New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
ODD COLORADO COLONY.
How Consumption at Health Farm" Is
Being Fought.

Away out in that wonderful SJats, Colorado.
there a unique Httls settlement. in which the
requirement for admission is that any newcomer
is a consUmptive.
One would almost be tempted 10 take chances
against the dread disease in order to live III such
an enchanted place This colony is the Association
Health Farm, under the auspices OF the Denver
Young Mems Christian Association. IT, when one
gets to Denver he goes five miles 10 the northwest
straight road, he viii strike beautiful white
city" There. q high ridge in the rich fruit
growing district he will after row OF small
white houses, or rather tents. and for background
& panorama Of capped mountain peaks
stretching from Pixies Peak in the south TO Longs
Peak IN the west
The story Of the origin of the Association Health
Farm Is interesting About year ago when the
furor OF excitement in the literary world caused
3y Charles Sheldon's book In His Steps. was at
IS height. the Editor Of The Topeka Capital q
daily paper, offered Air. Sheldon the entire man
agement OF the paper for an allotted time to be
run upon his peculiar principles. One Of the first
things that interested Mr. Sheldon was the health
.s4rm project. And public appeal made
u The initial Sheldon edition of The Topeka Capt.
An editorial In The Outlook" quoting from this
over, Germany. who gave the frst 5000 Following
mis-, assoclaton friends il the east gave another
5000 and a sixty acre tract purchased. Mr.
nd Mrs. David Brothers. Of Denver, then rendered
latest DEVELOPMENT IL Young Mems Christian AS
It was formally opened last May. though for
long time before then the Denver association had
been Interested iu The project -nd propasatiug
plans for It's fUrtherance The idea was first sug-
men seeking the colorado Climate for physicaI
reasons, and II had come to pass where W NJ
Christian Association, could longer aid young
The coionI- IN soT-a ras's,t racCile ~ E3-ool,,
Farm experiment, Tor 70 certain extent the resi-
idea-to be restored to health
In all there are about thirty tents a big brick
ing room Each resident is given the exclusive
Should 4e prsotca soIaFsd though ali eat spS to
gethsr in large dining room. The cottage tents
vas sides and double ventilated roof an iron bed
stead; with good bedding chinonier. table. wash
complete furnishings OF each tent. Last month
them making splendid improvement
The conditions which make necessary assO-
Of the whole earth Deep thinkers on the Conti-
are interested in the problem Of tishting tubercl
losis More than 12oe0 persons die every year in
ber OF them are young men, away from home and
d %5doGI c5 any care s Inc 9e9ish far guarantees
a young man may stay there al the rate of $50
s25 month which covers his entire expenses. II
he IS able work it is secured FOR him on an ad-
joining nursery ana vegetable farm
resident is under the direct supervision the
d\t physician, who himself has been restored TO
untNr his services in such cause
9bes 81 the celony FOR ge6 cTsdt Is f1e me
In 40 way does the little coiuav snirk OF the
home v\th capital H There are no grewson!e
dissectinN rooms darkened sickroorns. surgical
instruneAts or. stin. uniformed figures 70 be seen
on the heAl lth farm
Each NtNe cottage tent is cosey and hornelike
There is a keading tent we'll supplied with all sorts
OF literature organ, and with wholesome games
The large diving room !s airy and suushny. Never
is there cAase Tor solitude or homesickness on
the health farm, for isolation there pertains only
10 sleeping qual ncrs. and in the daytime there
work aud reCre1r'-7. Hitn always iCyial company.
In all the hoalth farm consists Cf uinery-four
acres a fruit farm II thirty-four acres with two
thousand fruit trees Of bearing age. and eight
acres Of small fruits End sixty acres OF ranch two
miles further to the southwest.
Just now artesan well IS being dug II was
found necessary because Of the failure ot the
face wells. The necessity for good water for do
nnestic purposes is well understood THIS well viii
rot only furnish for hous@ aud bath pur-
poses. but 10 limited extent VIII furnish irTiEa-
tfon.-(Boston Journal