Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-24

uJ LIE ULhL1u
IN WASHINGTON
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was pleased to learn OF our advanced
step In the right direction.
The committee conference was a
very great help. We feel better &C..
quainted and more able to carry out
the progra mas II H. printed. wisa1
to offer my assistance to any club
that attempts a health program.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of
Mrs. Quain's interesting account.
Mrs. Sprague recommended that each
district vice president appoint a
heal committee 10 work along the
lines suggested. She outlined certain
efforts which might be made to raise
money. NY giving a moving picture
show. such as has been done at Grand
Forks the past year WITH great sue.
cess, the manager turning over the
keys Of the house from Saturday even.
ing until Monday night, In which time
five performances were given at q
substantial profit by entertaining at
a tea party. child's party and other
forms OF entertainrdent:;5a all. Of, which
had been tried out with fine success
by the civic league of Grand Forks.
Augmenting Mrs. Quain's report, or
paper, was an%article by her dealing
with conditions at the nnseith Tuber.
culosis sanitarium. This paper is full
Of interest to the general reader, and
is as follows:
Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Dun
seth has taken IN e. patients since
opened. Now has SO and a consider.
able waiting list. Filled to capacity
at present but by December LIST. the
two cottages under construction, to.
gether with additional ,accommoda.
lions being provided in the attic and
on the porches, a total Of 70 patients
can be housed.
Appropriations. "
Last legislature appropriated a to.
tai Of, $37,50V as follows: :
For a patient cottage .:..... 5 $500
,Outbuildings, machinery, eac $1,000
Electric plant 1900
Laundry equipment. s...:.. 1000
General equipment .'...:::. .:.'2,50o
Maintenance -, ....... ..... 2l,O0o
YYoI~ ',ooA&rr DH B. b.. q I'm
Totals $35,7OO
The Masonic order has also. appro.
printed $4,000 to "brild" and equipra
patients cottage, this and the state
cottage each providing room for '1G
patients CIV being under. course Of
construction.
A careful estimate shws' that there
will be- an average Of e. patients each
month from July i, 1918. to July i
1915. no take care Of these 81 pat
tents there" rs. available the $2f;0o0
appropriation mounting. to 5000 per
month also the payments Of 5000
each: week. from those patients who
ara hnanciallv able to pay and the IS
per week which t,hEe county pays FOR
each INDECENT patient. The patients
80 far have been about equally divid.
ed between pay and jndigent&patients.
II, this ratio continues the So patients
per month will pay about $4,000 per
month. which. together with the 5000
rer month from the maintenance ap.
nrcpriation will provide an average
onthly revenue Of about $1,000.
Milk and Eggs. -
Milk and eggs are the principle
articles Of food needed by the pat
tents. At present hut 80 quarts Of
milk per day are available from the
two milk cows whereas ia quarts
are needed, When the number Of. pa
tients doubles the. amount. >1of milk
needed will be doubled. IT Will re,
nuires s aor.. 3 good milk cows BY DE-.
cembev II and no funds are available
fol, this purchase. There are no
chickens al, the %sanitariui and It is
almost impossible to SECURE enough
fresh eggs the year around by pur'
chase, even if the money were avail,
able. To build Z hennery and stock
/ with 200, hens will require $3.50.
T;bere are some 20 beds to furnish and
to buy and equip n bed requires
s5n No fund is available; for reading
matter and for amusements and the
mental side of. the treatment Is i'm
portant.. At present one nurse is TAX
ing care of 80 patients and in most
sanitariums one nurse is assigned, to
but 10 or - patients.
The original board of trustees who
managed the sanitarium until July J
1913. az we'll as the anti-tuberculosis
association. the women of the state
and. the members of. tina Legislature
rae entitled to great credit for getting
the sanitariuI1. under, way. The large.
increase In. the number of patients
brings on; the present contingency.
It is-esumated there. a%re~-a.000 tuber'
sel,lesis residents in the state and, only
80 Of them are at the Dunseitl- sanf'
tarium. VI
~ Penhiter Speaks.
MI. sPenhiter, Y. M:C.A 4. secre-
tary at Fargo who had 3been.a ~natient
at the 'sanitarium. presented al:.o-ar r
appeal to the club women for their
support in further aiding in the equip.
mentyo of the hospital. and enumerated
as q few of the articles which would
be, most acceptable as follows: blan-
knfs~ f~1Hffrngsps. beds. bedsiHe- tables