The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-02

about those affected with tuberculosis
is that they have the idea that they
haven't got it. And when they do be-
lieve they have it, they are sure they
will get well. They put on lots of
clothes, shut their rooms up tight at
night, thinking to be cured, and so
do everything possible to help develop
the germ.
Il think it was less than three
months ago l put five microscopiaI
slides in my pocket and walked down
the street. This was when Mr.. Rout-
Zahn came here first, and told Us he
would be here with the tuberculosis
exhibition. 1 took these microscopic
slides and walked down the street and
picked up the sputum of five people.
I examined it mlcFOscopieally and
found one filled with the tubercular
bacilIi. Now this IS a large percent
age out of five, and probably it was
an accident that ! found this one.
However, 1 think if We viii notice
more closely, we viii find it more
general than we have any idea. But
that is the way we catch it. Some
one who has tuberculosis comes along
and spits on the walk and lady with
long skirts comes and sweeps the
dust up or the wind blows it into the
our lungs and so contract the disease.
Other ways to catch the disease are
in drinking cups on trains, in restau-
rants or hotels.
Flies and Mosquitoes.
Another thing, We should be care
full of flies and mosquitoes. We all
know that flies and mosquitoes are the
worst disease carriers we have. The
constant fight to eliminate the fly and
mosquito is being recognized more
and more each year. The main OBJ
ject is TO keep our houses clean, well
opened, busted we'll, have plenty OF
fresh air and keep our bodies right,
because when the body is healthy, we
cannot catch disease.
when not healthy and feeble, our
bodies are mt soil for any kind of dis
ease to take hold of. You must take
care of yourself. Don't do anything
in excess. Be careful as to how you
eat and in using drinking cups, espe-
Cially in restaurants and hotels where
they are not Clearly, and there is no
doubt but we can do much toward
avoiding the disease"
A Patient Speaks.
As an illustration of the treatment
expOuRded and demonstrated by the
tuberculosis exhibition, DR.. Blocker
introduced Mr.. Buckner, whom he ad-
vised quite a long time ago to take
the fresh air treatment, as q living
illustration of the success of the
present scientific method OF treating
tuberculosis. Mr.. Buckner said in
part:
DIR. Blocker advised me in 1905,
on the 10th Of February, to take the
fresh air treatment; that it was the
only cure, so on the 18th of March l
got tickets for myself and family and
went to Asheyille, II. c., and followed
his instructions, TO which / attribute
the Tegaining of my health 1 live
outdoors in a tent where 1 can get all
the fresh air possible. For the first
week or so, my wife would close the
flaps of the tent tight, as she was.
afraid to leave them up at night, but
I gradually began opening them until
l had the whole tent open, the same
as if we were outdoors. / had horse
and buggy and took long drives over
the mountains, and l Immediately be-
gan TO gain flesh. and gained about
three and half pounds q week until
l was entirely cured. The main thing
was that l practically lived outdoors
in the fresh air.
There is no doubt but that MI.
BuckneF's short address carried great
weight, especially as Mr.. Buckner
himself now is q powerful man, the
very picture Of robust health.