Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-12-10

whom the idea of combining two greaA
conservation projects, the conservation
of Wisconsin men and of Wisconsin
forests, originated. 1t is but one OF hfa
many contributions to the constructive
program which has made Wisconsin O
leader among the states along many
lines of work. The original ideas
which grew out of Mr.. Hutchins' inter.
est and active participation in the
anti-tuberculosis movement in the
state from the time of it's inception to
his death, was to employ men com
valescing from tuberculosis or In
danger of breaking down with it Ia
take care of nursery stock for replac-
ing pine trees which had been or would
be cut down to meet the demands Of
industry and commerce.
How the Men Are Hardened.
The abandonment of the states re-
forestration program changed the nat
ure of the camps hardening process
but not the basic idea, which is to sup
ply graded system of outdoor work
| for the building up of physical
strength. Each newcomer at the camp
starts his training with an hours work
day and this schedule is continued
| usually for a month. The time is In
creased gradually month by month
until the man is able to work seven or
eight hours a day without rise In
temperature or some other warning
sign that he is OVERRIDING. The work
| is all done under the supervision Of
Mr.. Reich. who works with the men az
one of the gang and who keeps daily
record of each mans physical condf-
ton. The forest around the camp 10
virgin forest and camp life, in spite OF
modern cOnveniences in the buildings.
has much of the flavor of pioneering.
This was especially true in the first
years of the camps existence.
| And then the joy of the life out IN
| the open-for it is not all work and
rest at Tomahawk Lake. The camp
| lies right in the heart of one of the
most beautiful and popular summer
resort regions in the state, and there
are picnics and fishing parties, hunt
ing, shooting and tobogganing In
| abundance.
| The social life of the camp centers
|
| partner who has stood steadfastly by
| her husband all through his own fight
/ for life, through the discouraging lays
when the camp was still an expert
ment, and through all the ups and
downs of institutional management.
/ She it is who, as matron of the camp.
makes it real home for both patients
! and EMPLOYEES.
More Room Needed.
The service Tomahawk Lake Camp
renders the state is limited only py its
capacity. 1t can accommodate but
1 twenty patients. It has waiting list
! and would have a much larger ore IL
/ the chance of getting in didn't lock 40
: hopeless. The legislature of 1857
passed an appropriation for a new pa
tients' cottage and refectory, increas-
| ing the capacity of the camp to sixty
: patients. Cessation of building activ-
| tiles during the war has been followed
by increased cost of construction and
the appropriation is not large enough
| to cover any bids that the state has
received on the proposed buildings, so
| work is at a standstill.
The situation is the same with the
much needed infirmary for the state
sanatorium and with the proposed new
state sanatorium for the northern part
of the state. Costly delays, all of them,
/ in human lives, no matter how many
dollars may ostensibly be saved.