. Health in home and town. are also given, until the patientgains his normal weight. Life in the fresh air creates afine appetite. Milk, eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit,and bread and butter are heartily relished. Rest and Exercise. — The third necessity for cure isrest. At first absolute rest of body and mind is neces-sary. After recovery has begun, light reading, quietgames, and friends are permitted. Reclining in an easychair is the daily occupation. Rest is essential to givethe lungs an opportunity to recover. After a time, onthe advice of the physician, the patient begins to exer-cise, and a
. Health in home and town. are also given, until the patientgains his normal weight. Life in the fresh air creates afine appetite. Milk, eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit,and bread and butter are heartily relished. Rest and Exercise. — The third necessity for cure isrest. At first absolute rest of body and mind is neces-sary. After recovery has begun, light reading, quietgames, and friends are permitted. Reclining in an easychair is the daily occupation. Rest is essential to givethe lungs an opportunity to recover. After a time, onthe advice of the physician, the patient begins to exer-cise, and a very short walk in the forenoon is the strength increases, longer walks and light occu- GREAT WHITE PLAGUE — TUBERCULOSIS 253 pation may be permitted. Over-exercising has killedmany consumptives. Cleanliness. — Warm baths for cleanliness shouldbe insisted upon once or twice a week. It is also impor-tant to wash the hands before eating and to brush theteeth after eating. Cold baths are also used to harden. At a Sanatorium the body against the disease. The bath increases theappetite, stimulates the body, and makes it easy toresist the cold and the changes of out-of-door life. Hospitals. — There are many hospitals or sanatori-ums in the United States for the cure of first state sanatorium in this country was built in1898, at Rutland, by the state of Massachusetts. Sincethat time fourteen other states have established charges vary in amount up to $ per are also many private sanatoriums for consump- 254 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN tives located among the mountains and in the clear airof Colorado. Other hospitals are supported by cities,private associations, or religious societies. In the UnitedStates there are about four hundred special hospitalswhere consumptives only are received. Sanatorium Treatment. — In sanatoriums every op-portunity is offered the patients to recover. Plans aremade for living in the open air, abu
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