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HOW CONSUMP Lifo of a "Lunger" at Saranac Plenty to Eat the Written for tho State There ia no erroneous belief moro widely preyalcnb and pone that works greater harm than the idea held by a vast number of people that tubercu losis in au>" form io fatal and that when once contracted all that medical Bcienee can do is to ease the sufferer into eternity. And, ead to say, a great many physicians are just as an tiquated in their knowledge of the disease. Yet, of all the diseases, tu berculosis is. the ?most frequently en countered and to it 2s due more than one-seventh of, all deaths. Tuberculosis reaps such a rich har* vest for three reasons. Its advanoe is so insidious that the patient some times fails to cou ault a physician un til tho disease bas progressed beyond the point up to which a cure can be acoomp'ishedj - Then fhere are those oases who do consult a ' doctor and for foar the truth would kill aro "jollied" along into thc last- stages of the dis ease before thoy learn the nature of their trouble-the wisdom of which course is not easily seen. Men pre fer always to fight the koowa rather than the unknown and the third cause is tho woeful Ignorance of the g?n?ral practitioner as to the disease in the early stages.. Serenad/Lake is often called a oity of doctors' mistakes, for to every oaae here who did not consult a physician noon enough there are eight or 10 who did consult one and. did not got a "egjiare deal." The first diagnosis ranged from malaria to dyspepsia and usually three or- moro of the classic symptoms wer? present, before a correct diagnosis wea obtain ed. And where several physicians wera consulted- hut timi, is .an old j joke. No well informed physician holds that consumption is incurable. The wonderf ul work being done by. sanita riums in this country and in others, proves beyond. a" doubt thatihe dia .ease cen be cured and that even in the advanced stages' it oetf be so arrested as- to be of not very great inconvenr ienoe to the patient. A. great number. of&jfca^D^ some i time of life but never know it, their constitutions hoing strong enough to throw pS the disease in its in ci pie noy. In the Vienna general hospital, the largest general hospital in the world, autopsies show tuberculosis ia soma form in fally So per cent, of cesas. However, tba fae* to jta impressed ia that consumption ia a curable disease and that in the early otages the ease 'is accomplished 76 to 85 tibes ont of 100, It ia most impertan i? wow thal, while climate is a very valuable aid, it ia not absolutely necesBary to go to Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina, or tho Adirondaoka, bat . that consumption caa - b? cor^f. ?i home by. the judicious: usa of freBli' air, sunshine, rest, water, aai ple???|y| of good food? But ia ?v?ry' Oase there should be expert medioabsuper viaion. and a patient who goes without ' it ia taking grave chances. , In Saran ao Lake the rest oura; is .employed in combatting tho disease. Tho whole aim Of the motbW is so to strengthen the resisting power of the .. off by nature. ./ And 'ualoso the dis* ease ia ?veil advanced, nature, given half fa, chance, will do tho w'ork. Best; fresh air, and plenty cf rro?ri?hmoat ^?.^.ajre^th?-.'b^ pe^^ure :';;of V't^ .th?;? If the fever is 101 degrees or over; th? , : patient goos to bed and rests absolute-, ly. until 'ih?. temperature ::goei below*:, when . ha is aliogged^ tb get up And ap$jji?v";t^ Below 9{?| a small amount of eiercise . ie;aftbWe^ and other . more ssrenuoua exercises are mo wea oolyVafter;'^ . normal for '-^^-^?^^?/BB^^ \WhcJ? thereis tubsrculoeis bf the throat tho rest euro ia extended to in cludeOho voice. In these ot? rest 0*1 the voice ia absolutely eaaeoUal to rapio: improvement and tho- doctors . herb insist on it. However, verniew . .. patf&t?s^ so ik^Bt o? t?ie? wW?p^. ". j^|j?fe; tient hero went without t^l^?^j?: - ' youths* Aad. more remarkable still,? the cas a ?5 point was ? yo?og wo vraau? , , , * v'' We ali kno^ihat one if tho ? sliies for. ? eons^aptivo is fresh air and when he arrtvaa aerft its lapor tSu?