New-York tribune., 1900-10-24
FOR A TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL.
SERGEANT SIMS POINTS OUT WHY DANNE-
MORA IS AN IDEAL, SITE

Albany Oct . CspeciaD.-Repres.nta,ives OF the
State boards empowered by the Ie~islatura 20 .
lect site for the proposed tubsrculost. hos
pitaI IN the Adirondacks together with rertat,
state orncers, will visit Dannemora on Thursday
" look over the available sites in that neighborhood
AT the meeting OF the State boards held recently
wnen the Lake Clear site was proposad b ~
tuberculosis Commission. one Of the Witnesses
against the selection OF that site was Sergeant AZ
Ired r Sims. United States Weather Observer AZ
AioanS' VINO spoke In favor OF Dannernora as
Oetter situation for such an institution
sergeant Sims to-day said to a Tribune corrA
spondent that If scientific medical graduate Vrbo
hao previously grounded himself in the fundaunant
principles Of climatoogy and studied recordad
Iacts occupied the place OF medical director. he
could take the report OF each case submitted bv bi,
medical inspector and direct assignment Of each
case TO its appropriate climate He said:
The considerations are so many and so a,4scrI,
a0nroeL tnat m th's Is not practicable The nearest
races, S, with mechanical appliances to Initiate the
@Gnnates @ found In nature best suited TO the treat
Rortant S part The noble work OF looking toward
the State is about to enter IL for tSs Upon "nen n
proposed to take from their ranks those cases OF
ana scheme 81 eT Tah t b 5s9s9
turning ye% bsy 10 ren9vatng the stricken and by
Sine ana gladness TO the homes they left in dark
- In selecting locality the question OF the amount
fba] ne nS me Is an important one 70 consider also
snow snow Covering is an important affects the
ji HejiuI1y especially when thawing conditions p-e
vail ozone is most abundant in open places and
on MOUNTAINS; and is Increased by strong sunlight
bodies are present to a small extent on mountain
slopes The average cloudiness is greater in the
slope The air is more salubrious on the east than
on. On Ine west slope Evaporation is greater in the
To my mind absolute humidity and not actual
When air is dry vapor is exhaIed with each
air ore shan when the air Is damp In cold dry
in in cold. damp air The rarity Of dew. mist and
atve humidity. In damp climates the sunshine is
Iesoie; IN dry climates the sunshine is more power
Dannemora may be classed as to elevation under
me Ine head OF medium climate; as to temperature
pacty; as to humidity relatively dry The soil is
trate 1t far down. Dannemora is located on the
southeast slope In the immediate. vicinity, Of
southwesterly direction through ssranac township
positive Climate for the INST stage invads rhe
climate is exhilarating and puts the residents
It is good place to which may be sent first stage
hereditary 1E cases for permanent residence.
% vs fG and nS 5eTson and sTd w order
drained and air has free access to IT 1t becomes
warm. and low order Of organisms cannot live
When the lungs are not well drained they become
cold and 3 3eiammy and in the course Of time a low
remarkably true for moist climates When we ind
and dry air has free access 10 the soil also ind
that the lungs Of the natives are well developed
infected the climatic conditions Incapable Of
aiding in the process Of progression. but, the
contrary lend themselves toward recovery. So
that the logical place in which to establish the
first stage phthisis sanatOrium is IN a section
where the climatic conditions are reflected IN the
soil
To improve on nature Is lnhnitely oeyond tne
power Of finite man. but we can learn OF her
methods and reap maximum benefit, ever under
the most unfavorable circumstances To heal the
infected lung nature first renders the turnover
inanimate by cold dry air. and keeps the healing
process apdCe with DalSam VarnlS02Q mOlecuIeS.
The degree Of success will be IN harmony with the
nearness to which we approach natures methods.