Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
AID FOR C0NSUMPT
National Sanitarium to Be Es-
tablished In Colorado.
WILL BE LOCATED NEAR DENVER.

EmpIoyment, Favorable Surround
inEs and Medical Care Will De Pro-
vided For Victims of TuberculOsis.
Institution Is Not For Proft-Bene-
| Ats of the Sanitarium.
To save the lives of thousands Of per
sons belonging to other states from
| death by tuberculosis is the object Of
| an organization of Denver physicians
and other professional men and women
| for the establishment and maintenance
| of an Industrial Sanitarium, which has
| Just been Incorporated at Denver. The
| organization aims to be national in its
| scope and has the Endorsement and
! support of many of the foremost ply
sicians of the United States. Its pur-
pose, according to the New York Times,
| Is to aid the great majority of tuber-
| culosis patients in poor or moderate
| circumstances who come to Colorado
and other mountain states In the hope
| that the climate and altitude will aid
| In effecting a cure and who almost in
variably, either from lack Of means or
proper direction, are Immediately sur
! rounded by conditions which preclude
! improvement or recovery.
The story of the tortures and hard
! ships of the conSumptive of moderate
means who leaves home and friends
and attempts to make his way In
strange city while battling for health
would fill volumes. 4 large majority
of those coming to Denver are forced
into office work or other clerical en-
ployment and to live in cheap board
Ing houses, where the food, ventilation
and sanitation are poor, to say the
least Under such conditions improve
ment Is rare and recovery impossible.
The attempt will be made through
auxiliary societies to reach these pa
tients before they leave their homes in
other states, so that they may be start
ed on the search for health with as
cheering an outlook rs may be afforded
by proper medical care, nourishing
food, cheerful surroundings and an out
door life in a sunny climate. Denver
physicians, after much careful study,
have organized in an attempt to evolve
something practical. In this they have
had the advice of prominent doctors in
other cities, who hope that the ultimate
result will be the removal of cOnsump-
tives from large cities, thereby solving
another hard problem. Their plan pro-
vides for the erection Of sanitarium
about 20 miles from Denver, to be con-
Quoted as an industrial colony. A large
amount OF money will be required.
This it Is expected, can be raised by
the cottage endowment plan"
To secure these endowments by in
dividuals, fraternities, clubs, societies,
churches, college alumnR, labor unions,
etc, the Young Womans Sanitarium
auxiliary has been organized. A branch
of this auxiliary will be established in
every city and town in the United
States. 1t will be the duty of this So
ciety to cooperate with the board of
directors to secure money for the en-
dowment of the cottages, TO raise funds
for a library, collect furnishings for
the cottages and TO interest wealthy
people in the sanitarium. By utilizing
the labor patients it Is expected that
nearly all the work Of the institution
will be performed, the entire sanitari-
um supplied with provisions and a
great variety Of remunerative indus
tries carried on. The industrial ma
ture of the institution will enable pa
tients to avail themselves Of change
of climate while the disease Is in its
! incipiency and before they are inca
pacitated for light open air work.
The motto of the institution Is,
Helping others to help themselves is
| the best charity" The institution is
not for profit. No dividends can be
declared, and the net earnings will be
used for the improvement and better
ment Of the enterprise.
On the general advisory board are
! physicians Of national reputation, be-
longing to large cities from Boston to
San Francisco.
The institution has been In operation
| in an experimental way for several
months, and the results SO far are most
encouraging. Operations on q large
scale will be begun as soon as the pub
lie becomes interested and sufticieat
amount of cooperation is secured. The
Young Woman's auxiliary is thorough
ly organized and has already taken
steps to form branches In other places.
The International Trust company IS
the depositary for the sanitarium, and
donations Of funds are safeguarded by
the constitution, which gives the di-
rectors supervision of the expenditures
Of all moneys. The benefits Of the san
ttarium are briefly set forth in the
prospectus as follows:
1t will remove a constant source. OF
danger from the private homes and
hotels of our cities. 1t viii provide
home comforts and proper hygieniC
and sanitary conditions for patients.
1t will provide treatment by special
lists abreast Of the times. 1t will secure
the obedience of patients to the laws
Of health. 1t will secure the advan-
tages of climate long known to be Of
great benefit in checking tubercular
| processes.
1t will furnish a home for patients
who are financially unable to avail
themselves of favorable climate at Il
time when it will be Of great benefit to
them and at a time when they are abe
to perform light work and to be 10. q
degree self supporting.
1t will furnish an opportunity to pa
tients who are financially able 10 pay
for the privileges of the institution TO
take up. light outdoor employment
suited TO their tastes and ability, If
they so choose, thus uniting tae entire
institution upon the broad plane of use
fulness.
Dude of 1870,
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