>;^^ N V Taken constantly,, trash air ;ii oas of th? beat tonlts in the world* H is '/. co?p^?tively'iree frost carboa dior '... ia^;|i^;i^ ? tiit? /.:.)? : tho IttOgs.p ; It, V fr*e :,.f"rOt8?;??| ":J;pi?i^^';}^^ty^'? caut? tho. ?Jan TION IS CURED. Lake? N. Y.~Plenty of Air and Principal Things. ? by It. G. Hempb.iH. more difficult. Tho chair is plaoed ia a protected part of tho piazza where the wind is not strong. The patient wears felt shoes and a far overcoat and wraps his legs and feet in one ! or two horse blankets or steamer rugs. In case that is not BufSoieut a heated slab of soapstone or a hot water bottle ia put under the feet. When carefully wrapped the patient can sit it ont in perfect comfort wheo the thermometer is below zero. While most of the consumptives here content themselves with sleeping in a room with all the windows open, yet a great many sloop outdoors even in the severest part,'of tho winter. When the patient' docs net sleep out he placea his bed in a sheltered cor ner,of the piasza where there are no strocg draughts. Usually there are parts of the piatas enclosed on two sides with glass. Jibe patient wears along heavy woolen night-gown and a half sweater over I his shoulders and chest. Over his chest he wears a wooleo helmet j which/leaves only a small part of the faoo exposed. The breath passing through the nose keeps it warm but on very cold nights a flannel shield held in place by elastics around the cara is worn over it. Bed shoes of knitted woolen are necessary too. The amount of covering varies accord ing to the mdividual but an average for weather when, the thermometer registers 15 to 20 below zero io four double blankets, ? comfort, a counter pane, andover all a horse blanket to protect from drifting snow. When once accustomed to sleeping out the patient likes it so well that he can very rarely be persuaded to ole op in doors, again. The amount of exercise allowed the patient ia limited and is not very strenuous? Walking is the most healthful and everyone walks except the patient with the temperature. The length of the walk depends pa the condition of tho . patient and varies from a few hundred yards to ? several miles* Driving is Very popular and on the bright'days mont of the sick ones manage to get out. One hour of driving ia supposed to be worth two of kitting out. When the patient ia in p ar tiou? arly good condition his ph y - .ioian may allow him to snowshoe, : .?ate, skae, or toboggan, bat for most of them these forms of esorsiso ?^tu??s entirely toa much activity, - * AaV o^v^p^pu: ia a ' wWisoig dist easo :th? g?nerai noatlBn?e?i ; &? w ' diet of ibo consumptive is planned to give him just aa muet nourishment Mjp?s;s|ble/<*nd. ^D. *Q ??aily digested iorm, At . present .milk* raw egge, S?:;vt^^e.y)hTo- liniversajly used foods. Br. Hussell^tf New York hais announced earea by ^?e an s nf vege table juices, b +t his preparation ia i valuable only, as an adjunct. Some patienta take as many aa 18 raw eggs a day and: eight or 10 glasses cf milk but an average would ba. three eggs and six glass?a of milk. The eggs and milk aire not supposed to interfere at all with three hearty meals a day. iWft-BfAtr??? *f?.s?-:' thsi;.:-?at???b"? ! -^?is?' reached his normal woight tho staff ?fag?prpp?sBstops and be IB allowed ? to out down or omit ?ntircly the eggs and inilk. . The Sourhal cf The?atdo?r ?afe gives the following synopsis oi|9j; di o t ary f or pati e n t a not in bed at the Adirondack Cottage ' Sanitarium, which is probably ae carefully man nged as any id the country: Breakfast |p?ruit, two ^breakfast l?tolkij$%W$ Ssh or ham, (two times weekly,} pota te o s:tea, coffee, milk, cocoa and raw eggs ^when; praereu by physicians. ding Bella for Her," "Wedded and Parted," "For her Children's sake," and others of tho ilk. i Tho oew arrival is always bewilder ed by the jargon of elaog and techni cal terras in uso here. Consumption is known as "tho buggs," so-called from the germ of tuberculosis which after all ia a plant. "Lunger," for consumptive, is practically universal. Sitting in the opeo ?ir is "chasing thc euro." Clinical' thermometers are "trouble sticks" and one "smoke?" a "trouble