New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16

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rial services at the Adirondack Cot
/ tage Sanatorium.
| UInfailing Courage
Marked Trudeau'S Life
The lives of few men offer greater,
| inspiration than that OF DR.. Ed"ara
| Livingston Trudeau, who brought the
fret message of cheer to the victims
of tuberculosis. Many have won their
/ laurcls in more strenuous and spec
/ tacular spheres of activity, but none
/ have displayed greater heroism than
| the physician of the Adirondacks, HIM
self stricken with the dreaded disease.
yet waging for forty-odd years cease
| less battle against one of the greatest
enemies of mankind.
The hearts of hundreds saved by the
sunshine of Saranac Lake Will be
heavy to-day at the passing Of DR..
1rudeau. II was never their Tate TO
hear the sentence of doom that fell
on the ears of the young physician the
year after he started practice. In
those days. back in the early IOs, tu-
berculosis and death were synonymous.
Medical science possessed no weapon to
combat the ravages Of the disease.
Benefited by trip TO the Adirondacks,
DR.. Trudeau remained 10 test the high,
dry-aired mountains further. ard dis
covered the simple panacea of food,
rest and sunshine which has been the
salvation Of thousands Of sufferers the
" orld over.
Studies tuberculosis.
As his health returned the Young
physician began TO devote the faculties
Of his highly trained mind to a scien-
tifc study of the disease. Pursuing
Lis painstaking Investigations, with APP
raratus of the crudest sort. he obtained
the tubercle bacillus in pure cultures
and began his experiments in inocula-
ton. The results of his tireless expert
mentation took form in mass of ac
curate data which brought him fame as
a scientist ard gave to the medical
world a knowledge OF the disease such
as it never had before. All this he
accomplished in the face of terrible
odds and no little criticism. as his was
the work of pioneer in the treatment
of the afflicted Making the fight he
did. lifting courageous face TO the
death which seemed waiting for him, IL
is small wonder that he compelled the
admiration of all men both in and out
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years of service and self-sacrifice he
lived TO receive the reward in the
esteem Of his fellow-men, many tho
foremost in the land. who gathered at
! the sanatorium four years ago TO cele-
trate .he twenty-ffth anniversary.
Dr. Trudeau was born in New York
City on October 5. 1S4s, the son of
James Trudeau, a physician. Both his
paternal and maternal grandfathers
were natives of France and practising
physicians, and brilliant med-
cal career was his almost by her
itage. He was educated at CO.
lumoia and then studied at the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons, be-
ing graduated with the class of 1871.
Hardly had he started out on what
promised 10 be a successful career
year later when he fell victim to tu-
berculosis of the lungs. Everything
that the medical skill Of the time could
do was done for him, but without avail,
to check the rapid progress of the dis
ease. At length he was taken TO tho
uirondacks on a stretcher to await the
death which seemed inevitable. DR..
Brehmer, a Prussian physician. had
few weeks before stated his views on
the value Of the great outdoors in pre-
]
lorn hope that the fresh air might
prolong DR.. Trudeau's life few
months that he was sent away after
the doctors had given him up.
Trudeau's Amazing Recovery.
To the surprise Of all who knew him,
however, the young physician began 70
show the most amazing improvement.
His recovery was almost unbelievable
within short space of time, and in the
course of few years his full strength
and viCor were restored. These he en-
joyed almost to the end of his life. al
though he was to all intents and pur-
poses a prisoner in the mountains. As
long as ne remained there. he appeared
as hearty as the soundest man and
showed none of the symptoms of the
disease, but a few days in New York
City brought on hemorrhages and
forced immediate exile.
DR.. Trudeau quickly realized that
his life must be spent In the noun
tains, but returning health brought
back the dreams OF professional work,
and he cast about for ways 10 accom-
plish something. He began to make =
systematic study of the disease with
which he was afflicted and learned that
nutrition, rest and open air were the
prime factors in throwing Off tuber-
, cular troubles.
AS soon as he became convinced OF
this he was eager TO make the test on
others, and conceived the idea of found.
ing n sanatorium at Saranac Lake. DIR.
Alfred LOOMS, OF New York. gave the
enterprise the backing Of his profess
sional reputation. A site was SELECTED
on n sheltered hillside and two small
buildings were put up a. cost of $3.50.
There was q small covered piazza TO
the one-room cottage, and there with
two patients in 1885 began the first
ont Of door treatment Of tuberculosis
in this country. To-day the number of
na.ients is climbing TOWARD n thousand
and the two cottages have grown into
more than forty buildings, beau
tiful little village. including n pietu-
resoue stone chapel, large assembly
room where fur-clad audiences gather
| for plays and other entertainments, and
where. with temperature below zero