Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-04-20

F1lu-1 III
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much easier to live in the open all
the year around there, a thing
which is not possible where there
are such extremes of temperature
as in the North.''
whenever anyone shows symp-
toms of disease. he ought to aban-
don the house if possible. for tu-
berculosis is house disease. He
ought to live either in a screen or
tent house, on screen porch or in
a large. sunny room with high CELL
ings, and with at least two WIN
dows which can be opened wide.
1t is not true that this plan is i'm
practicable here, for there are
many instances of complete recov-
cry from just this kind of treat
ment. Of course all cases cannot
stand this treatment, but in any
case it ought to be arranged so that
the patient can breathe purer air
than is ordinarily the case. Night
air is purer than day air, and it is
therefore important that the pa
tieat sleeps all or at least a part Of
the time in the open.
Urges County Tubercular Nurse.
In conclusion the doctor urged
the necessity Of employing a Coun-
ty Tubercular Nurse, who could ed
ucate the public to effectively fight
the disease, and who could visit the
homes and superintend the treat
ment to be given to those infected.
A number of cities in the state are
doing so now, and the results have
been splendid in every instance.
He urged every one present to use
all their influence with the county
commissioners to see to it that such
a nurse be employed for this coun-
ty.
Mr.. Russell Spicer presided at
the session Thursday evening. The
first speaker was DR.. Christian
Johnson.
History of Tubercle Bacill1.
DR.. johnson made a very forcible
address. He reviewed the history
Of the discovery of the tubercle ba-
cilli and the progress that has been
made since that time in finding a
cure for the ravages of the same.
There are three allied known spe-
cies of the tubercle-the human,
the bovine and the fowl. He be-
lieved that all human beings were
infected in a greater or less degree
with the bacilli, and described the
process of nature in isolating and
rendering latent such infection Of
the lungs when the person affected
was healthy and had resistive pow
er. He described the manner in
which the dread disease of con-
sumption usually gets a start with
the young. One of these he en-
phasized very strongly: 1.-The
young people will go to a dance,
get sweaty from the exercise, then
go out into the cold night air love-
making until they are frozen stiff.
This is one way that consumption
may be contracted" The speaker
did not think that the disease is
hereditary. but the weak constitu-
tions and predisposition to the dis
ease might be inherited. Anyone
with good digestion and strong
constitution would not be in any
danger of consumption while in
that condition. The doctor took
the position that poverty had much
to do with the spreading of the dis
ease, the lack of nourishing food,
over-crowded living rooms, etc.,
being great assistants to the ter.
rible disease. He spoke in the
plainest terms and was given gen.
erous applause when he closed.
Rev. Horatio Gates was the next
speaker, and he gave the medica
fraternity high praise for its re.
searches and constant devotion tt
duty in combating this disease.
Importance of Inspection.
The last speaker of this session
was DR.. Hill of St. Paul, epidem
lo]ogist of the State Board Of
health, who made a very pointed ad
dress. He showed the necessity Of
not only inspecting the COWS of the
dairy, but also the men who do the
milking. He cited an instance
where one man who was infected
with typhoid fever but who contin
ued to milk cows in the dairy fol
some time after contracting thu
disease. caused 400 cases of typhoid
fever along the milk route, SO o.
which proved fatal.
DR.. Hill told how persons became
infected by tuberculosis, and sale