The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-10-10

Kula Sanitarium Is Bringing
Life and Hope to Scores;
From Small Start Has Be-
come Great and its Promise
For Future is Magnificent.
(By DR.. Charles P. Durney)

(By Or. Charles p. Durney)
Kula Sanitarium, OF as it is also
termed, the Maui County Farm and
Sanitarium, is, as the name implies,
an institution belonging to the Coun-
ty of Maui. 1t was conceived in the
minds OF Maui people and built and
in the main supported by the people
of this Island.
It's inception was of the most hum
BILE intent and in great part expert
mental in plan, as such a venture
established a precedent on the Island,
carrying in its prophesy a ~seasonable
doubt relative to several interesting
points.
The great need for a refuge for
those afflicted with that dread mons
ter, the white Death" was granted
by all who were capable of giving the
subject any degree of candid consid-
Grafton. The scope of he PROPOSE
ton was vague in the minds of those
whose e~ndeavors were bent towards
the attainment of something which
would give them at least a partial
answer to the ever more insistent
question of what shall we do with
our poor who are i'll with this di-
sease?"
That a few short years should wit
ness the development of their SAM
tarium from it's very humble and un-
pretentious beginning to its present
state, 1.-The Village of Hope on the
Mountain Side" must always be a
source of pride to the citizens OF this
County, for by their loyal assistance
and their hearty cooperation at all
..-.1z l,, tl,o ;netit,,{ipp fnrua1 ahead
ever seeking a higher goal of endea-
yor, never satisfied with what seemed
at the moment to be sufficient. And
thus it must ever be as experience
shows the way toward new and bet
ter ends.
All Glasses Feel Interest
tuberculosis in its man manifesto
lions is a most protean disease. II
is no only intensely interesting to
the scientific mind in the study OF It's
causes and effects from the stand
point of the disease per Sc, but like
other great handicaps in our marcn
onward in the world, it must needs
pique the interest of those devotlng
their lives to other callings; the
stateman. because it calls for plag-
ming hours of his valuable time in
COHltuullS Will ~ ~
demand for funds specially to be APP
plied in the care and treatment OF
those afflicted; the business man, be-
cause it asks him to consider the ap-
meals for financial aid in the many
drives" for donations; the social
worker. because he sees the phases
of the problem which affect the ram
ily: and the lowly citizen, because
II carries with it an ever increasing
burden of taxation which shows such
little return in concrete ana easily
grasped forms.
Those of us who are enlisted in the
forces giving battle to this monster
tuberculosis, are asked: what nave
you done? What hope have you to
offer that some day we may be ria
of this thing which causes us the loss
of our loved ones, our friends and our
treasurer"
Problem Has Perplexities
We can reply that the sum total OF
all that has been and is being done
directly and indirectly, to better the
environment of man is showing IN oil
rect effect upon the tuberculosis SIT
nation. It is utterly unworthy OF any
worker in any given field to attempt
RI show where his labors have MADE
the mark which points to success
We know that the death rate OF tu'
~berculosis is falling. We know thaI
the ancient and additionally cultured
dread of the disease is lessening 10
a marked degree. We are sure thai
in the no too distant future advanced
cases of tuberculosis will be found
in fewer numbers. But we are tully
cosnizant of the fact that a sanltar'
INN or any number of such instltu'
lions. are not in themselves alone
going to solve the many coHpleA
nroblems. The aspects OF THIS dlsease
and it's influences are so man slueu
that it is asking too much TO expect
a solution of the difficulties from an!
one source. nd
The institution for the care ano
treatment of those afflicted WIN tu
be~rculosis has been said 10 De pul 9
INV in he chain. We must grasI
the meaning OF this and our view VII
he clearer. And until we can CORE
iota the endeavors of the various or
aonizations and societies which are
iooking toward the betterment OF
mans lot. our chain will never Dc
nomnlete. II seems at times that tht
millennium must be reached before We
nan realize thse things; but othel
great and unexpected gains have peer
made. so we live in hope.
Factors Outlined
In mentioning the decline OF tht
tuberculosis death rate with reference
IN he several factors which are IN
Huencing this phenomenon II mlsh,
not be out of order here TO
the suggestions made by Dr. hHelSoi
of New York City in a report on I'M,
: subject wherein he refers TO soll S %
the possible causes oil TINS uecr
First, he speaks oil speclnt to bes,