The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
AWFUL DISEASE
THE WHITE PLAGUE GREATEST
OF ALL GALA MIrIEs.
The loss of Life by Consumption
Greater Than by Quakes Flood
and Fire.

INV ~"'o "a OAAo Wy SoApuu1ptAVu
Greater Than by Quakes Flood
and Fire,
THE great calamities that have be.
fallen part of u country within the
memory of those past middle life,"
said he, namely, the Chicago fire, the
Charleston eartt quake, the Johns.
town flood, and tho San Francisco
earthquake and cor migration, brought
the world to it's feet with tfferiOgs OF
money and relief. Everybody gave,
and wealthy men gave most gener.
ouslY. Everybody gave on faith,
orfover, without personal knowledge
Of the conditions existing In those
places or Ut the name In which the
money would be expended. Every
body agreed that help was needed,
and everybody was willing to help.
AL OF these calamities combined
are not as great as is the calamity OF
tuberculosis to our 6 ,unGry every yea
The loss Of life In a single year by
tuberculosis Is fifty times greater than
1t was in all those calamitiss. The
amount Of suffering from tuberculosis
for a single year is greater than was
the total suffering in those Gallant.
Tics. There was not q form Of human
suffering or misery precipitated by
those calamities which Is not dupli.
Gated many 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
more than $50, 900 900 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
atanca, the San Francisco earJf quake
was presented; could all the consump.
lives be m~arshallcd into line and their
,ufferiDg thus be presented TO the
world at a glance, the response for
the amelioration OF that suffering
would be 81 generous as that which
the world has just Witnessed for Cali
fornia."
DR.. Flick asserted that tue strength
of the association lay In the fact that
It's ambition to eradicate. consump
lion CT uld be gratified. He advonat-
cd the establishment Of hospitals,
sanatoria, convalescant farms, public
1ispensaries. where the poor could be
'erved, and the scientific care Of the
I'll cted in their own homes. He
criticised the medical schools that
turned out graduates u%nacqlainted
With the best methods Of combating
the disease.
In referring to the great In ezra
iional conference of the associations
of.the world engaged in the crusade
against consumption, which will be
held in Washington In 1903, DR..
Flick recommended that the national
association should establish perman.
ent headquarters in Washington, and
that It's Invitations to the asst Citations
Of other countries should bear the seal
Of the approval Of the United State,
government. The governments of
France and Germany, said he, active.
ly participate in the work Of the asso-
Citations in their respective countries.
In commenting or the membership
If the association, DR.. Flick depre-
Gated the fact that go few clergymen,
professional or business men were
taking an active interest in the work.
To create more widespread interest
he advocated the establishment Of q
leclure bureau, providing speakers to
visit every part of the country and
disseminate knowledge Of how to sue
cessfully combat the disease.
The report Of the executive COM
mittee told Of the growth Of the
association and of the methods that
had been employed In spreading
knowledge Of the manner to fight con
sumption. Exhibitions plctorjally
depicting the nature Of the disease
and outlining methods to be followed
by those suffering from 1t, which
have been given in several cities,
we're attended by over 100. 600 people
In the last year. The committee re.
commended that smaller exhibits be
arranged that will visit the smaller
cities and towns during the ensuing
year. The committee also reported
upon It's success In &c occurring the CO
operation OF the Y. M. O. A., the
National Federation Of Labor, ant
other asst Citations in the crusade.
The emblem Of membership to th'
natior al, state, and local association
was declared to be 8 double red cross
Nearing tho END.