etiok" to find whether oue is ruuniug a "temp," Adirondack for temperature.' Hemorrhages are "rubies" and to have a hemorrhage is to "throw a ruby." For some reason, more than half the people hero say , "bronnioal" when they mean bron chial. ? In Saranao Lake there are 75 or 100 boarding houses or "oottages" in which every opportunity is given for taking the oore jost as it is taken in the principal sanitariums. Fitzger ald'a, six miles from tho village, is said to acoompligh' as great a propor tion "? cures as4ho Adirondack Cot tage sanitarium herc. The daily regime ie practically tho same in the sanitarium and the boarding houses. At 6 o'clock r, rasidolosce tho bedroom windows whioh have been open all night and by half past seven whon the patient arises the room is com fortably . warm. Strango to say the climax as' tb excitement ooor.es first thing in the morning. It is the cold bath. A few venturesome spirits in dulge in the plnnge b>:t the oold sponge ia sufficient and the majority eon teat themselves with it. At eigb.1 breakfast is served. For two hourt after breakfast the patient takes thc I oura in ? reclining chair. Then oomee a i un oh of milk and raw eggs anc shortly after, the morning oonstitu tional. Dinner, the most - sub et an tia meal of tho day, is served at 1 o'clock and by two t$e . patient is supposed ti be ohasiog the cure again. At fou another lunch of milk and eggs i served and afterwards the patien takes a second constitutional. Af te supper, whioh is served at six, iher is another open-air poriod whioh last several hours. By 10 everyone ha retired. Of course, after the diseas is well in hand and the patient oor ti nues te improve he grows less fait! ful to the rigidly proper life and live very muoh as other mortals live. In the Adirondack Cottage saniti riutn the rest-cure method has boen \ operation for 15 or 20 years and tl results 'accomplished there aro grat lying to those interested in stampii out the disease. Moat cf the eas; there aro incipient but doctor nurses, ministers,' and people wit "pulls'- are admitted at any stage ? aha disease. A resume of tho resol ac oom pH ohed thara ia (rives by "Dr. 1 L. Trudeau, tba founder, in an a "ureas delivered for the Philipp'e i odtate in Philadelphia, Dr. trade* laayaj . . - j; "1= sy rspert ??? 1S02 we und tb of .the really incipient oases, wait "wera only .40 ia number, 75 per can were discharged aa appsirently cure 15 per cent?, had their disease ajres ed, and 10 per cent, improved; vj hi or tba advanoed eases, 99 in numbi 12 per cent, were discharged as appi ently cured, 57 per cent, with dises arrested, 22 per cent; improved, 8 p cent, failed, and 1 per cent, died tho ina ti talion; of the far adyaoo oases, none .was apparently cured, 33i. per cent, the disease waa arreste h?ll per cont, improved, and 33? f Conti -failed while under treatmer I Thus, for the 1?5 oases at Whatev liflK >ARR .? ?^>W- our compet ^HL?>Mi^tO -De ? lui auge treated during that year, we find that 30 per cent, were discharged as apparently cured, in ii per cent, the disease was arrested, 19 per cent, im proved, 7 per cent, failed, in 2 per cent, tho diagnosis waa doubtful, and 1 per oent. died in tho institu tion. "To all who aro familiar with tho relapsing nature of tuberculosis, an inquiry bearing tho permanence of tho results obtained, promised most discouraging revelations. Thanks to a most exhaustive and yet unpublish ed inquiry by Dr. Lawraeon Browo, tho resident physician, as to tho per manency of tho rosults obtained by this method of treatment, I am able to present to you tonight acourate infor mation on thin all-important subject. From Dr. Brown's exhaustive study and careful figures, I will quote only briefly: '.'Of the 1,500 oases under consider ation, whioh have boen disoharged from two to co von teen years 434 could not be traoed, leaving 1,056 whioh have been traced. Of these, 46.7 are still living. Of these, 31 per cent, aro known to be well at present, in 6 5 per cent, the disease is still ar rested, 4 per cent, have relapsed, 5.2 per ceut. are chronic invalids, and 5c3 per cent, are dead. Au to the in fluence of the stage of the