The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-23
STATE CARE OF CONSERVATIVES IN
SANATORIA

STATE CARE OF CONSERVATIVES IN
SENATORIAL.
tuberculosis is the NEST destructive
disease among civilized people known.
Prof. Osler. of Baltimore, estimates hat
5,c0eCo9 people die annually Of consum--
ton. One hundred and fifty thousand of
these deaths take place in the Unitel
States and LOO in MINES ota. The ap-
palling nature of this annual slaue ec
is thus graphically dep cted ty De GUM ":
Are you aware, reader, what It IS that
constitutes the scourge (phys'C ally peak
lng) of Great Britain and Ir land! All
readers VINO direct Gny part of their at
tentlon to medical subjects. must knc w
that IL Is pulmonary consumption. II
you walk through forest at certain Sc =
sons, you will see what is called bl +,
OF white paint. certain elite of the trees
marked out by the forester as ripe fer
world ecu-d reveal its futurities, would
be seen every wh1re Gi tributirg its Sc
oret tadSes of cogn zanoe amongst cur
youthful men and women. OF tn 1se that,
IN the expression of Peric,eS, con ii ute
the Vesnal section of our population, what
q, muItuGlnCu5 crowd would be seen To
wear upon their foreheads the same sad
CHASTITY axe, CT some Ell Val9nt SYM
Dol of dedication TO an early grave How
appalling in its amour: i; this annual
slaughter amongst those that should by
birthright, be spe0islly the Oh ldren Of
hope, and levied impert ly from every
rank of society," Is the income tax or
the poor rate, ia thful each i to his re
u'ating tide tables, paid by any class wi h
f1or1SgiUm. this gathe ring and rer der NJ
UP of bl GIFTED blossoms by all claSSe
Then comes the startling que 5tion-that
pierc6S the breaking heGrtS Of SO n any
thousand of afflicted TelatiVes-is there 70
remedy? Is there no palliation of ths
eVil?''
Today science answers thy question by
pointing proudly to the achievements of
hygiene and preventive medicine when dl
rected by the powerful! hands of tee
state and municipal governments and
answers in no uncertain accents in the
affirmative Among these measures are the
education of the peope. the reg STRAIT on
Of these afflicted, the inspection of da 'ries
and food stuffs, and the erection OF state
sanatoria for the care of the poo.
Consumption is a communicable dis
ease, and has been known as such since
Koch discovered its bacillus 1t Is a
durable disease in a goodly percentage
of cases. Fresh air. rest and abundant
food are the means which lead to cure
when inteliigently used. These requisites
are unattainable by poor people in their
own homes. They can not go to diff
ferent climates. Consequently they re-
main at home and at work. They en-
danger the lives of their fellows in me
school. work shop, factory, office, store,
or wherever their occupation leads thcm.
They are ignorant Of how to avoid
spreading the disease and their families
even are constantly exposed to the dried
germs of the disease in their homes.
Education is needed to protect the well
and here the law steps in. 1t regulates
by inspection the diaries and butchers,
and in some states registers all sufferers,
and supplies them with literature, thus
attempting to teach them t:le proper
manner for them to live But the meas
IRE which has done the most coed, beth
to the individual and the community,
las teen the erection of state sanator1a.
Here The poor man is taken at moder-
ate cost, paid by himself, his county,
his church, or some society, he is given
rest, food and fresh cir. he is taught
how to live, how to dispose of his sputa,
how to ventiIate his room, how to battle.
IL short when he leaves the institution
he leaves it a safe inmate of any home,
whether his disease has been cured or
not, The experience with these sanatorIa
in Germany has been most satisfactory.
as high as 70 per cent of those tee ed
being at work from one to four years
after their discharge.
In Minnesota we have dairy and food
inspection. There is no registration of
consumptves, a measure which has
everywhere met with much opposition.
and which can not be compared to state
sanatoria in efficacy. Minnesota should
have state institution for poor con-
sumptives, and no ideas of economy
should prevent the present legislature
from making the necessary appropr:a-
ton. This is not a charity, but great
public need.