The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-28

them to change from simple roue cells to long cells, which gradually turn into scar tissue. Under favor able conditions this wall Of scar tissue slowly gets thicker and thicker. and while this barrier of scar is being built around the trouble. Nature is busy depositing chalf in it's center l5 this process goes forward successful. ly. in the course of two or three years there is built up around the disease strong wall Of scar tissue, This pro cess os scar tissue formation shuttips in the trouble is what we call ~Fihres sis. ana it is by such Fibrosis that the body manages to overcome the germ and to free itselE from active eyi- 6enees of disease. Hence the disease is really a struggle between "Casea-
 ion~ and eFibrosis. and it is only by doing everything we can to favor a satisfactory Fihrosis that we can con quer the trouble. Prom this it is eyi- dent that our efforts at treatment mus, be chiefly directed to strengthen ing the patients body. for whatever strengthens this, strengthens the cells which compose 1t and enables them to build up strong wall around the dis ease, The disease can be compared to battle between the germs which have gotten into the body and the cells which make il up. Ii these cells are well nonrished and cared for they will win. and will shut in and finally Kill the germ; if not. the germs will by degrees kill them and cause the patients death.
 PossieiHs of Cure.
 Once the disease has attacked the body. 1t always leaves scars behind, as careful examination os dead bod ies Will show. Since. however. with careful living. these scars will remain drm and strong. enclosing the trouble, n which by degrees the germ may die out. patients may justifably be considered cured: but 1t must never De forgotten that as a result of dis sipation. overwork or sickn ass the dis ease may break out again. The ex- animation of the lungs of those who have been healthy, and have died Of some other cause, will sfow that a very much larger number of people ha5e had active trouble at some time in their lives than ever die of it, the scars of old healed disease being found in such cases.
 Tuberculosis is not like typhoid fev- , er or smallpox. or measules. or scarlet fever. which diseases are easily and quickly taken if you come in contact with those who have them, and which l develop in from one to two weeks. It IS caught much less easily. takes a long time to develop after t is caught. and can be prevented from develop 1 ing. yery often. by wise lfe. or can i be cured or arrested in a large num- Der Of cases fl it has not gone too far. l Therefore. 1t is not necessary to de spair and give up hope if you. or some one you love. have caught this dis ease, but it does demand an immed- late improvement Of your ways of l fife. and of your surroundings. so as -o strengthen your body to the ut
 most in order that 1t may be able to shut in. wall up and conquer the trouble The cure Is not as complete as it is ln pneumonia, for instance. where after the disease is cured there ss no trace Of 1t left in the body. In tuberculosis sears are always left and germs for a long time can be found in these scars. and unwise living can enable them to break out again, but, as ample experience has shown. it can [ ne so successfully walled n that all symptoms Of its presence may be lost, and the patient can resume a normal and useful life If only he is willing 10 live wisely and pruden 5ly. How ever a relapse is always possible af- ter al arrest, even after many years.
 CTo be continued tolnorrow.)