Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-16
CURE Of
CONSUMPTION
Remarkable Results Accom-
plished In Government SAM,
tarium AT Fort Stanton
TESTIMONY OF
CHIEF PHYSICIAN
Many Of Those Dismissed ~
Cured Are Able 10 Withstand
The Rigors Of Amy Climate

I'VE are progressing remarhapiS
wen Ia our work, from all evidences.
said DR., T.. NJ Darlington OF the Unit
cd States marine hospital service, the
officer In charge Of tho Fort stanton
sanitarlum up In New Mexico, Whine
at the Sheldon last evening. I'VE are
discharglng patients all tho time ~
cured and. while we al not keep
track Of all Of them after they leave
the place, we hear from many OF
them and they are generally NIL doing
well. We have n man In Beaumont,
who was discharged as cured and who
Is stu as healthy as when no was
discharged. another on the Cumber'
land river on a steamboat and Others
Ia various places. all OF whom arc
keeping perfectly healthy. II a man
can stand climates like that Of Beau
mont and that encountered while
working on a steamboat. no Ia cvi-
IDENTIFY cured. There IL no doubt at
all but that the climate In New Mex.
leo will stay tho disease. when the
pAtionts are properly treated and
dietcd as they are at the fort but
the institution has not been establish.
cd long enough 10 prove to our entire
satisfaction. how the average patient
will stand another climate when pro.
nounced cured and discharged. So
far, however. the tests have proved
entirely satisfactory and vi are great.
ly encouraged. The surgeon
general paid the institution a Walt a
few days ago and was elaied at It's
success and workings.
we now have abou; 225 patients
In the sanitarium and there are about
seventy.fiyc employees and officers.
making the total population about
900, We are Just completing the
new buildings. We atill have some
electrical machinery to put In. but
that IN about all. The place IL now
thoroughly modern and up TO date
and We propose to keep IL that way.
There IL no finer climate In the world
for a man with lung trouble and. with
the proper diversion and diet. tho
men should recover rapidly, and they
do. | have lots OF healthier looking
men In the institution o than
many You will find on the streets OF
El Paso who viii say there Ia nothing
the matter with them. We give the
patients all the diversion that we can
10 make them forget themselves and
their ailments and II Is the best tonic
In the world
4 am now forming them into a
military battalion and there Ia much
interest In II. ! have said to the of
ficers that II we accomplished nothing
lore than to make the patients guar
rol a little among themselves over
the selection OF minor officers or osef
the drill book, We have accomplished
something. for when they We're quar-
rcllng, 10 long az they do not fight.
they are forgetting their troubles and
that Ii what is wanted-make a man
happy and Jolly and you are doing a
whole lot to restore his health. We
have always operated the institution
on q semimilitary basis. which was
necessary for discipline. but II will
be- more 10 now.
II have divided the patients into
three companies and have appointed
their officers and We are having reg
ular drills. II In hcalthful for them. I,
gives them something to think OF and
Il enables US to get better discipline
As soon as they are properly drilled
shall ask the w depar'-er. fos
rifles and the Marine hospital service
90. uniforms and we will thereafter
keep all patients uniformed, We al
ready have a brass band OF sixteen
pieces that makes good music and
gives promenade concerts twice a
week and this will work In with our
military organization nicely, am
going TO form the attendants--the
walters. the laborers. the stable men
and others-into a troop OF cavalry
and, with the three companies OF In
fantry among the patients. we can
make a fine showing on parade and
review.