The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-05
SAN|TAR|UM WILL
SOON Be READY
Marks Important Step in
War on Consumption.
GEN. STERNBERG THE HEAD
Organization Made on a Strictly Bust
ness Basis-Outdoor Treat
ment
GEN. STERNBERG THE HEAD

The new sanitarium at Washington
Grove, Md, which ii is expected Will
be in condition to receive patients the
early part of next month. is the most
important step ever taken IN this city
for the prevention of consumption.
The fact that many of the leading
physicians of the city. most prominent
among them eX-Surgeon General George
NJ. Sternberg. L. S. A. have bought
stock in the enterprise should give the
institution much prestige.
Gen. Sterberg Will also be at the head
of the institution. He will have as adj
visers an executive committee compos-
ed of men whose experience in consump-
tive work has extended over period
OF many years.
The real object of the sanitariufIi as
10 reach and give treatment TO those
in the incipient stage OF the disease
This is the one great step in the pre-
ventive course, and il IL the one time
The patient stands 3 fair chance OF
being cured
Open Air Method
The sanitarium will be conducted on
the open-air plan. The patients will
sleep In '.shacks'' in the south side OF
the building which will have no siding
and only wideover hanging roof tc
protect the sleepers from storms. The
.'shacks'' in reality are far from what
the word implies. They are part of a
substantially constructed building. On
entering there will be found a large sun
parlor. Back of this a reading room OF
library. and from this room long hall
opening off of which will be five of the
outside sleeping chambers. All the sleep
ing apartments, however. will be pro
vided with inside dressing rooms.
The estate which the sanitarium COM
pany has purchased was formerly the
home of DIR. Charles H. Waters. 1t is
considered in every respect an ideal To-
cation. The house already on the place
was erected but a few years ago. II is
ecutive offices. Some changes. however,
will be made in the building.
The company has been organized on a
strictly business basis. II is expected
that the stock will pay per cent &c
the holders. Notwithstanding the fact
that a minimum charge of $40 a week
will be made.
This is about half of what the private
rate of $40 n week up. except the fam
Gus resort of DR.. Trudeau. at SaranaC
Lake. where a charge of s. is made.
A Philanthropic Concern.
Tie place is one OF the largest resort.
sctual cost per patient is more thar
double what they pay. II is run OF
strictly a philanthropic basis. The de
fcieney is made up BY endowments ant
contributions
1t is the plan OF the local company K
run the Washington Grove resort on thi.
basis later on, but Washington has no
awakened to the merits of curative
measures. and a practical demonstra
ton will have TO be given before many
contributions can be expected.
Gradually, however, the cost to pa
TENTS VIII decrease.
The sanitarium will fill long fell
want and solve a problem which ma.
been confronting the committee fer sew
eral months. There is a class OF peopl,
not able to pay the high rates at the
private institutions Many of these d,
not want to be recipients of charity. ant
really worse off than the very poor VIII,
are treated al the city's expense.
These people are often able to pa,
something, and even IL II is a few dol
lars a week there is sure TO be a wal
to make uD the difference