Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-19

Correspondence on topics Of interest TO the ladies
n solicited. Address: Editor H0kIHAxHRS'
COLUMN, Oxford Democrat, South Paris, Ne.
Home Treatment for tuberculosis.
Men Of science are often called
"cranks'' because Of their discoveries,
their advanced ideas and advanced re-.
suits. All honor to the men and women
who are devoting their work for the
benefit Of humanity, for the free preser-
walton of health and studying and plan
ming and introducing bills before our
| Legislatures, 30 that laws may be enact
ed to protect your health. I cannot
help but admire these people, and every
man, woman and child should heed the
warning and listen to the instructions OF
these leaders as to how We can stamp
out this great white plague (tuberculo-
sis).
tuberculosis is not incurable except
when such progress has been made
without remedial treatment that an ex-
cess quantity of lung tissue and body
vitality have been destroyed. Steady
and plenty of outdoor exercise in suita-
BILE dress, bedrooms swept by fresh air
as cold as possible, summer, winter,
rain or shine, are two of the most dead
| ly enemies of tuberculosis.
If you notice your child having
slight, dry cough, dropping shoulders,
the definite pain in the chest, the hectic
spot in the cheek, are signs of starved
system and the beginning of the prepare
tory work of the disease. The following
| ia a simple method for its cure:
Bathing: Have the child battle In
tepid, not hot, water, every morning,
using a pure soap and following bath
with vigorous hand rub of all parts OF
the body, especially massaging the upper
part of the chest and throat with cold
water, and following this with little
rough towel rubbing, until the body mas
red glow. With little patience and
training of the children they will soon
be able to do this work themselves and
will regard 1t as q pleasure. Adding
ordinary sea salt-oheap at drug stores
| to the water increases the skin glow.
1t is not the amount of food eaten,
but the amount digested. Improve your
digestion. All tubercular individuals
show evidence of digestive arrangement.
1t is folly to attempt to make them DO
more work in this condition than they
could in a healthy state.
Stufing a patient with solid food IL
therefore a mistake. The diet that gives
the greatest amount of nourishment and
makes the least demand on the digestive
organs ia the diet Of choice. Raw eggs
and milk meet these requirements. Add
little water and salt to each glass OF
milk. 1t is we'll If the bowel has three
or four movements day to get rid OF
the extra amount of food ingested. Each
patient has a normal weight, beyond
which we should not endeavor to force
him. This normal weight attained, the
smallest quantity of food that will enable
him to maintain it is sufficient, and so
long as his normal weight can be main
tanned, the patient has nothing to fear
from tuberculosis.
Clothing: 1t is strongly advised to
never dress the child with wool clothes
next to the skin. The effect is injurious,
clogging the pores and producing I'M
natural heat. Thin cotton undergar.
ments, made of double thickness on the
back, and not the chest, are preferable
The most exposed portions of persons
lungs are in the back, and most colds
have their origin there. Let the outer
clothing be heavy and compact for cold
weather and thin and compact for hot
weather, changing outer clothing al
temperature changes.
tuberculosis is generally produced
by introduction through the mouth and
is often the result of unclean mouths,
Teeth left to decay, roots with running
assesses, so that every mouthful Of
food or liquid that is swallowed is bath
ed in pus, are bound to impair the health
of the Individual and terminate ir
tuberculosis.
The mouth has all the requirement.
for the cultivation and growth of germs
Unclean mouths and decayed teeth are
ideal places for the generation Of
tuberculosis, syphilis and many other in
fictitious diseases.
Modern medicine now holds that the
prevention of disease Is of more i'm
portance than its healing. Modern dent
istry now holds that preventing of tootf
decay is more important than its heal
ling. The physician cannot do his bes,
for the patient until the mouth is placed
lin healthy condition. Food swallowed
takes with it the bacteria lodged 10 the
mouth, thus preventing the recovery o.
the sick.
Remember that the great secret o.
good health is good food, we'll pre-
pared and divided 30 as to contain al
the nutritious principles necessary tt
nourish the system. Good teeth, so tina
one can masticate. Clean mouth to pre-
veut infection. Clean bodies, exercise
fresh air and plenty of Gods sunshine