The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-06-24
CONSUMPTION CURE.
Where the White Plague is Mas
tered By Fresh Air, Milk
and Eggs.


Ponnsylvanla, stands a yellow
wooden building whose porch and
other added features do not dis
guise the fact that It was once an
ordinary country barn. ltyou Wis
Il here II won't be long before some
one points out the barn to you, for
to u Is due the fame OF White
Haven.
Besides the barn, you will see
about 1t a cluster OF brick and
frame buildings and a score or
more OF white tents. Dotted among
the hills on both sides OF the lie.
high are more tents, so many OF
them that II looks as II an army
had camped there.
And ono has. The army Is there,
fighting the battle against the great
white plague.
That White Haven has been
chosen Ms a battle field In the war
on this scourge Is due TO the barn
and TO two mon. Father Burgraf,
OF White Haven, and DR.. Lawrence
Flick, OF Phlladelphla.
Five years ago DR.. Flick came to
White Haven, a victim OF tuborcn-
losls. Father Burgraf, his class
mate at college, had urged him to
seek health In the dry, pure air OF
tho Blue Ridge Mountains.
DIR. Flick came, though his knowl-
edge Of the disease made him be-.
lieve thero was little hope. For
months he lived there, lived in the
open all, eating raw eggs and drink
Ing milk and nurscd by Father
Burgraf.
The heat OF summer aud the rig
ors OF winter found him hghting
the battle and gaining ground
steadily. AT length the victory
was won; the great white foe WAS
routed aud DR.. Flick returned to
Philadelphia a well man.
That is why White Haven has
become famous; Why the Penn
sylvanla Free Saultarlum for Tub
orculosis occupies acres OF the hill
side; why the barn, now converted
Into ward for eonsumplives, is a
sort OF shrine for the striken, and
why hundreds of sufferers from
this disease are finding health aud
conquering the foe.
The sanItarium consists Of the
barn, continued In use for sent'
mental reasons; three cottages, a
mess hall, some 80 tents and quar-
tors for the officers and nurses. II
is situated on a plateau half way
up the mountain side, and com
mands n magnificent view OF ih,
winding Lehigh Valley and tn,
wooded mountains. Tho capacity
OF the sanitarlum Is now about 700
and ever since ils opening there
has bocn n waiting list OF half tha
number.
! II Is said that over S per cent o
the consumptives who come t'
White Haven are cured. The malI
elements OF the euro are fresh air
milk and eggs. OF medicines thor,
are few, but the treatment is, .
course, under medical supervision
At tho Free Sanitarium Their
area resident physician and cory
OF nurses, while pr, Flick and hi
assistants make weekly visits. III
patients live out OF doors, regard
less OF the weather Laegc plack
ards forbid them TO 20 indoor
whilo taking tho cure, which mean
from 1890 In the morning till or
at night.
Most OF the men are always ou
OF doors, as they sleop In the tent
The women Tor the most part slice
!, Indoors at the institutions, thoug
/, !among the independent tenters al
4 many momen. In winter the trea
q ment Is the same, aud there al
: lots OF oonsumptlves In White lla'
d on who boast OF having slept out
9 doors through tho intense cold I
last winter.
The staple foods are milk an
4 eggs, and these In large quantitie
n tho patients tako somo six mea
OF milk and eggs a day, and the
r daily allowances sometimes runs y
:. to thirty glasses OF milk and do
IS on eggs. Some OF the patients ha'
other food In addition to this.
They are not allowed oil Il
i grounds OF the Institutions, b
n must take exercise, the amoul
varying with the case, each da
: The badge OF the consumptlve
the little square tin box which
the scientific development OF Il
cuspidor. These are collected Sc
eral iimos during the day, nj
their removable inner section
taken out aud burned and replac,
with another.-Whlte Haven ga
Cor. New York Sun.
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