B.

TUBERCULOSI
S—1(
Consumpt
ion)

SYMPTOMS—Coughi ng,
generalf
ati
gue,
lossofappeti
te,chestpain,
nightsweat
s,andl
ow-
gr
adefever
.Thecoughisatfi
rstnott
ooproduct
ive,
butlaterincr
easingamountsofphl
egm
ar
ecoughedup.

Theper
sonl
oseswei
ghtandt
hesput
um becomesbl
oody.

CAUSES—I nthe19thcentury,
tuber
culosi
s( TB)wascalledconsumption,
fort
heperson
seemedt owasteaway.Iti
scausedbyahi ghlycontagiousbacter
ia,
theMycobact
erium
tuber
culosi
s.Alt
houghitgeneral
lyaff
ectsthelungs,i
tcanattackanypartoft
hebody:kidneys,
bones,ski
n,i
ntesti
nes,
spleen,andli
ver.

I
nadul
ts,
pleur
isyi
sfr
equent
lyacompl
icat
ionoft
uber
cul
osi
s.Theshar
pchestpai
nonemay
f
eelmi
ght

bet
hepl
eur
isy(
whi
chsee)

Iti
sspreadbycoughing.Ti
nydroplet
sar
einhal
edbyother
s.Thegerm ent
erst
helungsand
remai
nst her
e.Aslongasthepersonmai
ntai
nsaheal
thyli
fest
yle,
thebodyencapsul
atest
he
germs;thati
s,at
iny

cal
cium shel
lispl
acedar
oundt
heTBger
m,t
orenderi
thar
mless.

Ift
heper sonconti
nuestoeatri
ght
,getenoughcalci
um i
nhisdi
et,
obt
ainadequat
erest,
exerciseout
-ofdoors,
andbreat
hevigor
ouslytokeephi
slungsi
ngoodhealt
h—hewillnot
developTB,eventhoughthegermsareinhisl
ungs.

TREATMENT—

•Thetr
eatmenti
sobvi
ousl
yamat
terofr
etr
aci
ngone'
sst
eps—anddoi
ngwhatheshoul
dhave
doneearl
ier
.

•I
niti
all
y,hemustovercomethecr
it
ical
phaseoft
hedi
seasewi
thf
ast
ing,
rest
,andgoodf
ood,
al
lthewhilehavi
ngfreshai
rinhi
sroom.
•Butlat
er,hemusttaket
imeeachdaytodosomethi
ngout
-of
-door
s(suchaswal
kupahi
ll
)
thatwil
lexer
cise,
notonl
yhi
sbody,buthi
slungs.

•Keepinmindthatthetuber
clebaci
ll
usremainswit
hyou;i
tisbel
ievedt
hatyouwi
llhavet
he
seedsofi
tinyourlungsfort
heremainderofyourl
if
eti
me.Soonceyouareon

yourf
eetagai
nandappeart
obewel
l,
youmustcont
inueapr
ogr
am ofcar
efuleat
ing,

l
ivi
ng,
out
dooract
ivi
ty;al
lthewhi
leobt
aini
ngadequat
erestever
yni
ght
.

•Atthepr
esentt
ime,
TBismakingapowerf
ulcomeback—andisonceagai
nbecominga
modernpl
ague.Sobecar
eful
.Itmaybei
ntheairoft
henextbui
ldi
ngyouenter
.Li
veri
ght
ever
yday.

GENERAL—Dest
roysputum (
spi
t)
;heshoul
davoi
dswal
lowi
ngi
tagai
n;l
ivei
ntheopenai
rand
sl
eepi
ncool,
well
-vent
il
atedr
ooms.

INCREASEGENERALVI TALRESISTANCE—Gr aduatedColdBat

hs,t
wicedai
ly;fat
teni
ngdietar
y;
systemat
icexer
cise;out
-of
-doorl
if
e;cool
,dr
y,elevatedcl
i
mate;ver
ybri
efRadiantHeatBath,
dail
yor3timesaweek.

