Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-23
"A GREAT WORK"
The American Health Resort Associa-
tons Campaign Of Edu-
cation"
The Gathering of Ply sicians at Chicago
Next Week-Climatologis Com
Ing to New Mexico.

Says the Augusta, Me-, Daily Kenne-
bee Journal under the caption, "a Great
Work.:
DR.. W. P. Roberts, OF Evansville, Wis,
was in the city yesterday in the interests
CT an organization known as the Amer
lean Health Resort association. DR.. Rob
erts is an uncle of that popular Augusta
ago he left this city given up by our best
physicians as an incurable victim of con-
sumption. To-day, in his advanced years,
he is picture of rugged health. A change
of climate and life in the open air effect
ed cure for him which medical science
was unable to bring about His own early
experience has led DR.. Roberts, in his
career as practitioner, to make a close
and careful study Of the disease of con-
sumption. He was extremely interested
! in the Investigations of DR.. Koch and in
the experiments made with the famous
lymph. While following these matters
the thought occurred to him "You
were yourself cured of consumption in its
last stages, and that, too, without inject
ing any poison into yourself. Why not
investigate climatic influences as cure
for the dread disease?" Withth thought
| DR.. Roberts went to work. lie succeeded
in interesting number Of eminent ply
sicians with him, and in conjunction with
/ them formed 1.-The American Health Re-
scrt association" the object OF which is
to secure all possible data relating to con-
sumption and deal with it in way to
secure practical cures. They have made
a careful study of the climates OF various
states and territories to ascertain those
unaffected with this disease. They find
| that New Mexico stands at the head in
this respect. The Oldest physicians there
have never known of a case of consump-
I ton among the native born inhabitants
of that territory. The association also
finds the climate specially adapted to the
cure of consumption in western Kansas;
southeastern Colorado; small strip of
western Texas, and small portion of
Arizona on the Salt river. DR.. Roberts
was born at North Tassalboro, his father
being practicing physician at that place.
He is much interested in collecting all
possible facts concerning the disease, con-
sumption. He finds it difficult to get at
reliable statistics IN this state, but has
ascertained that in Portland, where
accurate records of death and the causes
of them are kept, one-half of all deaths
are due to consumption and cholera in
fantum.
''It is estimated" the doctor stated
"that there are 10, 100000 consumptives in
America, or about one-sxth of our whole
population. The reports from New Eng
land show that about one quarter of the
deaths are from consumption. In Chi
cago and vicinity it is about one-tenth of
the whole mortality. Both of these estl-
mates are in excess OF the average of the
whole country, for the number decreases
as we 90 est and SOUTH"
The American Health association aims
to secure the advantages of the climate in
the places before referred to, to all per-
sons suffering from consumption. In
this great work it is endeavoring to enlist
the medical profession of the whole
country.
"We know" says DR.. Roberts, "from
practical observations, and multitude of
testimonials, this part of the country is a
place we can recommend; and further,
we have already secured for those who
may desire to 90, homes in the best fami-
lies in those various thriving towns at a
moderate cost, and secured advantageous
rates on some railroad routes; and We in.
vite every doctor in regular standing, re-
CARELESS of sectarianism in religion or
medicine, to unite with us in the good
work. We have invited every state med
ical society to send delegate to see for
himself. These delegates will meet in
Chicago on October 27. They will be
welcomed by the president of the associa-
ton, who will 60 with them through the
country mentioned and will be welcomed
at every town along the route where
homes have been selected for patients"
The association invites the cooperation
of all societies who may be interested in
benevolent work.
Certainly this seems to be movement
deserving OF cordial endorsement every
| where