Show ABOUT APPENDICITIS Dr Pr Allen fluH heeN Ilter tn Information lout tion UN as I to Us I 1 is Ca and Li Cure CureTo CIe CIeTo CureTo To tho the Editor I In your our Issue I suo of Saturday occurs occur a 1 local ocal note luoto which needs a I little correction ion tion lon It I says W XV M l 1 Walker east cast en t South died nt ret tho then L 14 I D B S hospital this morning from front the tho effects of an 11 operation for appendicitis Ho lIe le fled died front from septic Infection or blood poisoning caused d by h a diseased up mel which ruptured about 18 I S hours before the lee doctor lirot Ir t saw sav I him hll He lIe le was to U tho thu hospital ns nl soon Kron as ItS I tho the raw him and tho the opera operation lore tion IMI showed n a appendix with witha wih n a large of pus pun pUl among the tho In tl As its s much luch of this poisonous I pus hUh ns US al possible waa ws removed and the tho i patient cased from froni his pain mado a 1 good recovery tom voice the tho operation Ills His II blood was tas 11 thoroughly poisoned how however ever r and he Ito died INI In ono one week weel after coming to 10 the tho hospital ho Appendicitis Is Sum such uch a it common ills dis disease 11 ease that the lie public ought to know Itow p It ii I living far away from medical help or those who do ito not waRt want to call cal In ought to t know l ow what to do when this disease dl firSt makes lattICes lt it I appearance with whit wih pains anti aOI tenderness 1 In the time right side and anti usually accompanied wih with nausea vomitIng rIme Tho patient patent should be put putto putto putto to bed hd and kept perfectly quiet Ulet and the Ito stomach kept entirely empty for foe 2 24 hours hour After Ar this lets absolutely noth nothing nothIng ing log but hut a n little water must bo ho o allowed tho the patient for about ono one week Olvo no physic during thin time lle Some Homo of ot tho the best ht authorities on the thc subject ct elaine claim that out of every overy over cases CMel treat treated 1 ed cd as an ni above also adding washing out mit Olt of or the lieu stomach to stop tol vere vomiting that 80 will trIll wi recover antI and 20 will die Hut lut no rio ono ott Is II wise viso wl o enough to tell which ones nibs of tho the will wl bo he among the tho 20 Out of every er reuses cases operated In the tho 24 2 hours hour of ot the tue dl as there lucre will wi bo ho about 95 recoveries Quito Quie a I number of those who get over ovel ono one attack never have another hut but If tho thee second attack comes come on Oi In iii most moat cutes cases It will wil bo lie followed by bythe bythe bythe the third and fourth tenth ami EO so on until the tho ho appendix ruptures When heen this hap happens ho p pens pella one ono of time the gravest and most mOlt ter terrible terrible situations faces the patient one of ot the most moat difficult problems In surgery Is I before the tho surgeon Time The appendix may mi neil rupture nl at the first attack or not t until one or more attack have hao hn 0 followed the lee Initial one oneAs oneAs As Ag soon eoon as us 19 rupture takes place on anI ono of two things Either the ma unit material 11 that escapes from the tho ruptured appendix I s n surrounded by a wall all al of protective lymph and adhesions anti a n localized abscess Is in II formed fainted or second the material la Is I at nt once scat stuttered terNI tereci widely among tho Ohio Intestines anti and spreads all ni through the abdominal cavity CI proving fatal In so HO many cases no matter what Is done The of the 11 lii appendix Is in II ono one of the thE safest tenth and simplest of or operations If done clone one In Itt Urn the lh nr t 21 2 hours hour nf of the tho disease II erse In view of title this well wel known fact bet the wisest wl cst mil and best beat thing to do ilo Is la to remove the organ In iii the tho 21 or 4 hours houra of the dIe en ease re t This Is one of the strongest convictions lotus ton I leave have after dealing with wih appen appendicitis app n in lit mull all ni Its It forms for 1 11 years antI and having lost 11 t thre of If my m Immediate re rc relations lotions lations from rota the disease In that lent time We Ve do 10 not know the lee function fun lon of the appendix Is but wo wc do iho know that people ran can live 11 In good health without It I antI and that heat otter after It Is once diseased Its Il function Is destroyed Tho best hest way II to tn topi pi event this disease c Is to ho eat cut end and drink properly Avoid stimulant drink thereto thre to six glasses of cool boiled water vater every everyday ever everd everyday day d It I Is a 1 most lost valuable practise to Mink drink a n glass 1115 of or water vater from front one on half to ono one hour before meals nail drink Ink nothing with wih the meal ma the food toor very ery thoroughly drink a II glass of o water about two hours hourA after atter the thue meal men Mat Emit hut but very ven little meat melt bread bread hren fi trul tulle lilts nuts grains and nHI vege sege vegetables le tables ahles properly prepared prepare and eaten euten elten slowly will ullI wi prevent constipation cOI ton Pre Pro Prevent Prevent vent constipation by hY proper diet let and quitting tight clothing about the waist wall antI you will prevent many cases CORS ot of appendicitis S AMIEL RA II L II 1 ALLEN IEN M I D |