Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-03
HOW TO LIVE LONG
Most Persons Die Of Careless
ness.
Coroner O'TIanion Who Has PASSED on
$4,000 Cnsrs Declares That the Ex-
perts Helm Is the Best 10
Depend on.
Orchard Maxwell Winans in tho New
York WORLDLY

Orchard Maxwell Winans in tho New
York WORLDLY
"It is easer to nay the doctor than the
undertaken" said DR., Phillip f. OHan-
lon. "And then, too" he added with droll
emphasis, you get more real live on
loyment out Of the Investment. If more
people would pay for doctor there
would be fewer occasions for paying the |
undertaken. The idea that the doctor is
the best aid to the undertaken is all
moonshine. The less OF the medical prac- |
titioner the more OF the undertaken
AS It Is. the undertaken has the bet |
ter Of It over the doctor; no gets full |
toll for cases that tho doctor could have |
kept out of his hands indefinitely II he |
had had the chance. You can say for me
that the undertaken has the softcst job |
| in New york city
AS DR.. O'Ifanlon has been ooroncr's
physician for moro than fourteen years.
and in that time has investigated and
passed on THO cause of death In moro
than twenty-oight thousand cases he IS
/ in n position 10 speak advisodly.
This talk about the doctor carolessv
killing people with drugs, or letting
them die because he didn't understand
deserve serious cons -ratioN. The truth
of the matter is that most people let
the beginning approach the cnd before
they secl, legitimate medical advice. A
Goodiv per cent wait until ''e disease
has developed to m incurable stage be-
fore they call on the doctor. Ther they
expect him to perform q miracle with
the alchemy Of drugs. and the day of
miracles IS ancient history. They delay
until there is a job In sight for the un-
dertaker before they do what they
should have done in the very beginning
send for or consult physician.
Some people will resort to all man
ner Of nostrums and remedies of their
own and others' selections rather than
60 to a physician. something goes wrong
with their mechanism and instead of
having mechanic make the repair they
attempt to do the ioh themselves, and
then before they know 1t they have
tempered with the VT ng screw and the
, whole machine is out Of gear.
Here is case I'm point" said Or.
O'Hanlon. as he referred to matter Of
record: "a young man noticed a pain
in the lower regions If the abdomen. 1t
was not severe enough at first 10 cause
him any Inconvenience or TO distract his
attention from his work. Later the pain
increased and he won't to druggist.
who told him he probably had gail
stone or gravel ard lie gave him rs spe-
cifc for such trouble. Meantime the pain
increased, and the patient increased the
dose In proportion. Later when he called
a doctor it was found that he had al
lowed to develop al acute case OF APP
pend!citis Pus had formed In the appen-
dix, the intestines wrre affected and an
, operation then was merely matter or
form: he was past saving help. Fut the
doctor was blamed. nevertheless. IT was
simply one of many instances or the re
suit Of not calling the doctor-'n time.
= And here Is n cuse We had tho other
T day A mddle-aged man. apparently ro-
e bust and healthy. round-chested and
stout contracted a Hight cough. For a
time he passed 1t UP as n simple cold
that would soon wear itself out 1t per-
Y sisted however. and he went to drug
. gist and put himself on diet of cough
svrip done. sampllnG all the different
o brands from A 70 z. Meantime his cough
+ seemed to thrive on the TREATMENT II
waxed strong and lusy from day TO day
seemingly finding new encouragement
C with every Change OF syrup and other
e miscellaneous remedies that were ap'
pled In fact. the cough prospered SC
steadily md Increased so rapidly that
l. when finally be bethought himself of the
e doctor he was In an advanced ana incur
able stage OF tuberculosis and when ir
short time he lied 4 was found tina
both lungs woro fairly eaten out with II
That man could easily have been cure'
had lie consulted n physician when h
FIRST noticed tho couFh-at the time o
the inccntion of tire diseGse.'
' The doctor was asked II tuberculosis
could be cured easily when treatmen
e. was begun IN time.
" "The surest thing in the book" DR.
II. O'IIanlon replied with such assurance
$. as to leave 70 doubt. why, as mat
>, ter Of fact, nature cures more cases o
ar tuberculosis than the doctors have eve
a. been called On to treat. believe tina
m every man, woman and child In TN
- town has. or has had, tuberculosis.
= the germs Of Il in his system.
Prom my experience Of fourteen year
o. oa coroner's phvsician I should say tina
ip have found one out of every five OF IN
nd cases examined had tuberculosis In som
n, stage, and this covering something NOR
Z, than 2S 600 cases. The evidence was gen
at orally in small areas. often a
-, the apex u the lung. Here
>. whore nature demonstrates her ahilit
&c. to take ca-e of tho body whe
the system T. in condition 20 render re
-, ouired assistance and support. When IN
49, tubercular germ enters the system an
lodges IN the lung, forming tuperc'
or noduo nature, In healthy poo1
Wv builds wall around II, closing IL IN
that It cannot do further damage. Bt
the breaking down Of this wall, mad
possible by tho weakening of the system
will allow the tuhercles to escape an
multiply. and then, unless measures I
applied PROMPTLY. n case or We'-ueVe'oI
ed tuberculosis IS tho result
Keep the system IN perfect oroer' III
lots of salt and drink all the water 20
can get on the outside of. Any waite
1ts spring water, mineral water any waite
nd Just 20 It Is pure water, Flood yourse
with It and keep It UP IN all season
morning noon and night, and ever
hour between Drink oveana or wate
but not n drop of alcohol one taoi'
eco spoonful OF whiskey IS IN It's erect upo
one the circulation tust as INJURIOUS as
owe dozen. Alcohol breaks down tho hea'tr
tissues Of the body and opens the W"
ne to infection by all sorts Of Diseases W.
the ter is natures one great cleanser III
nd ding the blood and tissues or inc col