Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-22
DIET FOR CONSUMPI|VES.
Along With Some Common Rules That
Should be Followed by Persons
Afflicted With Tuberculosis.

The following article was contribnt-
ed to the Trenton Times by Rev.
Father p ]. Hanley, of Trenton.
tuberculosis is an infective disease
1t is caused by the bacillus tubercul-
osis 1t matters little whether it be-
| longs to the fson or mould fungi, it
kills one-seventh of the human race.
It's victims die as a rule in early adult
and middle life. 1t grows best at the
temperature of the human body-that
is SO or 80 degrees F. Nearly all living
creatures are it's victims. Even cold
blooded animals do not escape it's at
tentions. Reptiles are attacked by
i it. The tuberculosis in man and
cattle ought to be practically regarded
as the sa me- The bacilli are found in
almost every part of the human body.
Tuberculosis is not found among
guinea pigs or rabbits outside a
laboratory.
The disease is spread by infected
milk, meat, etc., but the principal
cause of it's spread is dried phlegm or
sputum expectorated by consump-
/ tive This sputum is inhaled in the
form of dust. In very rare cases the
disease is congenital-that is, trans
mitted by the mother to her child.
A person who indulges too freely in
alcoholic drinks is standing candi-
date for the disease. The poorly fed,
those whose systems are run down,
men who work or sleep in poorly ven-
tilated rooms and those who are care
less of their persons,are frequently
| victims of it. A person who neglects
a cold often contracts tuberculosis.
The cold does not turn into consump-
tion,, but it prepares the way for the
microbes of consumption to do their
death-dealing work.
Is consumption durable? Most as
surdly it is. We have absolute proof
of this.
In the first place the victim ought
never have anything to do with those
swindlers who sell specifics for con-
sumption. There are no specifics to-
day. Within short time a Pasteur
or Koch may discover a specific /
believe we shall soon have an AM
erican Pasteur make the discovery
In the next place the patient must not
use cough remedies prescribed by old
ladies in their dotage. The principal
| ingredients of these coughs syrups are
alcohol, morphine or opium. In the
/ neighborhood of Trenton some ladies
cure consumption by prescribing raw
onions, roasted olives and electricity.
They use p1asters on the chest in some
cases. 1t is too bad such quacks and
charlatans could not be placed in the
electric chair of the State Prison.
| These suggestions are negative. Now
to the positive ones: The sufferer
ought to consult good physician (all
the Trenton physicians are good) and
follow his advice religiously.
Have the spitum examined and
| bear in mind that you may have tu-
/ berculosis without any evidence of it
being in your spitum. In many in
stances the bacilli do not apear till
| the consumption is we'll developed. In
some cases chronic consumptiveS ap-
parently have no bacilli in their sput-
4 um Hence if you are doubtful
whether you have consumption you
ought to live and act as if you have
/ it in, at least, it's incipient stages.
/ If you are sure that you have con-
sumption it would be advisable to go
to a sanitorium where consumption is
treated.
Be assured that consumption is
durable. This is the first step in the
| direction of cure. Then eat a plen-
tiful supply of first class food. Take
eggs and milk with the physicians
advice. Keep in the open air all you
can Never stay in room, night or
day, with the windows closed. Use
paper cup. Put about half a dozen
teaspoonfuls of carbolic acid and
pint of water in the cup. Germs
cannot live in this solution. Rooms of
consumptive should be swept with
broom and damp paper or damp
cloth. At times we meet with people
who wear look that would stop the
sun turning on its axis. The con-
sumptive ought to avoid such as he
would the evil one. Give the mind
and body plenty of rest. Mercury
rubbed into skin seems to have won
derful power in helping the patient.
/ shall return to this particular phase
/ of the question again.
IL man has a weakly constitution,
he must strengthen it. 1t he is nat
urally strong, try to continue so.
Keep in the fresh air as much as pos
sible. Never sleep in a room with all
| the windows clos ed. Eat simple
plain food, and be regular and tenn
/ perate in all things. Let Gods sum
shine enter your rooms. 1t will fade
the carpets, but it will save ply
sicians' bills. Everyone ought to take
cold bath every morning. Avoid the
excessive use of intoxicating drinks.
When you are run down by other dis
eases use extra care in avoiding colds.
Never go into over heated stores, es-
pecially if such stores are crowded
with people. The Trenton stores are
| intolerable in this respect Never
put anything into your mouth which
| is not clean and eatable. Never eat
without washing your hands.
The rules for the general regulation
of diet at the White Haven Sanator-
/ ium are as follows:
1. The maxium amount of milk
and eggs compulsory for adults in
! twenty-four hours shall be three
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