Excerpt from Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Physic, Vol. 2 of 2 Treatment OF phthisis pulmonalrs - Discouraging view of the subject - Systematic divisions of treatment, into prophylactic, palliative, and curative - Prophylactic treat ment - To be begun early in life - Attention paid to the health Of the mother, or the nurse who may replace her child to take abundant nutriment, and moderate but not violent exercise in the open air - The warm, and then the tepid bath - Cheerful emotions encouraged, but yet suitable restraint practised - Moderate exercise of the intellect - Watchfulness at the epoch of puberty - Various exercises, including gym riastics; tepid or cool bath; Skin protected by flannel; food nourishing; milk, eggs, and meat - For Weak appetiteybitter infusions, and for anemia, preparations Of iron Health Still delicate, travel is beneficial - Attention to ventilation in the sleeping apartment - Tone to be imparted to all the organs, and equability of functions pre served - Palliative treatment - Complication of phlegmasiaa of the thoracic organs and disorder of the digestive apparatus to be removed - Antiphlogistics succeeded by tonics - Different ideas of palliative and curative treatment - The practitioner to make his choice - Circumstances determining him - Different forms of phthisis - Localized bron chitic variety; its treatment - Hemoptysis; its treatment - Pneumonia; its treatment Recuperative measures - Depletion not always necessary - Diarrhoea, remedies in Perspiration andnight sweats - Additional hygienic measures - Exercise on horseback travel change of scene - Benefits from change of climate overrated - Climate of East Florida - Alleged efficacy of residence in marsliy countries disproved - Summary Of curative treatment - Reported remedies against tubercle - Counter-irritation - Coridi tions for its use - Opening of a tuberculous cavity by perforation of the walls of the thorax 284. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.