hotel, a fully equipped dairy farm, a chicken ranch, a bath house, electric light and steam heating plants. an ice house, a modern club house, a surgical hospital, a casino with stage and scenery, a livery stable and cattle barn, and 1,000 acres of land. This property, together with the 10,000-acre grant given by the city of Las Vegas, has been deeded absolutely free to the sanitarium, provided that it is used for no other purposes than herein outlined. The accommodations thus provided will, however, play a minor part in the actual housing of the thousands of consumptives for whose care arrangements are now being made. Tent camps, laid out under the direction of Col. F. H. Buzzacott, U. S. A., a sanitary engineer, will shelter the bulk of the patients. These camps are being erected at various elevations for the purpose of giving each case treatment in the most favorable altitude. Accommodations will also be provided at the Montezuma Hotel, and in cottages for those whose lungs are not affected and who journey to Fraternal City merely as the companions of patients.

The government of this unique community is vested in a Board of Managers, composed of fifteen representative men in the fraternal, religious and philanthropic worlds. William R. Eidson, of St. Louis, chairman of the Board of Managers and president of the Sanitarium, is president of the Associated Fraternities of America; August Schlafly, treasurer, is president of the Missouri-Lincoln Trust Co. of St. Louis; Dr. H. A. Warner, of Topeka, Kan., is past president of the National Fraternal Congress; M. P. Moody, of St. Louis, secretary of the religious department of the Sanitarium, is manager of the American Baptist Publication Society; Dr. W. H. Mayfield, of St. Louis. is a sanitarium expert; C. F. Hatfield, secretary ex-officio, is secretary of the Missouri Fraternal Congress.

Ex-Governor W. A. Northcott, of Greenville, Illinois, is past head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America; T. A. Huey, of St. Louis, is senator of the National Union; W. E. Farley, of Columbus, Mo., is a business man and philanthropist; Paul Brown, of St. Louis, is a director in the Continental Tobacco Co.; Edward Wilkerson, of St. Louis, is past noble grand of I. O. O. F.; E. G. Lewis, publisher; Lee W. Grant, attorney, and Mayor Rolla Wells of St. Louis, complete the list. H. Spearman Lewis has been appointed press representative of Fraternal City.

The new community will be governed strictly on the municipal ownership plan, with profits accruing to no one. There are no bonds to be unloaded on the public, or glittering investments exploited, say the officials. Trade will be countenanced only to the extent of supplying the patients with the necessary conveniences — goods to be sold at cost. Whiskey and cigarettes are under the ban. On the other hand, every possible outdoor amusement conducive to health and happiness will be provided gratis. Those who desire to work will have a chance at stock farming or at any of the numerous positions incidental to the operation of the Sanitarium.

There are several means by which patients may become residents in Fraternal City. The greater portion will be the guests of the fraternal orders who have contributed to the general fund, the Orders selecting their stricken men and women independent of the Sanitarium. The same applies to all churches, clubs, unions and municipalities. In such cases the individual will be under no personal expense, the cost of his or her maintenance being charged against the organization which sent the patient there. Wealthy individuals donating a lump sum will also have the privilege of sending patients, irrespective of their relations with fraternities or churches. In addition to the cases cite, consumptives not allied with any of the above and who can pay their way will be received on an equal footing and maintained at actual cost.

It will require an expenditure of $75,000 to put Fraternal City in proper shape for the reception of patients, a portion of which has already been contributed in small amounts. Until Fraternal City is formally opened, the business and correspondence will be conducted from the Sanitarium headquarters, Chemical Building, St. Louis, Mo.

Pulmonary Patients·

About forty miles southeast of Asheville, N. C., on the south side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lies Tryon, a little town of about 500 inhabitants. First impressions of the place were rather disappointing, as on alighting from the train one sees but little of the town, one straggling road, with the village stores and warehouses, being all that is visible. The cottages and boarding-houses are on the adjoining hills, many of them entirely hidden by the surrounding pines. There are four churches Episcopal, Congregational, Baptist and Methodist — a small but very good library, and a literary club, called The Lanier Club, with semi-monthly meetings, at which some very creditable entertainments are given.

The people are all kind and hospitable, and, in short, one knows and is known by every

one.

The walks about the town are all beautiful. Some are merely paths or trails through the woods, with a soft carpet of pine needles underfoot. These walks were not indulged in to any great extent by pulmonary patients because of the numerous hills encountered.

The drives about the surrounding country cannot be excelled. Livery is reasonable. A horse and buggy for afternoon (three hours) cost a dollar. Some of the drives up the mountains take longer. When we went on such a trip we took a lunch along. Poking along a road winding around the mountain, we would stop every now and then to rest our team and take our nourishment. I had never seen a country more beautiful. Colorado was superb, but distant. These Blue Ridge Mountains always seem cheerful and sociable.

In modern conveniences, I am forced to confess that Tryon is lacking. No gas, no electricity, no water, except from springs and cisterns. Consequently bath-rooms, with hot and cold water, were scarce except in the higher-priced houses.

Prices for board range from six to twelve dollars a week. At the first named rate I had a good-sized, sunny room, with two windows, heated by a small wood stove. In cold weather the fire was started by an attendant before I got up. The table was good; plain,

substantial country fare, with plenty of eggs and fine milk. Extra eggs and milk were reasonable. All winter eggs were never more than twenty-five cents per dozen.

