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NW Mailing List wrote:<br>
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know what a "home for consumptives" is?<br>
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Consumption was the old name for tuberculosis. Isolation was the rule
where 'homes' were set up.... sort of like hospitals, but with one
disease to handle. <br>
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Take care<br>
Bill <br>
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== Scale Model Railroad Products ==
== Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer ==
Bill & Diane Wade
B.T.S.
RR 1 Box 141A
Belington, WV 26250
Phone: 304-823-3729
FAX: 304-823-2901
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.btsrr.com">http://www.btsrr.com</a>
We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas.</pre>
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