CONSUMPTIVE VAMP FOR WOMEN.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11946, 15 July 1904, Page 5

CONSUMPTIVE VAMP FOR WOMEN.

Last at the Cliowl HaH, there waa a large meeting -tJI wometi to, hwMf an ad-nasa by Mise Maude on the subject of the open-air treatment of oansui-ptjro ■patients, with special reference to the proposed camp for -women at Bottle Lake. ' l Mrs Scott, who occupied the chair, ( said thS subject of the addrese would be c the proper way to be taken with, thoee j of their eisUn- who were begiiuiiag to a euffer from conaaiiiptkm, a -subject whkli g ■would touch than cM, for who of those s jirescnt had not seen their brighteet and c most promising girls or boye taken away peihaps after live, even ten years of alternate hope airu fear? She had seen the dread disease at Homo. Until of late } years it was looked upon a« hope'lese, but now hope waa beginning to dawn, -provided j the dif«-ie wae dealt with in its car'y „ «taigea. The disease was easily given from, j ono to another. _h© could never foi_et a, t room in which elie had seen a coimunptivo 8 patient at "Home. Every place whore air „ could into it was carefully ttopped. j Since that time, tome thirty yeois ago, f tlie value of fre*h nir had been j lenrned, and the danger waa much Je«aencd j not only for tho patient but nh» for the* attendant. l"3ie camp for men which ( Miss Maude had established was wcrkin'* j most satisfactorily, and it was high timo f tlvat a similar establishment ivas found for { their own sex. She hnd been out *o lot>k - at- the ground which liad been given for ] the women's camp, and considered it to , bo in every respect writable, live houso t for the .use of the matron was exactly sucl* ( as waa required. j Miss Maude said in the first stage of censumptkm n patch of a lung became in- > thuned and the «uffer?r knew nothing ( about it, and no notice was taken cf it. ( Tlie disease went on a little fnrthw, and 1 the lung gradually became solid, nnd tho j air ce_a became filled up, that part of the j •lung finally broke down, and tho substance 1 was full of holes and the. case was very j bid. Sometimes the holes healed round j the cd-ges, nnd tho patient recovered. Tho ■ oauso of consumption wn» bad air, for the •-lerms of the disease could not Jivo in. \ fresh air. If people had the sense to 1 sleep ivith tlieir windows open at tha top -.hero certainly woff'.d not he half as I nuiny cases of consumi~_k»n ac thero now c wire. Most people liad been brought < up to have tlieir windows closed, the fact 1 bedng overlooked that they diould breathe c #opd, fresh air by night as well 1 aa by day- The next tiling the t would impress upon her audience ' was to learn how to take in the fresh t air into their lungs. The proper method 1 was deep breathing, for in that the whole * of the lungs was brought into use. For hundreds of yenrs people hod been going * on resorting to drugs, while neglecting to ' use the whole of their lungs by deop * breathing. She doubted very much jf ' anyone who thus breathed deeply wouid | be attacked by consumption. Tho result J of realising tlie valij; of fresh air was that consumptive patients wero planed in - 1 tents or hute, where tho air was ,freely 1 admitted without any draught. The effect " of this treat ment-,' as shown in the men's { camp at Bottle Lake, was simply wonder- * ful. One great cause of tho dkstaise. spread- * ing was the sputum ,fpm those suffering, 3 but precautions were taken at tho camp J to obviate the danger from Hub. Miss * Maude mentioned several oases now being * successfully treated in the-raen'e camp. She urged the women present to do their . duty to any they knew to _e_nffer_*gfrom ; consumption, and -ndeavour to induce them J to go to tlie oamp ..whilst tho disoase was : in an incipient state. She appealed to j them aa ChrJetiun women to help in this . matter, and,invited tltem to como (is soon . aa tho enmp wna started, to tee for tliemfielvca wliat its were. She } took that opportuiiity of publicly thanking _ the lady who had given four news of land and a. house rout fr*.i->. The hous© was forthe matron, ai«l thero were already a couple of tentfl for a couple of - giris. , What win want-ad' would bo mcro tcnt-ar.-d a lil.ib furniture. A grateful patient, a carp, n-t-sr, was grn.turtoiu'ly i~ainting tlie ' hcujt' out!-id<\, and papcei_g.it inftide. | Mrs Scott, in moving a, vote of thanks . to Mif« Miviide, nskxd her fo read a list '■ of things wanted for the women's camp.: ' Thero might be many present who could not give a great deal, but who could spare * artklee of furniture or cooking utensils. ' 1 Miss Wilson Jones, the secretary and ■• treasurer, whose address was 67a Kilmoro street, would be happy to taike the names - of those willing to contribute. ' I Miss Ma-ude suggested. that some, might ' with to name tents after, relatives whom \ ih«i had lost through* consumption. The ) price of a tent Bft by 10ft, audi; with a ] floor, would be £4 4s 6d. Tlvo furniture would be a bed and bedding, four blankets, 7 three sheet*, throe pillow cases, two towels or mome, a baein, a candlestick, a;plate, a .1 knife and fork, two spoons, and; 'a, vefiscl 1 for holding milk. All these thjjngs new • would cost about £5. H, by giving to the 1 camp they felt they'would saveeyen one ' life, that would be a satisfoxtionlto them. < The cajnp wanted a nueet c -nj>- t board, a bucket or two, something to keep 1 bread and flour in, crockery, cti.;, a few .: chairs, and one tabie. With t.h>(jiio things 1 a start could bo made. She waf):;mire the - Press, wliich had been wry low! 1 would let the people know whenthe camp ' was ready. . '• j ;, ■ t In answer to Miss Maude's apjxiiil offers 1 wero made of a' saucepan, a bucket, a 1 pannikin, a tent and furniture, to be called 1 the Lincoln road t«it, a meat safe, a tent < from the Mothers' Union, Sydenham, and ( another tent from the Girls' Friendly 80* 1 ciety, Sydenham. T_ga Scott isuggcsted 1 tliat a working bee of men might prepare j the ground for the tents. j