The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01

| cured or his malady. At 9 o'clock the
patents are required to take two raw
eggs, glass of milk or beef tea. Dinner
is always our heaviest meal. usually of
roast meats, cream potatoes, baked po-
ta,oes, sweet peas, sweet corn, tomato
soup, raw eggs, pastry, fruit or cream,
coffee anC milk. After dinner most OF
1.-the patients take couple of hours rest,
or sleep in bed.
! We never want for amusements, the
orchestra gives concert every night
in the library and those fond of music
are always in attendance. The chap
lains conduct services every Sunday
| Catholic and Protestan).
| There are IS patients under treat
ment in the cottage with an average
of flee months in hospital and with
an average gain of II 5-12 pounds per
man. one patient shows gain of
| 81 pounds, and only one sh ows loss
of weight-of four pounds-and he
takes violent. exercise every day with
temperature pulse and respiration nok
NAL, and will take his discharge in
May to resume active life.
| In most all cases of admission for
tuberculosis there is more or less tenn
perature running which soon disappears
under the excellent treatment and CHI
ma tic conditions, the harrassing cough
soon practically abates, without the
use of remedies and the patient takes
on flesh very rapidly. OF course we
have patients who are admitted in the
last stages (who are not able to stand
the outdoor treatmenD that get very
little, if any good out of this or any
other climate A ward has been pro-
vided for this class of patients with
ample light and sunshine but kept at
much higher temperature. Advanced
cases may expect reasonable abate-
ment Of the many complications at
tending the last stage, and life is often
prolonged many months If contented to
ROMAN under treatment. The question
will often arise how far a patient can
advance with this dreaded malady and
still hope for a cure or benefits from
this treatment. That I cannot answer,
as nothing but the trained ear of the
surgeon can, determine what extent Of
damage has already been done in lungs.
Being lunger myself, and patient,
will vouch for this much, cases are ad-
mtted here with high fevor, dges-
ton badly impaired night sweats. har-
RAISING cough and many times so weak
that they are helpless, the improve
ment in the majority of these cases is
marvellous; from the first day they
commence TO improve and in a few
months they are almost pictures of
health. AS to permanent cure l cannot
say, but am bound to believe that If
they will use all the precautions taught
them here they would be able to live
In most any CLINE. If the public ever
awakes to the strict sanitary rules
necessary in the successful treatment
and eradication of tuberculosis. then
the end would be in sight.
Must the poor consumptive be BAN
ished from places of amusement, society
and even home and loved ones because
he or she is suffering with an infec-
tious disease? No; educate them as to
the main sources of infection; arm
them with an antiseptic pocket spu-
| tum cup and they can live and die
| In the very arms of their family, with
little or no danger, for in the sputum
| lies the only danger of infection, which
| Is often found lurking In tho drinking
cup, silverware, china or superfluous
draperies; let his apartments be fur
rished as simple as possible, we'll VEN
tilatcd, being careful to always remove
Gust from floors and other receptacles
with a cloth moistcned with some good
d.sinfectant. All his linen, towels, etc.
sh ould be placed In good antiseptic
solution and allowed to remain IL hours
before sending to the laundry, or mix
! ing with other clothing. Last, but not
least, cut out all of the cure alls." keep
good stock of aperients, salines and
visit your physician only when abso-
lutely necessary.
In conclusion will say that we have
here one of the grandest institutions of
its kind in the world, ably managed by
Col. James e. Miller governor and
surgeon. assisted by Drs. Roberts and
Vernon. and any disabled soldier is
entitled to admission and treatment
free of all cost, with transportation
from his home to sanitarium on orig
inal application. w. H. GORMAN.
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