disease on the permanonoy of the results obtain ed, he found 66 per. cent, of the 258 incipient cases disoharged and well at present. Of tho 563 advanced oasos 28.6 per oent. are well, and of the far advanoed oases 2 5 per cent, only ro main cured. "Thus we learr, that 31 per oont. of all oases disoharged from 2 to 17? years ago have remained well, that 66 percent, of tho incipient esses dis charged during tho s&mo time con tinue well at present, and thone figures discouraging as they may scorn to those of you who are not familiar with this fatal malady, emphasize the importanoo of making au early diag nosis, and teach us exaotly to what extent we may count on saving and prolonging life by this treatment." Her Adios Around a Rose Bush When the fi;31 warm sun of spring softens the earth a littio funeral party will make its way from Brooklyn to a grave in Woodland Cemetery near Newark. The party will bo composed of tho ohildren of Mrs. Barbar Hoch, of 70 Schermerbor a street, Brooklyn/ They will take with them the ashes of their mother, whoso body was oremated yesterday, and they will place them around the roots of a rosebush that has bloomed for ten years above the grave of her son. It waa Mrs. Hooh'a request that ber aahes should go to co rion the soi! about the reeta of th? rosebush. She es pressad the with several months before abe died and repeated it just before abe breathed her iast on Tuesday. Mrs. Roch same io ibis country from Germany twenty-five Jraara ago, when her husband died brioglog her eis children with her. The only one of these to die WSB Oar!, who is buried in the Newark cemetery. All the oth er ohildren married except Amelia who lived with her mother at the Sohermernorn Btreat house. Ever sicco her son'was buried twelve yeara ago Mrs. Hoch bad made frequent visits to hts grave to care fe? ike rose bush, which she bad planted herself. -(New York Sun.) _ - A good way to make money is not to loso it. imeerest Fh BliT y . - / ' ', ?-MM . ike tmpreccdei?tcd papular! KS' ; BONE fertig i rs to advertise Fish Guano, as ^ Guano, and, to prevent bdn Appropriations Exceed Levies. Columbia, February 24.-Anion? other things the recent Legislature diu was to make appropriations amounting to over 8100,000 in excess of last year's appropriations and then paBeed a supply bili in which tho SUito levy was reduced half a mill. In other words tho appropriation? pro vide for expenditures of $100.000 iuex cess of Just year, whereas tho suppl bill with a reduction in tho levy ol half a mill cu's oft'$110,000 this year. A levy of Uvo mills na provided for in this year's supply bill will yield, ou the estimated increased tax valuation of $220,000,000, $100,000 leBS than tho appropriations call for even after the 8121,000 income from franchises, taxes and license fees ia counted in. The appropriations this year amount to 81, ?81,000. A low of iive mills on a total valuation of 8220.000,000 plus the $121. 000 will amount to 81,221.000 which is 8110,000 lesa than the total appropri ations. All of which means the knocking into pi of the Governor's commendable scheme- which was working so well since tho increase of tho levy half a mill last year-1 o got the State back on a cash basis. Last year approxi mately 850,000 waa devoted to this pnrpoBe, whereat) this year the S tat o will have to go deepor ioto debt by over $100,000. Tho borrowing will bo gib early in the summer, as it will be impossible to stave this ott' until after the August primarle-. With the same 'tax valuation as last year tho deficit would bo 8100,000. Tho sentiment the newspapers havo created in backing th a scheme of Comptroller General Jones to get property on the books at more equi table rate has manifested itsell in de cided tax return increases in a num ber of counties. Lancaster, for in stauco, shows an increase of about 40 per cent. Cherokee from GO to 75 per cent, and land has been returned in Anderson County for ?2 an acre more than formerly, the increase in land j values alone there amounting to a mil lion dollars. But since thu Legislature refused to firovide flexible levies, refused to give ts moral support to tho campaign