The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-11
JOHN TEXANS ON THE. FINE WORK DONE BY RED MOUNTAIN CAMP Graphic Account of Daily Life at the Anti -Tuber-
 culosis Camp SUGGESTIONS FOR
 ACCUSING INTEREST Pays Tribute to the Officers in Charge and Predicts Great Success
 in Worldwide Fight
 Against Disease
Fly JOHN T. EVANS

| toHlFdig 10 the SeHeTdi lHlpIeSSiDn | joy and not gloom prevails at the camp of the Anti Tuberculosis association near the crest of Red mountain. The little family of 30 or more-boys and girls. men and women-are enjoying 1 life regardless of their aff1iction.
 Indeed 1t is like one big family. 1 There is one rule of the camp which is never broken. It reads: It is un- derstood that the attitude of patients toward each other shall be one of mu 1 tual respect and kindliness." Thus no l line Is drawn between the ll-pay patient and the unfortunate who comes | to the camp as a ward of Jefferson county. There is absolutely no dis crimination and as a consequence ev- eryone who will be is happy and con tented.
 Very few of the patients have the l apearance of being sufferers from the white plague. Save the half dozen who are confined in the pavilion the camp CTS spend their time making them selves, as we'll as others, happy. All eat well and sleep better, and there is no good reason for discontent.
 Rules Not Too Strict
 The rules and regulations of the anti-tuberculosts camp are not too | strlct. They are based upon common sense and the patient who is willing to abide by the same and does so stands an excellent chance to recover his or her lost health Tn the course of time. If not-well. that is another 1 question.
 t1esn air, plenty of rest and good, | " foOd is inc sloPau of he led Mountain camp and in of these 1 things the institution is bountifuly sup 1 piled. Nature provides the first two necessities for tuberculosis sufferers; the l good people look after the rest. And l speaking again of eating-Oh, those ap- pcutes! In making their daily reports to nurse patient is often heard to 1 say; "l drank ten glasses of sweet milk and ate three raw eggs today" This too. is in addition to the three regular meals served at the table and if which they all abundantly partake. Schedule at the Camp
 Everyone is interested in good things to eat and at what hours it is served. Here Is the schedule at the Red Noun taiE camp:
 a. m.-Breakfast.
 10 a. m.-Eggs and milk.
 r. m.-Dinner.
 3 p. m.-Eggs and milk.
 5 D. m.-Supper.
 D. m.-Eggs and milk.
 It Is no wonder that the 30 present in- habitants of this little white city, built under the pines and tall oaks are ready ard willing to retire to their tents and rooms at D. m. for a 10-hour sleep dis turbed only by the sad wall of a lone some screech owl down in Shades valley.
 The Camp Garden
 The camp table is supplied by the best that market. the dairyhouse and the gar den afford. Just at the foot of the hill is located the farm. A day or so ago the Italian gardener in charge brought Up to the store room 1419 bushels of as fine Irish potatoes as were ever grown in the Birmingham district These po- tatoes were the last of the 1912 Scrop. Tuberculosis camp tomatoes would take the blue ribbon at any show yet ar ranged by the Alabama State Rair asso cstion.
 Reading. writing, playing games and taking life easy makes up the daily rou- tine at the camp. Those who are phys ically able are often taken jaunts through the woods by the superintendent in charge The children-a half dozen or more with ages ranging from to 10 years have a daily school with a competent in structor in charge. In this connection, too. it might be well to mention that old  of Birmingham could be put to good use just now at the anti-tuberculosis camp. Beginners readers, spoilers, histories physiological and the like, as well as slates, writing tablets, copy books, and pencils are needed by the little ones who are anxious. to learn, but are handicapped to a certain extent by lack of necessary supplies.
 Religious Services
 At.ba,oJ, rarnovad if pvere from, fba advantages of the many churches of Bir- mngham, the religious side of life is not overlooked by the superintendent in charge One afternoon in each week the Rev. ]. A. Bryan. pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, comes to the camp and holds a brief but interesting service of song and prayer. Sunday school work CTS from the city come out regularly Sometimes there are three four As result the camp Sabbath school is flour ishng. Methodsts Baptists, Presby- terians Catholics and other denominations are represented in the Sabbath school Attendance upon the religious meetings Is not compulsory. but whenever the bell rings at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon practically every one in the camp, young and old alike, regardless of religious be- lief. may be seen moving toward the 6ining hall on the crest of the hill where the services are held. In the dining room there IS a plano Wnlcn SnOulu nave long since been relegated. It is all the music the campers have however. and until some generous individual or organization donates another the old out-of-tune in- strument must continue on duty.
 Visitors at the Camp
 Visitors often come to the camp and are delighted with what they see. In fact too few citizens of Birmingham and of Jefferson county are aware of the tt. tr Iotx ~..rt1I h.. Anti-Tuberculosis association at the camp More visiting and publicity would un- doubtedy result in much good, not only to the association, but to the public as well. There Is absolutely no danger in visiting the camp. On the other hand an occasional visit teaches one the fine art which is employed in battling against the white plague. The tuberculosis camp is not a pest house Far be it from that It Is only a good home. built along mod ern lines For sufferers, a majority of whom are curable.
 Yellow fever has been conuuered. Cholera is within the grasp of medical science. The thoughts of bubonic plague. however serious may be the disease, has ceased to cause the peo- pie of America to become panic strick- en. Doctors and trained nurses now commonly known as consumption. It will not be long before the annual toll of death from the disease will be greatly cut down. Experts in the work are stamping out tuberculosis as one