The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-24
TUBERCULOSIS.

the bold statistics stand in front of
one. From Kentucky comes the re-
port from the State Board of Health
for three years preceding January
l, 1914, which shows that one out Of
every three deaths occurring in that
state during those years was from
tuberculosis. This is certainly an
awful record, and appears to be out Of
proportion with the rest of the coun-
try. The report of the Census Office
of the number of deaths in a regis
tration area for 1909 shows that about
one-tenth were from tuberculosis, and
that this disease led all others in the
number of its victims.
Sir William Osler, professor of medi-
cine at Oxford University, recently
told his London audience that 80 per
cent of those present possessed small
focus or area of tuberculosis. Such a
statement would, of course, have to
be taken with some explanation. In
vestgations have shown in multi
tude of cases that where person
died in apparently perfect health, so
far as his lungs are concerned, evil
dence existed that at some time there
had been tuberculous areas, but they
had healed because of improved health
conditions, and had had no permanent
effect upon the health. These evil
dences of healing show what may be
done if the matter be taken hold of at
the early appearance of the disease.
There is abundant evidence that tuber-
culosis is durable, but it must be
done by diet and by such treatment
of the body as will put all the forces
of nature at work for health.
Here is where the doctors disagree.
The drug doctors will treat such cases
with what is called preventive medi-
cine, serums. antitoxins, ETC., thus fill
ing the body with material that must
combine with elements already exist
ing in the blood, or be repudiated and
be eliminated through the lungs, the
kidneys and the bowels. In any event
an extra load is placed upon an al
ready weakened system. The drug
less healers go at the situation in an
opposite manner. They place no load
upon the system. Their methods show
that no tubercle ever is developed in
the lungs until after an inflamed or
catarrhal condition has been developed
as a result of an interference with
the supply of vital force passing from
tho brain to the lungs. At the point
where this interference exists is found
the nerve pressure which is the ex-
citing cause of tuberculosis. In every
,ase Of serious lung trouble this point
If interference will be found by any
person who knows anything about
'pinal diagnosis in the upper dorsal
'egion. This interference with the
lerve supply permits cold to settle
1t the point of inflammation, which
nay be succeeded by catarrhal con-
lition, and then by the formation of
degeneration of >the lung
issues and settled tuberculosis. The
Irugless healer starts at the point of
and by relieving the
ituation there permits the vital force
0 reach the diseased spot. Careful
ttention to the diet, promotion of
he general nerve condition of the en-
ire body improved circulation of the
lood, proper breathing and suitable
xercise will effect cure unless the
isease has become too far advanced
efore the case was presented. More !
ures will result from the drugless
lethod of treatment than from any &;
hing else that has been presented by i
ne medical profession. ,
The number of agencies established t
| this country for fighting tubercu- i
isis is evidence that the day Of talk /
as passed and the time for action has {
rived. That tuberculosis, taken in !
S early stages, can be cured has been i
matter Of common knowledge for t
any years, but until comparatively t
cent times the sanatoria have been e
nder private management, with lin 6
ed facilities, and with terms to pa b
ents that have been practically pro- y
bitory to a very large proportion of L
le people who have needed treatment. Q