Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-19
PNEUMONIA
TIMELY HINTS FOR IT'S PRE-
VENTION AND CURE
Instructions Which If Followed May
be the Means of the Saving of
Many Human Lives
(By Federated Press Health Service)
(Copyrighted)

This is the month in the year when
pneumonia or inflammation of the
lungs, called in the old days lung
fever, is most prevalent. There are
several reasons for this. First is the
fact that we have just passed through
two holidays which have by most peo-
pie been made feast days. The stom-
ach has been gorged with a variegat-
ed assortment of indigestible foodless
foods. The body of the average per-
son is so charged with acid, toxic poi
soning that all the emunctories, or
avenues through which poisons of
the body are thrown off, are crowded
beyond capacity.
To add to the troubles of the over
taxed body, cold winter weather usu-
ally sets in about this time. Cold
chils the surface of the body and
closes up the pores so that much less
poison is eliminated through the
skin than usual. With a poisoned
body and lowered resistance SO that
it is already having hard work to get
rid of poisons fast enough, the cold
weather throws an added burden on
the lungs. They break down under
the strain and become inflamed.
There are four principal stages in
pneumonia. The first is called the
stage of engagement, the second the
stage Of infiltration, the third the
stage of hepatization or solidifica-
tion of the lungs, and the fourth, the
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recover.
The stage of engagement is the
period when the lungs are gorged
with blood. AS much of the blood of
the body as possible is poured into
the lungs, the blood vessels are dilat-
ed and gradually the second stage,
infiltration, is entered into when the
walls of the distended blood vessels
begin to relax, give way, and serum
from the blood passes through and
begins to fill up the air cells of the
lungs.
The important thing and the only
thing that will save the patient from
running the usual course of pneu-
monia is to draw the blood away from
the lungs. Then the fire or inflam-
nation in the lungs will subside for
the same reason that a fire will go
out if you withdraw the supply of
fuel Increased flow of blood sup
plies the fuel for the inflammation.
In our skin we have from seven to
eight million sweat glands. If one
is forced to perspire freely, these lit
tie sweat glands become gorged with
blood and in the thickness of possibly
an inch and a half or two inches ex-
tending over the surface of the body
a third to half of the blood is drawn
from all internal organs, brains, kid
neys, spleen, liver, lungs, etc.
The treatment for pneumonia is to
produce immediate sweating. This
can be best done by putting the pa
tient into a tub of hot water. Let
him remain there as long as possible.
Profuse perspiration must be induc-
ed. Then the patient may be wrap
ped in a blanket and with plenty of
bed clothing kept warm and perspir-
ing as long as possible. When per-
spiration ceases if there is pain in
the lungs and difficulty in breathing,
back into the tub he should go for
another period Of sweating.
Give water to drink frequently.
While in the tub cool cloths may be