Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital Nursing School - Fluoroscope Yearbook (Hinsdale, IL)

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lgCiiij ? +153 the successful saving of life depends upon the intrinsic biological forces by which the body repairs damage and defends itself against disease. Medication is entirely harmful which imposes a load of foreign matter on the system that is of no use in the tissues of the body either as material for growth, to furnish energy, to replace waste or aid the body in its vital functions. The prevalent custom of taking made to sell remedies without knowledge of their com- position or the causes of disarranged functions existing in the body cannot be too strongly discouraged. The more extended use of those methods which keep from entrance into the body, substances that are harmful should be encouraged. As much care should be taken in producing human beings for perfect development, strength and endurance as is taken in raising stock on the farm. It is impossible for each physician to install and use every apparatus that has proved its value in the treat- ment of diseased conditions but the more simple fundamental procedures of physio- therapy should be available in every community. Opportunity for exercise is pro- vided by well equipped gymnasiums and swimming pools connected with high schools or under the direction of civic or philanthropic organizations. The fact that few hospitals made provision for equipment or the employment of technicians or nurses trained in the administration of light, electricity, masage or hydrotherapy and scientific dietetics, made the establishment of sanitariums and treat- ment rooms a necessity. Since the desirability of such methods has been demon- strated and the public is demanding them, the regular hospitals are installing the necessary equipment and employing workers trained in methods of physiotherapy So long as our landscape in June differs from that of January there can be no doubt as to the effects of light, heat and moisture on vital activity, yet how slow we have been to make use of the enormous benefits to be derived from the scientific appli- cation of these remedies. In every advance in the science of the relief of human suffering the nurse has stood with the physician to carry out his directions and hold every inch gained in the battle with the destructive forces of disease. In the rapidly widening appli- cation of the principles of preventive medicine the trained nurse must carry a still greater share of responsibility as factory nurse, school and community nurse. She must be trained to educate the adult as well as the school-age population in the wonderful science of co-operation with the life-giving forces of the natural world. Aside from the service in surgery and medicine so splendidly and efficiently given today by the doctors, nurses, hospitals and sanitariums of our land we must ourselves be better informed and more expert in the application of the life-giving principles of biologic living and practice. Let us study more diligently and delve more deeply into this treasure house of health producing energy that all humanity may benefit thereby. ffnlilixzwd from f'-We 493 Dear classmates, this night brings to us both joy and sadnessg joy, beca11S6 WC have reached the goal for which we have long been striving, and sadness, because of the severing of the ties of long companionship. Somehow, tonight we are nearer together than ever, but the time has come for us to part. As these days, weeks months and years have glided by, we have formed a oneness of purpose and deep affection that time cannot efface. Let us ever remember our school and teachers with love and gratitude. NVe came unlearned and untriedg We leave with the impress of discipline and training. In every varied tongue of earth we find one word--that word which draws down the curtain and obscures the brightest scenes ot earthly lifeg that word, to give utterance to which, we have assembled here tonightg that sad, yet sweet word, farewell, Fifty-one

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f-1i-'1'fbf-e ' xiii Biologic Living and Practice JOHN F. MORSE, M.D.,F.A.C.S. i ji ITHOUT discussion all will admit that the fundamental unit to be considered in living things, plant or animal, is the single cell. Crile says that eacli , Q 1 cell is an electrical battery, and physiological laboratory experiments prove l-it-3 that electrical changes can be demonstrated in cells undergoing vital ac- tivities. It is generally conceded that living cells require certain fundamental conditions to insure normal physiological activity, namely: heat, moisture and food, Animalf and chlorophyll containing plants require certain degrees of light and an abundance of oxygen as well. The more complicated the form in which life manifests itself the more exacting the detail adjustment for the vital processes, but the broad general requirements remain the same. Biologic living means the arrangement of the daily program so that the body shall have reasonable exercise of all its functions with proper variation, adequate periods of rest and suitable supplies for replacement of materials used in vital ac- tivities and in the performance of the work accomplished. This fulfills Huxley's definition of health from the biological standpoint as, The perfect adjustment of an organism lu its environment. In the poise and efficiency of the human machine in health, one is ready to believe that such a perfect balance is being maintained by all the cells of the body in their various functions, Only the man, woman or child who is in the habit of taking each day a sufficient amount of all-around physical exercise in the pure air to enable the body to oxidize wastes and eliminate the body poisons, and at the same time takes an adequate amoun' of easily digested, nutritious food without substances harmful to the body, and the needed amount of rest and sleep, can be said to be living a biologic life. I believe that at least twelve to sixteen hours daily, in the out-of-door air should be required before a candidate is accepted as belonging to the ranks of the faithful who are ful- filling the natural requirements. Qccasionally the community is shocked when some one who is supposed to bc in good health succumbs to an acute infection, or is unable to pass successfully thc extra strain of a needed operation. Careful inquiry always shows that such a persor either has had a handicap in the way of a previous disability or, as is more ofter the case, he has been constantly violating some of the plain laws of nature regarding the proper care of the body, NVhen one is not in good health he should see a qualified physician at once. The history, physical examination, X-ray and laboratory tests, should show in what par- ticulars the conditions deviate from the normal. The physician can then prescribe treatment and suggest ways in which the patient can get into line with the great creative forces of the universe. This is accomplished by acting in harmony with the known laws of biology as applied to the human body. Until recently, surgery was the only branch of the science and art of healing that effectually followed approximately biologic lines. If a bone is broken the frag- ments are reduced to as nearly a normal position as possible and properly supported till the recuperative powers of the body can repair the damage by creating new bone. If the appendix becomes inflamed it is diagnosed and removed at the proper time according to the pathological indications worked out so splendidly by Murphy. But Fifty

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