The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
OPEN AIR CRUSADE ON
CONSUMPTION STARTS
Charity Organization Societ,
Opens Hospital for City's
Afflicted.
TO STAMP OUT SCOURGE
Building at Spencer, Ind, Where
Patients Will Be
Treated.

A definite move has been made in the
anti-tuberculosis campaign that the Chari-
ties Organization Society," of this city, pro-
poses to conduct.
Secretary Grout gave out the informa-
ton last evening that the society has pur-
chased a small building at Spencer. Ind. in
which it will soon begin operations in its
fight against the dread scourge. consump-
ton.
Spencer has the advantage of being in one
of the most healthful localities in the State,
and the society has the further advantage
of a sanitarium at Spencer, which will act
in cooperation with it in the fight.
The sanitarium will admit the society's
patients at a small cost until the separate
work of the local organization has reached
such proportions as to admit of hospital
or sanitarium of its own.
The "open air treatment" which has been
followed with remarkable success in a num-
ber of instances both in Europe and this
country, will be resorted to by the new san
itarium. This treatment gives the patient,
both waking and sleeping. as much good.
fresh air as it is possible to give him, hav-
ing regard to weather and climatic condi-
tionS. Patients are even made to sleep in
the open air, and to live in rooms that are
open to the outer air on three sides. 1t is
the modern and scientific solution of the
tuberculosis problem.
The Charities Organization Society
committee on the anti-tuberculosis move
ment," of which DR.. Francis o. Dorsey is
chairman, will be called together within a
few days for its first meeting 1t will then
outline a definite plan of work. which will
be put in operation Immediately
STAMP OUT DISEASE.
DR.. Dorsey stated last evening that, as he
understands the purpose of the Charities
Organization Society. with it's proposed san
itarium at Spencer, is to stamp out, as fal
as possible. the disease of consumption
tuberculosis, in one form or another .
said the doctor. kills more people in a year
than all other contagious or infectious dis
eases combined. 1t has only been since 1882
when DR.. Koch discovered the tubercle ba.
cillus, that the cause of consumption has
been absolutely known. Before that time II
was considered hereditary.
Now we know that consumption, while Il
may be- in measure. hereditary, is an in.
| fectious disease, and a movement has beer
started all over the world to stamp IL out
| The movement of the Charities Organiza
| tion Society is in line with this effort
I'VE have discovered that ii is not neces
| sary to take patient to the Adirondacks OF
| to Colorado, but that fresh air treatment
| at home will cure selected cases of the dis
| ease. Sanitariums have been established, Il
| which those people can go who cannot af
ford to travel great distance for treat
those afflicted and giving them intelligen
F.! treatment. have cured many cases and will
greatly decrease the number of deaths
] 1.-The Flower Mission Hospital In this cit,
/ is the first attempt in Indiana so far as
know, to care for fncurables i'm consump
tion and other diseases, but the propose
| State to work for the cure OF those az
fficted with tuberculosis"