The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-09
Red Cross Society, Dr.. Bond
States, Would Construct
Shacks for Victims on Reid
Hospital Site.
THEIR maintenance
BOTHERSOME PROBLEM
Hospital Board Thinks It Could
Not Afford Undertaking.
Money From Stamp Sales
Could Be Used.

There has been much agitation
among the clubs of the city and the
Anti-Tuberculosis society to have
shacks located at the Reid Memorial
hospital for tuberculosis patients. At
present the matter is tied up with the
hospital board, and it seems likely to
stay there for the present as the board
has not enough money in sight to
maintain tuberculosis shacks, but
there has been a committee appointed
by the board and a report is expected
soon. The Red Cross society has Of
fered to construct the buildings.
DR.. Bond, secretary of the local anti
tuberculosis society, pointed out this
morning that the tuberculin test for
cattle was a good thing, but that an
infected COW was not one-tenth as
dangerous in the spread Of the dis
ease as an infected human.
He said the cattle are generally in
fected in the hip or bones. tuberculosis
being therefore not readily communi.
Gated to children through the milk.
Many Families Affected.
81 might point out entire families
| that have been infected with consump
tion just from one member" said DR.
this patient to a tuberculosis shack
before the disease had been communi,
| Gated to the other members of the
| family it would be a great thing fol
the community.
Nothing makes a pauper more
quickly than disease said DIR. Bond
| Therefore we feel the city should
take up the matter and appropriate
even more money for the maintenance,
of the tuberculosis hospital than fo1
the maintenance Of the Reid Memor
| ial
! Where the disease is being cared fo
| in the home the conditions are gener
ally unhygienic and the members O
the family will not, or can not. ODE!
the orders of the doctor. The win
dows are left closed as the family Cal
very careless in handling the sputum
which is the great source of contagion
Would Be No Danger.
At tuberculosis hospital all coul,
be cared for very carefully under tn
most scientific principles. DR.. Bon,
says, and there would be absolutely n
danger to the patients in the regula
hospital. The tuberculosis hospita
would be under the charge of tn
superintendent. Miss Sellers. who
very much in favor Of the movement
Only the disease in the early and ir
termediate stages would be treated a
the last stages are incurable, accord
ing to DIR. Bond, who is a recognize
authority on the subject.
For several months two patient
nave been treated in tents at Rel
the lives of each have been prolonge
very greatly, as a result of the worl
, They seem to be on the road to reco,
, cry. and there has been no evil e
/ fects from their presence at the hosp
| tai. it is believed.
: The Red Cross society Of Americ
has promised to build the shacks an
several public spirited men in th
: city will furnish them when built.
| lids DcCu Su66ColCO (AC maintenance
: provided by the local Red Cross soc
r ETY.. the money that is obtained hel
each year by selling Red Cross STAMP
. being used for the expenses connecte
with the hospital. According to D
Bond it will be a rather expensive pro
2 osition as the patients need the be-
? quality of food, much attention an
), medicine of several kinds.
: Expect Women to Help.
However. If the hospital board giv'
its consent, the matter will be pushe
. through Immediately by the anti-t
berculosis league and probably II
!, federation of women's clubs Of the ci'
9 which was at one time behind Il
> movement. but dropped out becau'
= there seemed no likelihood of the no
pital being located here
y 'All that is necessary is to show II
. people that it is needed" said d
Bond, land to create little publ
sentiment and the matter will I
!. doubt go Though and be great su
cess. as it has been tried with good r
, suits so many places, including India
:, apolis. Lafayette. Evansville and 9th
; cities.''
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