Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 170: what you’re looking at

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ae TN the heart of a forest— _ " high up in the purple-topped Adirondacks, where the early and stay late, a hunter sat down in the great sile nce t Leaning on his gun, he fell asleep and dreamed « « » The forest melted away. In place of the fragrant pines that swef the sky and the giant oaks that closed in about him, quaint cottages dotted the mountain-side. In place of the native fox and deer h hunted, the wilderness was suddenly peopled with many sick-— seeking the blessing of health « « » oa ‘ae The huntsman was Edward Livingston Trudeau—*The Beloved Physician.” The doom of consumption upon him, he was carried tothe Adirondacks to make his last days as comfortable as possible. This was nearly half a century ago. In those days Consump- tion—now known as Tuberculosis——was looked upon as a Visi- tation of Providence—was considered unpreventable—incurable. Then came the Miracle— of fresh air, of sunshine and rest. Soon Dr. Trudeau was hunting and fishing again. The summer past, he returned to the city. A telapse brought him back to try—as a last hope—a winter in the frozen wilderness. Suicidal mania, friends said. Cold air was regarded as fatal to Consumptives. Closely following Koch’s gteat discovery that a germ—the tubercle bacillus____ causes Tuberculosis, Dr. Trudeau learned to recognize the little “rods of red,” Soon physicians everywhere learned to detect the disease in its early stages ar aj q thousands of lives were saved. For it is in its early stages that Tuber - in ensicering thte advertisement it te Gen ee _ “a — i « wth LTTE = ecomicbooks.com