The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10
ILLINOIS FIGHT ON THE
 GREAT WHITE PLAGUE

Illinois, just above the mouth of the Fox River, with sheer blun of 12b feet to the river. The land is wooded with natural oaks. and nothing has been done to arkificialize the tract ex- cept such clearing as was necessary for establishing the colony. The camp consists of sixty-five tents, pitched in straight lines, with avenues between. At the west end of the camp IS the clubhouse just completed, in which are the dining room, kitchens, clubroom. physicians offices and living rooms for the stan of nurses and other attend ants The clubhouse Is colonial in architecture, with broad verandas on the east and north sides, the gen eral effect being that of beautiful and commodius country clubhouse. Al the other end of the lines of tents Is the bathhouse, new and strictly mod ern in it's appointments. These are the only buildings in the colony not of canvas. When the colony first started the patients ate in community dining-room of canvas, but the rapid growth of the camp soon caused the abandonment of this messroom.
 
 Each tent has but one occupant; and under no circumstances is more than one patient allowed to occupy a tent. Each patient is required to furnish his or HfT OWL UEAuAAS- CiVNhthS dth tpi- let articles. but all other essentials are provided. Patients are allowed to decorate their own tents and small rug Is permitted. but the policy of the management is against any but the most simple furnishings, the reasons for this policy being purely sanitary. The bed in each case Is of simple iron construction. Each tent is provided with a small oil stove. but these are used only in the morning and while retiring at night.
 All patients are under the same gem eral rules. TAe rising hour is O clock, and at fs all retire. After the patients have gone to bed an attendant visits each tent and fastens back the flap so that the circulation of pure air may be unobstructed. Tn addition to the opening of the front of the tent. the roof of each is provided with a ventilator about two feet square, which is opened at all times the weath- CT will permit.
 Dr. Petit, and 1t may be pure tempo rarily. Still air may be pure But running water and freely circulat- ing air are much more certain to be perfectly pure. Therefore, we allow
 the air no chance to become stag
 nant for an instant around tuberculo- sis patient"
 Even during the meal hours the spa- cious dining-room is ventilated in such way that currents of pure air are carried through 1t and the temperature
 is never allowed to go above 50 de- grees. The room is not only airy. but very light. Two sides of it arc prin- cipally windows and glass doors. There is not a minute of the day or night in the Ottawa colony when the patient
 does not breathe perfectly pure. fresh air Even were they disposed to shirk what seems to be the rigor of the treatment there is no opportunity for them to do so. But this difficulty does not arise. for every patient is will ing assistant in his or her own be- half. The patients are allowed to wear all the clothing they desire to keep themselves comfortable. They never
 catch cold" for catching cold" is an incident Of artificial modes of liv- ing Being exposed to all the winds that blow at all times, a draft is an
 unknown thing in the colony. Most of the women go bare-headed. When necessary. they protect their feet from moisture with rubbers
 Pure air at all times. however is but the basis of the treatment at ottawa.