| Show FRESH AIR TREATMENT most potent means of restoring consumptive patients to health dr F K walters in his study on the arlous sanatoria tor calls the open air life the keynote ot sanatorium treatment he further says that the patient instead of being kept in a carefully warmed room ven from other parts of the house according to the popular notions pf old lives to the open air morn ing till night at all seasons and in all weathers lack of fresh air Is the greatest predisposing cause of con fresh air Is the most po tent means of restoring him to health now this prescription Is very easy to carry out in dry climates such as those of egypt the alpine health re south africa or colorado but it requires special arrangements and special precautions in a damp and rainy climate the credit of showing how this may be hed belongs mainly to Brehm dettwiller Dett weller and their followers the open air method may perfectly well be carried out in any climate which Is healthy for those who are not consumptive AS leon petit observes here the climate may help the cure there it may hinder it but it only exerts a secondary influence on the treatment 1 moreover just as the pleasant est climates are not always those which are best for healthy people 2 so it may be that the most pleasant dim ates tor an out of door life where the air Is warm and dry and little rain tails are not best for those alvea who have later on to return to a less favored place it Is bracing climates rather than warm and able ones which have the greatest in fluence in restoring the consumptive to health in all but exceptional cases for the open air treatment a tour told shelter should be provided against wind excessive cold extreme sun heat and rain wind raises dust increases cough in and intensifies the chilling effects of cold the for eign sanatoria with few exceptions have both natural and artificial shelter against wind cold within certain allm its is useful to the consumptive but it should be a windless cold and suit ed to the individual power of deac alon As damp intensifies the ell matic effect of both heat and cold the chilly consumptive will be able to withstand a lower temperature in a dry than in a humid climate krotec tion against rain and snow will seem to most people an obvious necessity although at bordach rain is often dis regarded it is not enough to provide resting places in the sanatorium which are protected against rain at certain stages exercise is imperative and sheltered paths and open covered corridors are needed for exercise in rainy weather at falkenstein there Is such a feet long in places where the sun s rays are very powerful as at in the pyrenees direct exposure to the sun Is found to increase the tendency to fever even at Hohen honnet on the rhine which Is not far south a large verandah has been provided which in hot weather can be artificially cooled by a stream of water protection against wind and weather Is afforded in most santoria by large verandas which may be fitted with movable glass screens as the adirondack cot tage sanatorium in our own climate it would be useful to have a veranda with a hollow floor which could be warmed as cold and damp can be more easily borne it the feet are kept warm other simpler ways are the provision of hot bottles and warm clothing also helps a chilly patient the blood circulating with less cardiac effort in this alon according to dr and dr jacoby the recumbent position also favors the flow of blood to the apices of the lungs in most foreign sanatoria summer houses or sun boxes are also provided at falken stein some of these can be rotated ac cording to the direction of the wind dr burton fanning in his expert mental sanatorium near cromer has modified the well known shelters of our seaside resorts by providing them with reversible glass screens 1 loc cit p 49 2 hermann weber and michael G foster article in allbutt s cyst of med on climate in the treatment of dis ease stable and conditions the condition and health of a horse says the national builder depend very much upon the kind of stable it is kept in there are horses which suffer from disease of the eyes from coughs from scratches and other skin diseases all of which are produced by the pungent foul air in the farmers and others who have horses will take pains to kepp their carriages and harnesses protect ed from the strong air of the stables lest the leather may be rotted or the dulled and spot ted and at the same time they will wonder why their horses cough or have weak eyes or moon blindness or suffer from other diseases which if they would only think for a few min utes they would readily perceive are due to the foul air the are compelled to breathe every ight in the ear while confined in close badly ventilated stables the remedy 1 very easy the stable should be 1 ept clean this will prevent the greater part of the mischief and it should be well ventilated the floor should be properly drained so that the liquid will not remain on it washed off at least twice a week with plenty of wa ter and then liberally sprinkled with finely ground gypsum plaster which will combine with and destroy the am anonia A solution ot copperas 1 phate of iron will have the same re suit lastly the floor should be supplied with absorbent litter which should be removed when it Is soiled ventilation should be provided in such a way as to avoid cold drafts small openings which may be easily closed with a slide may be made in the outer wall near the floor and similar ones near the belling or la the roof through which the foul air can escape pure air Is of the utmost importance to the well being of horses insomnia this very common condition I 1 most often due to six clock dinners or eating in the evening to secure sound sleep no food should be taken after rpm or at least nothing more than a little ripe stewed fruit without cream and with as little sugar as pos sible better with none oranges or some other juicy fruit are preferable for an evening s lunch avoid bread and butter or milk and similar arti cles which digest slowly fruit julece and completely predigested predl food aub stances may be added in moderation tea and coffee also produce sleeplessness sedentary habits conduce to sleeplessness by promoting the ao ot uric acid which ie a nerve excitant and gives rise to rest and disturbing dreams said the wise man the bleep ot the laboring man is sweet bed 12 gentle fatigue produced by exercise out ot doors is wonderfully effective as a means of producing sleep A prolonged bath fifteen to forty min utes or even longer it necessary at a temperature ot 92 degrees to 95 de grees 1 taken just before retiring la an excellent remedy tor sleepless ness the moist abdominal bandage consisting of a towel wrung quite dry out of cold water and wound around the body covered snugly with mack intosh and then with flannel in sat quantity to keep it warm Is an exceedingly helpful measure in producing sleep in cases in which sleep lees ness Is due to excess of blood in the brain care must be taken to keep the feet warm it necessary a hot bag may be applied to the teet 0 a moist pack to each leg it the head Is hot a cool compress may be applied why the body needs water someone has asked what would be the cause of death of a person who drank no water this subject has been studied considerably animals have been experimented upon and it Is found that without water they lose their power to eliminate the nat ural poisons they must have water in order to eliminate them otherwise the secretions become too denie without water the amount of urea which should be secreted become dl and so with the other excretions cret ions we need water not only to dissolve the food and carry it along but we need it to dissolve and carry out of the system the poisonous and worn out material of the body after it has served it purpose water tonne a circulating medium tor carrying aub staccee back and forth in the eye tern conveying nourishment to the various parts of the body bringing back the used up material and carry ing it out by way of excretory ducts the amount of water dally required is from two to three pints in very hot weather a larger amount Is needed as much water Is lost by perspiration it one s diet consists largely of the juices of fruits the quantity of water may be considerably diminished Is water a food hutchinson an english authority who has published the latest and best work on foods includes water among food substances water enters the body not only as a solvent but tined to become a constituent element of the tissues themselves water adds to the energy of the body by increase ing the power of the heart and in other ways contributing to the activity of the tissues get health no labor pains temperance ty nor exercise that can gain it must be grudged for sickness is a cannibal which eats up all the life and youth it can lay hold of and absorbs its own sons and daughters emerson |
