The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-07-06

calming effect on the apprehenslvcacs.
OF the patient, but at some time there
may bea terrible awaken.ng. both %
him apH his medical adviser This
is not fair to either party 1t Is lar
better, unple}sant Us It may be, Ia
tell him the truth jus as .you SO 1t.
II for any reason It is best for the
patient personally not to know these
facts as they exist In his case, some
member of the family OF some tpust-
ed frisad should be put In possession
of thine. Then In future the doctor
will not be confronted by the state
ment. III you had told me NJ the
beginning what now know, should
have done differently, but now II is
too late" II Is not only due the
prospective sufferer, but 1t is for the
protection Of those with whom he
will be associated during the course
Of the disease We need rot be alarm
ists, but We should be positive in
our statements when We know what
We are talking about Much precious
time will thus be saved and better
chance given our patient for rrrov-
cry, or the arrest OF his riouble. and
greatly lessen the liability Of infect
ing others.-for we are entitled 20
more credit when We prevent disease
than WIN " cur Il afr 1t has osce
begun.
osler says The arrest or cure Of
tuberculosis is.a question entirely Of
nutrition and Of measures by which
the general nutrition Of the body may
be encouraged The first md most
important Is fresh ali"
Trudeau, Claims very large per-
contage Of early stage cases are cur
able ana that the most efficient
means IS the open air treatment in
good c&&S&&llmte.
Jattner Is eyea more enthusiastic
and positive. he declares One ia!
in he pure and dry climate Of North
Carolina Is more than equal 10 All the
pncumatlc cabinets ana oxygen tanks
30 BE- found north Of the thity-ninth
degree Of latitude In thu tnied States
Now Whist do these sntenons mean,
auiug as they do from such high
authorities on this most interesting
nbJlct. Does q moan that they have
III covered s9ue leS and vital remedy
heretofore unknown TO the rest n Us
while we have heca cropping our way
along aialy eldeayoring 20 find
sem hing or anything that would
buls some help and s idness 20 this
great mass OF hslples. hlpless pa.
tien'sc Il only MONS that AZ the
pr, cnt time We are making better
and more Systematic use OF one Of
the INST widely distributed ard bes,
GIFT Of our Benefiosni Creator, va.
Fresh Pure Air.
Ard In passing let us not forget
tha, Il was George Bad!ngton. IN a
litae obscure English town called sut.
ton COldnelds. who. in 1870. revived
the cpen air relmtent OF tuberculosis
This valuable ageat Is universal,
surrounding our entire globe 20 n
height q foryt-fiye Minis /, "a mort
pleztlful egoa ,hln sunshine, and on-
trla;cs-khe human race It Is free "a
any creature that las respiratory cr-
sles. It consists II twenty-o parts
OF oxygen 70 seyenty-nine parts oi
nitrogen. by volume Any marked
rsJIGion OF oxygen renders the ain
ulfIt Tor brnthIlg II lwocrcd to
ten per cent, it is incapable Of sus-
min!.g life.
"a sleeping aparmteatS there SHOULD
be, for the good OF the occupants
about two hundred cubic feet of ali
for each person, and this apartment
should be ventilated at the rate Of
fifteen hundred to TWO thousanl cub,
feet Ter head each hour. This Is =
standard tina; very few living OF
sleeping rooms maintain. Oxygen 8
a germ destroyer OF the very best
sort, killing the germs without injur
ing the patient. II Is also an agent
bt which metabolIsm through combus
ton Is kept up. II would be reason
tbie, therefore, To suppose ttat th'
function OF respiration a of no less
importance than that OF digestion anf
assimilation in the treatment Of tuber
cu,Csis. II We have free circulation d
air, 20 that the relative proportion
Of these two gasel Is maintained n
rate Of twenty .1le OF oxygen e
seventy -nine atoms Of nitrogen, s
II" tiers but little whether your pa
tent be confined retweo1 the fsu
walls Of a room. or In 4 tent. or {
lie be only under he blue canopy o
the skies. he will ;ulfill physical law
OF respiration, II his breathiag a9par
atus, the lungs, are in a plysIcl
condition sufficient to allow prone
exchange of the gases within IN
pulmonary tissues.
Another agent Of no less imporianc
is sunshine. Localities that have IN
greatest number of sunshiny DAYS. c