Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-28
WAR IN MISSOURI.

We all rush to our newspapers as
soon 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 tn pronounce the names OF
the cities that are being bOmbardsd
OF destroyed aud We wonder what VIII
be the final outcome OF al! this strug'
gle.
There was a time when there was u
sanie sort VI war in Missouri. on =
smaller scale. between men in gray
and men in blue, that il nov going on
IN Europe. Thank God that day is
past and can never return! But there
are other wars being waged within
|. our boundaries that will count for
much IN the future OF our state, car.
ried on not by armed men seeking
one an0ther's lives. but by earnest
citizens battling for what they con.
slider their own beast interests or the
good Of the commonwealth. Such are
the conflicts between vice and virtue,
ihpOAShN e u
and between health and disease.
Foremost among the latter, and hnv.
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 uni which has wOn
notable victories.
We used To think that IL 4 person
had consum rlion they might he cured
II they could afford to 80 and live in
Colorado or New Mexico. but that
there was small chance for recovery
at home. Now we know that the ques
ton OF a cure depends not on the
climate in which n lives but. first
OF all. on recognizing The disease early.
and then on carrying ont such methods
OF treatment as can be employed as
well in Missouri as elsewhere. Rest.
open air living aud good food are the
trinity that work for the salvation OF
the body aud 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.
room and domestic arrangements may
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 rest
which is so vital an element in the
cure OF assumption" Manifestly 1t Is
impossible. No sleeping porch can
do IL. Only leaving home and betak-
ing herself to some place where she
Is free from responsibility and from
the necessity OF working can give her
the chance. Just exactly this oppor-
tunity for rest, for outdoor living and
for properly regulated diet as well as
wise medical supervision. is offered
to her in the State Sanatorium for
tuberculosis at Mount Vernon and no,
where else. Furthermore. for those
unable to pay their own way the state
and the county provide this care with.
out expense.
In establishing this State Sanator.
ium 1t was not the purpose Of the leg.
islature to furnish 4 hospital for ad-
vanced consumptives whom there Ii
very little hope Of curing, but to pro-
vide a place where early cases might
be sent, with a good prospect OF hay.
ing their disease arrested and OF be.
ing returned to their homes in a few
months sreatly improved II not cured
and having learned how to properly
care for themselves. This plan has
succeeded wonderfully we'll. and 1t Is
surprising to see what q contented
and even happy crowd Ia here az.
sembled.
The first step to take for admission
TO the sa%natorium free OF expense as a
county patient Is for the patient or his
friends TO apply to the county court
to send him there. Then the court
notifies the superintendent and he
writes TO the patient telling him what
10 do. All simple enough II the people
would only DO II.