New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
CURE OF CONSUlIPTITES.
Warning an Regard to Recommend
ing Life in the Country.

the New York committee the prevention Of
tuberculosis is sending out a word OF vrarr1,- .,
those VINO. AT this season OF the year especiauy
are recommending life in the country as ~
IN which TO treat consumption. There are pnanv'.
says the committee who advise the country for
ali sorts and conditions OF consuuptives Many
physicians as we'll charitable persons and r.
es'eS'eu iFiehds. and nearly always the sufferers
themselves seem to consider that once the city
consunptive Is taken from his overcroVrdad -A-a-
ment and placed in the country tha nrob1ar, a
solved Often II is thereby merely nlade mora
complicated On the other hand. undoubtedly there
are many consumptives who will profit greatly 5y
careIuIly supervised residence IN the country
The position is taken that ii is fair neither 70 t
consumptive nor 10 the country districts 70 send
away to boarding houses persons who have al
Vanced tuberculosis and who have not been care
tuly trained IN so caring for themselves that they
VIII not nliect others. or who are unwilling 70 taks
pains against injecting others II is urged that II
ths FORM OF treatment Is 70 be permitted the con-
sumptive should be carefully raugh+ until he has
thoroughly learned at least the fact that his dry
cough and his sputum contain the living germs OF
consumption which spread the disease others.
and IL is pointed out that a consumptlve who Is
careless IN these matters Is a source OF great
danger TO whatever household he goes into. The
following rules are laid down as those that every
doctor every boarding house keeper. and every
consumptive himself should insist upon:
The careful and clean consumptivs IS rot dar-
the careless one is. The sputunl OF the consurnp-
i've contains living germs. which, when breathed
IN may and very often do set up consumption IN
others Every cousumptive should therefors
the greatest possible precaution against allowing
these living. death dealing germs 20 escape into
the air and when he spits when indoors he should
always spit into spitton half filed with water,
or into covered bedside cup The contents of A.,
these receptacles should be cleaned out frequently
and the cup or spittoOn sterilzed by thorough
bolilns- When out OF doors the consumptivs should
spit only INTO pocket flask. OF which there are
various cheap varieties on the market and this ne
may DO without attracting attention by carry1ns
lne oottie concealed in handkerchief IL unWlli-
ing 10 90 this. serviceabe and effective suost-
tule VIII De found in pieces of cheap thin. Wnits
Siotu cut ABOUT ten by ten inches, and carrleu. -
uozen or more. In the pocket They have the az
rance OF a handkerchief and when useu onI9
should De put IN another pocket in which shoutd
pe paced small ordinary paper bag for tnelr L. L.
CSpUon- women sufferers from cOnSunploi S<1-
use the handbags so common in the same way
tnat the men use their pockets. A handAerChl,e1
Is better than nothing. but is good as tl.s
OF une pocket IL may scatter the germs thsl -
Deeh deposited there when previously useu- -
Sonsumptive should be particular also when SoSsGt
ing, as the small invisible dropletS eNpeNeu IN
coughing carry with them the germs OF consunlI
tion just as does the sputum- The mouth ana hoSo
should therefore always be covered when cousf-
suInptive by burning. and this is another reason Io
the use of cloths instead OF handkerchiers. lae
latter IL used and put into the wash being APT 20
convey the germs TO the other clothing WAeIss
there are regular sewers IL is not safe 10 set
rid OF the sputum OF consumptives except py ou'i-
ing
1t IS the committees opinion that ordinarily only
small number or those suffering 1rom tUoerSu.u-
sis and seeking charitable assistance are nt,eu iO
residence in the country, and that or these onlS
very small number may safely take such FORM -
treatment without medical supervision j