for honest tax returns, it is expected that in tboae counties showing decided in creases the county boards will Beale down the values so ns to avoid pay ing an ?njust proportion of the Stato taxes. They Wouldn't Hear Him. Angie invited ber young man to sup per. Everything passed off harmon ? ously until the seven-year old brother broke tho blissful silence by sating: "Oh, mo, you oughter seen Mr. the other night when he oallcd to take Angie to tho drill. Ho looked so nioo sittin' longsido of her with his arm-" "Fred!'' screamed tho maiden, quiokly placing her hand over tho boy's mouth. "You oughter seen him," continued the persistent informant after gaining his breath. "Ile had his arm-" "Freddie!" shouted the mother, as, in her frantic attempt to reach the bc upset the ?iir?nnl?? contents of the teapot. "Iwas just going to say," the half frightend boy pleaded, between a cry and an injured whine, "he had his ?rm- M "John," thundered the father, "leave the tablet" And the boy did so, eioieiming as he went, -I Was oniy going J* say Mr. had bis army olothes OD, andi leavo it to him if he didn't/' ??? ^ ?3 ^S? ?2^ ??^L 3? j?a? ? Hewett*. J^IWYOBHWI ? " - It is far easier to find fault at a boarding-house than it is to find a sat isfactory meal. - Our idea of a pestiferous man ia ooo who waits until Saturday night to get his hair amputated. - There ?B nothing calculated so completely to take the humility out of a man who blames himself as agreeing with him. -. Sunday saorifioo will not' make np for weekday wrongdoing. ilion J miter j" I tl, vi ty of Koysters induced some o? \ claiming theirs BONE is the g imposed tspon> is on every h&g. tting the genuine ????U? m OW PEAS draw nitrogen from the air in large amounts, if sufficient POTASH and phosphoric acid are supplied to the plant. The multitude of purposes served b~ thc remarkable cow pea, are told in the 65-page illustrated book, ?The Cow Pea," which also tells of the splendid results obtained from fertilizing cow peas with POTASH, The book is free to farmers for the asking, -v-t, o. KI Acidness, OERMAN KALI WORKS, wew^cfk-9? Niuw btfeet. or Atlanta. G.o. -&2? So. ?rond Street. Now comes the "Good Old Summer Time" when you want one of our. Up-to-Date VEHICLES for Pleasure? Carriages. Surreys, PheBtons, Buggies, { Run-a-Bouts, Buckboard, Traps, And in fact anything you need in the Vehicle line you will find at our Re* positories. A fiue lin? of HARNESS, SADDLES, UMBRELLAS, CAN OPY SHADES, DUSTERS, &o. $ Call and examina for yourself, and if we cannot suit you it will be one fault; Very tr My, ? FRETWELL-HANKS CO., Anderson, S. 0. arness Now is a good time to buy a new Buggy and Harney and we TO ant you to look at our large stock of the latest amt best up-to-date styles, and it will be no trouble for you te make a selection. Our work is all sold under guarantee. W? have extra bargains to offer. Give us a trial. Our pri?es arc low and terms to suit. ,. THE J. S. FOWLER, COMPANY. P. S.-We have a few last Fall's Jobs to go at Cost. THE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM! tjsfizcelled Sining Car Sendee. Through Pullman SleepingLCars cn aU Trains. Convenient Schedules on all Local Trains* - W1KTER T??E1ST RATES aie now In ? flee t to all Florida Pointe For tull information as to rates, route!, etc., coieult neaieit goutta? Railway Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S^?t BROOKS ??ORGAK, A?t. Gen. Pae. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. to 09 r* o H i < E-BS OQ fe o w a H 9 i 8 > OD a S ri O 2? ONE CAB OF HOG FEED. Have just received one Car Load of HOG FEED (Shorts) at ve?y close pr?tes. Come before,they are all gone. ?Tow IB the time for throwing--, LIME Around your. premises to prevent a case of fever or some other disease, that will cost you very much more than the price of a barrel of Lime ($1.00.) We havo . a fresh shipment in stock, and will be glad to send you . some, If yon contemplate building a bara or any other building, see us before buying your- V? - (HSHENT and LIBKE,1 Aswe sell the veryjbeat'qualities'only." . , ? . O. D. ANDERSON; i? 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