San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-23
HOW TO BEGIN.
SAN ANTONIO COULD DO THIS.
A Consumptive Sanitarium In Den
yer Recently Opened.

New Year will be dedicated in this
city what is known as the Denver
Home foriConsumptives-a benifi-
cence for phthisis stricken persons
provided by the liberality Of New
Workers, Mrs. w. d. Sloane, Mrs.
II. T. Auchmuty, Mrs. Isaac Bell,
Mr.. William G. Schermerhorn,
Mr.. Morris X. Jesup and others.
The gifts for the purpose, which,
combined, amount to more than
100000, open a new line OF phil
anthropic endeavor, which If taken
up by others and brought to its
logical conclusion, will, IL is be-
lieved, be the means of very great
ly ameliorating the physical we'll
being Of mankind throughout the
world.
Consumption, as most people
now know, is no longer thought to
be a disease that is inherited; it is
caught through the breathing in
upon the lungs of consumptive
germs called tubercle bscilli.
These prey on the lungs, poisoning
and wasting the system, unless it
be strong enough to combat sue
cessfully the attack. Hence it is
that while millions Of bacilli are
deposited by each injudicious Of
exploration on the part OF a con-
aumptive, many constitutlonally
strong breathe in with impunity
the germs; those whose consti-
buttons are run down or weak take
the disease. Sunshine and fresh
air, especially dry air are destruc-
tive to the bacilli, and thus it is
that the consunptive is usually
ordered to regions where such
climatic conditions exist, relief as
a rule ensuing il the disease has
not made too great Roadway.
FIND HEALTH IN COLORADO.
Colorado is now the Mecca OF
consumptive. 1t may be said that
three-quarters Of the inhabitants
Of the state either directly or in
directly came here for their health.
Wonderful cures have resulted from
a stay, and yet there have been
many failures of those who should
have recovered. The moslt OF these
failures may be laid to the door
Of improper accommodations and
care.
Unless blessed with a deep purse
the consumptive has had to accept
whatever grasping boarding
house keeper offers. With a room
made menagerie OF bacilli by the
preceding inmate, poor food, I'M
congenial companionship and
other distressing environment the
ailing one soon succumbs though
coming with every hope for pro.
longed life. Besides the air and the
sunshine the consumptive must be
led to maintain a buoyancy of
spirits to recover. Many such
lamentable cases have been OBJ
served in Denver, and though
distressing to see it has been i'm
possible hitherto to give relief.
With view to introducing such
relief and affording besides an ex-
pertinent as to what a segregation
of consumptives would realize,
New York liberality has enlisted
itself.
The Denver Home for Consump.
tives has been located in High
lands, a suburb of the city to the
north Of it. 1t stands on a mesa,
or high plateau, which overlooks
the city and which thus affords
fine views of the plains beyond
with their suggestion of the sea.
AS easy to the view on the west
are the sublime stretches OF the
Rocky Mountain-the foothills and
the snowy peaks, $50 miles OF them
with Pixies Peak and still more
majestic Longs Peak all in plain
view. The location avoids the dust
of the city and the smelters'
smoke and is the first to receive
the new mountain air.
OCCUPIES A WHOLE BLOCK.
The home occupies a large city
block, which is so placed toward
the points Of the compass that sun
shine reaches it on every side
some time. 1t is an extensive and
beautiful pile. The so.called
north colonial style of architecture
has been used in treating 1t. The
material used is lemon yellow
brick and white trimmings; the
blinds are green. The whole con-
sists Of three buildings, connected
one with the other by a long
covered arcade. Each Of the build
ings is three stories high; the win
dows are large and bowed and
square porches are everywhere, so
that any sun or shade may be en-
joyed outdoors. The grounds are
spacious and surrounded by a wall