Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13
STATE HOSPITALS ADVOCATED
Joel Piper Reports on Visit to other
Institutions.
GENERAL BENEFIT TO SOCIETY
Treatment Of EpiIeptics and People
Afnicted with Tuberculosis re
suits in Dissemination OF
Needed Information.
lrrom . So .orrsgpondentl

LINCOLN, Nov. II. ~ tspeclhl'J -Joei
Piper. secretary 70 the State Board Of
Charities and Correction. mas made recon-
mendation to Governor shallenborger for
the establishment of a hospital for persons
afflicted with tuberculosis ana for those
afflicted with epilcpay lt is probable tnat
the governor viii include the recommended
lions 10 the Legislature Ia his biennial mes
sage 10 that body. with his reoommcnda-
ton Mr.. Piper included a history Of his
attendance at the National Conference OF
Charities and Correction at -. Louis. His
visits to the tubcrcular home At Mount
Vernon, No. and tho epiiepuc hospital In
Kansas we're made at the request OF the
governor. His report on these follows:
As requested By you, / visited the Mis-
souri, state Sanatorium for the Treatment
OF Incipient Pulmonary Tuberculosis, sit
uated &c Mount Vernon, Mo. The first
building, known as the Gupton Villa to
Eether with temporary dining room, we're
completed about March /, 19O5 and up to
the present time there have been over 100
Applications for Admission. The act pro-
viding for thC establishment Of this insu-
tuition provides, among other things that
the site selection shall be at least 1000 feet
above the sea level Mount Vernon, the
point selected, is 1890 feet above. There
were seventy-five patients being cared for
NJ the date OF my visit OF these seventy
wero county patients and five were pri-
Vate patients The county patients cost
the counties sending them s. each per
week. Private patients pay 80 per month.
The actual support OF each patient costs
from $40 to SIS per week"
NEEDED Information Disseminated.
The great benefit Of an institution Of
thsi kind Ia 70 community or the state.
10 not only in the number of cases cured
DF benefited. but the dissemination Of
the facts the patient has learned while
at the sanatorium to others, that many
will learn how TO live to keep themselves
from developing tuberculosis Less than
per cent Of the patients registered at
che institution have made satisfactory
Improvement There are now two build
4nEs for the patients. These are called
villas, one for men and the other for
women. The architectural plan of these
buildings places the patient as much out
of doors as 10 possible, and yet gives the
protection necessary from the elements.
also visited the Epileptic state hospi-
tel or colony located at Parsons, Kan.
trhis institution is less than seven years
old, and has at present about $50 pa
atents The colony consists Of section
OF land Both sane and insane epileptics
receive treatment here. At the opening
.Of this institution the insane epileptics
IN the other state hospitals were trans
asrred here and, since then they are re-
.caiyed direct. Thsre are now $50 Of the
6nsane. and while this class of insane are
often tho most violent, found none
snder restraint They were given SCI
Autific treatment BY specialists in this
line and receiving the care and watchful-
ness neeessary' in the case of insane
people. The colony Is made up OF col
lection OF buildings representing homes
thus permittinG the needed classification
as 70 cendition. The buildings for tho
, insane are so separated from the ones
: occupied by the same patients that Il
aacessitates no association of the two
Glasses The better class Of the male
patients assist IN yard. garden and farm
work. and some Of the better class OF thu
eemale patients assist in the domestic
work.
Literary ana manual training schools arr
conducted for the younger patients, thur
swing school advantages to number Of
children who would not be permitted e
attend public school, or who from sensitive
ness OF liability 10 seizures would not at
tend public school with any regularity.
Open wards are maintained in nearly al
OF the buildings for sane patients. escapei
from the institution seldom occurring. rhi'
GLASS OF patients require fewer attendant
than the Insane as they have a desire t.
help care for each other. and of theii
own accord respond quickly when one o.
their number II taken with a seizure
Valuable 70 society,
was wonderfully impressed with the in
sstimable value OF such colonies TO society
1pilepsey seems almost an incurable dis
ease and the per cent OF recoveries boini
% small suggests the imperative need o
such an institution OF colony, and wher
the real conditions viii approach as nearl!
a. possible a collection OF homes wher
such an unfortunate individual can reoeiv
treatment aud eustodial care
Over 900 patients have been admitted Il
this institution since It was established II
1905. and IN more than o per cent Of thi
number the cause for the disease was he
roditary. This demonstrates the absolut
necessity OF custodial care OF the epliep
dos, and especially OF weak-minded epslep
dc girls who too often become a prey 0
depraved men.
A great mistake Is often made in no
having special scientific treatment Of tn
disease IN the early years OF the child
life. Parents. too often console thsmBelve
with the belief that the child 10 simpl
nervous OF has worm-fits and viii outgro,
the disease.
OF the patients admitted 70 this institu
ton, 20 per cent had attacks OF epilepsy be
fore they were years old.
In concluding. j believe Nebraska shout
provide q colony for epilepucs ia the nea
future
Salt over Church Eli.
y. q. Keens OF ISearney Is IN the suprem
court trying 90 prevent the collection q
k&9S, judgment for witch was secure
against him IN the lower court BY John G
Lowe. The brief sets cut that Keen
Agreed 20 nay Tor one-fourth OF the cor
structiOn ot an addition 10 st. Luke
trutestapt Episcop,d church aud when IA
addition was concluded he refused 60 com
across, for the reason ha alleged. that IN
ahurch directors discharged the contractc
and hired the work done thus inoreasin
NE COST some NeoOO lie said he agreed I
pay one-fourth % the construction an
make his payments iust as often a. ID
contractor received his pay for the wor
A. Il prcsressed The work came I
nSe0.e
hauipment for Guard.