Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-01

- 1t-,oe IF thousands Of persons be-
1onoinq TO other states from death Dy
t,,horcn1osis is the object of an organ
i7atiop of Denver physicians ana oInel
professional men and women lor eno
ao+oblishment and maintenance ol On
fnduetrial sanitorium, which has JUST
lloan incorported. The organization
oiroo To he national in it's scope anu
pns +be Endorsement and support OF
LEW Of tbe foremost physicians Oh
+bo limited States. It's purpose IS "
"a tho GREAT majority of tuberculosis
natients in poor or moderate clrculi,
stances who come to COLORADO anu
other mountain states in the nope tnae
= tho climate and altitude will aid IN
offacting cure, and who, almost II
variablv either from lack of means or
nroper direction, are Immediately sur
rounded by conditions which precluoe
Improvement or recovery.
The story of the tortures and hard
ships of the consumptlVe OF hhouei@so
means. who leaves home ana IrlehuS
and attempts to make his way IL
strange CITY while battling for health'
would fiji volumes. A large majority
of those coming to Denver are forced
into office work or other clerical en-
nloyment and to live in cheap boarding
bouses. where the food, ventilation ana
sanitation are poor to say the least.
Under such conditions improvement IS
rare and recovery impossible.
The attempt will he made through
auxiliary societies to reach these pa
tents before they leave their homes
in other states, so that they may be
started on the search for health with
as cheering an outlook as may be al
forded by proper medical care, nour-
ishing food, cheerful surroundings ana
an outdoor life in sunny climate.
The problem of how best to care Tor
the vast multitude afflicted with tu-
berculosis and at the same time re-
move a great public danger has long
nuzzled the brightest minds in the
medical profession. The subject has
been discussed at every national and
state meeting for years. Out OF all
the theories and schemes suggested
Denver physicians, after much 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 ultl-
mate result will be the removal of con-
sumptives from large cities, thereby
solving another hard problem.
Their plan provides for the erection
of sanatorium some 20 miles from
Denver. to be conducted as an in
dustrial colony. A large amount of
money will be required. This it is ex-
pected can be raised by the cottage
endowment plan" To secure these
endowments by individuals, fraterni-
ties. clubs, societies. churches, college
alumnae, labor unions, etc., young
woman's sanatorium auxiliary has
been organized. A branch Of this lux
iliary will be established in every city
and town in the United States.
1t will be the duty of this society to
cooperate with the board Of directors,
to secure money for the endowment OF
the cottages, to raise funds for a IL
brary, collect furnishings for the cot
tages and to interest wealthy people in
the sanatorium. By utilizing the labor
of patients it is expected that nearly
all of the work of the institution will
be performed, the entire sanatorium
supplied with provisions, and a great
variety of renumerative industries
carried on. The Industrial nature of
the institution will enable patients to
avail themselves of a change of eli
mate while the disease is in it's in
cipiency and before they are inca
pacitated for light open air employ
ment.
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.
The incorporators of the sanatorium
are William N. Gabberg, associate
justice of thee Colorado supreme
court; Charles Hartzell, attorney, and
DR.. A. Mens1eld Holmes. The fore
most physicians and business men of
Denver are members of the directorate
and the boards of the different depart
menus. On the general advisory boards
are physicians Of national reputation
belonging to the large cities from Bos-
ton to San Francisco. The Denver
promoters declare that success can
come only by the people of each state
which has consumptive patients lend
ing a helping hand in placing the in
stitution upon substantial working
basis. Unless such cooperative sup
port comes from citizens of other com
munities, their inyalids will, as hereto
fore, meet with hardships and disap-
pOintments.
The institution has been in opera
ton in an experimental way for sew
eral months and the results so far
have been most encouraging. Opera
lions on large scale will be begun as
soon as the public becomes interested