HEALTH COLUMN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2578, 12 August 1903, Page 64

HEALTH COLUMN.

Trcaiment of Consumption of the Lungs.

In coming to consider the point of view of ih& patient more especially— although whafe benefits the attendant also benefits the patient, and what is for the patient's good will also help to build up the .nurse— we come to the> admission, of fresh air into the> room. You cannot have too free a- supply of fresh air, although you should not, live in a. draught. To succeed) in gaining these two advantages at one time it is necessary to make the" opening for ■admitting fresh air as large as possible, so that a; free supply may come in without undue rush. Suppose for a moment it were possible to open* the room so that cne wihole 6ide admitted air without hindrance, you would find thab if the opening were on the sheltered side the air would reach the deeper part; of the room very quietly and without draught, such ac even the most sensitive, person could detect. Even when it is facing the wind the feeling of current will be very slight, provided the- other openings are all shut. For the force of the wind te-nds to compress the air to a slight extent.

If the opening ye small it will be found that the .air enters with more current, and 1 the jet of air ithus formed -tends to strike, somewhere. If y<mr casement will open completely, open it, and 'keep it open all night; if ib opens up and dowsi, as most oaeements do, then keep it fully up or do^yn all night. If the- patient has to remaini in bed 1 , of course it will be neceseary to have the same conditions all day as well as at night, otherwise he- must spend! part of his time in the open air. — Liverpool Mercury.