particularly in the winter. Those who devote their time
and energy to the performance of their work--being careful of course not
to labor excessively--are much more apt to escape consumption than those
who do otherwise. It is particularly of importance that those who have a
tendency towards consumption should early learn, and throughout life
practice, the habit of _BREATHING THROUGH THE NOSE_: if this rule be
followed a large percentage not only of the germs of consumption, but
other bacteria as well, are filtered out during their passage through the
nose and do not reach the lungs. Cleanliness is also of much
importance--a bath taken each morning in moderately cold water being
conducive to health, not only as regards consumption but other diseases
as well. It is of course necessary that dwelling houses should be kept
thoroughly clean.

_Advice to Diseased Persons._--In all cases where a person observes
in himself, or in those for whom he is responsible, the symptoms
already detailed, it is his duty to at once consult an intelligent
physician, and if it be found that tuberculosis is present, every
precaution should be taken by the diseased individual to prevent
the further spread of the malady. _IN SUCH A CASE THE SPUTUM THAT
IS CONSTANTLY BEING COUGHED UP CONTAINS MYRIADS OF THE GERMS,_ and
it is of the utmost importance in order to prevent other persons in
the neighborhood from being infected that this _SPUTUM BE
DESTROYED_. The patient should at all times carry about with him
either a small receptacle into which the sputum can be
expectorated, or a large cloth which would answer the same
purpose, and in either case the sputum should be burned; if this be
impracticable, it should be placed in some good antiseptic, such as
a saturated solution of carbolic acid or a 1-to-1,000 solution of
corrosive sublimate in water. The patient's handkerchiefs should be
thoroughly boiled, and his clothing should receive like treatment.
Every precaution should at all times be observed in order to
prevent the sputum getting onto the furniture or floors, as, under
such circumstances, it quickly dries and being broken up into small
particles is carried by means of the air to other parts of the
house.

The patient should always remember that the quicker he is placed
under proper treatment the more the chances of ultimat