New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-20
STONY WOLD'SNEW PLAN
President Hopes to Build Cottages
for after Care Of Patients.

what 10 do with POOR consumptives after they
leave the sanatoriums is a problem which every
one interested in those unfortunates has had to
face and many times to give up. The whole coun-
try is Interested therefore, in a plan which Stony
Void Sanatorium at Lake KushaQua, New York.
intends 10 put into operation, perhaps this summer
Junior Auxiliary No 10. OF which Mrs. Walter
Mendelson is chairman, has been at work since
the middle of last winter raising funds TO build a
cottage near the sanatorium for the family of a
little girl which it supported while she was in the
sanatorium and which il has now sent 10 The
Bronx, pending the completion OF the cottage.
There is no reason why under proper conditions
this little g!r should up TO be a perfectly
well woman, but those conditions not TO be
found in her city home.
Tho same thing might be said of all or most of
the other patients healed by the sanatorium and
its greatest problem is to know what 10 do with
them, after they arc discharged. If they go back
TO their old work and old homes they almost
sure TO relapse and all the money spent upon them
by the sanatorium is wasted, and 10 place them
where they can still breathe the air of the Adiron-
dacks IS not easy About the only positions open
are those Cf domestic servants. For this they are
not strong enough, even if people wanted them.
Generally wants 10 employ a tuberculous
person, particularly where there are children, but
one graduate Of the sanatorium was recently placed
in the family Of a physician. He thought that she
had been so well trained in the Of her sputum
and hygienic living generally that his children
We're safer with her than with whose
habits he did not know well.
But this is rare instance. and there are many
patients be provided for the president OF the
sanatorium. Mrs. James z. NewcOmb. has con-
csived the idea Of building cottages in the neigh
bOrhOod Of the sanatOrtum and removing thither,
when possible. the families of the patients If
there are men in the family they can be employed
about the sanatorium or the farm. The women
can raise vegetables and small fruits Tor 1aIllIy
use Tor the sailalorluTn or lor la[seI MAJ Ne
They also be trained to raise chickens for the
sanatorfum. They already being taught flower
growing, although as Yet the flowers are used only
10 decorate the sanatoTum.
The plan has awakened great deal OF interest
and requests for information coming from all
he con Association
Prevention OF tuberculosis warmly conmends It.
and the Charity ORGANIZATION Society delighted
at the prospect Of getting ali these sick people out
Of the city. The plan will be put into operation
just as fast as funds forthcoming, but as yet
the only money in hand for the purpose Is about
500 raised by Junior Auxiliary No 10. The houses
viii built with all modern improvements, ana II
any time they are not required lot lanlllIeS ''e9
can be used by patients.
II is believed that Stony Void will be pioneer
in this work for the after care or cohSulhp
hut the White Haven SanatorluTE In felsS anna
has similar enterprise in view, and the Wlte OF
the superintendent is now taking a course IN
chicken farming at Cornell IN preparation TOT ~.
Stony Void also intends 10 have It's farming uole
under the direction of a Cornell graduate,
The sanatorium is now MED 10 us Us EoiLios {
capacity, and the vacancies created by dlschargea
patients are quickly nliea Inc aGIpe " vesrs 81
age IS appallingly large, and when theY cannot
crosses so last that it Is late 70 save them
when vacancy occurs; O1t OF a't VIM Ioontbs
four Went down hill rapidly that they had 70
bed be IS lI9d and the ned OF enlarged sccommoda
lions IS urgent: If the cottage system could be
v,t into operation II would be equivalent to some
extent to enlargement. for patients could then be
discharged earlier. Several girls are now being
kent there simply because II seems such pity
10 send them back to the hot city.
Among recent contributions to the sanatorlum
was dollar bill. which came in a letter to the
sanatorium few days ago. 1t was the second
which little Loretta a former patient. had saved
from her slender allowance. for the children,
some Of whom she had known. She was a fran
child Of eight when Auxiliary No. Is Of Brooklyn
became interested IN her and When, year later
she was returned 10 her family they scarcely
knew her she had grown tall and stout.
Mrs Newcomb is in her camp at Lake
Kushagna and the patients preparing for their
annual fair. the proceeds Of which go 20 evyel the
sorts Of gifts for the sanatoriurn from horses to
teaCups.