The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05
Excellent Progress Made Toward Es
tablishins a SanItarium Dur
ing the Past Year.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
GIVES MUCH FINANCIAL AID
Opportunity offered for All TO checI
the Spread OF the White
Plague Locally

berculoSis patient, and yery few per
sons know of the dangers OF this dis
ease or OF the poverty that follows in
its train. Indeed. a very large number
OF cases requiring the attention OF
the Associated Charities are such as
are caused by the wage Garner OF the
family having tuberculosis. = In many
instances families who were in com.
Portable Circumstances were brought 70
restitution because the father was too
i'll TO work and the wife would have 20
stay at home to take care OF him. and
with no one bringing in any support,
man. wife and children must depend
upon the community for rent. food
and cloihing. This ia a common sto-
~. II the wife is I'll there is no one
To take care Of the family. and even
II the man is working he cannot sup.
port his family under such circum-
stances.
Something had 10 be done. The As.
sociated Charities came in with fnan.
cial aid and provided a visiting nurse.
both Of which have been a great bless.
ing 10 the community. helping the re.
ally needy and worthy. and finding
ont the impostors.
The first awakening Of the people 20
the dangers OF tuberculosis and tho
need OF something TO be lone 70 rem
edy conditions was brought about nv
the tuberculosis exhibit. People were
aroused 10 tho need of better health
conditions. the Health Department en-.
tered into the work with energy and
as a result the Anticipating ordinance
has been enforced. Tuberculosis cases
are reported. sputum examined.
houses fumigated. streets are cIeaner,
and on the whole health conditions
ara greatly improved. Children In
schools have been taught the dan
gers o; the drinking mn
n 10 sleep with their windows omen
An Illustration viii show what an
Impression has beer made. 4 Little
hoy left his bucket a. n well for a
few minutes lie saw n man ap-
preaching. and said. Mister don't
drink u OF my bucket" The man
said: Il will. I'm thirsty" The boy
said. Don't YOU do II. | don't want
10 be ~poisoned''
The tuberculosis Dispensary was
opened in May. 1910. and is located ~
lilS Chapline street. II IL open on
Tuesday and Saturday afternoons.
with Drs. burns and Gillespy in ar.
tendance. To see and examine any
cases free ~ charge. who are unable
70 pay a physician. The nurse. Miss
k"rns visits the patients IN their
homes. finds out their circumstances.
secs that they are supplied with tho
nccossaries OF lie by the Associated
Charities and iustructs the patient
and family what 20 do ana what pre-.
cautions 10 take u q patient needs
hafh!ng or some special attention she
makes frequent visits. She has taken
care % patients who have nor had a
friend in tho world. has cooked for
them. stayed all night with them. has
boon with them whom they have
passed over rho dark river. and pre-
pared them for burial No one who
is not associated with Miss Kerns
can possibly know how valuable She
is. and no n could be better fitted
for the work she IS doing She is a
blessing 20 the poor people who need
her services. and has been faithful
and conscientious in her work
Any one who IS not familiar with
the work ~ the ~disp@nsary can pos
s!hly realize the work that g. being
done there. Patients are examined
and treated free. given medicine when
needed and supplied with milk tickets
for which they can obtain milk Faith
crs. who could do no work and losing
9esh daily. have been restored TO
health so ne 20 DO able Co work and
support their families. Mothers have
been so improved a. 20 De- able 10
TAX" care az their families and MANY
children have been started oa tho
road to recovery Some have gained
as much a. H.. T. and 20 pounds
There are az present ff children uu-
der ~ years % < under treatment
The following report will give some
idea ~ th" work done IN tho Dispcu
sary in tle last year:
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