The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
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CAMP ALICE !.
AS "a Patient Sees II.

-, CAMP ALICE
Asa Patient Sees 1t.
f AS we all. know Camp Alice
owes Its Inception and existence to
the generosity sof Mr Henry j:
Hardy We knoW that a. great
many of our Sumter .and Sumter
county people are aboring under
"a wrong: impression with reference
ttos the prevention. treatment and
cure ( Of { tubereaio We know
too, that there are many wealthy
people ;.ih Sumter seounty who
::eould help lfberaTix IN a financial
way, and that there are others
VINO might visit the camp, and
give their mite IN trying to cheer
1.-the patients and keep their spirits
up But there seems to be lack
tof interest somehow, and conse-
lauentIy such work is. heaped upon
1.-the shoulders OF a comparatively
~
for nine months and, have some
knowledge OF what is going on,
land feel that can do some good
to others. who now think of and
look. upon Camp Alice as I once
did. For this reason / attempt to
I say something for those who, care
Ito be benefited. / feel safe in say
ing that believe if patients would
tcome to Camp Alice in time. sey-
fenty-fve per cent would effect a
cure. As far as I can learn, the
majority Of the patients who have
Jcome to Camp Alice heretofore,
were hopeless cases to begin with,
aud but, for the big hearts of the
nurses. officers and board of direc-
tors, they would have not been
admitted
l I ecaiae to Camp Alice in March
of this year, and am on a fair
road to- recovery. Il consider nay
rapid Improvement. is marvellous
and / do not think I could have
done better elsewhere. During
the time / have been here. the
fcanrp has cared for fourteen white
patients, from this and other
seounties. Of this number, eight are
apparently well, three are conral-
/ escents. and three are dead. Bear
lin mind that the three that died
were hopeless cases when they
were admitted
= It seems to me that this alone
! should be a great. inspiration to
those who are affected, and should
help to eliminate from our. minds
! the old and unpopular theory that
tuberculosis is incurable.' It
!should also teach us that Camp
Alice is not like some of US
imagine, place to die. but in truth.
it is a glorious place to get we'll,
and one that Sumter county. has
need to be proud of.
am told by. patients who have
been to other up-to-date sanator-
: fums, and know. that our camp
compares most favorably in every
particular with the most up-to-
date sanator;un of the south, and
yet, our rates are about one
fourth as much. It is as l heard
Ia gentleman express it. He said,
Those camps are for money, Camp
Alice. is for humanity
! Mrs. Dickinson and Miss Ho-
maker, our nurses, are loved by all.
They are ladies in every sense
that the word implies. They are
more than that. They are tender
hearted ard sympathetic, u thing
that is lacking in SO many. Their
services seem more of pleasure
than duty. they do not move
mechanically. their very hearts,
souls and minds. seem to be alb
sorbed in this work. When think
Of how these ladies come from an
other state into our. state ana
county, and how they are nursing
and curing our people. and how
they get SO much pleasure out Of
caring for others, it makes me
right sick when I hear some little
two. by four whining man or wo-
man say. Il am afraid to visit
Camp Alice. ! might get germ
am really ashamed of them.
The camp is under the medical
direction OF Dr.. c. H. Andrews.
whose untiring efforts are much
appreciated by the. patients.
am sure that all the patients
nave enjoyed the visits Of the min
isters who have been to see them.
and they have all enjoyed the
singing as we'll as all the other
courtesies shown them by friends.
May COD bless them.
We are all proud Of Camp
Alice. and we must all get togeth-
er and make it {, greater Camp
Alice.
Statistics show that seventy
five. per cent of the people have
tuberculosis some time during life.
Lets he ready for it when 1t
comes.
A PATIENT.
M,sic note. After hearing song