The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-11-07

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Restelle is well worthy the perusal Of
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All About Consumption,
OF all diseases known to medical
science tuberculosis Ia probably, the
oldest and most universal, Not only
did 1t afflict the nations OF antiquity
as merctlessly as it does the people
OF modern times, but it la known on
all continents among many OF the
higher animals az we'll as among man
kind. Pigs are subject to 1t, and cat
tie, also birds and cats and dogs. It
Is said that even snakes and reptiles
generally arc not exempt from tts rav-
ages, But owing to the sedentary
habits Of tha human biped. and the
unhealthy conditions under WHICH the
great majority Of men and woman
work and live. humanity seems to be
especially vletimized by this sfavorile
scourge OF that grim reaper called
death.
In the Languages Of all races the
common word for tuberculosis means
a wasting away. Among the Greeks
and Romans Of ancient times, as
among the; Italians, French and Span
iards OF the present day, that word Is
"phthisis;" among the Germans
"auszahrunE:" among the English,
consumption"
Now, consumption is not 50 ter
dble a disease az most people make
It out to be. 1t is, to be sure, terrible
enough, but Its terrihleness has been
greatly exaggerated through ignor-
|anea. II the public only knew more
about the subject than they apparent
ly do, they would not make 1t so hard
for consumptiye to find work or
board. nor would the yraise such an
outcrp against sanatoria being es-
tablished In their midst
1t Is a common belief that there is
no cure for consumption. This is an
entirely erroneous view. Thousands
Of people recover from 1t very year,
Even the. most hopeless cases occas-
ionally get oyer the trouble. The
writer knows Of several persons who
have had the disease in the very
worst way, yet who have fooled the
discouraging predictions of the doc
woman had sunken so low that the
doctors said she had only six weeks
In which to: live, yet: notwithstanding
the fact that she had only one lung
left, the other lung having slarivelled
right up and left. q cavity as big as
ones fist beneath her LETT collar bone.
she took, a turn for the better, grew
strong again and lived 10 raise a. fam
lily OF five.
[:.s' How, to curs Consumption.
There Is no medicine known that
will cure tuberculosis. At least. there
is no specific for this disease which ia
within reach OF people of only ayer-
age means. There has been ddseoy--
cred a serum, which is said to- over
come the trouble, much the same as
anti-texin will overcome diphtheria,
but it is co costly that only exceed
ingly rich persons can afford to take
the treatment. ButiNature, If given a
proper CHANGE will do for the con-;
sumptive what drugs cannot do, All
that is required to successfully throw
off the disease is pure air, whole
some food, plenty Of rest cheerfulness
and goodly supply Of potience.
Too much stress cannot be laid up
On the advantage Of, being always
where there is lots Of fresh air. The
patient should sleep with the windows
wide open every night stay outdoors
as much as possible during the day,
avoid going to public meetings, and,
when it is impossible to quit work,
try to secure outdoor employment.
Deep breathing is to be recommended.
OF no less Importance than pure air
is wholesome food. which should con-
sist chiefly of milk, eggs, mat and
olive OIL Besides taking these at the
usual meals, milk and eggs should be
taken between meals, for the con-
sumptiye needs more nourishment
than healthy person in order to re-
pair the waste that is continually be-
ing caused by the disease itself as well
as by the functioning Of the various
organs of the body. Rest, too, is i'm
perative, at least ten hours sleep be-
ing necessary during the night, AMI, if
practicable, two or three hours Of it
during the day. It is we'll not to do
work OF an ylkind until one hour after
each meal. In cases where the disease
has made some considerable Roadway
the only sur way Of combating it is
by stopping. work altogether. 80;