The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-14

| fresh air. river and mountain. rr'ur''
restful and curative forces. ha'" '''a
blended with tho handiwork oc nan. ;hc
state OF Yves, Virginia has opened a
large tuberculosis Sanitarium for the
care and treatmnrt ~ cOlor"d people NJ
flicted with the dreaded disease which
annually takes such an amazing toll IN
human lives Tho state Colorcd Tuh"r-
culosis SantartUm. rs II - oN!cAIiE
known, is located 1t D"nmar IN PoCa-
hontas county.
Some half d"zcn vars a." 'uh"r"n-
losis san,arjum for whl'" people VAS
Opened hy the state n Term A.'a. I'r"$-
ton county It's worth las h''1 demon
strated in Tho ours Effected. Is cost
has been trivial whom ono considers ~"
number OF liv,s saved and ~" hIVp.u~S
Il has brought 10 SCor"s Of families.
From an economic as we'll "a = humane
standpoint u Is ono of N" host invest
nents ever made Cor the p"opl" ~ West
Virginia Fer several years thor" has
been a long waiting list At IN" Terra
Alta institution. popular "vidcnc" Of the
success OF tho Institution.
Now thu state hoard Of control.
charged with tho control and G0v"rn-
q, ment OF tho state institutions Announces
the opening Of the coiorNd tuberculosis
{ eanitarium Just rs fortunately situated
: for the treatment OF this disease rs ~"
Terra Alta institution. whcr" N" c"lorcd
sreople OF West virginia are given equal
opportunity to conquer and ov"rcon" IN"
scommon ScourcN Of mankind
The colored tuberculosis sanitartum
tnow open az Dcnmar for IN" care and
Treatment OF colored persons. was "Stah-
f1ished as the result Of IN" enactment or
n law by the legislature Of 1917. II was
~ NoNr
Irnent Of the Board Of Control and tn"
lxovernor was authorized 10 appoint
Relect comittec Of thrc" c"l"r'd phySi-
Icians to cooperate with the Board or
lControl In the selection OF a site. Gov
iernor Cornwell designated as members
nor this committee Or. r. A. Crtchlow. OF
>Charleston: Or. S. +. Clay. or l"wlsoarE
and DR.. r c. Harrison. OF kimbail.
Fortunately for the state. at the time
inquiries were being made concerning
sites. the Maryland Lumber Company
sbad INST exhausted its supply Of timber
ON lands in Pocahontas county and or
fered a tract OF 1855 acres. embracing
-fhe model village % Denmar. to m"
-Wtate AZ a price which denoted great
sacrifice.
The ioint investigating committee.
upon the occasion Of their first VISIT I"
the site, was impressed with ~" sur
rounding conditions. Tho Grad'ur OF
the view. the opportunities for r">' M"
recreation appealed 70 n" m m"erS,
The rich soil. :"rtilIz"d by burn; wood
ashes and manure from IN" company m
Generator and stables acruru,a'"d dur
Ing q period Of lively" years and S'af'T-
"A over the farm. mad" Cu!i!Ea'l'n very
attractive A. least Two thirds - t"'
large tract was rapahl" 90 an 'N'"'l'"E-
" high state Of cultivation. y !a'E'
orchard Of 100 apple and pear tr"S;
pduned. sprayed and in general E""'
condition promised n larC" weld.
NeThe lS5 acre trace wH> i''r ..i'~' ,,,
price Of $22.IOO and AZ 'dt';'' MAJ H'""
for the large sawH'I h"''''HE' ,,
Denroar Is situated on 4 rdE" D. "''o
+hc Cranberry and Roavrr lICk ranges
,si,b rho beautiful bottom and 'nTtn
.stretchirr AWAY l." the rapid Gro n"fh''
river. beyond which is IN" H'rr' n"'"'aI
Ft,,pff rising severHl hundred f""' IN we
air For natural scenery III" 81" = ""-
h z,rpassed in the eastern S;a'$.
kbn village or cor,ly ~ D. nn'Hr .. m
kas q largo hotcl and uh"'' '" "l.''r
Kings. mostly Co''aE"S WN'h
Tor employees - N" IA"""" '''h.
81. All have wei Kept lawns - .''',,
nd productiv" gard ns =" ''' ',"'-
,c, are substantial huild'u@~. weather
rdad and plaS;orod. Built !" rows ~
n,d nointcI WHITE tho" :r'.''"' =
- aftractiyn aprearanCN. Tn" Nl'ilg"
,rch = located jus, back ID; ~" ''i'-
Alr-so hotel building ha~ boon -
eIed and eIuirr-d rs -. "'I'n '''''
building with = capacity "' '"'"'t
(which will u" used f"' HdT.th 81
IT, floors r-a Fiui~n'l OF" "'''i-
Tho wood w"r, - 10 N'.N' ~.
,,h' ]. ~
- supnrir1 wit,; ru"'r,ng No. ana
water Tho, ar. 'hr'" "1'"r '''H.,
nc second floor aui 90" -" tn'F"
are Accommodations for 'A' 'tn-
Tho largo dta.ng rom viii H"'
hate 10 persons.
this adrninI>trI'I.n or h"~f' -
he are located tho Offices go INC
htendent. labCfatory ahH ""''''
patients ar" r"cN'N"d ," YUM
n.Rhe e-aminatiorS ar" 81 th"r-
mr. 40 as - d";.r'n.n" n" OK
infection an! 'H' r"u"N" 81
20 be prescribed.
"a porches upstairs and down.
Instructed in ad'uii"n ~ li'"S'
in use where PATIENTS NAY '"S'
hrink Of the lifH-C'ring oxygen.
u,II be advised daily Of 'h' h"S'
r TO care for lhorl""IN"S- tNR
and dietetic INSTRUCTIONS WI
%oprishjnR food VII ~" raised
. farm, and Sunrii"d :" +hNNH'h' -
method ~ prose-, IL; P'"''''
a-ut;lized in building m" p7t'nS
normal dcEr"c necessary (" ''''''
ably germ.
Dennar institution was u'' 'N'h"-
bS the leRiSlatUr" ~ a NOM" i'r
bIes and L ia not 9" r"EArl'" 10y
I'd Of control ~ tho adm "S'r7-
fficers az D"nmar. RATA - -
upon as place wh"r" 'h''h''I
OF tuberculosis may ." "''''F'n
eated. and. # pcss:h!" r"T' 81
so that tho return "t ~" ri''-
tbc,r own communities ~ ItN-
Amples Of restoration - H'aNh
kulness. will s"rre - in" IN"
people Of West N'rS'u.l 'NA'
an institution. created and So
ed by the state for tr"'r- h"n't''.
hey may go and receive car az"
ct at a cost OF TAR loss ''Ah
Ia obtain II ~ HON" under III"
roved conditions.
hperintendent OF tn" D"nmar IN
"a Is yIDr. 3. \. Nrichi"w. ~
fon. "A graduate Of Howard 'n.-
Cor Washington. IL" has pra'-
At4icSne and surgery IN ~" S'A'"
300, for the past six N"nr' con-
5kS crjchlow hospital NJ 'Har."'-
"a A. member OF the National
sASociatlon. the coi"red m"H'"ai
Of which he Is tn" preside"; and
he directors Of IN" board Of III"
nti-Tuberculosis League. His
assistants Is composed ~ Mrs
kanche Crichlow. assistant SUI
ent; Miss Hazel F. Brown.