The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-12
prevent RAvAGEs
Of WHITE PLAGUE
Methodist Ministers Of Richmond
Adopt Paper Calling Of,
Council
SOME INSTANCES CITED
Rev. Mr. Maxey Has Made Study
Of Situation and Presents
Conditions.
SOME INSTANCES (I: {

thc meeting OF the Methodist minis
tsrs OF Richmond yesterday the follow
ing rather remarkable paper touchiht
upon the dangers of consumption ihe
tho steps necessary to the preEentlol
Of the spread of the disease was aaop.eu
si5"Your committee, appointed to IN
uuire as to wha, can be done to aid
sronsumpt,vcs and prevent the spread
Il of consumption. deems n simple state
q ment of the facts as we have them
10 be the strongest and faircst ap-
:Sneal that can be made to the cltl-4
Ssscrs and officials of the Christian
.sti.ommunity In which we live. THOSE
,ifacts are as follows
III .Some weeks ago a minister re-
Sshated the fact in our meeting thaL
Son the previous Sabbath he had
Soiliciated at the burial of the re-
mains of young man who had
8sdicd OF consumption. he learned
that so soon as it became known
THAT the young man had consump
ton. his landlady refused to board
him longer. The young man was
unable to aid himself. His Ma.
3sonic fraternity undertook to find
ia place for the helpless. homeless
sronsumptivc. They trieJ forty or
3tmore places before they at last
found relativc who was taking
4sboarders for livelihood. who
agreed to furnish the young man
- hnme for the few days that re-
manned So soon as it became
known In the house that the new
conner had consumption, every
Other boardcr left; so that when
the consumptive went to his long
3home, the lady who had kindly
4;ttaken him in was left Without
Sloager When this sad story was
sfrelated. another minister related
4 somewhat similar. experience he
had had in trying to find a home
for n young lady consumpuvc.
"A man OF wealth had offered to
hear any reasonable expense neces-
sary to make the sufferer as COM
&tfortahle as possible, and yet the
minister failed to find any house
i5in the city that would take the
girl IN, and was forced to send
her to the home of two old people
living near the city.
Il 33ffs With these cases Immediately in my
mind. and knowing that there are
TOO many others of a similar nature
orr meeting appointed a committee
10 inquire if something could not be
done 10 bring about the cure or at
least to alleviate the sufferings of
such afflicted persons. Upon infes-
tigaton the following facts were gath
cred:
Last year, from lis cases of small
{pox in the city and vicinity, there was
not a single death, while there were
not less than 275 deaths in the city
alone from consumption. 1t was also
learned that tho city expended last
year $1,000 fighting smallpox, and not
cent against consumption. And this
in the face OF the fact that every
58person. by vaccination, can render
himself immune to the germs of small
stpox. while no one, by any precaution.
can protect himself against the germs
Sof consumption. The consumptive may
% expcctorate on the street. The spu-
n tum containing the germs will dry.
Stbe blown around in the atmosphere.
land any one may breathe them in,
swhilc no one can defend himself
tagainst them.
III In view of the fact that it is now
sainown that consumption, in It's
earlier stages, is not an iDcurable dis
lease, and that our Board Of Health
is now asking our City Council to an
pronriate sum Of money with which
TO combat this dreadful malay;
therefore.
Resolved, That this preachers
meeting unite in asking our city au-
thorities, not that they abate one iot
sof their commendable zeal and sue
cessfnl cffortsiailr combating smallpox,
but that they also consider the advisa-
bility Of taking some decided action
with a view to aiding those who may
be already afflicted with consumption
,l,ny,t
Y spread OF this dread disease.
"R NJ NANCY, Conn.,