The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
AWFUL DISEASE
THE WHITE PLAGUE GREATEST
OF ALL CALAMlTIES.

OF ALL CALAmlTlES.
The loss of Life by Consumption
Greater Than by Quakes Flood
and Fire.
"The great cslamities that have be
fallen part OF our country within tn
memory of those past middle life
said he, namely. the Chicago IRE, tht
Charleston earthquake, the Johns
town food, and tie San Francisc
earthquake and confagration, brought
the world to it's feet with cfferings Of
money and relief. Everybody gave.
and wealthy men gave nost gener
ously. Everybody gave on fsitb,
mora over, without personal knowledge
OF the conditions existing In these
places or Of the manner In which the
money would be expended. Every
body agreed that help was needed,
and every body was willing to help.
AL Of these calamities combined
are not as great as is the calamity Of
tuberculosis to our country every year.
The loss Of life In a single year by
tuberculosis is fifty times greater thar
it was In all those calauities. The
amount Of suffering trom tuberculosis
for single year Is greater than was
the total suffering in those caiami-
ties There was not a form OF human
suffering OF misery prec: pi5ated by
those calamities which is not 6upli-
Gated rany times over every year by
tuberculosis. ;"
The only item smaller is the money
valuation, and that loss from tuber-
culcsis was stated by DR.. Flick to be
nore than $50, ,00o, 900 annually.
Continuing, DR.. Flick said:
Gould the disastrous Influence OF
tuberculosis upon any community be
presented to the public In a concrete
form in the manner in which, for in
stance, the San Francisco ear5t quake
was presented; could all the consump-
tives be maTshalled into line and their
suffering thus be presented to the
world at q glance, the response for
the amelicra sion OF that suffering
aould be as generous as that which
she world has just witnessed for Cali
iCrnia."
DR.. Flick asserted that the strength
Of the association lay in the fact that
It's ambition to eradicate corsump
sion c. uld be gratifed. He advocat-
ed the establishment Of hospitals,
sslatoria, conyalescant farms, public
where the poor could be
served, and the scientific care Of the
/; fl sted in their own homes. He
criticised the medical schools that
turned out graduates unacq tainted
with the best methods Of combating
the disease.
In referring to the great in'erra
tional conference OF the associations
yf the world engaged in the crusade
against consumption, which will be
neld in Washington in 1868. DR..
Flick recommended that the national
association shl uld establish perman.
ent headquarters in WashiDgto and
chat its invitations to the associations
Of other countries should bear the seal
of the approval Of the United State>
government. The governments OF
France snd Germany. said be, active
ly participate in the work Of the asso.
Citations in their respective countries
La commenting on the membership
of the asst citation, DR.. Flick depre-
Gated the fact that 50 few clergymen,
professional or business men were
taking an active interest in the work.
TIC create more widespread interest
be advocated the essa ahlishment OF
Lecture bureau, providing speakers tc
visit every part OF the country and
disseminate knowledge Ct how to sue
cessfullY combat the disease.
The report Of the executive con-
mittee told Of the growth Of the
association and OF the methods that
aad been employed In spreading
knowledge OF the manner to tight con
sumption. Exhibitions ptctorialy
depicting the nature Of the disease
and outlining methods to be followed
by those suffering from 1t, which
have been given in several cities,
were attended by over $780, people
in the last year. The committee re.
commended that smaller exhibits be
srrsrged that will visit. the smaller
cities and towns during the ensuing
year. The committee also reported
upon its success in securing the CO
operation OF the Y. NJ @. A., the
National Federation OF Lsbor, and
other asst Citations in the crusade.
The emblem OF membership to the
natio~ al, state, and local association
was declared to be double red cross.
Nearing the Eud.
Terrible predictions concerning