Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-20

low was up. Gunshannon said. CT
 thought you were going to die. How
 IS 1t that you are alive?" He replied:
 nave nothing to live for so de-
 clded to live When he entered the
 sanatorium he weighed 90 pounds.
 Eight months later he left weighing
 l65 pounds. The day he left he said
 he intended to sleep that night in some barn as he was going to walk
 to New Haven. But \he was given
 car fare to New Haven. In the speakers opinion if all 'lungers'
 had nothing to live for, the majority
 would live for many years longer. He said chronic cases demanded much at-
 tention and they are laid up for
 months and months. The mems
 families were aided by fraternities,
 but this lasted for only 13 weeks at
 the most. What are the men to do
 then except to become town charges.
 This they do not wish to do. But
 with a dispensary the cost of treat ing the disease would become so small that big burden would be lifted from the patients shoulders. AAN Sooiu oCG ItCoh lISSu tkRS,
 fresh air and plenty of sleep which are said to be the cure. A chronic case treated at the home would cost not more than $2 week. Moreover he would recommend that the nurses not wear their regulation uniforms; if they did everyone would know that a consumptive lived in such and such a house. It would worry the patient. According to the speaker in 1881 in New York there were 5,312 cases out of population of 1,244,511. In 1906 there were S.955 out of popu- lation of 4,152,S60 All admit that this Is a remarkable showing for those that have established a system to prevent the spread of the disease. He told of the demands that will be made on the next legislature by the state commission. He sees no reason why few million dollars cannot be appropriated for the prevention of tuberculosis when $4,500,000 was laid aside last year for good roads; roads for automobiles and trolley cars. He said the public at large is looked upon as an intruder if 1t uses the roads outside the city. He lSIl d SoCldig hOI d medical problem and said the right cure could not be used until the pub- lie realizes the danger from the dis ease. He said the funds should be collected as soon as possible. every one contributing his mite, and that the sooner the permanent league was organized the better.
 Albert Dossin, chairman of the Central Labor union of Meriden and president of the league of that town. told how the work was started in his city. Mass meeting, citizens from all walks of life took an active inter est; committee appointed; society or ganized, funds collected. pamphlets sent out, till at length the whole town was interested. Cuspidors placed in factories. health board also placed cuspidors on streets; method of spending s5.000 collected; board of directors appointed and at length free beds established. The city has at present ten cases in sanatoriums. They have ward committees who look up cases that are brought to their attention. The league Is at present planning to build sanatorium in MeFl0Bu IO Idht GdIt bl ltS ONh chronic and ineipient cases.
 Mayor Thoms talked of the work that is being done at Brookside home for patients suffering from the. scourge of the white race. He thinks the tubercular ward being built up there will be ready in the fall. Often in the past eonsumptives had to be put in cells and often they had died there. This indeed was a pity in his opinion when these people had lived law abiding lives. but because lack of proper accommodations died in cells almost like criminals. He said the disease was a tremendous seourge to the white race and that as he under stood one fifth of all the deaths year ly are caused by tuberculosis.
 Health Ofieer Dr T. J. Kilmartin gave an interesting address. He said the anti-tuberculosis movement was world wide and everyone should lend a hand to it. The death rate Is 60 appalling some radical action should be taken. Most of the victims are between the age Of IS and A5 in the prime of life as it were. He statei that the average man Is considered worth about sI. son to a community and that when a city llte Waterbury Inses about 100 yearly. the loss Is in- deed great from even a monetary standnoint. He told cf what the rIfv hss done snd what Ii intends to do 10 helu stamp out the terrible disease
 John Morisrty presided. En- mavOr John P. Elton sent letter of regret. a prior engagement prevent ing him from attending He invited the committee 10 call upon him when if fs in need Of assistance LaIiier's F,r~rFsh.1 r-v,rFr