The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-08
FOR
WHITE PLAGUE
Established at Colorado
Springs by the Modern
Woodmen Society.

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The last meeting u the exscus
TIVE council ~ the Modern Wood,
men ociety, held at the Aeadqlarr
teFs q the society in Rock Island,
IN, Y was decided to- conduct that
,socisty's sanatorium, located at Col,
orado Springs, Colo, for the treat-
ment of the members aftiicted with
litnlercqlosis, free Of all charge %
members.
The Modern Woodmen Society,
several months since acquired 1880
acres Of land within seven miles Of
Colorado sprlngs, and has establish-
ed thereon an up-to-date sanatorium,
thetent colony plan being employeds
the tent colony plan being employed. 4
reception Of patients on January j,
1906. It Is equipped to care for
so patients, to which number ads
missions win be limited for the pres.
emit.
The tents are octagonal struct-
i8ures, with single roofs, canvas
sides, hard wood floors on solid ce-
ment foundations, heated by a cen-
trial plant equipped with ali modern
iconyentences such as telephones. ETC.,
and each tent will accommodate one
patient. An administration building
| for nurses, physicians dining hall.
baths Of all kinds. etc. stands in the
center Of the colony
BrJ, p, White. formerly Of the
Nordrach ranch sanatorlum, the
medical director In charge, states
that only those consumptiSe meme
bers who are durable, or whose lives
may be prolonged for a considerable
tlength OF time, viii be admitted as
tpatients. The wisdom Of this rule
is apparent Rigid medical examin-
ation as condition precedent to the
admission will be insisted upon in
every case, and special blank forms
have been prepared for this pur-
pose.
A movement Is already under way
to equip the second colony plant Of
so tents. Each tent or tent house,
completely equipped. represents an
expense Of $3.50, and number Of
local camps, or lodges, of the soci-
ETY. have decided to donate tents.
As there are over j 8 600 local camps
of Modern Woodmen, and over IL
100000 members, 1t Is anticipated
that several colonies win soon be
Equipped in this way.
The members and local camps of
the society have voluntarily contrib-
uted to the sanatorinm fund over
$4,000, and at the last national
convention permanent tax OF ten
cents per member per year was voted
to the support of this work.
The last official Woodmen reports
show that during the years 1885,
1907, inclusive, las per cent OF
the total mortality, or 5,156 deaths,
were charged to tuberculosis, and
that 1873 per cent. Of the total
insurance losses in those years. or
$9,O65,00o. resulted from this cause.
As the mortality of the Woodmen
society has been unusually favorable
being but 40 per cent of the expect
ed at all ages under the National
Fraternal congress table a death rate
of but s.2s per 1.oOO-or but 4.ssi8
per 1000, If the experience Of the
first Ave membership years Be in-
cluded, the heavier insurance losses
inflicted upon other societies exper-
fencing a higher mortality may be
conseryatiyely approximated.
" the Woodmen society with its
exceptionally favorable mortality.
finds 1t to be good business to fight
consumption in this way. why should
not other fraternal insurance soci-
cites. life insurance companies. ID.
Dor organizations. the national ana