The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-06

] 'hHl W can no longer '" arrested, thhf
| they can no longer be- cured those who
are doomed To live ont their life with
the disease becoming more extensive
those that are doomed to die after a
! lingering period Of suffering.
Ten years ago, far sighted idcalists
! ,i,lealists are generally far sighted
saw the need ~ home in which the
| lncurahles, those whose disease has
/ has been arrested or these even that
have been declared cured could find a
| haven.
That group Of men in Denver started
with one building, nm old frame house.
! Since then their appeal to the generous
spirit of the pconlc in this country has
met with response and now there are
three medical buildings constituting n
modern institution. n thorough-g going
sanitgrum in which n great number Of
patients are housed.
I tion as | did the other tubercular
| homes In Denver, Colorado | saw nt
the Ey-pntientS Tuhcrcular Home the
! living dend Men and women are
housed there who are waiting for their
| death. The work dcnc by the Ex-Pa-
ticnts Tubcrcular Home is humanitar.
ian Of the highest possible type. Not
only is II haven for the hopeless, for
those broken in spirit hut it is n means
to prevent the spread Of the disease
among Thousands to whom these vie
tins would return II that haven was
not there to receive them.
Most authorities on tuberculosis now
see the need and the efficacy Of the
| home maintained by the Ex-Patients
1'u,~rcnlar Society. DIR. Sweezy, the
superintendent OF the National Hos
pitni at Denver spoke In the highest
terms of the work of the Ex-patients
Tuhcrcnlar Home and so did others.
II Is unfortunate in my judgement
| that the iubercular HOSPITALS or sani-
taria in Denver should be conducted
separately. each from the other. Selec-
tive treatment Cf tuberculosis is a
method which will in the course of time
he adopted.
Sanitariums should he equipped for
the treatment OF certain types of tnbcr-
cular patients. Those that need the
treatment of immoblizing naturally
need n different sore OF n hospital than
those VINO need the sun treatment or
the lung imitation treatment. Those
who are hopeful of cure need diff
ferent surroundings than that which
Is the natural consequence of those
that are already doomed TO die of the
disease rs incurableS.
The three Sanitaria in Denver should
form joint committee in the inter
ests OF the patients so that selectiys
treatment may be given to them and
more so they need joint committee
for the purpose of raising funds tt
maintain these three institutions. Sep
uIHIt UbultN, StINIhtt Hi'iiit'iN w idi'
ing funds means TRIPPING the cost
4 Joint committee would also MAKE
possible the purchase of the needs o
the three institutions more economical
That Joint committee will come. 1t vii
take some time but come 1t must.
In the meantime all of these institu
tions are deserving of the genercu!
help OF the people who are interested IL
tuberculosis.
The Ex-patients Tubercular Hom
is the youngest of the three institu
tions. Its need is becoming create
from day 10 day. II needs help to cnrr.
: on its work. response from the pee
Pile whether they he Jews or Gentle
is deserved by this institution. 1t |
well to know that everyone of tn
, three hospitals maintained by JEWS
, subscription in Denver, Colo, are nor
sectaran.
At one of the hospitals while talkin
2 to the patients ! noticed that at on
+ table four patients each not only Of
p different religion but Of dfferer
: racial creed u Jew. II Slovnk, a Chint
: man and negro were eating at tn
e same table being taken cared fer h
! the same institution. That is true {
: each of these three institutions.
The management of the EX-Patient
= Home is admirable. There is spir
/ of democracy that is rarely seen in an
o institution. The members of the Boar
4 of Directors visit the home daily an
= they mix with the patients in the mo-
3 friendly spirit.
r The only rigid rules which are r