The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-23
MADE
FOR HOSPITALS
DR.. c. o. Probst Gives a
Talk on tuberculosis.
URGES PROMPT ACTION
Spread of the White Plague
Can be Checked.
Two or More Counties are Encourag-
ed to join In Building a HOspit-
al tor Consumptives

DIR. G. o. Probst, who spoke In
the local court room Thursday even
ing in the interest of the State
Board of Health and under the
auspices of the Marion County Med
ical association, gave impetus in his
address to the plan of establishing a
district hospital in Central Ohio, for
the care of tuberculosis patients. He
urged fervently that the local COM
missioners confer with the officials
in other countries so that a hospital
may be established in this vicinity,
where the patients from number of
counties may be given medical atten-
ton at minimum cost.
According to the new law, which
was explained at length by DR..
Probst "a number OF counties not ex-
ceeding five, may combine in estab-
fishing district hospital and Ma.
rion should be active in this work.
No persons infected with this dis
ease may now be kept at the local
county infmary, unless in buildings
separate from the inhrmary proper,
and, this being true, IN all counties
of the state It is essential that they
establish a district or county hospital
for many reasons which DR.. Probst
explained very interestingly last
evening.
If no hospital is established the
tubercular patientsl Of the county
must so to the in1rmary grounds
and be treated there in company
with those i'll at the infrmary, and
this is unpleasant for many, who
think that thus they are pauperizing
themselves. If money is lacking for
the building of hospital or sana-
torium, the county commissioners
may issue bonds for the amount
needed. AS Marion is accredited
with having over one hundred cases
of tuberculosis and a number who
are i'll with the disease at the in
Urinary, 1t is plain that something
must be done soon in order that Ma.
rion may comply with the new law
which has already gone into effect.
DIR. Probst stated that he did not
think It necessary to acquaint his
hearers with the ravages OF the dis
ease, as this is well known. How
ever, he compared IL to the plaques
which sweep the countries of Europe.
what would you think" asked
the doctor, ''if a plague should come
upon us which would sweep off a
city like Marysville? And again Il
would sweep off other cities. You
would he very greatly interested
Yet this is what tuberculosis is do
! ing and hosts are being swept before
1t every day. The great numbers oI
those who die from this disease ar,
the young men who go TO the local
physician and he advises them to sc
West or to so anywhere, just so II
is out of town. They wander about
I'm the West and soon come back in
boxes This advise Is always futile
Again, the laboring man with a large
family dependent upon him cannot
leave his home and the disease
spreads on until he dies and the
county must support his children
until they are grown. Why could
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their money in advance and save
these peonle before they are too fal
gone"
The speaker referred TO the hos
pital, the sanitarium and the dispen
sary I'm the flghting of this diseas,
and reviewed the work of the stat,
in fighting it out. He was heart
with much interest through his ad
dress.
Dr. j. w. Adair who introduce,
the speaker, gave some very tellini
remarks in which he urged the peo
pie to become interested in this work
He deplored the comparatively llgh
attendance.
DR.. II. s Rhu, read in interesting
paper, in which he told of hi
method in handling the disease AM
his experience with It.
DIR. Balm, Of. Kenton, was the las
speaker.
MONJyMI0NTS-2l3 East Center st.