The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-10
PATIENTS ISSUE
APPEAL FOR HELP
cArawBA SUFFERERS MUST
LEAVE UNLESS FUNDS
ARE FORTHCOMING.
STAY ONLY SIX MONTHS
NEW RULE MAGISTRATES MANY
LEAVING INSTITUTION BE-
FoRB PERMANENT CURE
~ ,
Is PERFECTED.
CATAwRA sANATORl

CATAwRA sANAToR1UM. VA.
August with an interest truly
pathetic thirty-two patients OF the
sanaturium are watching every incom-
ing mail to see what response the
people of the State are making to
their appeal for help are wondering
whether or not the money viii be
forthcoming ia enable them to stay at
the sanatorium and complete their
cure.
When the State board of health
adopted a rule that patients could not
remain at the sanatorium for longer
than six months. an examination of
the roll showed that there were more
than thirty recovering eonsumptives
who. under this rule would have to
leave the Institution, which has meant
rescue from the jaws Of death to many
Of them.
There as been no inclination to
criticise the board for adopting this
rule. The patients aCquiesCe. They
realize that Catawba liz largely an
educational institution and that II can
be Of more benefit 10 the people or
Virginia # a large number of patients
are treated for Il short time than II a
small number were treated for lon
ger time Like institutions in other
States have similar rules, and the pa
tients are too generous to deny 10
others the benefits they have enjoyed.
Works Hardships.
At the same time, the new rule is
working great hardship. Most of the
patients are able to pay for treatment.
II allowed 10 remain. but few OF them
are willing to return home as long as
there is any danger that they may
infect their families. Moreover, It
win be several months before enough
private institutions are opened in the
State TO care for them and the large
number Of others clamoring for aa-
mission. Consequently. the only hope
Of these patients IS 10 remain at Ca
tawba
The patients are doing everything
IN their power Ia accomplish this. The
state board Of health la without funds
to erect additional buildings and can
do little except encourage the patients.
Cndaunted by this. the patients have
organized q relief association, with the
blesf bodied of their number as Of
ficers, md are appealing for funds 20
erect two new buildings II this mon
ey Is forthcoming. the buildings will
rise quickly and will be "A home and
resting place for these patients who
otherwise would have TO leave the
sanatorium.
Only 5000 Needed.
The response 10 the appeal made
by the association has not Yet met
with much encoura cement. but the
patients are still hoping that the GEN
erous people OF the commonwealth
VIII contribute the necessary funds
Only $1,000 is needed. the patients
urge. and this sum win enable at
least thirty patients 10 remain where
. they can be permanently cured and
return home Well men and women.
Health Commissioner EAnion c.
Williams and DIR. ID. s. Freeman EN-
ecutive Secretary OF the State Anti
Tuberculosis Association, are doing all
/. IN their power 10 forward the work
OF the association and have united In
public card declaring the work of
the association vital to the tubercu-
( losis crusade In the Commonwealth
No more worthy cause they say.
: can possibly be conceived, ana no
more urgent claim has ever pe~n
| made on the bounty of the people of
( the Commonwealth. If the RELIEF As
ISOLATION receives the small sum il
tasks, II will not only reduce the pos
sihie sources Of infection from tuher-
culosis IN the State. but 1t will bring
| happiness TO exaggerate the absolute
necessity Of aiding these men and
women In their fight for better
healt"
Mr. A W. Barrow, Ca,awba sana-
/ torium, Va, rs treasurer of the asso-
citation. and checks should be sent
him.