Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-26

Such person may easily he taught 10 do
some, work which the weakened heart will
lives may b" lived. But only such work
must be Undertaken as will avoid all strain
upon the heart.
''The recent intensive study Of heart trou.
Di"S has completely exploded the old theory
Of the athletes heart The reserve power
OF the heart is sufficient 10 take care of the
extra strain imposed upon il by indulgence
III athletics. and il the person be in the
proper training physically and takes ample
r"2i after the strain has been imposed there
W!II b" no permanent damHg" done to the
heart. which will then 90 back to the nor
mai state.
"Ih" study Of this great destroyer Of
human III" is now world wide and the
nitcd States is among the leaders in the
movement. Thcr" ar" associations for the
prevention and relief If heart disease in four
S'rtc> N the United States and one in
Canada, while there are cardiac clinics il,
tw"nty.tilrce cities Of the United States and
two in Canada
As usual i'll American medicine. Phila-
de!phn has taken leading part in this
campaign, both officially and privately. Ir.
Furbu>h has started Il special heart clinic n,
the Municipal Hospital. where cured diuh.,
theria cases ar" followed up. If heart dis
ease d"I'UpN the cases are referred back 10
the heart clinic for periodical examination.
rms lS IL" only clinic OF its kind in rke
t'tt'' '~'"I'S I!'NS lHi.
The Associations Work
''Elr organization has been formed for
thre" gr"ut purposes: First. to present to
the public "I the city and the PHILADELPHIA
district H." great problems arising from
heart dlS""N" "nd 10 open a channel through
which th'~" problems may be approached
second. t" d'>cov"r the existing cases of
heart dI:"aH" IN Philadelphia and make pos.
Sinie tnrlr rarl' diagnosis: and third. to take
charge ~ pafi"nt> who have suffered from
heart f"iIur" after discharge from hospitcls.
This last IT, especially important. TL.s.
patients IL r1Ir require a gradual prrpa-
ration for l"IIrn to their work and there.
fore should h" kept in n ronvalescent home
for d'hnll" length of time after their dis
charge "th"r"!N" I. !" experience of the hos
pitals mas shown they are likely 10 return
| to the hospital again after a short time yith
| n renewal of heart trouble.
| AS rUr".tarN for these forms of ur
tVltE II ~ "'>'rah." 10 have some means Of
| securing Tor lh"a" patients positions or
Vo'atlohal nalhIag adapted 10 their physical
| capacity. IN" majority Of them nra Work.
| ing men and wolnrn untitled by oducnti"o
| ana experience TO ordinary scdentary occu
! patton, but II has been found elsewhere that
| in all iarg" establishments there are posi
| tions which the untdu"atrd win ham, Ji
| ease can fill successfully. The nloremcr, ~" -
| these patients should be adequately snner.
| yised.
'"Ih" method Of procedure will he to os.
tabiish heart clinics throughout the cl,y
each of which will serv" its own distr,c, 81
that thrrr" will b" no overlapping Of tho
work. '"nvaIescent homes. one % rho s".
! sentlalS "i III" plan, will, We eyuert ho
| provided at least in part by other orpnniy,.
tions. Only by some such c".orinoted farm
Of operation can the ravagcs Of henri Jsensa
be kept under control. The cducntion Of Tho
| public as 10 III" seriousness of tL. d;s.aso
| ana HS contributing causes is one of tbo
| principal things in the program. This p,ust ,t
be carried ont and the public must assist
us u "" al" to do any great permanent
| good. '"''"'h'