The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-23

these groups should have MS cOnql- [
ton carefully looked. into. This means
careful examination of the chest,
detailed inquiry into the history and
such other procedure as may be nee
essarysA good physician will prob
ably want to- watch the patient a !
while. before making a diagnosis. The
procedures Which are valuable in
these early cases are al ,assla
.,;..'First. Careful, painstaking exami-
nation of the chest. Is Ss.u
i Second. Careful consideration of
the history. - $50
l,s.:sThird. The use, of tubereulin in
the average case and in the aver
age case this is most valuable, of all.
It's most reliable in the early cases
which offer SO. much hope.
Fourth. Examination of the ,spu-
tum, by the microscope, A procedure
of great service. in. the late case,
butt which. does not help much in the
early ones. 1t is desirable to have
the, diagnosis established before tu-
,.berole bacilli appear in the sputum.
1.-THE cases ., which have fever,
sweats, coughing and splitting are
late cases and easily diagnosed, and
to know early, is. an absolute neces-
sity if the consumptive is to get
we'll
I TO know early there are two req
uisites: First. To become suspicious,
just as soon as there is reasonable
ground for it;y sense of mental Sc
curity not based on physical evil
dence is an illusion which inevitably
leads to condition from which
there is no escape.
! Second. Careful, comprehensive
examination. >
Third. If competent physician
gives you a, diagnosis of tuberculosis
after the examination as outlined
above. you should cooperate with
him, in the treatment of your con
dition. M oi
i Nov then, WHO should haye con-
SUMPTION Much is to, be said in ia
yor. of optimism; it buoys. one over
the rough places. As an antidote ITO
worry and the, habit of anticipating
ills. il. is. about the, best medicine
ever taken. 1t is. much better than
medicine poured out of bottle.
t- ~, Optimism Takes Lives.
"On the other hand, optimism has
taken the lives of many. thousands
of. consumptives,. Men cheerily;a smil.
ing. saying that all is well, and act
ing on. that assumption have gone
from good health to early consump.
ton, or from; early consumption into
the ,.inenrable stage. Proper effort
based on common sense would have
! kept them on good ground or pulled
them out Of tight places.
, ".There, is no hope for the pessi
, mistic 4ccnsumptiYe.. There is some
hope for the optimistic. The reward
, of recovered health does not always
come TO those4 of the third group,
Nevertheless they can reasonably
expect it, The others cannot. The
first element in the right way to have
consumption is the right frame Of
j mind, Rest is necessary. for a cure
~ Hleti 10 ~ htitCb suaiiJ ShtooO'
in eating food and converting it in
to 'energy,.S an asset. He does work;
: let us cali this liabilities
! NORMALLY he maintains a bal
I ance between these. When tuberc,l
losis is added, to his liabilities tht
: load is too heavy. st is necessar;
to readjust, by increasing food an.
decreasing. laboH II,
!. Rest is necessary for cure
worry, is mental labor. 1t uses vi
I energy needed to fight the diseas:
! and brings no proper. return of an!
: kind. The cohsumptive should no
!. worry. ~,
|, Another detail worth while. il
Q that. he must not use up energy. b,
needless lcoughngssA certain amour
0 of coughing isSneeessary to keep TIN
! bronchial. tubes clean. Any cough
, ing in excess of this wastes energ,
Z. and Injuries the lungs.
q Needless coughing must be stop
y ped by will power. Medicines shoul'
Y not be used. A man /. can fight hi
unreasonable manner.
v Proceeding With reason and. CON
4 mon sense he gives his fighting
!. forces the most favorable. groun
n from which to win. By proper in
o struction and education consumr
; tive can be safe to his family, hi
n neighbors and his fellows.
"He should not infect other part
!. of his own body, nor should he pre-
d duce another case in his own HON
a or in his office If he is not to harr
h his fellows he must not infect hi
(. surroundings. How can he earn Sc
curity for himself how can he ear
f. security for his fellows? First, i
q order to avoid infection of othe
D parts of the infected lung and tn
!. other. lung, it is necessary that spl
!. tum should be cleared out of tn
lung Just as soDn as it comes t
n coughing reach.ssA
n "But coughing which does not PR
e duce sputum jerks the lungs an
d causes harm and forces the bacil
1t into new areas in the lungs an
e. therefore there should be enoug
Ecoughing to empty the lungs; BIT
= no more than is needed for this pu,
" pose.
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