The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

where the next blow will fall It may fall on your nearest and dearest, or on mine.
 "It is surely not 8 dimcuIt thing to educate the public by conversation or otherwise in these matters, What ! expect you will eventually demand isi First, a central dispensary where there is a free examination Of pa-5 tients under the charge or a. fepata- bie physician properly paid for ms services Second. the engaging or properly trained visiting nurses; the house to house examination of those who are i'll. Third, the sanitoI1um cure for, those incipient easese where and the advertisement of improper housing conditions resulting in their ameIioration or obliteration. This. IS the problem. Can we solve 1t have faith that it is not only possible. but probable.
 By.far the majority of eases of tuberculosis are pulmonary, but you have certainly noticed many children hunch-b backed or lame, with twisted arms or twisted legs, possibly twisted bodies. These usually are due to bone tuberculosis. This bone tuber- culosis responds readily to treatne eTt of the proper kind. Outside of surgi- cal aid the best results are obtained. by living on a sandy beach through out the year, within sound of the. waves, and in the salt air. This has been proven by years of experimen on the coast of France, Germany, Soandinavias and rnanys other coun-s tries We figure by g careful writ ten canvas among the teachers Of the state that there are two thousand children in Connecticut with bone tuberculosis. This bone tuberculosis lis not contagious or infectious. Con- sequently, isolation does not enter in sfr 11rnFIef7. tstEfsssf fs
 To purchase suitable strip of land on the seaSho ores erect the necessary housing buildings and equipment, would cost at least $125,o0o. Our general assembly is now considering this matter, and perhaps when next have the honor of addressing you,. may nave the pleasure of announc- ing that in this matter of the seaside sanatorium, Connecticut has decided finally to. let her little cripp1es from all over the state, take advantage of the wonderful curative powers of the shining ocean beach that God gave her and them.
 Very few of us will ever appreci- ate the skill and devotion of our Connecticut physicians in their care cf our tuberculosis patients. Many, many times their pity has forced them to attend the poorer families, thoso unfortunates unable to pay the phys elan, and some times without food or the ordinary comforts of life. have been in a. position to appreci- ate wl1at the doctors have done and are doing; and wish also to con- gratulate this city for the fearless and efficient methods and satisfactory re- suits obtained by our board Of chart- ties and it's capable superintendent,
 MT. Spencer Gordon
 "A cruel and devastating war is
 being waged to a. finish in the ciyiliz- l ed countries of Europe. Thousands have been killed; many more have been wounded, but the worse suffer CTS will be the widow and orphan.
 who with terror in their eyes are
 reading the bulletin boards to ace I whether their loved ones are killed
 or wounded.
 l 'In the history of the age, some I rulers as well as some generals will 1 be held up to future geneI ations for 1 having won great victories. The suf- 1 fering and sorrow will be forgotten
 In the honors that will be given to
 the conquerors. All. this honor will be nothing compared to the honor | that will be due the Visiting Nurses Association of Bridgeport-to your | president, Mrs. Herbert M. Knapp.
 who was the first organizer of this association, and to yourselves who carry on this work.
 | ..tYou are not taking life to gain i imperishable renown in history. Your | work is devoted not only to saving the lives of those to whom you min ister. but the lives of their ,neighbors. their families, and their little chill l dren.
 ssThere are some of us who know how to distinguish between honor gained on the battlefield, and honor l gained in relieving the suffering ot
 humanity. Honor then to whom l honor is due"
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