Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-31

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 A vote of thanks to the Central Yer mont railroad was pasesd, and also vote of thanks to Charles W. Lilli- bridge for the ice cream and melons furnished at the last meeting.
 Commissioner Gunshanan Presented.
 President Haviland next introduced Hon. John r. Gunshanan, chairman of the sltae tuberculosis commission, who was received with applause as he rose to speak of the New London county sanatorium and the work that can be done for it. He had been here during the day looking over three or four sug- gesteG sites.
 In opening, Mf. Gunshanan said he wanted to thank the people in Nor W1ch for the work they did in making it possible for New London county to have tuberculosis sanatorium.
 Norwich Did the Work.
 It was really the people of Norwich who did the work, and he had told the mayor of New London that the com mission ought to build the sanatorium pretty near where the people of Nor wich want it to go. He said that he had been looking over sites and had seen one that looked good to him, and he thought the commission would see it that way. but he did not indicate where his choice was located.
 Poor Mans Burden.
 Consumption, or tuberculosis, he said, was the poor mans burden, and you've got to go to the poor man and point out to him where be can contribute his mite to carry on this work. The pa- tients for the sanatorium will come from among the common people, the working people, the wage workers If we get the wage workers interested we can get excellent results. In Hart ford the plan was worked by raiSin& ! the funds through the factories. and delegates were elected in proportion to the amount raised. We have had great success in getting the wage workers to The employers of labor need have no fear to have their people organize in this cause.
 MT. Gunsl1anan quoted statistics to show that the highest death rate from 1 consumption was among bookkeepers. where it is B per. cent. while it is 21 per cent. among brewers, bakers, gro cery clerks and even policemen. Among { the coal miners who live in an atmos- phere, choked with dust the percentage is six.
 Educate People to Live Better. We want to educate the people to live better, he continued. We want Norwich to take hold of this move l11ent. We're going to erect an in- stitution here. In Hartford we raised about $S.000, and we're going to build { the sanitafium close to you, and all l want of the employers of Norwich is to allow, the committee to go into i their concerns for the wage workers ! want to contribute for this cause You're sure to find the men willing to contribute for one reason or another. ] We can take care of the indigent tu- bercular people who are walking your streets. The rich man is not immune but he wants to See to it that the careless consuInptive who walks the streets is taken care of as a protec- tive measure.
 NIT. Gunshanan's spirited talk was l greeted with applause as were the brief 1 remarks of each of the physicians l whom President Haviland called upon <, to follow MT. Gunshanan.
 Several Doctors Heard. Dr. Rush w. KimbalI, medical ex- am1ner for the town, was the first responding by expressing his appre- 1 ciatlon of the work being done by MT GunShannon, and of work done in Nor wich which would result, he under stood, in having 9, santorium here in ! operation in six months. He spoke of the necessity of some educational work [ which might be carried out by tu- 1 berculosis exhibit for several days | where every cody could go and become ! instructed in this subject. The san- ! atorium will be the solution of how to 1 care for great number of tuberculo- | sis cases, curable and sincurable, ane 1 we ail-ought~to stand read yto do ouI l share to help the work along. l Dr. H. M. Pollock, Chairman of the 1 health and sanitation committee, spoke 1 Of the necessity for cooperative worl 1 and the possibility of educating the
 lishrent of fund to care for tht 1 workman's family while the man was 1 in the Sanatorium.
 Dr. J. J. Donahue was the nex 1 speaker called upon. who commended 1 the work done by MT. Gunshannon l United ,effort. pr. Donahue said, wa: | required in this work and he spok, /! of the educational side that the sana toriUl2n would provide. The payroI l of perhaps s5e,9 would not be bat 1 asset to the city. We would need
 campaign of education to show tht
 people the advantage of going to : l sanatorium. We are assured of thu l sanatorium and now We want to col l lect some money for it, and we cal
 paint an attractive picture of fresi 1 air, sunshine and good food for ou | sana torlum.
 Dr. P J. Cassidy also spoke of tn 1 valuable feature of enabling the wag
 earner to pay his own way He in 1 staneed the case of a man whom h. had known, who had died with tuper 1 culosis, because he could not afford t 1 stop his work to get cured. His fam | fly needed his wages, but with a san l atorium he could have been saved u 1 his family. He spoke of the need 0 l educating the people not to have fear of the tubercular patient, and h thought the matter of the exhibi would be satisfactorily worked out b. | the county medical association.
 Fresh Air, Nourishment and Rest.
 Dr. F. J. Harper spoke of the exper | fence of the Modern Woodmen of Am l erica with their tuberculosis camp il 1 Colorado. where from over 300 patient 56 have already been sent home cured Fresh air, nourishing food and res are the three prime requisites for tn
 cure of tuberculosis, and are the thre | things that 1t is almost impossfDl ] for the poor to get at home, but cal I get in the sanatorium.
 | Dr. G, H. Jennings of Jewett City
 who was at the meeting, was calle ] upon anu spoke of the necessity fo the campaign Of education, and he sai'
 there was no question but that We ha
 plenty of people to fill even a large
 building than we were going to have
 Dr. k. Brophy spoke briefly 0 the location of the Sanatorium here a
 of value because people could be treat ed clCse to their homes. Many patient | refuse to go to distance but if the can be treated near home it will mak l a great deal of difference in man, cases. It is a very important featur that we are to have this sanatoriun nere in our midst.
 1 After some concluding remarks b. l Mi Gunshanan, q vote of thanks fo h r. I a1..R iV..