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avoided by proper care. It is caused by germs which 

 are taken into the lungs with the air, and there grow 

 and produce poisonous substances (toxins). When 

 the system is "run down/ 7 and especially when the 

 lungs are inflamed, they grow very rapidly. 



One who has consumption should never spit except 

 into a handkerchief or paper (which can afterward be 

 disinfected or burned), because the sputum soon dries, 

 and the germs are blown about in the air. 



The ordinary schoolroom, church, or other public 

 place is a perfect hotbed of these and other germs, 

 because of the methods of sweeping and dusting. The 

 proper method is described on page 256. Nothing can 

 be more unsanitary than a carpet, for you cannot get the 

 germs out of it by sweeping. Rugs which can be taken 

 outside and beaten are safe and sanitary. 



Treatment of drowned persons. Lay the patient 

 face down, clasp your hands about his waist, and lift 

 so that the water can run out of the lungs and windpipe. 

 If he breathes, put cold water on the face and slap the 

 chest vigorously. If he does not breathe, turn him on 

 his back, place a rolled coat under his shoulders, open 

 his mouth, and draw out his tongue. Grasp his arms 

 at the elbows and pull them upward and parallel to 

 each other, until they come to lie above his head: in 

 this way air is drawn into the lungs. Now pull the 

 elbows downward and press them against the chest; 

 in this way air is forced out of the lungs. Keep this 



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