The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-19

upon them helpless and impoverished,
 Let us leave sentiment out of the question for a time and consider the economic side. This is a practical utilitarian age and things are estlmat- ed largely by their cost quote Eugene Wood in Everybody's Magazine:
 tween the ages of 25 and 34 years Is due to consumption; one in four be- tween the ages of 35 and A; Ihese are the years wherein worker IS at his best when he repays to the com munity what 1t has spent upon nm III his nurture and upbringing Count 1t as you would count an investment The average mans earnings Tn tne 600 The average earnings of con sumptive. taking into the calculatlon the short period when he earns luiI wages, the period when he can work onlY mart of the time at what light tasks he can find. and the stlll longer period when all that he can do IS 10 gasp for breath, burden to his faml- iv and more than a burden, menace the average earnings of a man that dies of consumption are no more lhah S4075. a loss of $S,525 on every man In truth the land we live in loses 1usf so much on every one that dies or thls great plague, for hold that woman is of equal worth with man. It Is she that keeps the home: It s9smsted eo thst doo die in tRsry 5Hs OnesF gesr of this disease alone. Leaving out or inc calculation all that 1t costs Tor medicines and nursing. counting only the loss of wages, we are s out Iio,.s niore every year by the great white P';T5 The reasons for the continuance of this malady and the untold misery m anu suffering gathered about 1t, are three-
 First-The people do not understand the ways in which the disease IS sprea ! and are ignorant of the simple meas ures for it's avoidance. ,,s Second-Many are careless or mar = | ferent to the risks that come Of sanl- tary uncleanlincss .o of the poor and friendless who are | stricken are utterly inadequate ana l thus each uncared for sufferer IS lett to become a source of fresh infection to his fellows.
 The condition is understood by us the needs fully appreciated; 1t req1ires no argument to convince this lnteIlec, b | tuaI body what should be done with | tbis vital question. The civilized
 world is fully aroused and has lnau- gurated a campaign of eXtermination against the scourge. Will we Jo'n hands with them in the conflict? state Commission Needed. The degree of success that mas so far resulted from organized effort m
  | such as to encourage and afford great l stimulus to further endeavor. Fifteen | years ago New York city commenced | d campaign of education and preven-
 tion. at the same time caring as best | 1t could under existing clrcumstancts ts
 for the tubercular poor. with the result
 of reduction in the death rate or 40 | per cent.
 It is generally agreed that the fight should be conducted along these lines First-The education of the people
 as to the cause and prevention of tu- berculoss This can be done through
 the cooperation of the newspapers | by lectures, distributing printed mat | ter, etc.
 | Second-Enjoinin the strict enforce
 ment of sanitary regulations as to greater cleanliness in the homes, in
 public buildings, street and railroad l cars etc.
 Third-The providing of free dispen-
 saries for the tubercular poor where | all cases should be reported by the physicians, hospitals for pauper con
 sumptives, and. farms, or sanitarium' in the country for early eases.
 A strong conviction possesses ma that the importance and urgent naet