Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-07-04
II. 4. PHILLIPS ADDRESSES
THE BUSINESS MEMS CLUB

An unusually interesting session
of the M & M. Business Mems club
was held Monday evening, principal
feature of which was an address by
Superintendent Harry A. Phillips of
Rocky Glen sanatorium. Mr.. Phil
lips stated his subject would be
@aPlus or Minus" and in beginning
said few of us realize our depend
ency. It is only collectively We are
able to live. We use the products
of each other and through the bar
ter and trade for medium we call
money, we provide the necessities,
the pleasures, the comforts, allevi-
ate suffering. and minister to the
sick. Our property rights and ac-
cumulation represents the industry,
the thrift, and the application OF
our talents. You are men worthy
of your station in society. Your
business speaks for your success.
You bring to your community good
will.
Mr.. Phillips stated Rocky Glen
was established in 1911 because
there was need for tuberculosis
sanatorium 1t had an uneventful
career until 1919, when DR.. Mark
who had been an associate in tu-
berculosis work assumed its re-
sponsibilities and it's Indebtedness.
At that time there were IA beds
and no patients; under DR.. Marks
management it has been increased
to an institution of $50 beds, with
patients from all parts of the coun-
try. He spoke of the staff of spe-
cialists, and the high standards for
proper treatment of tuberculosis;
and of the praise-worthy terms OF
those admitted, from other sana-
forums. AS to the treatment of
tuberculosis the speaker said the
law allows it, and the general pub
lie has provided for it, because it is
a plague to all people. There has
been invested in tuberculosis sana-
toria in the U. S. alone, he said
S33O,OOO,OOO and it costs $76,0O0,-
900 annually to maintain them, and
that amount only cares for 10 per-
cent of the known cases of tubercu-
losis.
Mr.. Phillips showed how the
death rate has been greatly decreas-
ed, through sanatoriums. Formerly
patients went through all of the
stages Oh tuU6ICulOSlo, duu uICu do
consumptives, with almost no pro-
lection for their associates, with
the results that whole families and
communities became infected. The
need for isolation and hospitaliza-
ton of persons with contagious tu-
berculosis is recognized, and laws
necessary for treatment have been
enacted. The tuberculosis infection
is most easily contracted in child
hood. Babies allowed to remain
with their tuberculous mothers die
at the rate of 54 out Of every 100,
whereas babies separated from tu-
berculous mothers at birth, die at
the rate of one out of 1000. The
speaker said that it is very evident
that persons with contagious tu-
berculosis, should be removed from
the home to a sanatorium to pre-
vent the spread of the infection to
other members of the family.
Mr.. Phillips said "no money, is
no excuse for neglect" Funds
should be made available. Life is
our most priceless possession. The
cost of treatment for patient for
one year in a county with 5000 tax
payers would amount to 18c per tax
payer. Then Mr.. Phillips said "let
MS look at the self-liquidating part
of our tuberculosis treatment. Ihe
various necessities used in the
treatment includes first, an abun-
dance of agricultural products eth
er produced or marketed in Morgan
county, such as eggs; and ROCKY
Glen sanatorium bought and used
$4,000 eggs; 1900 pounds of but
ter; $1,000 loaves of broad (baked
here): $4,000 pounds dressed
meats; SO crates of fresh berries;
100 bushels apples; so ton of hay;
so ton dairy feed 1000 gallons ice
cream: 1900 pounds ice; $4,000
worth of natural gas; $4,000 cleo |
trical current, and many other
items the past year.
In concluding his splendid re- .
marks, Mr.. Phillips said: 81 ask |
YOU, can we afford to Stacked our
hold even a little bit and slip into
the abyss of tubercular disease !
as we say to the world and our
neighbors, we can't afford it; there
are no funds He stated it is
cheaper to prevent your infection |!
than to cure it, 1t is the cheapest |
health insurance obtainable. ! have
had a 80 year respite, you may De
next. 'sWhat does the Rocky Glen |
sanatOrium mean to the cOmmun-
ity? / ask you; the Rocky Glen |
sanatorium plus the community or
the community minus the ROCKY |
Glen sanatorium. Your answer l
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