The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-10
LABOR'S CRUSADE
AGAINST CONSUMPTION

Preventive and Curative Measures 10
Observe In Fighting the Dread Dis.
ease--pisposaI Of sputur--Bsnsfits
Of Fresh Air and Sleep.
Organized labor has taken its initial
plunge into the crusade against con-
sumption. On Feb. Z meeting was
called by the Pennsylvania Society For
the Prevention Of Tuberculosis, the OBJ
ject OF which was to meet delegates
from the organized workmen in phila-
delphia to discuss ways and means to
stamp out this disease, says the Typo
graphical Journal.
The meeting was held in the Mutter
museum, College Of Physicians, and It
was an exceedingly appropriate place
for the discussion Of such deadly sub
feet as tuberculosis
It was the consensus Of opinion of
the representatives Of the more than a
dozen trades unions which had dele
gates at the meeting that the factory
laws Of the state Of Pennsylvania are
fiagrantly violated, and 1t was stated in
the course Of one mans remarks that
the bureau Of factory inspection was
gigantic fraud, that there were mills
ID the Kensington textile district where
the walls had not been whitewashed
for seventeen years and that the water
closets were constructed without any
regard for sanitation, as they had no
outlet TO the outside, but were merely
a portion OF the room boarded of, and
that the floors were not scrubbed III
hts thirty years recollection.
The society intends to carry out the
plan Of education formulated; intends
to get iii touch with the organized
workingmen IN Philadelphia and send
out literature until every one is thor
oughly familiar with the causes Of this
dreaded disease; make them acquaint
cd with the fact that 1t can be cured
n its early stages and urge all those
who may be infected 10 get In touch
with the society. so that they can be
treated. 1t was also pointed out that
tuberculosis is d communicable disease
and Ia always contracted from anoth- |
err and that It IS not hereditary. It !
never comes from q cold, although
cold may Arst draw attention to il /
While developing the disease the germs
manufacture a poison, which circulates
III the blood. causing fever, Increase
in pulse rate, chills. sweats, stomach
disturbance and wasting.
The attention OF the delegates was
called to the contributing causes og /
tuberculosis. It was stated that the
majority Of people IL coed health are
not susceptible, but that anything
tending to lower vitality improves the
soil for the development of this germ.
Therefore poor and insufficient food,
overwork, alcoholism, worry, dissipa-
ton, surroundings ike damp, dark
or overcrowded dwelling. severe dis
eases like typhoid fever, repeated
colds, all tend to bring on this terrible
scourge. When the disease IS FAR adj
vanced and has affected the greater
part Of a vital organ or parts OF many /
organs it Is incurable, but in the ear
lier stages the majority Of cases can
be cured
But in order that this may be accom-
plished the first thing necessary IS to
build yourself up to q perfect state Of
physical health. This is accomplished
By rest regular life, fresh air and
good nourishment You should always
have nine hours sleep, and the win
dows OF your bedroom should be kept
open day and night In all kinds OF
weather Another important requisite
IS that as MUCH time as possible dur
ing the dag should be spent ii the open
air, The diet should Be generous,
nourishing AID easily digestible. MIX,
raw eggs, raw or rare beef aud beef
steak are especisiiy recommended to-
build one. up bot alcohol In any form,
either beer, WHISKY. wine or brandy,
is tsbooed as being positively harmful
In al cases eontagion to others can
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