The Consumptive Hospital

It had been hoped by some people tliat the recent legislature would provide for the establishment here of a hospital for consumptives. To this end the physicians of the state lieaded by Dr. V. C. Yanghau worked long and hard, but in vain. However it seems that the project is not vet to fail, if we are to judge by the contents of a neat little circular letter whicfa was distributed freely during commencement week to students, citizens and visitors. Froni this circular the following paragraphs will be interesting: "Ann Arbor, as a prominent educational and medical centre', has long feit the need of a modern Sanitarium for the scientific treatment of such acute and chronic diseases as require special appliancesnot easily obtainable in a vate home. To meet this need, ït has been decided to open such an establishment at Ann Arbor, Michigan, October the first, eighteen hundred and ninetyfive. A separate home for the treatment of persons suffering from pulmonary consumption and other forms of tuberculous disease, under the care and control of Prof. V. C. Vaughan, of the l'niversity of Michigan, will be an important feature of the enterprise. A student's departinent will receive special attention. Here the young man or woman far from friends and home, suffering from sickness or exhaustion, may find kindness and syinpathy ; the best medical advice, and skillful nursing. A liberal menu of the best yariety and quality will be provided ; the cuisine to be directed by the medical faculty, and where advisable a carefully prepared diet card will be issued with explicit directions as to what should be eaten. - "We are receiving enthusiastic encouragenient from many sources. We hope to reach every man, woman, and child in the State of Michigan, and many more in the sister state?, and interest them in the work. ' ' We appeal to every student in our great and world renowned University of Michigan to aid us in this worthy enterprise. The ladies of Ann Arbor are responding nobly in the way of furnishing the home, by contributions of souvenirs. "While you are enjoying your vacatiou please give our enterprise a dollar's worth of effort, and -vhen you come back in the fall gladden our hearts with the fruits of that effort. "Constitute yourself in agent in this good work by asking a few friends to contribute ten cents or more if they feel so inclined. Ask vour lady friends for souvenirs, anything that will be useful or ornamental in the home. Ask the little children to give you a nickel and their photographs or autographs, which we will place in our picture gallery as memorial s of infantile generosity."