The Republican., 1915-08-26
Is tuberculosis Curable?



- VERY in while people you really think
4A that thousands of all witness to
the fact Of the durability disease, they why
her several trends and relatives who died with tuberculosis
tuberculosis curabe but rot everyone is cured and nos
everyone Can be cured The chief why conumpive
are not cured because they waited long
needed the warning danger signals disease or because some
doctor to whom they recognize deadly plague
It's early stages consumption cured the patient gen
eraly resume hs normal life within period ranging from six
months to Two years depending on circumstances AS high per
almost any other infectious disease
What then the right Of treatment? This
not prescribe for individual cases. but and viii tell what
Inc gSSe1!tafs r;. M IN taking the cure for tuberculosis
FIRST OF all there is good doctor whom you rely and
whose advice and inspiration valuable you will
give you much medicine because there isn't any drug cure
your doctor begins to talk of marvellous rd Tcb viii cnr
it is time you looked another physician That man is
more than likely qlack and simply after your money There
buy at a drugstore that a doctor an give YOU
The second essential in the tuberculosis fresh
e neatly person the best tonic IS fresh air at work. at play and
during sleep To the cOnsuptve however air medicine. Ee
mus 1S @ oAf II IN as large doses as he can the more the better
not oe easy Tor one VINO has been accustomed to indoor work
to sleep and live outdoors but fresh air is vital he
tom himself to being outside all he At for the
ment of tuberculosis patients poes elsewhere
almost all the time If home he with little ingenuity
Association O5 East 32nd Street New York will
send free Of charge to booklet entitled Directions for
Living and Sleeping in the Air
The next essential in the Of tuberculosis is rest Like fresh
air. rest must be taken medicine by the cOnsnpme. The
germs they destroy the tissues the lungs
other parts of the body they make wound cavity This
wound like cut finger will heal is being opened
all the time To keep the lungs quiet possible bed
reclining chair absolutely necessary The dose of
take will depend your doctors advice will tell you
out Of bed and when exercise and how much But
first and foremost you
chance to heal
Besides good doctor fresh cure uhercl-
oss requires good wholesome food In normal health food
the right kind necessary but tuberculosis doub
Food the fuel which body and
energy you might almost say Fstea In tuberculosis
must pay special attention food provide fuel
not only for the ordinary functions the body but he pro-
additional supply the and damage done by the
disease This doesn't
ally ung yourself you you will upset your
BOWELS and liver and will all the food
might do Neither does it that you
kinds OF food such milk and which people think
tuberculosis They excellent foods people who
and digest them readily every conumpve should try
to appetite them But potatoes bread
and butter and good vegetables and almost other nourg
wholesome food In plenty of variety needed also Don't
tdbs and sweets but stoke body with
that will keep running in the best possible order Your doctor is
the best to advise foods
And finally last essential in the tuberculosis may
summed up in these words: Don't worry Keep hopeful
well matter how patiently you essentials
Getting well depends for the part you Backbone
hopefuness and will do for than all the doctors
in the world
sanaorum do There enough sanaora for
however So have home and fight alone Re-
member tuberculosis be cured If take in time and do
your part
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The EDITOR