The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
HELP FOR CONSERVATIVES.
PRESENT WORE OF TIE INVALID
AID SOCIETY.

ANN~AAAA1a
Since DR.. Koch's experimental failure CON
fession has seemed to be good for tho souls u
the doctors, and the medical profession now
generally admits the incurability OF phthisical
distasA There seems practically but little
difference OF opinion. The Sanitary Commits
sion In the city of New York regards consumpr
ton as so infectious that the municipal Board
OF Health has been urged to place Its subjects
under rigid surveillance, with tho isolation Of
the sick. At Washington similar action has
been officially demanded Of tho National
Board Of Health. Such evidence as DR.. Guys
before tho Health Of Towns Commission ns :,
the printers of London will serve to Illustrate
The drst class Of these men work in rooms whore
they have less than 500 cubic feet Of air pen
hcad. OF these 1875 per cent. have spat blood.
The second class, breathing between 500 and
600 feet each, show intermediate effects. OF
the third class, having individually over GOO
feet, only 4 per cent. suffer from splitting blood.
Adults Conservative Medical Compend" OK.
presses the belief that nearly every chronic
deviation from health may be corrected BY judi
cious change of climate. Yet" the LANCET
what Is often lacking, both on the
part o patients and practitioners, Is precision
In the choice Of a locality and a due apprecia-
ton both Of the capabilities and the limitations
OF climatic treatment"
Modern medical science has demonstrated tho
necessity for separating and isolatiny consump-
tives, although questioning the theories Of
heredity and methods Of infection.
But isolation at homo means slow death.
For the poorer classes public shelter and sup.
port are insufficient Refused at tho hospitals,
there is room for very few patients 10 the ILL
devised places of refuge thus far provided. and
their fatc. wherever they may be received. Ia
pitiful. Such as gain admission to homes for
-.,~- 4 4. ..--f- l. H. --l .fl-l. l-la n -
gether and breathing their own poisonous OK.
halations. Tho same sorrowful history at
taches to most Of the inmates Of consumptives'
homes, where persons but slightly diseased arc
brought in contact with others In stages far
advanced. Not only the material influence OF
contagious germs but the mental life In such
an establishment is harmful, and challenges
careful study. Where ailments arc omni-
present and health Is seldom seen. where
coughs. their variety and iteration, form a hor-
rid topic OF comparison. disease naturally DO
comes the sad standard Of the place.
The language of disease C'microbes," "ppeu-
monia.' might sweats,' &C., is here tho com.
mon vocabulary. supplying morbid thought for
miserable discussion, sorrowful musing, and
fcverish dreams. Thus thought feeds upon dis
ease and is poisoned by it. When health sur
rounds us, as a charming standard, initiative
human nature attempts to live up 10 II 1t lvea
down to II standard of disease. Meanwhile, In
this depressed mental and spiritual state, the
merciless poison attacks its subject with almost
Thus homes for consumptives,' In Northern
towns, where the inmates are expected to die
necessary evil. The outlook is dark, unless pub
the means for removal Of the sufferers AMI theiI
support In restorative climates.
docs not flourish in certain localities. Medical
SCIENCE has proved a willing handmade to this
that bacteria disappear from house, garments.
tissues, and secIetions Of dwe,lers in the rari-
fed AN and "a as Sniico otnnoisphereS Il th %o high T1s lands
southern Colorado, and the Caro.inas. In these
attitudes the humidity is slight, the benison Of
tons OF electric or dynamic force may resstab-
ish ply steal strength and health.
tcrested in this subject and finding in its hu:
manitarian aspect a counterpart to his general
Whipple. Mrs. Llvermore. HezeSilR Butter:
WORTH, and other, in organizing an invalid aid
sSss : T br. tn,slal "S %. Psan Tish @ of besasf.
Col, an eminent authority, Director, of the Gov
eminent meteorological Bureau, became &C;
full climates. Important data have been collected
since 1892. or this number at least 30 per cent.
are known TO have reEained health. These
monary 'ddis disease, and the coionists generally
remained. In the new homes.
No prejudice or sect or sex Is tOlerate1: no oxs
periments or connivance with new no els, land
agencies, or railway corporations. The etiort
is to rescue, without loss of time, the sensitive,
dangerous bodies OF consumptives
1t Is PROPOSED to establish at various points
small co ONES or sanitariums OF tents or. iso-
lated houses-a no pital system which has been
successful in Belgium and IN army practice;
for 1t is felt that in a favorable climate, wherf
co%nsumptives in a large single, building is an
unnecessary evil. and that it should become Q
thing Of the past.
4 syatem NJ corrasDondanca Ia established
by means Of which n trustworthy pcr-on. usu-
ally The Clergyman in each chosen town or ham
the patient, at moderate cost, in private families.
Employment has generally been found. for
weli-conductcd agricultural college is availa:
BILE for IN 'truction in chemics. irrigation, and
d6 rat's OF fruit Tf''e and u cattIc raj ranches. pf Is Presi-
dent and founder himself Is an Illustrative In
stance Of recovery from far,adyanGed lung nm dis
In the Northeast il is estimated that at least
one person in 200 becomes, through pulmonary
with expense of lodging, feeding, and burial.
and the economic importance OF a movement
which transfo ms an nnproductive and ex.
pensive class into a productive one is recog-
nized by. the present Con ;ress; BY vote OF the
s sen Fos, Mar Msrc1 u l. l.S Il. 'S eSn miiI1iafy t rssSsya SUBJ
~stantial buildings. large and small. was OF.
tered to the American Invalid "A hid Society fot
son to hope for confirmation of this vote by thu
present 1iou,e. With this sanitarium for 3
l'lcN nv BoN','t "oht' ~ ~
remain but a short time. while separate homes
are as igned throughout the neighboring ter
ri DRY, where land Is gratuitously offered. Tho
larger the .monev contribution the larger car
be tho work Of this society. q
Land is offered by President Diaz In Mexic<
and by landho'ders in several favored neigh
borhoois. There have been noticeable dona-
lions OF lands and money, and annual member
shirs are gradually increasing in number. Pc
titions praying for the use or posse sion Of
Government lands and for freer colonization
bclr many notable signatures. A journal do
s%criptive OF climates and publishing details OF
the general work is published monthly.
Promising such hope and succor to humanity
at large, This work is fast becoming OF national
perhaps Of international. import. LarTe gath,
erinGs at Minneapolis and st. Paul, address,
by prominent public men. have offered co-opera,
tion with the society. In Boston approval and
assistance have attended the giving Of authors
readings, and other public Entertainments by
widely known men and women.
c. +. NICHOLS, NJ. d.
THE WEST Is HOPEFUL.
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