Practical Hygiene for Tuberculosis Patients
A lengthy medical column reviews reducing TB mortality and emphasizes resting, fresh air, outdoor life, proper nutrition, and avoidance of overreliance on drugs. It argues for keeping patients in well ventilated spaces, clothed, and hydrated, while warning against unproven cures and the danger of heat stroke in summer with practical cold treatment methods.
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Journal of the American Medical
Norman Bridge
Committee On the Prevention
Charity Organization Society of New York
S. A. Knopf
Paris
Old Fashioned Beds and Modern Bedding Compared
The article contrasts antique bedsteads with monster posts to modern iron bedsets and woven wire springs, praising simplicity, cleanliness, and ease of movement. It notes feather beds and quilts as behind the times, urges weekly sun exposure for bedclothes, and laments the passing of durable, substantial bed hardware. It ends with a cheeky anecdote about a dissipated youth preferring medicine over hygienic reform.
Native Servants In India Take Instructions Literally
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls tales of Indian servants obeying orders to the letter. It cites Lord Roberts and a German engagement where a servant arrived to announce a bath amid gunfire. A jokey anecdote about a wakeup leads to musings on mischief and a young woman’s autograph book. The quoted quatrain warns that a witty life may bring later laughter.
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Lord Roberts
India
Sahib
Jobs G. Whittler
Boston
Ambiguous remark sparks juried memory in Western town
A Western town story recalls a famed English judge stating that public opinion varies by local vs national reputation. A speaker notes the danger of guessing neighbors’ thoughts, only to be interrupted by a large audience member who recalls the moment and adds that the jury disagreed.
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Eax
New Rubber Tree Named Pirahaso Found in Amboyo Region
Reported discovery of a new rubber tree called Pirahaso grows over forty feet tall in groves in the northwestern island near Amboyo. It yields a quality caowthhone when boiled, marketed in Soo lola, with slight mineral ingredients and an 9 percent yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiates
Amboyo
Soolola
What is a Backache
An OCR fragment discusses backaches as a warning to women and cites Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offering free advice on women’s ailments. The text mentions female suffering, health concerns, and a vegetable remedy theme common to the era.
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Lydia E
No Tongue Can Tell How I Suffered with Itching Eczema
A reader recalls five years of painful itching and bleeding eczema across body and face. After failed remedies, mother urged Cuticura. One bath with Cuticura Soap and a single Cuticura Ointment application brought recovery. Signed Mrs A. Bison, Bellevue, Alaska.
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Mre A. Bison
Bellevue
Mick
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