Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-12-18

UUnk VI OIAII
SANITARIum
NEED OF MORE BEDS AT DUN
SETH sANTTARIUM - PROS
PECTS OF RAPID GROWTH.
The opera house was well filed
Sunday evening at the meeting called
to hear Mrs. J. e. Stevens of Grand
Forks speak upon the dangers,
cause and prevention of tuberculosis
Mrs. Stevens being ON tour of the
state under the auspices of the North
Dakota Anti-tuberculosis association.
The speaker, introduced by Mayor
, Fierce Blewett, emphasized several
valuable lessons and her address was
illustrated by startling pictures show
ing the lack of sanitary conditions
in many cities; the prevalence of flies
at places that could be kept clean,
unsanitary milk where there is no
dairy inspection, spoiled meat, etc.,
all bearing tuberculosis germs, were
all shown by pictures taken of ac-
tual conditions. The public drink
ing cup evil has been abolished to a
great extent in this state by legisla-
ton. The dangers of contagion and
contamination from consumptive
were revealed, and Mrs. Stevens
aroused strong sentiment in favor
of the Dunseith tuberculosis home.
Mrs. Stevens declared that tuber-
culosis cannot be entirely extin-
guished while we have alcohol, and
q resolution, read by Attorney G. s.
Buck, endorsing Congressman Hob
SONS bill forbidding the manufac-
ture and sale of alcohol in the Uni
ted States as q beverage or food. was
practically unanimously adopted by
the audience. Drink, dirt and dust
are three of the great causes of tu-
berculosie, declared Mrs. Stevens.
AS the last picture was thrown
upon the screen Miss Anna Wanner
sang Lead Kindly Light" Many Of
the churches of the city joined in the
services at the opera house, and there
was meeting for children held by
Mrs. Stevens in the afternoon, while
Monday Mrs. Stevens met the women
OF jamestown at the city hall.
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The address Of Mrs. ]. E., Stevens
Of Grand Forks on the work Of the
Estate Tuberculosis sanitarium, CIV
en- at the opera house Sunday night,
contained many. interesting state
ments. She said that there are now
80 beds needed for patients that re-
auire treatment and have no other
means to secure it, and there is a
long waiting list. There is law in
force by which the counties of the
state may pay IS and the state pay
$3.50 a week for the care of desti-
tute patients suffering with tubercu-
losis. At present one-half of the
patients in the institution are coun-
1ty charges.
1t costs $50 to equip bed with
the necessary blankets, hot water
bottles, and other things needed.
A good many towns in the state are
preparing to contribute this amount
for the equipment of bed, which
will be known as the bed from that
town. Garrison was the first town
to SO equip a bed, and seven towns
have already pledged themselves to
do SO. The collection taken at Mrs.
Stevens meeting in this city amount
ed to $40, and another meeting
would undoubtedly have secured
enough funds to provide a bed at
the institution from jamestown. All
the rooms at the sanitarium are now
filed, and NO more patients can be
taken for the present. or until ad-
ditional sleeping rooms are pro
vided. asl
The Masonic fraternity Of the
state is constructing a beautiful cot
tage for patients who are members
of that order who have no other
means of securing proper treatment.
This cottage will cost S6,50O ana
wfll care for sixteen patients. Z The
Workmen and the D. Of H. are also
Intending to erect cottages to care
for sixteen patients each. and it is
probable that the railroad compa-
niesi Of the state will also furnish 9
cottage for the care, Of employees
from the different lines who may go
to the institution for treatment. In
addition there will be built num-
her Of private cottages by persons
Of means who desire the expert
treatment received at the institution
but who do not care to room in the
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