The Calumet news., 1912-08-22
Labine Talks Of His Tour of
Investigation of Tuberculo-
sis Sanatoria
COUNTY INSTITUTION MODERN
0isagrees With Osborn as to the
State Hospital

DR. Alfred Labine, county physioia ian.
has just returned from tour of in
vestieation Of tuberculosis sanatoria.
made for the purpase of obtaining in
formation TO he applied in the eorduct
OF the new Houghton county instltu
ton. He is more pleased than ever
| with the Houghton hospital and says
that IL is the equal OF any he has visit
ed. The location of the Houghton san
atorium is fully as satisfactory as
that of any he visited according to
pr. Lahine and wren the grounds are
repaired and placed I'm condition. and
| a better arrangement made for sep
arating the advanced and incipient
cases. this county will have one OF the,
most modern institutions in the coun-
| try.
Dr. Labinc went from Houshton TO
Chicago for the purpose of inspectii;e
various tuberculosis hospitals. He said
this city has made rapid strides in the
direction of wlping out the great white
plague. For example. there Is row
building one million dollar municipal
sanatOrium.
The city of Chicago raises n one mil
lion tax making au annual funl Of
$3.50 coo. 10 be devoted exclusively 20
the treatment and prevention of tu-
berculosis. rhe new municipal sana-
toriunI, soon To he occupied, will have
900 beds. II will be free sanatoriuin
for incipient and slightly advanced
cases.
j. A. Patton's Hospital.
The Chicago Fresh Air hospital, re-
Gently endowed by LA. Patton. the
wheat king is for paying patients IN
advanced stages only. No INDECENT pa
tents are admitted Mr.. Pattonis
brother died Of tuberculosis and in the
last weeks OF months of his life had d
difficulty i'm getting proper Treatment
The surviving brother determined that
doomed tuberculosis patients should
have>a place I'm which to die In COM
fort at least and he endowed the Fresh
Air hospital. There is no hope for the
people who enter this hospita; and IL
Is not Intended as cure
Dr.. Labne visited, the Napierville
ILL.,. sanatorium. one Of the finest IN
the middle west. This sanatorium is
under the control of DIR. Theodore
Sachs of Chicago and patients are al
United only on his certificate 1t is foi
very inclpient cases and has capacity
Of 50 patients. II charges SIS a week
for It's services. Because of the incl
pieney of the cases received ut this
hospital the percentage of cures is
high.
Cheerfulness Big Requisite.
Cheerfulness. a happy mental att,-
tude Is an essential i'm the cure OF
consumption and from this point OF
view DR. Labine disaerees with Gov
eTnor Osborn as tn the state sanator
ium at Howell The Houghton ccun-
" physician visited this institution on
his tour and he says he found that
the patients at Howell are the most
cheerful and contentcd of any he visit
cd. All of the patents are high,y
pleased with their treatment and 'hey
resented the recent criticisms of the
governor to the extent that they hung
him in efiigy.
DR.. Labine says that there are some
structural defects i'm the Howell san
atorium and these probably OCCASION
ed the governors drastic comments.
The cement floors Of the buildings per-
nit water tc enter and the grounds
are poorly kept. having no lawns. The
result is that the floors of the build
ing present a muddy appearance IN
wet weather. The ventilation and toi-
let arrangements Of the BUILDINGS also
could be improved i'm the opinion Of
Dr. Labine.
DR.. Labine returned much pleased
with the Houghton county institution.
Miss Ehlert. the superintendent. con-
ducts the sanatorum on lines similar
to those Of the best hospitals visited. |
The daily routine Is the same. the con-
duct exacted frorn the patients the
same The tuberculosis patients of
Houghton county. in a word. are gel
ting The treatment prescribed by the
very highest authorities.
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