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immediately burned. The spittle of persons suspected 

 to have consamption should be caught in earthen or 

 glass dishes containing the following solution: Corrosive 

 sublimate, 1 part; water, 1000 parts. 



(2) Do not sleep in a room occupied by a person sus- 

 pected of having consunaption. The living rooms of a 

 consumptive patient should have as little furniture as 

 possible. Hangings should be especially avoided. The 

 use of carpets, rugs, etc., should always be avoided. 



(3) Do not fail to wash thoroughly the eating utensils 

 of a person suspected of having consumption as soon 

 after eating as possible, using boiling water for the pur- 

 pose. 



(4) Do not mingle the unwashed clothing of consump- 

 tive patients with similar clothing of other persons. 



(5) Do not fail to catch the bowel discharges of con- 

 sumptive patients with diarrhcBa in a vessel containing 

 corrosive sublimate, 1 j)art; water, 1000 parts. 



(6) Do not fail to consult the family physician regard- 

 ing the social relations of persons suffering from sus- 

 pected consumption. 



(7) Do not permit mothers suspected of consumption 

 to nurse their offspring. 



(8) Household pets (animals or birds) are quite sus- 

 ceptible to tuberculosis, therefore do not expose them to 

 persofis afflicted with consumption ; also do not keep, 

 but destroy at once, all household pets suspected of 

 having consumption, otherwise they may give it to hu- 

 man beings. 



(9) Do not fail to cleanse thoroughly the floors, walls 

 and ceilings of the living and sleeping rooms of persons 

 suffering from consumption at least once a week. 



A CASE OF CONTAGION". 



A few years ago I had among my patients in this city 

 a woman afliicted with chronic phthisis, and as these 



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