The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-09
TO TREAT CONSERVATIVES
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY WANTS
A safe SANAT0RIUM.

STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY WANTS
A safe sANAT0RIEM.
The State Medical society at its re-
cent meeting in Duluth, adopted the
following resolution in regard to the
need of q state institution for the treat
ment of early cases of consumption
among the poor:
Whereas, Pulmonary tuberculosis is
the most destructive of al diseases OF
the human race.
And since lis transcaissibility is an es-
tabnShed fact, and its presence in eY-
cry community known, it constitutes
cc2.stant menace.
And since this disease can be most sue
cessfully treated in sanaIorluSns, more
especially those intended for the poor,
as has been deIaolstI a5ed by the resu S
obtained in Massachusetts. New YORK,
the British isles, and the different coua-
tries OF Europe, which institutions must
necessarily be 50 large that private phi
lanthropy can not support them.
And since the state supports inst.tu-
tons for the care of the blind, The fe eble
minded, the crippled and the insane, it
should also care for the consumptive
poor, both on philanthropic and selfish
grounds, as the segregation Of those af-
ficted and their sanitary education would
largely reduce the danger of spreading
the disease.
And since other progressive states have
such institutions.
Therefore, be it resolved by the Min
nesota State Medical society, That it is
the opinion Of the society that the state
of Minnesota should establish an insti-
tuition for the tre.e-l snt of early cases
of consumption among the poor.
Speaking about the action of the So
eiety, and the need of some such action
on the part of the state, DR. H Long
street Taylor said yesterday:
THE hospital at Rutland Mass, es-
tablished at an initial cost OF $150,000, ac-
commodities 200 patients, each of whom
a for.
their City or county pays for them, and
the results, even in that bad climate
are so good that another hospital is 10
be built for the western. end of the st ate
THE municipal institutions scattered
over the United Kingdom show most ex-
oellent results under very disadvanta-
1t is a good investment for the associa-
tons or German l9borerS, for mutual
protection in sickness and a trivial pay
ment in case of death, have found it
cheaper to support such institutions, TO
which they send their members WHARF
such a large proportion are cured and so
many become contributing members that
IT Is good investment for the assicia-.
tlan. Could more convincing argument
DC found to show how durable coflSI7r1IJ-
ton is if taken early and treated IA
tionally?
Pest nlortsrn examinations have shown
that a large percentage FORTY per cent?
OF all huGnap b 24ngs have been detected
with tubeTcusosis at some period of thsir
existence and have recovered, which gives
us every encouragement to try to res
cue these unferIuAanes and return them
to their families, able to again take up.
their Hes work.
This method of treating 7eensunpt on
is not a novelty. In the dfties DR.
Brellmer established the first san at5riuffl
OF this kind IN the world, ct G}srbers-
dorf, Siiicia, and 10, him and ff'sssGcces-
solS ard students we owe oGr EInoEgfeage
of the treatment and its requirements
These private institutions are, of cou- Sc
only for the well-to-do, but they have
taught the world what such rational
methods can accomplish.
AT present there are upwards of fifty
charitable institutions in Germany. The
car is spending $500 600 on one near ST.
Petersburg. There are eight others for
the poor in Russia.
In Sweden King Oscar has donated
100000, and three sanatoria will soon be
in operation.
Norway has one at Mcclellan Cd
lepeG hospita!-and is buiidi-lg. another.
Switzerland has four for the poor
Austria enc of 300 beds France, Den
mark, Holland, Belgium, Hun gary, Bull
garia, Roumania and Spain have assoc a.
lions for the erection of sanatoria for
poor consumptives. England has seven
teen sanatoria, practically free.
ut is indeed time for Minnesota to be-
gin this same work.