Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-28
CAN CURE DISEASE
RIGHT At HOME
Or. JOINS SAYS tuberculosis Can be
Cured as Effectively Here as
Anywhere in the Country.

Anywhere in the Country.
There is absolutely 10 need OF tu-
bercular sufferers going west for
treatment, If the disease IS discover.
ed 5000 enough, is the opinion Of
Dr. Harriet q. Jones, OF Wheeling,
who is to lecture hero Wednesday,
at the Y. NJ. c. A., enc Of the best
authorities Oh the subject and one
Of the most dangerous enemies 10
the white plague in the state.
III speaking CT the matter, Dr.
Jones says Tuberculosis can be
cured just as efficiently right here in
our own state as anywhere in the
country if the disease is taken hold
Of soon enough, and l would advise
every patient to try the cure right
AZ home OF course il IS better to
so on as dry and high territory as
possible, but it is also possible to
cure the disease right here in the
city at the home Of the sufferer
oar sanitarium at View Point Is
one of the best institutions of its
kind in the country. But ! do not
want to convey the impression that
the disease cannot be cured without
the sanitarium is entered. BY prop
er and intelligent care d patient
when taken in time Can be cured
right at home and the other mem
bcrs of the family by exercising a
little diligence and care need be in
no danger OF contamination. As has
often been told before, the best cure
is plenty OF fresh clean air with eggs
and milk as diet, ard when the
case is taken soon enough a cure
may be effected in West Virginia
just as well as in Arizona or any
other part of the country.
81 would advise every tubercular
sufferer whose disease has been dis
covered in the first stages, to never
leave tho state, for when cure is
effected here it is permanent and
the patient can safely live here dur
ing the rest Of his life On the other
hand, when cure is effected in the
west the patient must never come
east to stay for any length of time
as the disease viii Invariably return
"Of course, it is better fer SUIT
ferer to get above the fog Ilne II
possible, and where the air is pure
and dry; as the damp atmosphere Is
hard on anyone who has weak lungs
or throat affections OF any kind,
There is much caterrh and similar
diseases prevalent in this section, as
we have a very damp atmosphere
and tubercu'ar patient naturally
RECEIVERS more rapidly where the air
is dry ana pure.
Another disadvantage with going
west for treatment is the danger Of
ovcrstraining the lungs by the eli
matte change. Even strong person
whose lungs are intact experiences
discomfort while being acclimated,
and 1t often happens that the change
is too much for Il tubercuiar suffer
er Clean. pure, wholesome air, with
eggs and good milk, coupled with
Intelligent and careful nursing are
all that is necessary for curing tub-
eroulosis. The principa. difficulty en-
countered by the fighters Of the dis
case is in the discovering OF eases
before they are too far advanced,
making people believe they have the
disease and then inducing them to
take the proper treatment.
"The past winter has been eNc2p,
tionalIy favorable for the care of the
disease, as the weather was not Sc
we're enough to compel the contne-
ment Of patients OF course there
was some damp weather, but the evil
effects of this were more than over
come by the advantages Of beinG
able to be out in the air. Colo
weather. when not too cold, is the
ideal weather for the treatment, and
[ believe that the disease is more ed
eectuaHy combatted during winter
than summer. vixen the winters are
not too severe