Willmar tribune., 1909-07-07

hrm may retreat to peaceful closing
OF life that has been spent in toll
and battle in a world of labor and
strife. Really, to understand the work
that Is being done requires an inspec-
tlon OF the buildings and grounds, a
few hours random chat with the resi-
dents and an investigation of the
methods and regulations enforced by
the efficient management. Many of
the printers themselves scarcely CON-
'prehend the scope and importance of
the home, and the annual convention
has twice been held in Colorado
Springs in order to give the member
ship at large broader understanding
OF the great institution they are sup
porting.
or the residents, some there are
who are cripples; some are blind.
many are old, and numbers have been
ex1led with death sentence from tu-
berculosis, but are slowly building up
the bodies that have been wasted by
disease.
The printer, when he is admitted
to the home, is supposed to bring with
him certain amount Of clothes. Aft
er that everything, even to weekly
pension, is furnished him. Every care
is taken in securing food supply that
is of the best. Milk and eggs are pro-
cured from the homes own dairy and
poultry farm. An excellent library
provides reading matter. There are
facilities for all kinds of sports, while
there are many festive occasions, such
as the Fourth of July barbecue, the an
nual picnic in North Cheyenne Canon,
the Christmas tree and the monthly
winter night entertainments.
In the tuberculosis sanitarium every
precaution is taken to safeguard the
patient and to assure him of the best
OF treatment. Regular habits and
hours are required and the drinking OF
intoxicants is strictly prohibited. All
sanitary regulations are vigorously OBJ
served and the buildings are excep
tionally we'll ventilated.
The main building is four stories
with red sandstone trimmings It con
tains Is rooms, with the Offices. kitch
en-, dining room and library The
building originally cost $4,000. The
two-story addition will adjoin the
main building on the north and viii
increase the library and housing ia
cilities. The tuberculosis sanitarium
is to the south of the main building
and near it are the 20 tents Of thu
solarium. This building is three sto
ries in height, the total cost being $27,
600. The superintendent cottage il
north of the main building, while tho
laundry, heating plant and barns ara
in the rear. A magnificent stone gate
way spans the entrance to the grounds
The trustees have within the last
few years devoted especial attention
to the treatment of Tuberculosis,
disease to which printers are partio
ularly subject because of the nature
of their work. The methods employed
by the Union Printers Home in it,
successful battle against the white
plague are attracting attention all owe.
the country. At the International CON
gress on tuberculosis, held in Wash
ington last fall, the Printers Home
was represented by a prize winning ex
hibit, and the model tent was present.
ed, upon request, to the national as
sociation for the prevention of tuber
culosis, for display during the winter
tour of the principal cities of the Unit.
ed States During the last few years
a special commission has made a
study of the disease, and as result
of its investigations the most approved
and scientific methods have been
adopted. The results have been little
less than marvellous. So satisfactory
have the results been in the "City OF
Sunhine,' as Colorado Springs is ia.
miliarly called, that proposition
made at the Boston convention last
August for the transfer of the tuber.
culosis sanitarium to Arizona was de.
feated by decisive majority. In
1904, ten tents were erected near tho
sanitarium building. They have prov.
en- valuable acquisition to the hos.
pital service and their efficiency has
been so thoroughly and satisfactorily
demonstrated that the number has re.
Gently been doubled. The experimen.
tai stage in the tent treatment of tn.
berculosfs has long since passed.