Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-05
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
Copyright 1916. National Newspaper servicsJ
Going Away for Health.

hundred years ago or more. people living
along the Atlantic coast were sent to the Ale
ghenies for their health. AS population in
creased slowly westward. invalids advised
to visit the pine woods of Michigan, then later
Minnesota. and later still the Rocky Mountain
region became the Mecca for health-scckcrs
I'ut population kept following along, and the
doctors finally had to ship invalids clear to the
racine Coast In quest of the proper china
population. however. chased the poor .nvalids
even there and for while the doctors
nonplused. Leave 1t to the doctors They
picked out few isolated spots in the Far
Southwest. and presently Arizona. New Mexico
and other more or less hopeless places began
to boom. But. alas! the boom Is already wan
Ing. Population follows business. The doctors
are now without n place to send their patients.
So they have put their heads together and con-
ciudcd that. after all. there is place like
home. when a patient desires good climate.
The porch. the roof the back yard-anywhere
out o! doors.
ConsumDtives used to get we'll in the Allie
Ehenes. once In a while. 1t was accidental Of
course, for in those days night air was not con-
sidered suitable medium of respiration. Con-
sumptiVes used to get we'll every little while
in tn" Michigan and Minnesota woods. BY that
time a few invalids leaving, their windows
up. with window-boards inserted keep out
drafts Quite lot of the consumptives who
went to the Rocky Mountains recovered-re-
turned East and died few years later. Others
recovered. remained In the West lived out
their lives there Those who remained West
continued sleeping with wide windows.
Those who got better and went back East
round public opinion too strong for them and
closed the windows on cold and damn nights,
On the recovery became a general rule
i!y that tir,e night air was freely inspired In
the arid Southwest almost everybody got we'll,
because it wasn't necessary to live in n house
at ALL practically.
At home ali over the country it is n dis
grace to die of tuberculosis. The disease is
one that has a strong tendency toward spon-
taneous healing. if you give II show. The
open-air life. in town or country mountain
in the valley, is curing thousands of cases
everywhere The essentials of cure are very
simple. G) a doctor who attends regularly and
throughout the illness: CD open-air day and
all No
available or endurable: (4) rest (5) wholesome
food In reasonable variety t6) graded exercise
under strict regulation by the doctor, according
to the conditions in each case; % occupation
which gives peace of mind.
Questions and Answers
Old Forty Niner.-ls a child three and a half
years Of too young have tonsls and
adenoids removed? Our doctor thinks Il is
either that worms that cause her starting
up and screaming though choking in her
sleep. She breathes through her mouth at
night and her tonsils are swollen. Will much
appreciate your advice. MRS T.. o. r.
Answer-Until the doctor can make a de-
cision whether 1t is adenoid hypertrophy or
worms 1t is a little too to operate. But
really. you give why worms should
be suspected at adj. Children with nasal OBJ
struction from any cause (adenoids enlarged
tonsils chronic rhinits) are likely TO have
just such night terrors.
Glad to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, e bs ,s,,;n,.
much of YOU to something good to
remove hair from the armpits-that is some
AnswerGlad to do So The yery S b :; a. L.
I know for the purpose. and one ! highly rec
ommerd' is a safety razor 1t will accomplish
without Irritation everything that any 'dcpila-
tory preparation could he expected to accom-
plish. and it is perfectly safe.
The Tuberculosis Bugaboo-Would it he
dangerous to purchase anything from a store
formerly owned by a man who died with tu-
bercu:osis? MRS D. r.
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