was
the rivalry for first place that the nurse protested that a certain boy
in the front row gave himself indigestion by trying to eat his meals in
ten or fifteen minutes. It was then suggested that twenty hours a day
would be enough for any one to stay out of doors, and that plenty of
time should be taken for meals with the family and for cold baths,
keeping clean, etc. Interesting facts gathered by personal interviews
of two physicians with individual patients are explained to the whole
class. Next to the number of hours out of doors, the most interesting
fact is the number of hours of exercise permitted. A man of forty, the
head of a family, beamed like a school child when told that, after
nearly a year of absolute rest, he might during the next week exercise
ten minutes a day. A graduate drops in, the very picture of health,
weighing two hundred pounds. An apparently hopeless case would brighten
up and have confidence when told that this strong, handsome man has
gained fifty pounds by rest, good cheer, fresh air, all on his own
porch. One young man, just back from a California sanatorium where he
progressively lost strength in spite of change of climate, is now
returning to work and is back at normal weight.

[Illustration: OUTDOOR LIFE CHART.]

[Illustration: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN THE MOUNTAINS--SARANAC]

Every patient keeps a daily record, called for by the following
instructions:

Make notes of temperature and pulse at 8, 12, 4, and 8 o'clock,
daily; movements of bowels; hours in open air; all food taken;
total amount of milk; total amount of oil and butter; appetite;
digestion; spirits; cough (amount, chief time); expectoration
(amount in 24 hours, color, nature); exercise (if allowed), with
temperature and pulse 15 minutes after exercise; sweats; visitors.

The following simple instructions can be followed in any home, even
where open windows must take the place of porches:

Rest out of doors is the medicine that cures consumption. Absolute
rest for mind and body brings speedy improvement. It stops the
cough and promotes the appetite. The lungs heal more quickly when
the body is at rest. Lie with the chest low, so the blood flow in
the lungs will aid to the uttermost the work of healing. The rest
habit is soon acquired. Each day of rest makes the next day of
rest easier, and shortens the time necessary to regain health. The
more time spent in bed out of doors the