ANEMIA—Col
dBat
htwi
cedai
ly;f
oodr
ichi
nbl
ood-maki
ngmat
eri
al;easi
lydi
gest
edf
oods,
rich
i
nprot
ein.

I
NDIGESTI
ON,ANOREXI
A—Dryasept
icdi
etary,
drytoast
,mal
tedcer
eal
s.HotAbdomi
nalPack;
I
ceBagovert
hest
omachhal
fanhourbeforemeals.

CHI
LL—Resti
nbed,
DryPack,
hot
-wat
erdr
inki
ng.

COUGH—Foment
ati
ont
ochest
,fol
lowedbyHeat
ingChestPack;si
ppi
nghotwat
erwhen
i
ncl
inedt
o

cough.

PAIN—Revul
siveCompr
essf
or15mi
nut
es,
2-3t
imesdai
ly;dur
ingi
nter
val
sbet
ween,
wel
l-
pr
otect
ed

Heat
ingCompr
ess.
PULMONARY( LUNG)HEMORRHAGEORCONGESTI ON—Veryhotappl
icati
ont ospi
ne
bet
weenshoulder
s,I
cet
ochest
,icet
ohands,
HotLegPack;keept
heextremit
ieswarm;
el
evat
ethechest

andshoul
der
s.

FEVER—Neut
ralPackf
or15-
20mi
nut
es.Fr
eewat
erdr
inki
ng.Resti
nthehor
izont
alposi
ti
on
unt
ilt
he

dai
lyeveni
ngt
emper
atur
ebecomesnear
lynor
mal
.

NI
GHTSWEATS—Ver
yHotSpongi
ngatbedt
ime.

HYPOPEPSI
A,ATONI
CDYSPEPSI
A—Dai
ly,
gener
alcol
dappl
icat
ions;I
ceBagoverst
omachf
or

hal
fanhourbef
oremeal
s.

DIARRHEA—Enemaat950F. ,
aft
ereachbowelmovement
,fol
lowedbyCol
dAbdomi
nal
Compressat600F.
,changi
ngeveryhal
fhour
.Resti
nbedtil
lchecked.

CONTRAI
NDICATIONS—Avoi
dgener
alcol
dbathswhenhemorr
hageisthr
eatened.This
i
ncl
udesCol
dFullBat
hs,
ColdPai
lPour
s,Col
dSitzBat
hs.I
tal
soincl
udesSteam Baths.

GENERALMETHOD—Thegreatobjecttobekepti
nmi nd,inthehydr
other
apytreat
mentofthis
di
sease,
ist
obui
lduphi
svi
talresi
stancebycaref
ull
ygr aduatedcol
dappli
cat
ions(thevar
ious
Toni
c

Fri
cti
ons),repeated2-3ti
mesaday.Thei ntensit
yoft heapplicat
ionshouldbest eadil
y
i
ncreasedfrom dayt odayinordertosecur egoodr esult
s.Noonei stoofeebletor ecei
ve
waterther
apyofsomesor t;and,bycarefulgraduati
on,personsoff eeblephysique, butin
whom thedi seaseisnotyetfaradvanced,maybet rai
nedtor eceiveveryvigorouscol d
appli
cati
onswi thexcell
enteff
ects.I
nmaki ngt hecoldapplicati
ons, car
emustbet akent o
avoi
dchi l
li
nghi m;forthi
swouldi mmediatelyaggravatehiscough.

Tr
eat
ement

Tubercul
osi
sisnolongerconsider
edincurabl
eifi
tistackl
edintheear
lystages.Anallround
schemeofdiet
eti
candvital
it
ybui l
dingprogr
ammeal ongnatural
li
nesi
stheonl ymethodt o
overcomethedi
sease.Asaf i
rstst
ep,thepati
entshouldbeputonanexclusivefr
eshfruitdiet
forthr
eeorfourdays.Heshouldhavet hr
eemeal sadayoff r
esh, j
uicyfruit
s,suchasapples,
grapes,pear
s,peaches,or
anges,pi
neapple,mel
onoranyot herjui
cyf r
uitinseason.Bananas,
dri
edort i
nnedfrui
tsshouldnotbetaken.Fordr
inks,unsweetenedlemonwat erorpl
ainwater
eit
herhotorcoldmaybet aken.Ifl
osingsuchweightontheal l
-f
rui
tdiet,thosealr
eadyunder
weightmayaddagl assofmil
ktoeachf r
uitmeal.