There are two hotels that are open from February to June. These cater to the regular winter tourist, and do most of their business in the spring, catching the Florida. sojourners on their way north. Besides these hotels there are about a half-dozen boardinghouses that are open all the year. Then there are a number of small cabins of two, three and four rooms, which rent, furnished, at from five to fifteen dollars a month. In these little cabins I would find a mother and son, or two sisters, and sometimes a little family husband, wife and children. In

each case at least one of them was an invalid. They all spoke highly of this way of living. I inquired as to cost of provisions, and found that prices were reasonable. In some cases meals would be taken at an adjoining boarding-house, but generally it was housekeeping.

Tryon is, perhaps, not a good place for one who is in a much run down condition, but for one who is able to get about I think the place as all right. Certain it is that my three months' stay was of great benefit. I had spent the two preceding winters at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks and was in pretty fair shape when I arrived at Tryon. The climate, to me, was its greatest attraction. The weather was almost always mild and pleasant. We had some rather raw, damp days, and one cold snap, which old residents called the "worst ever," still one could stay out of doors all the time with much greater enjoyment and less use of will power than in the colder climates. Then there was plenty of room and freedom to move around and do what one felt inclined to. On cold days we had a camp on the sunny side of a hill. Here we would spend hours sitting around a fire, reading and chatting, with an occasional foray into the woods for fuel.

In respect to dryness of atmosphere, I found that the humidity was greater than I had expected. I had my hygrometer with me, and the average was between 60 and 70. The altitude of the town is only 1,100 feet, and I think that Hendersonville, a town on top

sadly lacking at Tryon. When I arrived I found the patients in my boarding-house were sitting around indoors most of the day. I soon induced them to spend from six to eight hours outdoors every day with wonderful benefit to themselves.

At Tryon, as at most places of the kind I have been, there is a hesitancy in taking you to board if you are very ill. During my stay several very bad cases came who had trouble in getting accommodations. They were finally taken by a woman whose lot it was to have

nearly all such cases sent to her. She gave

them every care.

My advice to anyone thinking of going to Tryon would be to write for terms to any of the following: McPhee Cottage, Misseldine Cottage, Foster Cottage, or to Dr. Grady, the resident physician. I, myself, will be glad to answer any queries.

THOMAS E. LYCETT.

Station H, Baltimore, Md.

20, 1904, with accommodations for thirty patients. The buildings are located on the old Gaylord Farm, a tract of 228 acres of woodland and pastureland, comprising a high plateau about two miles west of Wallingford and three east of Cheshire.

Inaugurated by the New Haven County Medical Society, the movement which culminated in the founding of this sanatorium was developed by the New Haven County AntiTuberculosis Association.

In the main building are the offices, staff rooms, a large two-story-in-height recreation hall, rooms for ten patients, and bath rooms. There are four cottages, each containing four bed rooms, a central sitting room and a bath, and encircled by wide verandas. The dining hall will seat eighty persons. The servants' quarters are separate, situated some distance from the main buildings. The sanatorium has an artesian well and an electric light plant. There is to be a gradual erection of tents to the limit of the dining room capacity.

A special feature of the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium is the elaboration of the farm idea. The object is to give patients home-killed poul

try, pure milk, fresh eggs, fruits and vegetables in season.

Buildings and equipment of the present plant. have been made possible through gifts, supplemented by an appropriation of $25.000 from the State. The sanatorium is not run for profit, but at a loss of four dollars per week for each patient received. The rate charged is $7.00 per week, the object being to put means of cure in reach of those who are unable to afford treatment at private sanatoriums.

Patients must be residents of the State of Connecticut, and must pass an examination by one of the following physicians: Dr. Oliver P. Osborne, Chairman of the Medical Board, 252 York street, New Haven; Dr. J. P. C. Foster, 109 College street, New Haven; Dr. Henry L. Swain, 232 York street, New Haven; Dr. Carl E. Munger, 81 North Main street, Waterbury; Dr. Ed. T. Bradstreet, 165 West Main street, Meriden; Dr. Chas. W. Gaylord, Branford, or Dr. David R. Lyman, Medical Superintendent of the Sanatorium, Wallingford.

Only such patients as are in the incipient stage of the disease or show a probability of cure will be admitted.

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"SURE CURES" FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

Reports of new "cures" for tuberculosis frequently appear in the newspapers and mislead thousands of sufferers who should be guided by the advice of their family physician, or some specialist recommended by him, instead of running after "strange gods." Many of the promoters of these "cures are human parasites who seek only to enrich themselves, and care nothing for the trail of misery they leave behind. Others are conscientiously striving to find a specific for consumption, but their enthusiasm too often leads them to hold out hope that is not based on scientific facts.

Glowing newspaper accounts often lead sufferers in various stages of tuberculosis to spend their last penny to reach the place where the so-called cures are being effected. Recently many newspaper articles about Dr. Alfred Goss, of Adams, N. Y., and the cures he is said to have effected, have appeared in the newspaper press throughout the country. We have seen a letter which Dr. Goss has sent out to physicians. There seems to be some errors of punctuation, which may prove confusing, but we publish parts of the letter as it came to us. It begins:

"I am attempting an explanation of the treatment pursued by me during the past year in tubercular troubles. I meet with several important matters for consideration; first among these is a lack of knowledge of the amount of attention paid by you within the past year to the subject of electricity. Second, the short time since commencing this treatment, which allows for my hesitancy in speaking with more certainty in regard to any general results I may have obtained. Third, the natural delicacy which one has who has been in practice for twenty years with the