The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-08
BUY I1ASCA LANDS
To ESTABLISH AN
ODD SAINT ARIUM
Eastern Physicians Propose to
Cure Their Patients by TAX
ing Them Back to Nature in
Northern Minnesota.

DR.. Michael Sem, of Chicago, is one
of the purchasers of 5000 acres of lake
and timber country in Itasea county.
1t is the purpose OF DR.. Sem. who is
understood to be associated with sew
era1 we'll known New Y ork and Chi
cago specialists, to establish SAM
tarium for nervous patients in the
Northern forest DR.. Sem. who has a
wide practice in the treatment or
nervous diseases. is to be in charge OF
the somewhat novel institution. which
he last night described to a represent
alive of T he Globe
The idea we are about to put into
effect, said DIR. Sem, lis by no means
a new one. so far as its larger aspects
are concerned. That is to say. we
have had in existence for many years
places to which tired men might re-
tire for reCuperation, but the trou-
BILE with allssuch places as have been
establisheaf up to date is that they are
not remote 1eneugl from the conyen-
tional every day life of the city, or,
worse STILL of the summer resort.
), Need Change.
eff man is tagged out mentally
and in need of retirement it is abse-
lutte change of everything that he
needs. not the ,mere transition from
business suit to an outfit of white
duck or flannel. with trousers fash
ionabiY cut and creased. There are
scores Of men every year committed
to institutions for the care Of insane
who have no more business going to
such places than I have. They are
tired OUT sovefWorked mentally. with
unbalanced sdigestive organs, irritable
nerves and alH the other symptoms of
illness that require a long course OF
rational living to besremoved.
Most of 1.-THE people who become
nervous WRECKS do SO through a well
marked course Of procedure. A man is
on the board of trade, or at the head
of newspaper. or in charge of some
important business interest that re-
quires his constant personal supervi-
sion. He may be sober man by in
stinct. but when he finds his energies
tagging, his power for hard work re-
duced, he usually resorts to artificial
means for their temporary revival.
With some 1t becomes case of cock
tails all day at thirty minute inter-
walls. Others take to drugs, while the
majority succumb to the great Ameri-
can curse, whisky. In the course of
few, years under that sort of pressure
the man collapses. When he does it
Is not matter of days or weeks or
even months to cure him. He must
make UP his mind to spend at least
~NS>AA
devoted to, becoming i'll. Nature is
very generous to such people. She
does not exact, as much time for re-
pair of damage as she does to effect
the damage.
Thousands Not insane.
Thousands of people who are de-.
clared insane are suffering merely
from functional arrangements. A
functional disease is durable by proper
treatment. An organic disease of the
brain is beyond cure. We deal with
cases of functional disorder.
/ Our sanitariun will not be a large
single building. 1t will consist of per-
haps thirty or forty log houses, scat
tered through the woods. sometimes
miles apart. Each will be equipped
with hunks and the toughest sort of
conveniences. The men who occupy
them will fish and hunt; they will
cook their own meals; they will make
their own beds.{ haul their own water.
and in general get down to first prin-
ciples They will wear the Oldest
clothes they, can find, will be limited
in their smoking. will have no alco-
holic liquors of any sort whatever and
will get well7sfowly. each according to
the greater Or lesser severity Of his
depression.
"There will be three doctors in the
camp. It will be their business to do
as little doctoring, on the commonly
accepted plan, as possible. They will
lead in the various expeditions after
fish and game. will sink their profess
sional capacity in every manner posi-
BILE. but will really maintain a con-
slant watchfulness over patients.
I'VE expect to have the camp in
readiness forn:eccupancy by Sept 1.
Associated with the staff will be half a
dozen guides and two teamsters. Dr.
Janeway, Of II New York. and half
dozen other famous specialists in
nervous diseases are associated with
the plan. We shall have patients here
from all over the country"