Evening journal., 1903-03-12
CONSUMPTNE
HOSPITAL BILL
KILLED IN HOUSE
Kind and Big Hearted DR.
Blacks Eloquent Plea
in Vain
old NOT GET THREE FORTH VOTES
Frazier, oehman, Messiok, Newton,
Powell, Purnsll, Six Union Republic
cans, Stand in Way Of This Great
Help 70 Humanity.
speclai to the Evening Journal.

Il Dover, March 12.-Dr. John j. Black,
aho phslcian and author. who has made
such a deep study OF the subject Of tuber-
culosls and the treatment OF consumptvos,
made one Of the most elo-
lquent pleas OF the session before
tho House Of Representatives yesterday
Iafternoon IN support OF the bill for a
sana.orum for consumptives.
"Only yesterday, gentlemen" said the
physician, "a woman came TO me whom
soon discovered TO be suffering from con-
sumption. l knew that her disease could
be cured. for consumption, gentlemen, IL
now durable. But we have no place to
threat her In this State, and ] was just
about TO shake my head and say to her;
"'Go home, and may God have mercy
upon YOU
Suddenly the woman informed mo thar
she was a resident OF Pennsylvania. Then
snld to her: THANK God; you can and
will be cured. and committed hcr to the
consumpuve fonatorium at White Plains.
Pa Fortunately for her and her chil-
drcn sho was a native of Pennsylvania.
Oh. how unfortunate Il is for the poor
! sufferer TO be native OF Delaware, with
no haven OF rest. with no balm In Gilead;
despiaed and rejected Of men.
"since 1852. when Robert Koch discov-
erred the tuborclo bacillus, this monster
disease has gone down In tho battle. II
can be conquered, for after all consump-
aion ls caused by germs. This tubercle ba-
, cinus rs It's whole cause. 1T Is not alone
dangerous TO the person anhcted; It Is dis
seminated through splitting, tho winds
: take up the germs and blow them into'
, tho nostrls and air PASSAGES OF healthy
men.
Worse Than Smallpox.
'~rhe worst scourges In our human ex-
porionce even smallpox, yes. even chol-
era. have now been run down until tlieir
virnity Is reduced to a minimum. OF
course there are smallpox scares but
whore We used no see 100 mon dishgured
ana pitted by smallpox, we now see one.
thanks TO vaccination and more light on
its treatment.
but what Of consumption? One death
On every seven-oh, men, think of it,
every seventh person who dies, dies OF
consumption. In our State, with probably
1900 people dying every year, over 800 die
from tuberculosis OF some form.
Poor Mans BilI.
| IIlt IL II RNNI AiltAAA hAAf AhN Ah'tN -
starting this sanatorium movement Is 10
benefit those too poor to set outside treat
mcnt. with this sanatorium, we can save
tho lives OF 100 persons every year dn this
State. We propose, by the treatment and
education Of the sanatoriUm to reduce the
death rate 90 per cent. From the stand
point Of a political economist, the lives
OF 100 people spared to the State. voluing
each. as they do. at $1,000, would mean
100000 a year saved.
Now sanatorium treatment is a simple
II troatment-very little medicine is re-
o quired. The temperature is held down
n from the feverlsh tendency forcing 1T
e above normal. and when held at normal
n ldhe disease germ does not get in its work.
The consumptves live outdoors and the
germ is destroyed
'sThe sanatorlum BIT Massachusetts, has
Just cost ever a half million dollars. but
It contains some people, now almost cured.
who were brought there on stretchers. II
this bill Is defeated. dts defeat will be
responsible for the death OF 100 persons IN
: this State. Shakespeare says in king Lear.
PITY the sorrows OF a poor old man, whose
a fallorng footsteps bring him to your
door, Now we say, Pity the sorrows of
the poor consumptive (they are nearly all
young persons, I'm the flower Of life),
whose falterlng footsteps bning him TO
your door today, now. 4"
The bill was reported unfavorably.
but an effort was made to get favor
able vote in the House. The bill re-
" ceived 23 vOtes-a majority. But un-
It der the speakers ruling that appro-
II priation bills must receive 27 votes
N three -fourths-it failed. Messrs. Fra
zier Gehman, Messick, Newton, Pow
% ell and Purnell. Union Republicans.
ID voted against the bill. When one OF
II them was asked what objection there
le was to the measure. said he opposed It
% because the State did not have the
money. Yet it is held that the return
T. I'm lives saved considering the earning
T. capacity of the persons would be a re-
,e turn of 100 per cent. on the invest
\ ment.