four, five, till he counted out the forty golden coins. He looked the boy in the face and said: "Why did you tell me that?" The boy said: "Because of God and my mother." And the robber leaned on his spear and thought, and said: "Wait a moment." He mounted his horse, rode back to the rest of the robbers, and came back in about five minutes with his dress changed. This time he looked not like a robber, but like a merchant. He took the boy up on his horse and said: "My boy, I have long wanted to do something for my God and for my mother, and I have this moment renounced my robber's life. I am also a merchant. I have a large business house in the city. I want you to come and live with me, to teach me about your God; and you will be rich, and your mother some day will come and live with us." And it all happened. (Text.)—Henry Drummond.
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TUBERCLE BACILLI MAGNIFIED SEVERAL THOUSAND TIMES
TUBERCULOSIS
For the following facts and suggestions we are indebted to "The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis," New York:
Consumption, or tuberculosis, is a disease
of the lungs which is taken from others, and
is not simply due to catching cold. It is
generally caused by germs, known as tubercle
bacilli, which enter the body with the air
breathed. The matter which consumptives
cough or spit up usually contains these germs
in great numbers, and if those who have the
disease spit upon the floor, walls or elsewhere,
the matter will dry, become powdered,
and any draught or wind will distribute
the germs in it with the dust in the
air. Any person may catch the disease by
taking in with the air he breathes the germs
spread about in this manner. He may also
contract the disease by taking into his system
the germs contained in the small drops
of saliva expelled by a consumptive when
coughing or sneezing. It should
be known that it is not dangerous
to live with a consumptive if the
matter coughed up by him is
properly disposed of.
Consumption may be cured at home in many instances if it is recognized early and proper means are taken for its treatment. When a member of a family is found to have consumption and can not be sent to a sanatorium, arrangements for taking the cure at home should be made as soon as the disease is discovered.
Open-air treatment is the most approved method of cure. Rest is a most important part of the open-air treatment, and exercise must be regulated by the doctor. Always have at hand an extra wrap, and never remain out if chilled. Cold weather should have a bracing effect, and when it does not, go into a warm room and get a hot drink, preferably milk, remaining indoors until comfortably warm. When going out again use more wraps, and keep behind a shield or screen that breaks the force of the wind, Always be cheerful and hopeful; never waste your strength in anger or by being cross. Lead a temperate life, go to bed early and get up late; do not use alcohol in any form except when prescribed by your doctor. Do away with tobacco if possible, and use only weak tea and coffee in small quantities. Never swallow the matter coughed up, but always destroy every particle by spitting in a paper or cloth which can be burned. Never allow the hands, face or clothing to be soiled by sputum, and if this happens by accident, wash the place
