His dry cough and eternal light fever spoke of tuberculosis; indeed his whole physiognomy was that of the old traditional poitrinaire, and he had once been placed in a sanatorium where they had collapsed a lung to let it mend.

live within one's means

On another occasion, Bungaree gave a spear and throwing stick to local people and showed them how to use them at Pumicestone River.

medialization of an anatomical structure