3E- SUK-DAY. QBEGOTA, POfiTLACTi -S-KGH -19r 1905.
OPEN-AIR CURE FOR VICTIMS OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIED ON THE WILLAMETTE
GENERAL VIEW OP THE TEXTS OF THE OPE3T-AIR. SAXATQKlBa
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PATJEXTS AT DINNER.
INTERIOR OP SLEEPING TENT
PAR up on the bluff .overlooking: the
Willamette River as it flows past
on its endless Journey to the sea
nd In the midst of a virgin forest is
located the Open-Air Sanatorium. Sur
rounded by nature on every side, with
scarcely even a reminder of the sroat
Industrial development of this country
and several miles from the rush of
business in the metropolis of the great
Northwest, the patients at the Sana
torium are fighting the battle of their
lives against the great white plague,
tuberculosis. Xot with the aid of drugs
arid medicines, but Nature itself has
been claimed as the remedy.-
After climbing several hills and
passing through stretches of thick
woods, the first impression one gets of
the Sanatorium -is the camping place of
a party of pleasure seekers. The snow
"white tents, scattered through the trees'
are the first thins to be seen when one
approaches the Sanatorium. The nearer
oxje draws, the greater Is the resem
blance of a Summer camp.
The sleeping tents are there ami the
one large canvas which is vised for
dining purposes, by the patients is eas
ily distinguishable .from the others.
There la also the cooking tent presided
vver by three Japanese boys. The pa
tients group together and talk, those
who are Jtble t be up and around, and
others can be seen lounging in chairs.
"With some fishing tackle and firearms
scattered around the scene of a typical
Summer camp -would be complete.
The patients of the institution. If It
may be called such., are under constant
treatment. Not at Tesrular Intervals' but
every mipute. in fact every second they
ara at the institution.4 the patients are
treated with fresh and pure air. In the
"daytime they are always out in the
open and at nignt it is almost the same
as thougn they were sleeping: out of
doors, as the keeping tents are so ar
ranged that the patients get fresji air
from all aides. Fresh air flows In Xrom
openings from the tops as well -as the
sides r the tents.
The course of treatment for the pa
tlfas consists principally of plenty of
air. plenty of food and plenty of rest.
These are three things that must be ob
served by Use patients. In the way of
eatable they are given as much of any
thing as they desire. If a patient asks for
something particular it If furnished, no
matter how rich it may be. If they be
come dyspeptic it Is' their own lookout.
The more the patients eat the better
it is for them. If they have a hearty
appetite it is considered a sign that
they are improving. They are served
three regular meals a day. If they
want anything between meals, they are
xurnisned it. At all the meals meat is
I served, such as beefsteaks, roasts,
i chops, etc. They are given fruits and
i vegetables of all descriptions. They
i are also urged to drink as much milk
as possible. Durlntr the Inst month
j there has been on an average about ten
pauenis at toe .sanatorium. The bills
for vegetables and meats and other
food supplies amounted to nearly 5200.
There Is an old adage that patients
suffering with consumption should
take vigorous exercise. But recent
scientific researches have demonstrated
that this is injurious. Instead, the pa
tients are Instructed to move about as
little-as possible. The- are allowed
to wander about the grounds. "but must
IEJW OF SLEEPING TENTS.
NEW STAFF BUILDING TO CONTAIN DINING-ROOM AND EXTRA SLKPP.
JNG APART3IENT5 FOR STUDENTS.