. Tuberculosis in Massachusetts : prepared by the Massachusetts State Committee for the International Congress on Tuberculosis, held in Washington, D. C., September 21 to October 12, 1908. ed ($5 a week) barely covers one-thirdof the outlay, and in spite of earnest endeavor to use economy ithas hitherto been impossible to lessen the expense per capita. The number of people in the working staff of the sanatorium isas follows: a Superintendent and Matron (since May, 1901, MissAlice R. Hodges), who has charge of the general administrationand of the nurses; a Resident Physician (Dr. Walter A. Grif
. Tuberculosis in Massachusetts : prepared by the Massachusetts State Committee for the International Congress on Tuberculosis, held in Washington, D. C., September 21 to October 12, 1908. ed ($5 a week) barely covers one-thirdof the outlay, and in spite of earnest endeavor to use economy ithas hitherto been impossible to lessen the expense per capita. The number of people in the working staff of the sanatorium isas follows: a Superintendent and Matron (since May, 1901, MissAlice R. Hodges), who has charge of the general administrationand of the nurses; a Resident Physician (Dr. Walter A. Griffinsince 1901), who, with the Medical Director, has charge of themedical department; two nurses; seven maids; and two men-of-all-work for the stable and farm. The experiment has been tried in times past of employing thepatients in the general work of the household; but for variousreasons this has been found impracticable, chiefly because not onlyis it apt to interfere with the course of treatment, but because ofthe liability to illness, thus crippling the management. Eachpatient, however, is supposed to have the care of her own room,unless the physical condition contraindicates bt a O M o o erf BOWDITCH. 69 The institution is free of any debt, but is in constant need offunds to supply the annual deficit. An Auxiliary Committee ofladies and gentlemen has been of invaluable service in adding largesums to the treasury by bazaars and other entertainments. Anattempt is being made to establish an endowment fund, and thusfar about $20,000 has been obtained for that purpose. The results obtained at Sharon have long since shown that whatwas started as an experiment over seventeen years ago has justifiedthe belief that much more can be done near the patients homesthan was thought possible a comparatively few years ago. Sincethe development of the method of fresh-air treatment, by whichthe patients are practically in the open air nearly every minuteof the twenty-four hours, summer an
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