The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-07
SAYS THERE Is
ONLY ONE CURE
PROPER AIR AND FOOD ONLY
TREATMENT FOR CONSUME
TON SAYS DETROIT
DOCTOR.

"Fresh air. rest and proper food
the world over that is the one sat
isfactory prescription for tuberculo-
| sis" said DR.. Henry j. Hartz OF De-
troit who has recently returned from
eight months abroad, incidentally IN 4
vestigating institutions for the care OF /
the disease in Europe. DR. Hartz' VINO /
is a trustee OF the Michigan state (
Sanatorium for tuberculosis, took the
occasion of his wedding tour abroad
to study in Munich and Vienna and
To inquire into social conditions IN
the larger countries of the continent.
zone hears about marvellous cures
Of tuberculosis occasionally; the lad
oratories of the great universities and
hospitals are busy with experimenters
seeking such a cure; but until one Is
, found healthful outdoor life, rest and
nourishingl food will continue TO con-
stitute the one system OF treatment
' which Is reliable" said DR. Hartz.
Three Methods Of Treatment.
5 "There are three methods of treat
S ment in vogue i'm Europe, all OF when
g are notifications Of the simple out
d door idea, original with the English.
= Although England was the source a.
the system, there is still much to 10
done there i'm developing it. The nov
elist, Hall Game, has joined the move
ment and has appealed to the public
and the state To care for the poorer
d classes, urging them to follow the eS-
ample of Germany in building sana-
u toria.
Is 'Tn that country the insurance sys-
s TEN, devised by Bismarck and insti-
s tuted in 1866, is in vogue and in some
to ways it is the ideal one. BY law fund
lie is maintained from three sources: the
be workman, the employer and the state
IS. Since every man contributes TO tho
al fund. he feels no hesitancy in draw
ing upon it for free treatment whei
ed he is i'll.
Lte PAYS Premiums All His Life.
ar with whatever disease he is az
IT. nicted, he is cared for by the stat
until he is well, and without the stig
ed ma of charity, for he has been pay
'th ing premiums all his life for sue
T. insurance.
ITO the employer and the state, III
tax is considered an investment. sine
NY il contributes directly to industrii
p, welfare and efficiency.
NC After all the tuberculosis profile
hsS resolves into one of money and
M Germanys system funds are alwa,
neS available and the working classes a
i'e' not 10th to utilize them. Beside Il
aFe sanatoria, they also maintain far
Oh colonies in which the convalescent
'ieS hardened for his work.
-, frances Idea on Plague.
France depends upon dispensari
and visiting nurses, believing that 4
consumptivc should be cured in [
''S conditions i'm which he must live. II
:, regains his health in the atmosphe
az of the sanatorium they reason. he
're not Injured to the environment
which he must return.
mes I'm Switzerland, the effect is rath
"p To prevent the disease. Childr
whose parents are consumptive a
a'' removed from the tuberculosis-bree
any ing home and placed in orphanag
e''' or i'm cottages in the pine woods. Tn
ALSO believe that the most successful ati<
rom -, 49,. .,.o,.,o ,s r,odo nv dcvoti
their energies to stamping it out i'm
VI breeding grounds.
ro Difficulty With Consumption.
a. 1.-THE difficulty with consumption
- that II is insiduous and slow in COZ
and "s, u'''' - .,.e1s.,.. - =
very long i'm duration. hence very
pensive to treat. II would seem ju
that If the state compels notificati
of tuberculosis and if the state {
poets cooperation, it should assist
providing suitable accommodate
otherwise the patients and doct