New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-09
ALL THE YEAR ROUND.
SAN1TARIr-MS WHOSE DOORS ARE
LITERALLY OPEN WINTER AND
SUMMER.


SUMMER.
THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS WHICH HAS AT
TENDED DE-. !ooMlss EXPERIMENT OF
SENDING CoNsrMrTivEs TO THE
NORTH WOODS
II was not so many years ago when medical men
were believers In the theory that the great remedy
for that dreaded maady. consumption was a
warm climate. And this theory was pretty thor
ouehly put into practice until DR. Looms sent
naticrts 10 the Adirondack Woods believing IN
,he healing properties Of the mountain ozone DR.
Ioomis devoted his great mental faculties almost
entirely 70 the study of this insdious disease. and
to-day the word Is r"aping the dement's OF MS
noble work Indeed such strides nave poem
made during the last ten years in the study OK
consumption. its causes and its management that
{, can now be detected much earlier than form ry,
and has been found WHOM so detected. to be quite
onoe,oblo "a treatment In its first stages. As OUT
o,door life and rest are the most ef'cacious means
OF combating the malay, and as these. on account
of the expense involved. are usually beyond me
reach OF persons who have 10 earn their o"n Nv
ing the main object OF Adirondack Cottage SAM
,orlum at saranac Lake. and the Catholic SAM
,arurn ot Paul Smiths. IS TO give At minimum
COS, 10 self-supporting me1 and women the chance
of recovery which these means chor Ihefc
snlenIid institutions now permanently oS'ab-
lishcd while the proposition for the erection OF n
third At Liberty IN the southern tier OF HI H. Il
being earnestly considered by wealthy people o.
Ncw-Yor..
Az consumu:ion In the majority OF instances az
tacks the young at a time when all their best
efforts are most needed to shape their lies WORK
these institutions aim 20 reduce TO minimum COST
,her eyperscs during n ong period OF necessarily
enforced inactivity and to put within their reach
AZ the 50 me time the best means OF restoration 10
health known to me1lca! science
The Catholic Saritarrr Is new institution,
but tho Adirondack Cottage S'nltarum Is old
enough TO be known far End wide. u IS situated
on the side Of a wooded mountain. near Saranac
Lake village nearly 300 feet above the sea level
Its site commands Of the most picturesque and
extensive w., in the Adlrondacks. The eye
vevs ar unlimited expanse % mountain peaks and
unbroken evergreen forests. In the foreground
and at the base OF the mountain Is the valley OF
the Saranac with the river winding TO the north
ward for miles until 1t appears Ike a silver thread
In the distance. Across the valley n chain OF
poaks rises in Irregular terraces. terminating in
Whitefacn Mountain. with Us bare ana rocky
crest The evening glow Of the setting sun changes
these peaks into picturesque masses OF Varlega'"i
color and the frost scenes OF winter are marNeis
Of beauty Here upon the mountain side Is this
sanitarlum that has given hope and health to so
many r. was started on a very small scale ten
wears acD az a philanthrop!c movement. AMI every
effort to obSilte the evil effects or agG -egaton.
which are 50 well known and have been so FREE
ouenilv observed In other consumption hospitals
hitherto attempted. has been made To this end
the cottage plan has been rlgidy adhered to in
spite Of the greater OF building anl operating
such m Institution. From a nucleus ~ main
building anl one cottage. where SIX patients were
cared for the first year II has steadily grown until
now IL accommodates eghty-;wo iryallis and IL
in itself a miniature village. consisting % nineteen
nj o.h luf l.gig
nishei with artistic taste AMI situated few hum
drrl feet apart Each cottage is planned as 70
AFFORD a separate room for each patien, and pro-
vide an ample alr-space and the most thorough
ventilation. The cottages contain from one TO ten
bedrooms. all opening into one large sitting room.
In which there H. an open fireplace. The doors OF
the bedrooms touch neither floor nor ceiling. ana
thus the patients re, the benefit Of the entire air
space % the cottage. while several transoms in
the sit;ingroom which communicate with the
outer air provide ample ventilation. Broad veran-
das built about all the cottages. protected NJ
one end only by a high screen which affords shell
ter from the wind 70 the patients who sit out OF
doors most OF the time the year round. No car
pets or hangngs allowed. polished finish
being usel FOR floors AMI walls. which can b.
wiped clean with damp cloth. or disinfectcd a.
often As necessary Rugs are uscl exclusively as
roor coverings The main building contains
l1rg" d.ning-room. where all the patients are as
s.rnblel meal hours. the only time they
together while indoors. This builiing mas also n
main parlor. library. Offices ani kitchen. The fo)l
supply is plain abundant and wholesome milk
forming a large part OF the Diet In the dispen-
sary the few medicines that are needed sold ~
cost. There - large recreation pavilion. inoos"I
in glass. TWO sides Of which are open. AM in this
the patients play billiards. winter ana summer
regardless OF weather temperature
Most Of he inmates OF the San.tarum are not
I'll enough 20 require any nursing. but when the
patients taken sick they are removed from
their cottage AMI taken 20 the 'nhrmary. which Is
in charge Of trained nurse wher' every appl.-
aucc necessary for th~r proper care * supplied.
This plan irsurcs FOR the patient the best alton
tiou ana obvates any depressing effects which his
Illness might have upon his compano.s.
Admission 10 ,he institution ia CAMEL through
Or. r.. J.. Trudoau. OF Saranac Lake. Only those
in the frs, stages of consumption or corva.esc.ng
from other pulmonary diseases who. IN The o?in-
ION % the examining physicians. are Likely - be
greatly benefited by The santarium treatment and
can afford 10 pay no more than the low price de-
marded here for boarl. are admitted No charge Is
made for medical services.
The treatment Is briefly summed up in The words:
climate. open air rest and food" The open air
trca men, is systematically csrricl irrespective
of weather temperature. the patient benG grad
ually infatuated to spending from seven % iNe.'c
hours out OF doors every day az all seasons on
rary 10 the general opinion cold Weather has been
MIKE c,yns N he yn,rr ,bsn am in ,k sa,
mcf months fScrclsc IS prohfl,~d in ali cases in
which tie disease Is ~ al active, but is allowed
moderately MS soon ~ he invalid shows tendon
cy coward recovery. Resides these general ncas-
ures. close supervision Of each r1sc IA k"o'.
and tho medical treat mcnt best quilted 10 mse' rs
symptoms * directed 10y the physician IN charge.
Most rigid % the eNpccfOratiOn : enforced.
AMI the patient VINO refused through cir',css1 IS
wilfulrcss 10 obey The rules relating 10 Is dis.
position * dis rlargcd. Tn" good effect OF
this disc line IS shown by the remarkable far that
vet not a single cmploye has developed con-
sumption while IN the institution n strong argu-
ment IN favor of the efficiency " the methods
adopted. with gen raj results az the Slnitarlum
FAR more encouraging than those secured by any
other known method 81 treatment
Thc question often asked can consumption be
curclr' IS wei answered by the figures given by
Sani.arlum officials. These show that over . per
cent OF the patients 90 away apparently cured ana
without any remaining symptoms OF the disease.
In about 81 per cent OF the cases the disease Is
arr cstcl. and these sufficiently restored 10 re-
sumo their occupations and again earn their living
for time. There IL. OF course, assurance thai
any OF the patients discharged may sooner
later relapse. though. when II has been possible
tracn them many OF ihnse dLschargel Npnarenill