Show TREATMENT OF consumption careful nursing lg Is the beat way to aid the sufferer the successful shil treatment of consumption and toy by this is meant making the sufferer mi ble to hear his bis heavy he avy burden if not actually lifting it fro his bis shoulders 4 i largely a question of nursing if the disease has already gained a foothold medicine in most instances is of no avail except in postponing the evil day and even if it were wera otherwise ther wise a few general rules would be just as essential to insure the comfort of f the patient while recovery is going on in the first place then we ave must understand exactly the condition of the con sump ump tive not so much by ascertaining the location and extent of his disease as by familiarizing ourselves with lils his temperament his likes and dislikes an and d above all with his power of endurance and resistance if we will bear these things in mind we may beable be able to do all that is possible for the sick one namely to enable him to withstand the onslaught of the disease until nature shall gain the controlling hand so successful is thi meth d of treatment that it often results ul s in a complete or at least a 1 temporary cure consumption is one of the most de vit vitalizing of diseases not only does n attack the lungs but the action of the system is sooner fooner or later sen seriously ou sly interfered with the digestion 1 impaired and the simplest form of excitement cit ement renders even the circulation of the ba blood dangerous from being overactive we shall come nearest to striking at the root of all these troubles if we direct our eberg energies les toward limiting the frequency an and d severity of the cough and in thisbe this we have not only to follow the ad ice i ke ce of the physician taking care that his directions are exactly carried out but we must give careful attention to nursing to prevent the first paroxysm of coughing which is usually incited in the morning by the exertion ofir of rising ising a warm cup of ten tea or an eggnog egg nog should be taken before the patient leaves the bed A glass of something Rom ething warm like hot milk or gruel should also be taken be fore retiring and plenty of time should be allowed in preparing for the bed the patient should sleep in blankets and a glass of warm drink should be placed within reach in case he should wake through the night it if the presence of food in the stomach causes the reappearance of the cough after meals some suitable preparation of pepsin pepsi should be used to hasten the digestion and at an hour bour or twos ress res should be taken immediately after th meal joeal youths companion |