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

and Fire.
The great calamities that have be.
fallen part Of our country within the
memory of those past middle life,"
said he, namely, the Chicago fire, the
Charleston arttquake, the Johns
town flood, and the San Francisco
earthquake and cor !iagratiun, 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,
more over, without personal knowledge
of the conditions existing In those
places or Ut the manner In which the
money would be expended. Every
body agreed that help was needed,
and everybody was willing to help.
All 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 than
1t was In all those calamities. The
amount Of suffering from tuberculosis
tor single year is greater than was
| the total suffering in those calami.
Ties. There was not form Of human
sunelihg or misery prec'pitated 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
5uberculosis upon any community be
presented to the public In q concrete
form In the manner In which, for In
otanca, the San Francisco cartl quake
was presented; could all the oonsump-
tives be marshallcd into line and their
,uffering thus be presented TO the
world at glance, the response for
the ameliOration CT that suffering
would be az generous as that which
the world has Just Witnessed for Cali
fornia"
DR.. Flick asserted that the strength
of the association lay in the fact that
It's ambition to eradicate. consump
lion CT uld be gratified. He advOGat.
ad the establishment Of hospitals,
'anatora, convalescant farms, public
tispensarles. where the poor could be
3erved, and the scientific care Of the
III cted in their own homes. He
criticised the medical schools that
turned out graduates unaC q lainted
With the best methods Of combating
the disease.
In referring 70 the great into
ifonal conferences of the associations
of.the world engaged In the crusaae
against consumption, which will be
held in Washington In 1903, Or.
Flick recommended that the national
association sht uld establish perman.
ent headquarters in Warrington, 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 government Of
France and Germany, said he, active.
ly participate in the work Of the asso.
cia, ions in their respective countries
In commenting on the membership
of the assC citation, DR.. Flick depre-
Gated the fact that 90 few clergymen,
professional or business men were
taking an active interest In the work
To create more widespread interest
he advocated the esta blshment Of a
lecture bureau, providing speakers to
visit every part Of the country and
disseminate knowlG dge 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 pictorjally
depicting the nature Of the disease
and outlining methods to be followed
by those suffering from it, which
have been given in several cities
were attended by over 1900 people
In the last year. The committee re-
commended that smaller exhibits bt
arranged 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. M. O. A., th,
National Federation OF Labor, ant
other ASST Citations in the crusade.
The emblem Of membership to tn
natior al, state, and local association
was declared to be o double red cross
Nearing tho End.