The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-18

Sow York, and pitched his tent on
tn" southern slope Of an Adirondack
peak. near Sarauac Lake. The tent
was So arranged rs To- be protected
from the prevailing winds from the
north and west. Here he took mod
cru exercise, stopping short Of IA
tigur, ate the most nourishing diet,
especially milk and eggs, and, above
all, was 50 situated that every
breath Of air was frcsh-nU inhala-
tion having any suspicion Of ever
having been hrcathcd before. Re-
covery was prompt and complete.
Common sens" had prevailed. Na-
lures remedy had been utilized and
new light and bright iutur" began
to dawn on those condemned and
heretofore without hope.
Others similarly affected were
notified, journcycd to the same
country with uniformly tn" same
results. People Of wealth were soon
attracted to this heretofore unusual
condition. Recovery became the
rule. Memorial cottages with broad
open vcrandas surrounding them
were erected by grateful. worthy
citizens. Railways wer" soon built
to the scene Of this great activity.
A large town has been the result,
and every home Is constructed cs-
pecially for Il COnsumptivc's home.
Every one in and around this active
community in Il barren section sleeps
N the upsn air regardless Of the low
temperature that prevails, and from
this spot and this crude, humble he
ginning Of Dr. f.. l.. Trudeau has
cmanatcd the hope, the remedy, the
cure for incipicut pulmonary tuber-
rulosis, and to-day We state en-
lphatically that consumption Is the
most durable of all chronic diseases.
! Necessity in this matter was Ger
| tainly the "mother of invention
Few men have naturally the fore
| thought, the long sightcdn"ss, the
courage and genius to be the chief
of great movement that is des-
tined to become national and inter
national.
This pioneer who "blazed the
way" in the open-air treatment Is
not mercenary in his care and treat
ment of unfortunates, which fact
cndears him the more to the profess
sion, and while we worship no NOR
tai man living or dead, il We could
kneel at such shrine 1t would be
with uncovered heads and loving
hearts at the graves of heroic ply
sicians who have given their talents,
their energies and their earnings to
the great cause Of lettering the CON
dition OF mankind.
Naturally the profession was quick
to respond to this rational, intelli-
gent way for caring for tuberculosis
patients. Ventilation Of homes and
public buildings became imperative |;
the fireplace and the open CRATE were
soon restored to their place Of use
fulness and beauty; carpets were
removed from sleeping rooms; pet
animals were excluded from the
home; good nourishment-milk and
eggs-were freely partaken Of, and
as the result recoveries became the
rule instead of the exception. Poll
ticians and Legislators caught the
"open-air, good-diet-and-rest" con-
tsgion, and today every progressive
State In the Union has, or contem-
plates having, State sanitorium, to
educate its citizens along the "open
air, good diet and rest" line, as
well as for the care and cure of
many cases of incipient pulmonary
tuberculosis.
The open-air idea has become gen.
eral; tent colonies abound; sleeping
on fiat roofs in the cities Is practiced
with wonderfully good results.