The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-07
HOME CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS

That this disease can he success
fully treated at home is being more
and more emphasized. Not that it can
be 80 dealt with in all cases or tina,
q sanitarium is not more effective in
enforcing regularity, discipline, etc,
were need for this exists. Where
nome surroundings. too, are such that
proper care and other conditions can
not be obt. incd or maintained. the
sanatorium--or removal to a home OF
place where such conditions can be
had-is essential. The Rev. Dr. Rufus
White. of Chicago. who six months
ago was forced to leave his pulpit by
reason OF this malady, instead of 60
ing to sanitariuin, retired to his
honr in Chicago sub 'Tb and, after
six months OF the home cure" is now
back in his pulpit, wholly free from
the disease ana with a 90 per cent
gain i'm weight. Plenty of fresh air,
pIenty Of good food. plenty Of outdoor
exercise. plenty of rest, with regular
ity in hubiis--these. according to Or.
White. are the essentials To Il cure.
He thus particularizes:
took ii large south room in my
"a,
the windows could not be closed, put
up awnings as protection against
storms, and there / have slept for six
months. go to bed at 8 o'clock and
rise at s. Then ! fixed up a sun parlor
on south porch to sit when the
weather was pleasant. | put in three
or -four hours Il day walking riding or
playing golf, but any exercise will do
as we'll. l eat three big meals day,
larger meals than an ordinary work
ingman would eat. l rest half hour
before eating and an hour after. Then
l eat plenty of fresh eggs and drink
milk between meals. With plenty OF
exercise in the fresh air, this diet is
not 900 heavy
Most people affected with tubercu-
fosis are in no shape to take home
treatment under anything approaching
the favorable conditions here de-
scribed. Thc great proportion OF them
are unable, financially, to take q pro-
Ionged rest But DIR. White insists
that even for these the home cure is
practicable. ON this point he says:
Even mcn forced to work daily can
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open rooms, cat heavily of nutritious
foods and take plenty of exercise. Vi
anyone can derive benefit from my ex-
periencc I shall be glad to see them
or write and tell them what they can
do for themselves.
There can be no question that the
custom oC sleeping in small. close. I'M
ventilated rOoms--eSpecially among
the classes most liable to tuberculosis
is not only a direct invitation to this
malady, but to colds" catarrh and
other ailments leading to il. There Is
no reason why sleeping in a bedroom,
with q free circulation Of fresh air
through open windows. should not be
as Notwithstanding as sleeping in d
tent or SHACK OF course there IL
always the temptation, even with the
well-to-do, to close windows when OK
ira cold: while with far too many of
the more unfortunate the lack of Gov
ering makes such winter sleeping
room vcntiIation impracticablc. But
the fact cannot be too strongly en-
phasized that. except in cases of i'm
poVcrishmcnt, successful home treat
ment OF tuberculosis, in its earlier
stages. is practicable. DR.. White has
done u public service in making known
MS experience.