The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-02-24

cept in the case of heshy, slow temp
cred people, a high altitude IS not
adapted to the successful treatment
of tuberculosis. He said that a low
necessary in the case of thin, nerv-
ous persons when it is desired to cure
them of consumption. For this reason
he said Roswell and the Pecos Valley
were the best places in New Mexico
for the location of IN institutions hat
IS to treat a great number CT con
sumptives. He also gave a brief out
line of the many other desirable fea-
lures c. this locality.
DR.. R. L. Bradley spoke from the
standpoint of a physician N of a
man who had come here for the ben
efts he might receive for an asthma
tic trouble. He endorsed DR.. Kinsing-
er's theory and made a most convinc-
ing talk.
DR.. E. H. Skipwith. the veteran
physician of the Territory. made a
few pointed remarks. showing that
in all the places he has lived in va
rious parts of New Mexico, this sec
ton of the Territory is the most nat
ural sanitarium.
DIR. Charles Beeson made a short
talk. He came here as a health-seek-
er, and declared that after studying
the country both in the case of him.
self and his patients, he has found
this altitude better adapted to treat
points in the Territory.
Mayor Hinkle then mad a few re-
marks. and DR.. Warner of Topeka,
one of the committeeman. entertained
the citizens with a speech. He ex-
planned the benefits of fraternal insu-
rance, showing that it operates in a
manner that permits poo people, by
small monthly payments, to protect
themselves, and showing that frater-
nal insurance educates the people in
the insurance idea, which is one of
the greatest institutions of modern
civilization. He explained the insu-
rance mems cold, business ideas in
| hrriIHin0 tho onitor IIIm ShnUrInO
plainly that it was a business propo-
sition with them, on one side, and
side of the question which could be
seen when it was known that thous-
ands of sufferers would be benefited
by the move. He drew word pictures
of the BOOT consumptives who come
west and suffer not only with their
disease, but also from the lack of
welcome and the lack of friends and
companions. He showed how the an
itarium would do away with the lat
ter evil, for every man will have a
lodge brother at tn sanitarium who
will take an interest in his case and
be a friend to him.
DR.. Mayfield, the grand old man
who has already done as much for
humanity as any other man living,
made a touching speech, in which he
referred to the death of his own son,
not many g over in Arizona,
caused by tuberculosis. the case of
another young man who was in the
same locality with his son, but was
unable TO provide even the necessa-
ries of life. He recited several Incl
dents which went to show that there
was no difficulty in raising money for
suffering humanity whenever there
was a truly worthy case and the
hearts of men were touched. His adj
dress was full of feeling and showed
to the citizens that his committee
has at heart the great good their in
stitution is to accomplish and that
they will act only as they see it is
to the best interests of the prospec-
tive patients to act. Later in the eve
ming DIR. Mayfeld explained that the
sanitarium ould be conducted in
such a manner as to allow patients
to come there without the slightest