The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-04
WAR IN MISSOURI.

we all rush TO our newspapers AZ
soo as they are Within reach nova.
days to learn about the war in Europe,
We try to understand the position OF
the various armies opposing one an.
other and to pronounce the names Of
the cities that are being bombarded
or destroyed and we wonder what will
be the final outcome Of all this strug.
gle.
There was a time when there was a
same sort Of war in Missouri, on q
smaller scale. between men in gray
and men in blue, that is now going on
in Europe. Thank God that day is
past and can never return! But there
T other wars being waged within
u boundaries that will count for
much In the future Of our state, car.
ried or not by armed men seeking
one anOther's lives, but by earnest
citizens battling for what they con.
slider their W best interests or the
good Of the commonwealth. Such are
the conflicts between vice and virtue,
between temperance and intemperancs
end between healch and disease.
Foremost among the latter, and hav-
ing enlisted on its side a host OF the
thoughtful people Of our various com,
munities, Is the fight against tubercu.
losis or CONSUMPTION which has been
especially active during the past ten
or fifteen years and which has won
notable victories,
We used to think that II a person
had consumption they might be cured
II they could aft I'd to so and live in
Colorado or New Mexico, but that
there was small chance for recovery
at home. Now we know that the Ques.
tion OF a cure depends not on the
climate in which one lives but. first
Of all, on recognizing the disease early,
and then on carrying out such methods
Of treatment as can be employed as
we'll in Missouri as elsewhere, Rest
open air living and good food are the
trinity that work for the salvation Of
the body and that may put an end to
this dread disease.
To some degree and by a certain
number OF people this fight can be
made successfully at home, but with
many this is not practicable. House
ROOF and domestic arrangements maj
forbid. And how, under any circum
stances, is It possible for the mother
Of a family, perhaps accustomed to do
ing her own work to secure the res
which is so vital an element in tn,
cure of consumption? Manifestly il il
impossible. No sleeping porch car
do It. Only leaving home and betaR
ing herself TO some place where sh,
is free from responsibility and iron
the necessity Of working can give he
the chance. Just exactly this oppoI
tunity for rest, for outdoor living an
for properly regulated diet as well a
wise medical supervision, Is offere
to her in the State Sanatorium 70
Tuberculosis at Mount Vernon and M
where else. Furthermore, for thos
unable to pay their W way the stat
and the county provide this care will
out expense.
In establishing this State Sanato
ium II was not the purpose Of the lei
lslature to furnish a hospital for al
vanced consumptives whom there
very little hope OF curing, but to pr
vide a place where early cases migl
be sent, with a good prospect Of ha'
ing their disease arrested and Of b
ing returned to their homes In a fe
> months greatly improved II not cure
and having learned how to proper.
care for themselves. This plan hi
succeeded wonderfully well, and 1t
surprising to see what a contentC
and even happy crowd Is here a
sembled.
The first step to take for sdmissiC
to the s~anatorium free Of expense as
county patient is for the patient or h
friends to apply to the county cou
to send him there. Then the cou
notifies the superintendent and
writes to the patient telling him VIII
to do. All simple enough II the peoT
would only do T.