Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-08
THE CLIMATIC.CURE.
Proposition to Make National sahi-
tarium for Treatment of Pulmonary
Troubles Out Of Fort Marcy Re-
serve - Climatic and Scenic
Attractions Of santa Fe.

It will be remembered that at the last
session of the United States senate, main
ly at the instance of Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger, of New Hampshire, a bill
passed that body providing for turning
the Fort Marcy military reservation over
to the American Invalid Aid society for a
national sanitarium, conditioned upon
the society named expendiug the sum of
S150,000 ia buildings and other suitable
Improvements thereon. In order to pro-
mote the early passage of this meritori-
Gus measure, DR.. Francis Orosson, OF this
city, continuing his correspondence on
the sub ject with the distinguished New
Ha1n pshite senator (who is also physi-
clan and philanthfopisf), has recently
written to Senator Gsllinger in which he
says:
"My calling as physician, the fact that
my own case, as an ex-sufferer from pull
monary tuberculosis, has in peculiar
and special manner forced my attention
to the disease and it's possible remedy o,
even cure, no less than my general inter-
est in the amelioration of suffering, must
he my excuse for this letter. All think
ing people whether we'll, or afflicted with
the disease; whether professionally en-
gagged 10 its study or oniy distantly re-
lated to it through acq uaintances, friends
or relatives, must feel certain sense of
helplessness, which must soon grow into
hopelessness, more or less swiftly, in the
presence of that silent, insidious march
of its terrible power. The intelligent and
judicious dissemination of information,
based upon accurate and scientific study
and observation, must do much to event
ually lessen the suffering of patients
otherwise inevitably doomed. have had
unusual advantages for the study of the
disease, and of the effect this southwest
ern climate has upon it, and l am pre-
pared toprove that, except in it's advanced
stage, it is here disease capable of ar
rest, and, under certain conditions, of
complete cure. / know of no other Sec
tion where this may be asserted with such
confidence, and my knowledge is based
upon practical observation cleaned by
extensive travel on the American con-
tinent. As a physician, have contri-
buted many articles upon this subject to
medical journals, but, as you we'll know,
such channels are not far-reaching, and
are seldom, if ever, seen by the lalty.
The plan, now in contemplation by con-
gress, and so ably advocated by Yourself
that of converting the old Fort Marcy
property here into sanitarium for suffer-
srs from pulmonary complaints-is one
of the most practical and sensible sug-
gestions that have anywhere encountered
In my study of this subject. Apart from
it's humanitarian aspect it is an economic
subjeot of no small import-patients who
will promptly recover health here, and
become useful members of society-vil
usually die in climate like that Of the New
England and the middle eastern states. In
New Mexico we have territory sufficient
" vast to take care Of all the consump-
tlves in the world; and We are only too
glad to receive them, knowing as we do,
that here nature will treat them kindly,
giving them the best possible conditions
anywhere furnished by her for the restora-
tion of health. Before addressing this
communication to you, sir, | have con-
suited with our delegate in congress, Hon.
t. B. Catron, and he assures me that he
is in full sympathy with the plan, and
trusts, most earnestly as do, that it will
be consummated at the incoming session
of congress-"
In connection with the proposed occu-
pancy of the Fort Marcy property for
sanitarium purposes, at the request of
Delegate Catron, DR.. Crosson has also