The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-18

l@r'N " ~ss W q uNhts uhs holrsstil
hon'd e"ndlsicn.. suggesting TO me ,hs
rnnsisn'ly wefe fseriyine 4 sorilsl yrcs,
n i."n ~ that home, The tui.srrulo... ~
ilrni Vas sharing hls bed with the nsphes
aud the house from the eeilng 10 tho 90
lsf MAS slippery with spuinm. After know
ne the,e coalitions ! reported them |,
,h. health offeer. learning that be had q
iisht nc snihoriss according 10 the laws q
D Vermont Ia change the conditions | kne,
J couldn't change the laws. but could an
would change the conditions them. A
he neat step went 10 the seer~iay Q
The state board Of health. Herr sasxe.
> ton. Of various forms wer given. fimi,
went TO the Sisters and Father Carmod,
- The meantime sending applications 4
> he orphan school In burlington and 20 ,h
Mum Hatiin home, hoping "a place th
nephew somewhere under good Influence
but Was unable TO do sa, lie was exam
in.d and the tnhercnlin test gwen by ON,
. ii the willing physicians here. and II wa
: found there was ma active trouble, bn
that he Was not a strong child. Next siel
was 10 the oyeneer Of the poor. Tempo
fary relief was given. and much Interest
: shown. Two Of the seleetmen visited III,
home with me, after which ! was notified
To move the patient and the town would
help bear expense Of paying his hoard; al-a
advised te hurn the contents of that home
aud tho town would furnish new beds and
such NECESSARY articles. The Tuberculosis.
association AZ once furnished blankets,
cups, aud the balance III the hoard hull.
After such encouragement, together with
The supervisor Of the Mutual Aid l entered
that home and made efforts TO destroy the
waste, vernin. aud iilth before allowing a
carpenter 10 begin his work. Three huge
honiires could he seen that morning con.
sisiing oi tags, feather beds decayei ma,
teiial, carpets covered with sputum, aud
dirt beyond IMAGINATION. II might he in.
terestine Ia know We found IN those three
rooms ~ coats worn by these three men
Alter everything was burned that could
be-, the shell was thoroughly fumigated
and turned over 10 the carpenter. who j.
now liking up the house. making Il possible
Tor the old gentleman TO occupy. The
nephew was sent into the country 10 NJ.
cuperate after being i'll with measles. !
am very glad To add that this patient
gained six pounds during the month of
February, and TO tell YOU Their. could never
have been a more discouraging problem
han this one, hut il had 10 be done. aud
u took me from November until February
To bring about these results
Summing up the work done by the club
during the past summer and winter Miss
Lindgren said:
NOV. II. 1870, our camp closed Tor the
winter, and the two patients there were
transferred 10 the town. For one patient
shack was built enabling her Ia continue
the treatment at home, and porch was
fitted up properly for the other patient |
where she has spent % hours out of the |
p daily. he association furnished beds,
hot wafer boitles. blankets and all wool
horse blankets. Every comfort known was
gwen these patients. a nurse called daily
her object wa- to cheer; educate. encour'
age; and raise the standing OF living IN
each home. Outside her work was to m
terest the people she met so tins work
might grow and the patients might ieel
has passed since November but that each
patient has received sunshine IN some
form from friends outside OF the associa'
non. 3'its. such as piano, $40, wines;
rnlt' howers, Dooks, ciothing' ihii cooked
miners ana every form OF sunshine mas
sllnngiy ~, ana gladly been gwen these pa
i ,s..; lheIelo'e we 9an say a. .o"h,
,, ,"..ieo'o ha' i'ea n.r pa.'en.s popli
i , " .ase VIZ .ea n h anu naue ,
H. Uham ,aa;n',,s ""u "appi -, ~ {
H. III i p II ~. u,". ~ pua y
a maS barn haen rrn,!dsd e, 70 s mn a a
mch needs From pV ovember 70 March t
az tho number of natients has Increased G
,o,, two 10 s;x,aar tn ,,,rs. maJa ~ d
;S;ts Jnr;no Novamhar. 70, dur;na Ne. y
emher anJ IA dnr;ne Jannar, sho,vno I
he Increase Of tho work Three norcbes 8
a,o haan 6,tod un ,,;th o,rta;ns a. an ax "
ense Of from slS 70 sd per porch. Two
ortable balconies have been adjusted u
here no porch or roof could be used, One v
.indow tent has been made at very little u
ypense. and one shack. Other WAYS of II
eeping very comfortably have been made r.
ossible by the families themselves. We II
call your attention to the bal "
,nies. and give YOU all permission to visit n
lem. one on Clark street. the other on p'
udson street. We feel these balconies Sc
e models of their kind. We realize the at
,ly reason it has been made possible to n;
rry on this work is the fact that the VI
edical profession. the hospital. the Mu- ct
al Aid. the selectmen. overseer of the I'll
,or. the health officer. the churches the ga
jaes and individuals have given their vi
l ar,, snrnort and IA ,,,.r,,;.sn When to
s"Dle.. w." .vIpea su =. oa,n Il,
W. wSrk tpsrs e.. rora ths tn yo, hv r' on, e
lsi i anu We pa -. w ~ II. IN
suis. i an p.easeu ~ by eny' sitce ny tn
ople resPonueu ~ We. " we nio.h .nl:,,
alls ats o1i.e ir wv W opel calp asami sn
ou. NAY is.' we nope svu uhoel t;.i III
IS means open ohy lor .hose pa'iI il M
az desire 10 receive treatment ais4 "ns m,
:, the rest, quie', anu Iretuon. ~ ome ST,
IL be forced 10 70 tnere IN 1raer W re- af
we e 'i 10 tou.n during tho summer the Wa
III VI! !. IT, ho,, d,,r;ra tbo winter no
me as l. mas oee' uuii"s '"e - to