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

7zOU can win. I did. I've been
all through the fight and know
it from start to finish"
He doesn't often put it in so many
His but that is the spirit which
\ ilk A. Reich, superintendent of the
aa Camp for COnvalescents at
lnahawk Lake, takes into his daily
uk with the men who come to him
kn Wisconsin tuberculosis sanatoria
q & The hardening process" by which
i by are returned to the ranks of the
Supporting and the physically fit.
1 ID the spirit which makes him such
lEietly compelling constructive force
the lives Of these men, the spirit
At had its share in making it pos
ole for twelve of the camps gradu-
Us 10 serve their state and nation in
G-yOT navy.
When Frank Reich was told by his
Emily physician in the fall of 1912
al he had tuberculosis he thought he
q received his death warrant. His
iaa and two sisters had died of the
l7as, The states educational cam
Ign for the enlightenment of people
Nsinmg tuberculosis was yet in its
fancy and Mr.. Reich did not know
4 tuberculosis was durable. He had
'el heard of a sanatorium in spite
ne TACT that the state sanatorium
~ Wales, Blue Mound in Milwau-
and River Pines at Stevens Point
q 'een in operation five years.
Advised to Go West.
a'en dis physician advised him to
'sa INTO the fruit country and live
NE open. Not having money
~.sH to pull up stakes" and settle
l' west Mr.. Reich sought the ad-
GuStave Pabst, of Milwaukee,
'-'Se once ne was employed as as.
"a. purchasing agent. Mr.. Pabst
-5'la'ely entered into negotiations
E'Cs MIN IN charge of a mine in
'a out before ARRANGEMENTS were
-Nsled Mr.. Reich suffered a severe
-''Iaage which frightened both
'au MS wife so thoroughly that
N, ~ was another conference with Mr..
J, = anu Inc physician, the result be-
~, ,-a' Mr., Reich was sent imme-
y =" he state sanatorium, where
ea'si case " A'00e'@'eiy au-
\ D., IOurteen months of treatment.
s@ r1',a was discharged in the spring
!, = AZ an arrested case. His health
i. = stored but in spite of the fact
4 an, lau been under salary du. .ns
|es lls Period, thus making it pos
s,,,..p pay Tor his maintenance at the
IN, and meet other heavy ex-
|s,s l.; ,uV'uent to his illness. he was
.sps sen puts it, financially fiat.
~. necessary for him to have inn,
s,st employment but when he
ID !, y return to his old position he
IS, y asaihst the old unreasonine
s rio ne disease which was one of
sDsi,n,,Iu innate results of the early
ssSsss nsistence on its contag-
d, Friends Afraid of Him.
IN , iSsler associates in the office
esabpr an OF him and Mr.. Pabst re.
ms i. suggested that it would be
4 sotis -. nln to return to office work
"a had ~. different reasons, Mr..
khb.Gs 'elt the same way about it.
4 an, ara also felt that Mr.. pabst had
vas y - MS services.
klp5 men that Mr.. Reich learned
ea experience what the man lust
sggs vort ',a'orlum, unfit to do a full
Sassroa,.ye YET facing the responsible.
asps -. : a living for himself and
OsrIs . family, is up against.
Me h. VI financial depression.
so,EiD ofayely did what she could
but bn. Gurihg the millinery sea,
qrns Slness was dull and after
90 por, 4 t We're over there
steers onths Mr., Reich walked
0ae epnlo search Of a job, going
Oyment office to another