Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-30
HOME HEALTH CLUB
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ByDR. DAVID II. REEDER. LaPorts. indiana

evacuation Of bladder and bowels. This
stage Of the disease, If successfully han
died, lasts about ten days and must run |
its course. .@,.- ...-:. ="
The same treatment as administered
in the first stage, is about all that can
be done. The diet should be very plain,
nutritious. ..'
The third stage is only that Of con-
valescence, but 1t is critical period.
Care as to eating and exposure must
be taken to avoid complications that are
always apt to arise, because of the
weakened condition which the whooping
cough has superinduced.
CLUB NOTES.
Dear Doctor:
I am carpenter who works hard, and
am In the open air; do not drink or
smoke. Am feet, 10 inches high, weigh
100 pounds, bowels regular; used to be
a great eater, but try to cut it down a
lot.
Had typhoid fever and rheumatic few
er about 20 years ago, and ever since
have at intervals had sick spells. They
start with an intense headache over and
in my eyes, my head sweats and I feel
like vomiting, but never do: then I get
dull pain in the small Of my back and
burning pain in the knees and some
times they are very painful. The head
gets bit better but have no memory
| and get confused and excited. If I do
| not cover my head with a lot Of clothing
| while in bed, I am almost sure to wake
up with one Of those fierce headaches.
| forgot to mention that am 40 years
old. NH.
| You make direct and concise state
ment Of your case. You seem to under
stand the Importance Of out door ex-
ercise, of work; of keeping the elimi-
native organs active and not over eating.
From your letter you seem to be a man
with good habits and one would think
that a man with your knowledge should
be in good health.
| The statement that you had typhoid
fever some twenty years ago gives an
incite to your troubles. I imagine that
upon thorough physical examination it
would be found that you have what is
called Typhoid spine". In very Sc
we're cases Of typhoid fever the inf1am.
nation in the bowels is so great and
the shock so profound that sort OF
secondary Inflammation is set upon al
the region in the spine Of the nerves
which supply the bowels. The result is
a stiffening Of the spine. The patient
usually suffers more or less from some
nervous disorder, so really think that
a good deal of your trouble is due tt
the typhoid and rheumatism you haG
twenty years ago. The trouble seems t.
be sort of a periodical nerve storm.
I would advise you to join a turne,
society, which has a competent physi
cal director, as I believe a system OF
exercises directed toward breaking uI
the stiffened spine and also to give 20,
a better control Of yourself, would DE-
you more gooo than anything else.
The habit of covering your head a.
night with bed clothes is very, very
bad to say the least. In my opinion tina
would help to bring on headache, in
stead of preventing it. If you do no
care to join a turner society, I would ad
wise you to procure a electric vibrato
for giving vibratory stimulations.
you buy one of these machines, 1 shall
be glad to advise you personally jus
how to use it, in your case.
Write me. again.
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