The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-14
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Sow the Disease IS Being Fousht 81
4 the ~ eaIth F. rrn'' IN Coiosa r
Each Tesidcnt Provided Witt1
One Tent to Live In.

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Away ous in that wonderful STAT
], Colorado. there IS lntq2.e little Sci
clement in which the requirement fc
admission IS that any ne8 comer8i
a consumptive. says the Bostol
Journal
One would almost be tempted {
take chances against ne dread ais
ease in order 70 live#in such an cii
caanted place. This colo5y is the A
sociation Health Farm, under the al
spices Of the Toung Meas Christfay
sssociaticn. Il, when one. goes y.
/ Denver. he goes five miles to TN
northwest. on a straight road, he will
strike beautiful white city There
on 2 high ridge. IN thearicI1 fruit-grow,
ing district. he VIII see 4ow after row
| Of small white houses, or rather tents,
and for background a panorama Sc
snow-cappcd mountain peaks ST: etcEs
ing from Pixies Peak in the south III
Longs Peak in the west.
The story OF the origin of the As
ISOLATION Health Farm Is Interesting
About year ago when the Juror o.
excitement in the lItelary world
caused by Charles Sheidon's book.
In His Steps was atirs height, the
editor ofthe Topeka Capital daily
paper, offered Mr.. Sheldon the entire
management of the paper for an allot.
ted time, to be run upon his peculia:
principles. One of the first things
that interested Mr.. Sheldon was the
NJ III,
appeal was made in the initial Shell.
don edition of the Topeka Capital"
An editorial in the "Outlook," quot
ing from this article. Interested DIR.
Edward P George. of Hanover, Ger
many, who gave the first $4,000. Fol-
lowing this, association friends in the
East gave another 5000. and co.
Mrs. David Brothers, of Denver, Their
rendered their fruit farm as gift.
with a small annuity.
The establishment of the health
farm marks the latest development in
Young Mems Christian Association
work.
1t was formally openeI last May,
hough for a long time before theE
he Denver association had been IL
crested in the project and in prop
lgating plans for its furt!erance- The
dea was first suggested By the crying
leeds of a multitude of young men
eeking the Colorado climate for ply (
lcal reasons, and it had come to the
'ass where w NJ. Danncr, secretary,
f the Young Mems Christian Associa+ i
ion, could no longer aid young men ii
financially who went to him for help. f"
The colony in some respects recalls I
ne Brooks farm experiment, for to
ertain extent the residents + live in a
and they have one central j
!ea-to be restored to health. I
IN all there are about thirty tents III
big brick house for Offices. dining
,oms, parors and reading room.
ach resident is given the exclusive f
Sc. Of one tent. 1t is thought best il
at each shall live practically iso- 7
ted though all eat together in a y
rye dining room. The cottage tents h
e Aoored have three-fcot wainscoi-
{, with canvas sides and double +
roof. An iror bedstead with
cd bedding. u chiffonicr, table, wash
ana and stoSe. witi4 roc'icr and rugs
e the complete furnishings of eacr
ut. Last month there were rs men
tile farm, Most of taer2 znGSiT.;s
seadid Improvement.
The conditions which make uece$
y IN association ltsal!h farm arc
a1lenging TIE attention Of the who'e
rtk. cecp thinkers ca the cuac.--4
81 ana lie most intelligent 2:len III
5 ccEatCy are Interested IN the
9ble1I OF lglitinS tuberculosis More
III 10000 persons dc every year
our country of consumption. y very
&c number of them arc young men,
ay from home and without ans
e The health farm guarantees
ID care and all the comforts o.
ne.
\ young man may stay there at The
G of $50 or S25 a monl;,. which coy
his entire expenses. If he is able
work, it is secured or him on an
dining nursery and vegetable farm.
III control OF the diet. exercise ard
of each resident is under the III
t supervision of the resident ply
an, who himself has been restored
health by the Colorado climate and