Aftertheall
-fr
uitdi
et,t
hepatientshouldadoptaf r
uitandmi l
kdi et.Forthi
sdiet,themealsare
exactlythesameast heall-
fr
uitdiet,
butwi t
hmi lkaddedt oeachf r
uitmeal.Thepat i
entmay
beginwi thali
treofmilkt
hef i
rstdayandi ncreasebyquar terli
tredailyuptotwot otwoanda
halfli
tresaccordi
ngtohowt hemi lkagrees.Themi l
kshouldbef reshandunboi led,butmaybe
sl
ightlywarmedi fdesi
red.I
tshoul dbesippedver yslowly.Thef ruitandmilkdietshouldbe
continuedforfourtosixweeks.Ther eaf
ter,
thef ol
lowingdietarymaybeadopt ed:

Br
eakf
ast:Fr
eshf
rui
ts,
asobt
ainabl
e,andmi
lk.Pr
unesorot
herdr
iedf
rui
tsmayal
sobet
aken,
i
fdesi
red.

Lunch:Steamedveget
abl
esasavai
labl
e,oneort
wowhol
ewheatchappat
isandagl
assof
butt
ermi
lk.

Di
nner:Abowlofr
awsal
adofsui
tabl
eveget
abl
eswi
thwhol
ewheatbr
eadandbut
ter
.St
ewed

f
rui
torcookedappl
emaybet
akenf
ordesser
t.

Atbedt
ime:Agl
assofmi
l
k.

Thechiefther
apeuti
cagentneededf ort hetr
eat mentoftubercul
osisi
scalcium.Mi l
k,bei
ngthe
ri
chestfoodsourceforthesupplyofor gani
ccal cium t
ot hebody,
shouldbet akenli
beral
ly.I
N
thediet
aryoutl
inedaboveatleastonel it
reofmi lkshouldbetakendail
y.Furtherperi
odson
theexcl
usivefr
uitdi
etfoll
owedbyf ruitandmi lkdietshouldbeadoptedatinterval
softwoor
thr
eemont hsdependingonthepr ogress.Duringt hefi
rstfewdaysofthetreatment,t
he
bowelsshould

becl
eanseddai
lywi
tht
hewar
m-wat
erenemaandaf
ter
war
dsasnecessar
y.

Thepat
ientshooedavoi
dal
ldevi
tal
isedf
oodssuchaswhi
tebr
ead,
whi
tesugar
,ref
ined
cereals,
puddingsandpi
es,ti
nned,cannedandpr
eser
vedf
oods.Heshoul
dal
soavoi
dst
rong
tea,coff
ee,condi
ments,
pickl
es,sauces,et
c.

Indi
angoosebear yhaspr ovedtobeanef fecti
veremedyfortubercul
osi
s.Atabl
espoonful
eachoff reshaml ajui
ceandhoneymi xedt oget
hershouldbetakeneverymorni
nginthi
s
condit
ion.Itsregularusewil
lpromot
evi gourandvital
it
yinthebodywi t
hinafewdays.Regul
ar
useofr adishi
sal sobenefi
cial
.

Thepatientshoul dtakecompl eterestofbothmindandbody.Anyt ypeofst r

esswi llprevent
heali
ng.Freshai risalwaysimpor t
antincur i
ngthediseaseandt hepatientshouldspendmost
oftheti
mei nt heopenai randshoul dsl eepi
nawell-vent
il
atedroom.Sunshi nei salso
essenti
alast uberbacill
iarerapidl
yki l
ledbyexposuretosunr ays.Otherbenef i
cialsteps
towardscuringthedi seaseareavoi danceofstr
ain,slowmassage, deepbr eathi
ngandl ight
occupati
ont oensur ement aldiver
sion.