The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20
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lac american Legion of Janesvlue
brought an eX service man to one or
the local hospitals several days ago.
This man was hurt in cave in while
working near GAINESVILLE. The legion
has appealed to the auxiliary for gar
Mrs. M. F. McFadden, state chair
man of the committee for sick and
disabled soldiers has appealed to
headquarters of the American Legion
auxiliary for a suit of clothes size
thirty eight for an ex-service man
who will leave the hospital in two
weeks, and has no suit.
mens Of nesasa May
American Legion auxiliary in the state
of Minnesota has devoted its efforts
th hs sick xesr and dsssea Soldiers e fFs the
ali the Institutions devoted to their
care. and ALSO with the ,. sick. disabled ed
State and local Committees.
Recently the state president made 9
personal visit to the larger centers OF
tended to give the relatives of the ex-
service men some information, in
general way of how the state Is caring
ago she entrusted her liberty and honor.
In the frst place the care Of our
boys in the hands Of the federal govern.
men. but that does not for one moment
ed aef for Nth The ~" state through It's Congress
men is responsible, for the action a
want of action OF the Federal Govern
There has not been in the State of
Minnesota one hospital built to care for
Which n is being foiiowed BY Yum more dis.
abilities than any other in the history
of mankind. Our sick and disabled were
S easS Sa Ss Ito npsaa 6 of the
Country. Minnesota did. after consid-
cradle difficulty. succeed in getting the
snfs 1 tne T%n te tive the large
commodation. of teh soldiers, The, As
bury, in Minneapolis, a hospital to begin
with: the Aberdeen in St Paul. e large
In n visiting both of these institutions
the. men seemed to be well cared for
ested. The nurses. for the most part.
very happily selected. being women Of
sense and capability.. We. who visit
that that we have done a great deal. should
remember the nurses who day in and
day out walt patiently and kindly on our
sri The Sick men, on the whole, are salts
fed with their care, but there Is in any
hospital a certain undercurrent Of COM
plant this Is not lacking fges even sa IN Pr
the men are receiving very good care.
l was particularly pleased to find man
whom 1 had seen few months before
now able to lift his arm and close and
open his fist. which he took much de-
+, light in doing. His cure was the result
Surgeon Of the stan at the Asbury.
There are quite a. number of psyco-
pathic patients. which make 1t often
a melancholy frame Of mind are prone
to think the world is all against them.
and one or two OF these. In even large
/ group, can cause considerable democrat
However. the spirit in both hospitals
is good. Youth cannot be separated
from fun and frolic. heard a whispered
and the upshot Of their little conspiracy
was that she t brought over tb pair ns Of
belonged to her own son, killed in the
Aviation during the war. Thus do,A
pathoes peep around every turn our
"9 Thomas Hospital is devoted largely to
the care of tubercular ex-service men.
1t is pleasantly situated on the bank OF
as a good feature OF this place. Many
men are improving land gaining in
weight.
state county and private hospitals care
for tubercular cases. At Nopeming
there is a small group of men and the
recovery. The Oroneco at Rochester is
an old dwelling house. where another
group seem very happy, the kindliness
unnecessary ,dicipline make up for the
want of modern facilities. Besides these
institutions which I have visited per-
sonally. the. the local zeal, visiting committees
sanitoriums at Granite Falls. Worthing-
ton, Crookston, Walker, Cass county,
Sandy Beach near Detroit, and Wa
basha.
II seems to me that the great lesson
| in the management of tuberculosis has
not been learned. or at least not acted
on, namely that the patient Is still a
patient after he becomes closed case
and the fever has disappeared. For at