Epidemics; how to meet them . 96 THE OLD WAY. 1 The more perfect our health, the more perfect will be our labor. HOME TREATMENTS The recent siege of influenza brought to our attentionin a very definite way the need of knowledge in the homecare of the sick. With the heavy war demands on phy-sicians and nurses, the civilian population had to getalong with less professional help than formerly. Medicalauthorities are emphasizing the importance of diseaseprevention by careful living, and of the home care andtreatment of the more simple ailments. The value of proper food, good nursing, and ra-tional
Epidemics; how to meet them . 96 THE OLD WAY. 1 The more perfect our health, the more perfect will be our labor. HOME TREATMENTS The recent siege of influenza brought to our attentionin a very definite way the need of knowledge in the homecare of the sick. With the heavy war demands on phy-sicians and nurses, the civilian population had to getalong with less professional help than formerly. Medicalauthorities are emphasizing the importance of diseaseprevention by careful living, and of the home care andtreatment of the more simple ailments. The value of proper food, good nursing, and ra-tional treatment is becoming more and more recognizedby the medical world. A more conservative use of drugsis advised, with the acknowledgment on the part ofmany that drugs do not cure disease, but that their effectis rather to change the nature of the disease. It ispointed out that the aim of any treatment should be tohelp nature in her fight against disease. Nature prefers her own remedies, such as pure air,sunlight, rest, good food, water, suit
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