
on account OF hack of appetite will
soon become OF "luil habit" when
lhey are trained % eat rogular and
large meals as natanced with the
tnhcrculaf patient who. troubled with
anore1ia and loss Of appetite ween
placed upon a forced diet and made
10 eat given amount. will undei
these conditions experience "a return
of appetite in a very short time. signs
drawn from the habit OF not eating
fats are everywhere pointing 10 the
conditions which produce tuberculosis.
prominent among them written in
very strong characters % the blood.
The blood shows proof aa 10 lts
need ~ on IN the tubarouar patient.
Examinations OF The blood uf a great
many iunercuiar patients wore made
! study by Dr.. 4. Applchnum To
divided bis cnHeH into groups CORE.
spending to ihe stage on the dlsrsse.
~ the first stage 0f tuberculosis the
blood changes are not typical In the
yno ~ patients On which tuberculosis
IS n matter of years OF slow devotion.
hent the iell. thin. pale rapidly grow.
nh young subject with poorly dovcl-
lpfd chest nnemia ia present in the
lrat stage Of tuberculosis, the cry
.hfoeyicg are diminished ln nuHbor.
he hemogiobin reduced tho specific
gravity leasencd. and coaFulaiion de-.
aged ln the class OF individuals hav.
ng Rood color and n LIBERAL pannicu.
us adipOac, the blood ls normal dur
nH the first stage of mherculosis.
N the first group the toxic effect Is
y a long standing but as yet not al. 4
RANGED tuberculosis "a apparent mi
ne second stage Of tuberculosis the
blood Is seemingly normal. estimated
iy ihe Ordinary means Tor The deiorm. /
naiion of ~ character. bat aufOpaiea I
nov that the organs OF railenta dying
turing the second stage Of tuhercu.l
oHis are very markedly aaomic Thei
act thar there De- a dimlnntiOn In tnei
Hood mass, n loss % wat0ry elements /
which conoealg the true state on ar.
airs BY presenting normal HndlnFsl
gAeH the formed elements are count.
q oF the hGmOgi0hin tested La the
bird stage OF tuberculosis the anomia
3 no longer concealed under the
mask Of ollgemla. During ihia period
averages 40 10 az per cent.
ryihFocytes 2 10 2M million. specific
raviiy i0t0 40 1912 The leucOcyiea
fe Increased and may number 10000
b 10000 RI the end of nfe 10 the
yperleucocyl Of iho final stage.
be- pOlymofphOnuclear leucOcytoa are
eiatiVeiy Increased and constitute
6 per cent OF the total number 81
'hiro hlo0d Culls without producing
be- various evidences which are fur. {
ished hy different Observers on the
lu0d findings let pes annipgr briefly
lefo conditions which call Tor nour,
'hmcnt and particularly OH aOuriah-
ient since in auhcuianaauF niimputn.
on uil 81 the only proiuct which 90
ny extent onpreclahly furnishes
ifco tQ the body and Increases cell
ifmutlon 100 the group nf cases ro
fred 10 IN the classified oAAmina.
1nH Of Dc blood We nnd that ia the
fai stage, and those who have some
Il. thar before ihis adipoao tissue % 4
aaied, ID yields Itself to keen 40 the !
1fmal constituents of the blood so 4
u as possible, but iu the second
age and au the disease progresses, :
lere % no hdipoae ilssue io supply !
10 blood, which then diminihca On n
ianilty. and while nature cndCaVOrs 4
force her iimited powers into ar d
les Of loucOcytc1 with which 10 de-
roy the enemy. Tho disease, she has
iihlng 90 feed Eheao defenders upon,
d system % completely bankrupt.
d adiposo has been used and an
itrimeni o. ho body has yielded IN