Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-04-26
Interesting Letter from Archie Hamilton

I0tereSQn$ Letter non AIC0le I1o0 1II00
Some time ago Archie Hamilton, son
of S. A. Hamilton, went to the Mod
ern Woodman sanitarium in Colorado
to take treatment. He promised to
write letter to Maple Camp and Sat
urday night the following communi-
cation from him was read in lodge:
Woodmen, Colo, April II, 1918.
To the Members of Maple Camp No.
1874, Modern Woodmen of America.
Kind Neighbours: s| >
No doubt some of you would like
to hear how am getting along out
here, and little about the sanatorium
and it's people.
have been here slightly over three
weeks now and like it fine, that's be-
cause l have nothing to do but eat
and rest.
I have seen but a very small frac-
ton of these thirteen hundred odd
acres, as I have not been permitted
NA9S
is defined here as walking. The only
places / have seen are the hospital,
dining room, postoffice, barber shop
and bath room.
The sanatorium has it's own dairy,
poultry and hogs, greenhouse, etc.
Careful watch is kept of patients
teeth and threats, the medical staff
even going so far as to have X-ray
photos taken of the teeth or jaws. x
ray photos are of course, also taken of
the lungs.
The weather here in the past two
weeks has been one grand mix-up of
all sorts.
1 did not care about coming out here
at first as I did not think I would
like it here, but again wish to say
I like it fine. +
Joined Cresco Camp ten years ago
this month-just why Joined do not
remember as I did not give much
thought to insurance at the time. Al
ready 1 have received in value of
dollars and cents, more than I have
paid into the Woodmen. If I had to
pay for the treatment it would cost
from $35 to $50 a week at other sana-
forums.
One of the doctors here, DR.. Har-
ris, is a relative of DR.. Kessel. A
Major Leigh, who was connected with
the sanatorium for about year but
enlisted in the medical corps at Fort
Riley, is back here, having broken
down again, partially by sickness, to
take the cure. From lecture he gave
to the patients on Monday night !
CLEAN the information that this sana-
torium as we'll as others, are prepar-
ing to take care of as many wounded
U. s. soldiers as possible.
One of the boys who sat at our Ia
BILE left this morning for his home in
Wisconsin and his place was filled by
fellow who was placed in the col
ony yesterday from Iowa, and not only
that but from Elma. He is son of
Jerry Conway, and but lately gradu-
ated from a medical school in st.
Louis, and had a commission in the
medical corps. He broke down with
pneumonia and may or may not have
T. B. as no germs have yet been dis
covered. ,.8E
There are patients here from such
far-away states as Washington, Ken
lucky, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona,
and Pennsylvania, quite few coming
and going every week., 49,. ~
DR.. Rutledge has been absent ever
since l have been here, on a vacation,
l understand. .... ... q
The receiving hospital is crowded,
some patients there only a day or two,
while a few have been there as long
as six months. .""
Major Leigh says this .sanatorium
has the best medical staff in the
United States for fighting T. B., and
I believe him, and have hopes of
leaving here some day right side up
and a victor over T. B.
Yours truly,
ARCHIE HAMILTON.