Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :: read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis SanitariumChicago (Ill.). Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Dispensary Department
Science
Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis :: read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Chicago (Ill.). Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Dispensary Department
Tuberculosis
GARDNER TENT. The Gardner tent[4] is conical in shape with octagonal floor
area, with an opening in the center of the roof and one at the bottom
between the floor and the sides. These openings act like a fireplace and
produce a constant upward current of air through the interior. "The floor
is in six sections and can be bolted together. It is made of 1×4-inch
tongued and grooved boards supported eight inches above the ground on
2×4-inch joists. Around the edge of the floor is a wainscoting of narrow
floor boards four feet in height. There is no center pole, as the tent is
supported by an eight-sided wooden frame. The roof and sides are of khaki
colored duck. The lower edge of the canvas walls are fastened several
inches below the floor and one inch out from the wainscoting on all sides.
This leaves an opening through which a gradual inflow of air is obtained
without causing a draft. The opening in the center of the roof is one foot
in diameter and is covered with a zinc cap." The cap is raised or lowered
by a pulley attachment.
TUCKER TENT. The Tucker tent is similar to the Gardner in that it is
supplied with ventilation in the wainscoting near the floor and in the
center of the roof. It is rectangular rather than octagonal in shape and
is made in two sizes--one, eight feet wide by ten feet long, and the
other, twelve feet wide by fourteen feet long. It has a wooden floor,
wooden base and canvas side, with window openings on each side. "The
canvas above the base in the front is attached to awning frames so that it
can be raised or removed altogether for the free entrance of air and
light." The roof and fly are made of 12-ounce army duck.
LA POINTE TENT. The La Pointe tent is similar to the Tucker tent. It is a
canvas cottage with doors, windows and floor. The top is made of canvas,
with a fly which projects two inches on all sides. The windows have a wire
netting and canvas shutters, the canvas being so arranged that it can be
pulled up as a curtain, or extended as an awning. Its cost is $85 to $100.
ARMY TENT. A simple ordinary tent is the United States Army tent. There
are two different styles, one with closed corners and one with open
corners. It is made of army duck with poles, stakes and guys, and costs
according to size. A small tent eight feet four inches long and six feet
eleven inches wide would cost $7.50, and lumber for floor about $2.00
extra. This tent is easily put up, care being taken to select a dry soil,
places where the water stands in hollows after a rain should be avoided. A
small trench about one foot deep around the tent will help in keeping the
soil dry.
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