Bulletin (2, No. 4)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...tent. The tent is simply a combination of the main features of the Gardiner tent, devised by Dr. Charles F. Gardiner of Colorado Springs. the Millet shack, employed by Dr. Charles S. Millet at his sanatorium at East Bridgewater, near Brockton, Massachusetts, and the movable cloth luffer-boards frequently employed by heating engineers in 'cold-air boxes.' The combination of these three devices avoids some of the objections which apply to the Gardiner or Millet structures. It is superior to the Gardiner tent in the following particulars: (i) One side can be made entirely open in still, hot weather or in the day time for the purpose of sunning the tent. (2) The slightest breeze is caught by the luffer-boards and forced through the tent. (3) There never can be a down-draft, as sometimes happens with the Gardiner tent when overtopped by a building or tree to the windward. This tent is fully described by Dr. Gardiner in his pamphlet entitled The Sanatory Tent and its Use in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (4) There never can be a draft across the floor. The points in which the tent is superior to the Millet shack are: (i) The patient is not subjected to strong or variable winds. (2) He is not forced to sleep with the glare of the sky in his eyes. (3) There is no need of any adjustment by the patient at night in case of a storm or a change in the direction of the wind. Some Details. There is a double roof to prevent leaking. The luffer-boards in the cupola must be waterproof. All luffer-boards have the corners cut off obliquely, as the square corners will 'whip' and make a troublesome noise. The luffer-boards are tied by cords running obliquely downward. ...