Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . ed, nothing more would be said about being sent away fromhome. He accepted the plan, and proceeded to erect a platformon the south side of his house. He began sleeping there in thelatter part of June, 1898, and during the next five months passedevery night there, with the exception of nine, when he was pre-vented from doing so by rain. Within the first two weeks im-provement was evident, and at the end of a month his temperaturewas normal at all times of the day, his coughing and wheezing hadnearly disappeared and he seemed to be on the road to Thank
Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . ed, nothing more would be said about being sent away fromhome. He accepted the plan, and proceeded to erect a platformon the south side of his house. He began sleeping there in thelatter part of June, 1898, and during the next five months passedevery night there, with the exception of nine, when he was pre-vented from doing so by rain. Within the first two weeks im-provement was evident, and at the end of a month his temperaturewas normal at all times of the day, his coughing and wheezing hadnearly disappeared and he seemed to be on the road to Thanksgiving time his weight was one hundred and forty-fourpounds, — a gain of twenty-two pounds in five months; and atthe present time he weighs one hundred and forty-seven. Hehas been perfectly free from pulmonary symptoms during all thistime. During the months of his experiment he worked nine hours aday four days in the week in a shoe factory, situated in the sametown, which is twelve miles from the seacoast and but one hundred. >o2 <! M oo j <!M e g HH ?J OSo MILLET. 177 feet above sea level. He wore at night a soft felt hat and cottonnight shirt, and was covered with the ordinary bed clothes. Hewent to bed usually before nine oclock, because the sun awakenedhim very early in the morning. The result of the experience with this patient led to the conclu-sion that this must be the proper way to treat, not only tubercu-losis, but all pulmonary diseases, since if an abundance of freshair is good for chronic pulmonary complaints, it ought to be quiteas beneficial in acute complaints as well. In consequence, duringthe next winter every case of pneumonia which came under thewriters care was treated in a room with wide-open windows,regardless of the age of the patient. Even a child eighteen monthsold was placed close to an open window in March when the windwas blowing a gale. During the summer of 1899, seven additionalpatients were induced to sleep out-of-doors. It has been w
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