The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29

! of which the persons were unaware of
| their presence, were those of organ mic
disease of the heart disease of the
| kidneys and hookworm.
There can be little doubt but what
| physical examination of similar
group of people in Kansas would
reveal similar conditions, except that
| of hookworm. The lesson seems to
| be obvious, namely. that it would be
/ the part of wisdom to have a very
| thoro and complete physical eXamina-
| ton made at least once, or better,
twice every year, and thus the first
i appearance of the subtle and insidious
diseases that sap vitality and shorten
life may be discovered and remedied
and thus youth prolonged and old
age deferred
| Questions and Answers.
Question % Is chronic pulmonary
| tuberculosis, inactive bilateral fibrosis
| upper lobes, contagious? CD Do in
! active and QuieScent mean the same :?
90 Definition of (a) bilateral? OBJ
fibrous? (4l When the lungs are af-
| fected and one coughs, what kind of a
sound is produced? 60 If one has
| lung trouble what is the nature of the
| phlegm that is raised from the lungs :?
| Is it of a light color similar to that
which comes from the nasal Cavities in
the early stages of a cold? r. w. j.
Answer. % Pulmonary tubercu-
| losis in any form is communicable
only if the sputum that is thrown off
| contains the tubercle bacillus, that is,
contains the germs which are the
cause of consumption. Simply be-
cause one has the disease is not the
| reason for it's being classed as a COM
municable or conta gious disease. 1t
! is only, as l say, when the germs are
/ being thrown off that it becomes dam
| gerouS to others
| CD The terms inacti and quiescent
! have the same meaning.
! go Bilateral means on both sides.
F'ibrous as applied to a form of tuber-
| culoSiS means the chronic form.
(4) 1t would be impossible to de-
| scribe in a letter the kind of sound
that is produced when one coughs
when the lungs are affected; more
\ over, it would depend on the degree
| and kind of affection of the lungs
as to the nature Of the sound pro-
| duced.
| CD The character of the phlegm
| or sputum depends entirely on the
/ stage of the disease, and whether or
| not breaking down process is taking
1 place, and whether or not there is a
| mixed infection. There are no hard
and fast rules by which you can Judge
! of that matter.
! Question. have a boy sixteen
years old who / didn't realize had
| gotten to be man until 1 saw him
| the other day walking down street
with a girl whose looks l didn't like.
L want to tell him some things he
| ought to know, but it's pretty hard to
/ just come right out and talk about
/ such things Can you give me some
information as to just how L can give
! him the right information? A L.
Answer. The state board of health
/ is ehdeavoring to bring to the atten-
| tion\of all the parents in this state the
| importance of the proper education of
their children in these matters, a pro-
! per or improper knowledge of which
! can make bright or ruin their lives
{ Listed below are a number of pamph-
I lets which may be obtained free from
| the board of health upon applica ton
| by anyone. Pamphlet d. would be
especially helpful to you, as well as
| the others.
A-for young men,
| B-for general public
C-for boys.
Dior parents
E-for girls and young women.
| For educators.