I i m i;< l LOSIS AS A DISEASE OF Till: MASSES 



Precau- 

 tions to be 

 taken by 

 the Patient. 



Precau- 

 tions with 

 the 

 Washing. 



Control of 

 Cough. 



Kindness to 

 Consump- 

 tives. 



the patient longer than necessary, and the tuberculous invalid 

 .-hould be urged always to hold a handkerchief before his mouth 

 and nose while coughing or sneezing. He should, fuitlui- 

 . be advised always to carry two handkerchiefs with him: 

 one to hold 1" ifl mouth and to wipe it with after having 



expectorated; the other to use only to wipe his nose. By 

 careful with the use of his handkerchief-, the danger 

 of infecting his nose and bronchial tubes will be materially 

 lessened. Should the patient ever be for a moment without 

 a handkerchief he should at least hold his hand before his 

 mouth when coughing, to avoid this droplet infection. 



All .-oiled linen (sheets, pillow-cases, underwear, napkins. 

 handkerchiefs, etc.) used by the consumptive, should not be 

 handled more than necessary, but should be plated in water 

 as soon as possible after removal from bed or body. It is 

 better to wash these articles separately, and only after having 

 been thoroughly boiled should they be put with the common 

 laundry. Wherever it is not possible to carry out these pre- 

 cautionary measures in their entirety, one should strive to 

 follow them as far as it is in one's power. 



It is necessary to remember that when table utensils, such as 

 drinking cups and glasses, forks, spoons, etc., which come in 

 direct contact with the mouth, have been used by a consump- 

 ihey should never be used by any other person before 

 they have been thoroughly washed with soap and hot water, 

 or placed in boiling water for a few moments. No one else. 

 of course, should use the patient's napkin. If he cannot have 

 a clean one at every meal, it is well to keep it in some sort of 

 an impermeable case, or even a cover of washable material, 

 so that it need not be handled unnecessarily. 



The physician will have taught the patient to cou^h only 

 when he feels that he must expectorate, and if lie practi>es 

 the other precautions already mentioned, a tuberculous invalid 

 can be a very agreeable t companion at the table. To ask an 

 honest, conscientious, and well-trained consumptive to take 

 his meals separately is as unkind and unnecessary as can \ >< >>i 1 ly 

 ind certainly, if insisted upon, it is enough to make the 

 patient thoroughly unhappy. It should be the privilege of 

 those living with the tuberculous invalid to make him as happy, 

 as cheerful, and as hopeful as possible. Happy surroundings, 

 a cheerful face, a hopeful word from those about him will be 

 no small factor in accomplishing his cure. 



