The Denver Jewish news., 1925-01-22

review Of the
Nty 49, sanatorium IN
movement d / -
closes that Its progress was impedcd by
prcjudlccs cmanating from both the
medical and lay public Not unlike any
other new Idea or discovery in science.
II required many years Of heroic ef-
forts on the part of few pioneers 10
establish FOR the sanatorium that i'm
portaut place which it has come TO
occupy in the last two decades.
Open air treatment existed in Scot
land in 17IT, and seaside hospital
For scrofula was established at Mar
gate in lIol. George Bodington, an
English country doctor. anticipated
many modern views as to the adj
vantagcs of dry air for healing and
closing Of cavities and ulcers of the
lungs" in an essay on the treatment
Of tuberculosis published in 1910. I'm
fortunately, his theory was so roughly
handled by the medical critics of his
day that he was discouraged from
carrying it into practice to any cN-
tent
The first sanntorium for the treat
mont Of tuberculosis was opened ut
Gdrhc durf, in the Waldcnbmg Noun
taius. hy Herman Grchmcr in 1859.
This German pioneer met at first with
the same fate as Bodington, for the
teaching in those days WIS that con
sumption Is an incurnblc disease Ills
perseverance, however, silenccd his
his opponents. This institution Is still
in existence, and its success has led
TO the foundation Of nuuy similar
INSTITUTIONS in nountain resorts. not.
ably tiiosr of Carl Spemgler cf Davos.
Switzerland, and Edward Livingston
Trudcau of Saranac Lake in the
Adirondack region of the State of New
York There were many who consid-
cred Trudcau a pure visionary, and
had il not been for his indOmitable
courage Saranac Lake would have
continued as lumber camp instead of
being high seat of learning us it
is tcdny.
In 1876 Peter Dettweller founded
his sanatorium at Falkcnstein in the
Tamus. and introduced the reclining
chair for the rest cure in the open,
portable rcccptaclcs for sputum and
II few other novelties. by 1856 Eng
land had 10 hospitals for consumptlvcs.
Today there are thousands of these
institutions all over the world. and
their rapidly increasing number in
every state aud municipality is in it,
self convincing procf of the great value
of the modern sanatorium in the anti.
tuberculosis crusade 1t has been
stated, and justly so. that the iusti.
tutional treatment of tuberculosis has
been one Of the most important factors
in causing a reduction of 500 in the
mortality from this disease.
The public at large, however, still
seems uniformed as to what a well
regulated modern sanatorium does for
the patient. The average conception
is that rest, fresh air and good food
the three basic principles Of the treat
mrut are carried out pcrfunctarily
and tine duty of the physician in at,
tendance is to prescribe something
for the cough administer laNativcS
perhaps occasionally tonic and re,
licyc minor ailments rs they arise. TC
correct this mistaken idea, it is deem
ed Worthwhile to briefly outline the
routine medical work of modern In,
stituton for the treatment of tubcr
CulOsiS.
During the first twrnty-four hours
the new patient receives complete
physical examination Attention is
pnid not only to the condition Of tho
lungs and heart, but to all other or
cans of the body. The laboratory ex
aulinationS of the spuum. urine and
blood furnish valuable Information
as to the plHn cf treatment. The N-ray
examination is another invaluable aid
in confirming the findings elected 10y
the StrthCScOpo and disclosing il
Photographic form the extent anC
character Of the disease. BY taking
Nray plates at frequent intervals, tn,
skilled physician is able to trace very
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