Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-02
THE SEASIDE SANATORIUM
Need Seaside Sanatorium (Meriden Record)

Some time ago the state tuberculosis commission purchased land at the eastern end of Crescent Beach for a seaside sanatoriunl for children affect ed with bone or glanduiar tuberculosis. It now appears, according to dis patches, that individuals having sum- fner homes in the vicinity of the pro posed sanatorium are planning to pro- test at the eleventh hour.
 i It might. have been expected in or 1 dinary times for ever since construc- l tive work for tuberculosis was begun. l this abnormal and idiotic selfish fear | has existed
 It would seem as if in these days of great event people would have l broadened and mellowed sufficiently so I they would not be so narrow minded and self centered.
 As a matter of fact, bone tuberculo- sis is not contagious as in pulmonary 1 tuberculosis. Anyone who had bother 1 ed to acquaint himself with actual l conditions would know that in no way could the presence of children at the 1 proposed sanatorium be a menace to
 the health of others on adjoining pro- perty
 The substance of the whole matter is that few crassiy ignorant, self sufficient and supremeIy selfish in- dividuals would willing sacrifice the health and comfort of hundreds of children, i'll order that their moss
 covered theories might not be altered Nothing should be allowed to inter fere with the work Of the state com mission. The land has been purchas-
 ed, as we understand it and the build
 ing planned, No protests should avail
 against the execution of ideas calcu- | 1of fn1 fA o1rs%s
 of bone tuberculosis.
 The commission knows from statis- tics what can be accomplished under
 the proposed new scheme Nothing
 has to be taken on faith for there are
 always figures to back up claims.
 It is estimated that there are 50t children in the state suffering from
 glandular or bone tuberculosis Doc.
 tors believe that the majority of these , children could be restored to health i . they could have the air, sunshine ant auXiliaries which would be aYaiIabI, at Crescent Beach. Are not the medical authorities doing
 laudabie war work if through this me
 thod they bring back to normal, child \ ren who may take the places of theSi
 snatched away by the unsuitable leu , tons?
 In an article From the Winnin; . Fight Against Tuberculosis" Jonathan , Godfrey sayg:-
 By far the majority of cases of tu
 berculosis are pulmonary. but you hay
 certainly noticed many children hunch
 backed or lame, with twisted arms o twisted legs. possibly twisted bodie;
 These usually are due to bone tu
 berculosis. This bone tuberculosi l responds readily to treatmen II of the proper kind. Outside C ] surgical aid the best results are ob
 tained by living on sandy beac
 I throughout the year, within sound c
 the waves and in the salt air Thi
 has been proven by years of expert
 ment or the coast of France. German, y Scandinavia and many other count D ries. This bone tuberculosis is nc
 lcontagious or infectious. Consequen y tly, isolation does not enter into tn o problem
 d It ought not to be necessary for tn
 commission to enter any defense. Tn : state authorities should see to it tha '. the rights ef the commission are pro