LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 3 July 1915, Page 3

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CENTRAL OTACO FOR CONSUMPTION. Sir,—ln view of the finding of, the Commission appointed to inquire into the value, or otherwise, of the' so-called Fnedmann "cure" for-consumption, tho writer is minded to call to tho attention of your readers—amongst whom, unhappily, must be found many afflicted with what has corns to be known as tho 'white plague"—'that there is an institutlon almost at their doors' where,, as can testify from 1 personal experence this dreadful disease can be, and is, radically cured, provided the patient is taken in hand 111 the early stages of the disease, * - . The Commission, referred to has deC '" e d that tho claim made on behalf of the Friedmami'treatment has not been substantiated by results, and 'many who actually made the trip to Europe to -uildergo the supposed "cure" have returned, .-wiser and sadder—if not,; indeed, much tho worse for .tho .experience. _Tho institution,l have referred to is situate in, an ideal position in Central Otago—itself an ideal climate for anyone suffering* from any disease of the chest. The sanatorium is some 300 ft. above 'the neighbouring village of Waipiata—at ia place known:as "The Fortifications"—andl commands a splendid view of the surrounding plain below; Tho air there is ■■ keen and bracing,, and very dry, and- is free from the dust which is a feature of tho plain below; and in winter, is clear cf fogs. - ' . AVhen'the writer entered as a patient, he was at a very low ebb—even the doctor in charge, and the nurse, regarding idle case as an all but hopeless one; yet, in less than three months ho was not only cured of all active disease, but was once more able to. resume his professional duties. lit the.-three months he had put on about 171b, in weight. Others could' relate similar results in their case. The treatment is a sarie end "natural" one—sunshine, fresh air, and good food (and plenty- of it) being primary considerations. To 1 his is added expert treatment of the individual patient—not merely, as ."'one, of "a".batch", —combined with the, devoted and sympathetic care of the nurse in charge., lie - virtues. of the. Central. 1 Otago climate'_ are not sufficiently known in connection with the cure of consumption in particular,.and'ehesf troubles in general; and it is for this; reason that the writer is desirous that many may thus hear of _a chance for 1 recovery in their, case, similar to that in Ms;case.—l am,' ONE .WHO .WAS CURED.