The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19
WARNS FARMERS
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Secretary 81 sociation for Pre-
II yentiott III Tuberculosis Back IA
from Country Tour
R0Us rs RURAL COMMUNITIES n
i Gospel Of Light and Air Counted
Upon T. Reduce Death sf
Rate.

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NEW YOHY, Il August 10. fore state
societies have been added at the Ma
tional Association for the Prevention OF
| Tuberculosis ns d result OF q tour made
lbyS It's secretary, pr. livingston Farrtlnd,
|{frot1i which he has just returned. One
Of tho most significant phases In The
lcainpaign for calling attention to 5# tn
perils OF consumption ID the interest.
|Fwhlcl, Is tnken In tho matter by the
FARMERS. 8fi II Sf$Ss f} 4, i5 l
5$f"IIitherto,'' said Or. Farrand. at has
been believed ny those who live III he
country districts that they IRE entirely
exempt from the rnynges Of the white
|.plague. The high death rate due to ~
| sberculpsls which has been show n 10 cx-
!st, has. however, thoroughly aroused THO
public, and throughout the small towns =
and tamlets tho assooiat Ion is constantly
gnining In membership. rs ri YAH n. !.
8sdIt Is true that the farmer, In spite OF
/ the fact that he Ia so much il the open
air. Is L ten the Victim OF consumptlo lon.
Ho is Ginolined at night to hermeticallly
sal his house and to sleep In rooms 10
sWhtol, no air hos access either winter or
sumner. Of ten the q irnospheye y rem
l,dcrod more close by the burning OF lamps
and tnpers " in I these npartments. One
member Of Ia family may die from con-
sumption. and as q result the CONS family
closed house, which seldom has the benc-
| ut OF air or sunshine Il becomes the \ hot
| bed OF disease 81 Ono a tier anO Their l1em-
Der Of these country families succumbs
| to tho disease, to which they are US much
subject almost as thong 4 II they lived In
| lung block In this city. tT.:so dark med
rooms and The sealed wind ows and the
stuffy atmosphere Of u tho farm "a houses s
nre responsible for much OF the HtuDer --
.culosis which has manifested Itself.
"eone Of tho Feducat ionnl work OF the
association recently has been directed
4 toward this worry evil, and the result is
that IN all parts of thY United States !
There has been q wax ming 20 5Rk ne
/ situation. Farmers are constantly send
ding to US for Information on how to best
care Tor their health and how to counter
act the spread OF tho disease. They no
$longer subscribe to the idea that be-
cause they are in the open air by day
Ethcys can shut themselves off e from the
lair at night. " Withinta few days = have hf'pl
received five hundred letters from these
rural + communities asking for informa-
tlon. # ~ 81 2si43i45
SIN order to mako these lessons more
impressive tho assocint ton has arranged
to send out numerous exhibits, Whlc c.l
may be packed In n small space ana
easily be NJ transported Committees are
Horned which agree * to "A take 4 care 81 OF
these exhibitions and to show them to
the best advantage. Among the articles es
which we are forwarding are 8# cha g 8,
models OF buildings. showinS b the 4 right
land the wrong methods 9jof ventilation
\ and numerous photographs which show =! x
persons who are living lnde ideal san m
7tary conditions. Cottage houses i ana !
apartments are presented In picture ire and
| 1nS iagram.'''S#5 Ss5 I. IL L y,
Dr.. Farrand is now rcpa ring his !, an + n
nual report, which will show TINT within
the last few months the general PUBIC
lis giving heed TO the many warnings
which have been uttered against tu ll't'
IIculoss.