The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-08-03
GREAT SANATORIUM FINISHED
An Arrangements Perfected for the Re-
CeIVlna Of Patients.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INSTITUTION

ouening OF the Institution on Aug /
ust the Tenth, Nineteen hundred and /
seven for the reception and treat
ment of suitable cases of Tubercu-
losis Alamogordo, New Mexico.
To the victims of this terrible dis |
ease. and to all who are interested |
in the fight against the great white
nlague, the above announcement
comes as a tidings of joy.
There is one forceable word bear
inc in condensation the meaning of
volumes that leads the van of the
coming, universal language, having
been adopted by common consent as
the progressive slogan of the world.
RESULTS Get results is the
command of the captains of indus
trv-the Generals of the armies
the political leaders of all countries
and the heads of socialistic and re-
Iigious movements. Visions and
theories may receive half hearted
regard but RESULTS demand su-
nreme attention and respect.
Behind the conception of the Ma
tional Sanatorium for Consumptives
was this virile idea of results, and
results have been achieved in null
tiplicity of directions. First came
the awakening OF the whole country
10 the prevalence and danger of
tuberculosis, then followed the es-
tablishment of numerous municipal
and state institutions for the treat
ment of the disease and last has
come the crowning day of this splen-
did humanitarian scheme in the
0pening of the magnificent Sanato-
rum at AlamOgordo, New Mexico.
Back of every successful enter
prise is the individuality-the mem
tality-the energy and the enter
prise of an able man and in this day
of commercialism when so little
credit is given for genuine philan-
thropy the writer believes that full
mead of praise should be given to the
man most responsible for the success
of the American COOPERATIVE Sana
torium. To whose grim determina-
tion-to whose sense of obligation
to humanity stands the completed
buildings of the Sanatorium an ever
lasting moument to his honor. To
William R. Edison, more than to
any other individual belongs this
tribute of praise and while we well
know that this gentleman would
most strenuously object to this pub
lie acknowledgment it is matter
of simple justice that the tribute
should be given
The Sanatorium is open and what
does it offer?
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS-IndO
sed by the learders of the medical
profession and pronounced by sick
and well alike who have enjoyed its
benefits, unsurpassed in the world.
Mild winters, delightful summers,
almost perpetual sunshine. The So
journer through the hottest months
in this land, will never again be sat
isfed with the sultry, humid, OPP
pressive summers of the North The
days are made up of agreeable hours
and the nights are so cool, so full
OF rest, that tired nature in sweet
repose renews the vigor of youth.
The pure air is nepenthe for vast
ed energy, and life is worth living
in this favored spot. The constant
balmy breeze from mountain top
makes one forget the sultry land OF
electric fans.
The results of this climate upon
the tuberculosis patient are, the ces-
sation of coughing, rapid gain OF
weight and general health, the grad
ual expansion of the lungs and the
calling into play of dormant lung
tissue, and finally the arrest and
cure of the disease.
The local surroundings of the San
atorium must be seen to be appre-
cated. Justice cannot be done by
any written description to the grand
uer of the scenery. Imagine stand
ing in front of the main building oi
the Sanatorium and looking across
grand panorama covering a hund-
red miles. The vast plains, the
blue mountains, the City of Alamo
gordo, the famous white sands, al
in one expansive view. The evel
shifting sky effects and the glow
ing sunsets presenting new subjects
for the artist hourly. Back OF the
Sanatorium rises the imposing sac
ramento mountains above tnei
peaks, rolling in indescribale beauty
masses of snowy clouds. In al
there is a sense of freedom and eX
hilaration that one must feel to ap
perciate.
The buildings of the Sanatorium
two of which are ready for occu
pancy, visible for miles and mile
from the railway, are in every wa
adapted for the comfort and carr
of patients. Clean rooms, open u
air and sunshine, susceptible Of oe
ing made virtually out OF doors