Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-24
RED CROSS STAMP MONEY
Goes To Make tuberculosis
Exhibits all over the State.--
Educational Campaign of
Most far Reaching Import
dnce

Just whence goes the money raised
by the sale of Red Cross stamps?
1t is a legitimate question and meT-
its full and prompt answer,
This money will be used ID send
tuberculosis exhibits through the
state under the charge Of trained
men.
The exhibit, which was shown at
the international tuberculosis con-
greSS at Washington, received the
highest prizes for methods of organi-
zatiou. 1t also was shown at the state
teachers convention in Milwaukee
to 1000 teachers and lately has been
in use in the Milwaukee schools
Now it is being returned to, Madison.
The university exhibit, which was
used to educate the students of the
university to better methods of fight
ing this disease, was a nucleus. 1t
was shown by the university extension
in some Of the large cities of the
state and proved most effective
means of interesting add inStructing
the people. In the last few years,
while tuberculosis has been slightly
decreasing in the large cities, it has
been increasing in the small places in
Wisconsin.
The large exhibit will be divided
into two parts. The larger one will
go to the cities and the smaller one
to villages. With the money raised
| by the stamp campaign trained
man will be employed to go with each
exhibit, put up in such form that it
will tell its story quickly and elective
ly. He will train physicians, teach
erS, scholars and people unto the
| best method of preventing and cur
ing consumption. He also will study
the community and fnd the plague
spots and help boards of health to
clean out ScourceS of infection. In
| training the people to secure the
proper conditions to prevent tubercu-
! lOSis or to cure it. he must train
them to the habits of correct living
to avoid patent medicines, to use
fresh air and sunlight freely and to
| likewise use wholesome food.
The stamp campaign will educate
| the people to welcome the exhibit
and the people who offer the stamps
for sale and those who buy them will
/ 10 Cd IN f,,y9 do, al
principal that it will drive out tuber-
culOSis. The conditions that make
that disease impossible will prevent
other similar diseases, so that the
campaign is strictly an educational
one.
The exhibit will be shown in Madi-
son at the public Library as soon as
it has been rearranged and lectures
will be given regarding it.
1t tells in a stricking aud graphic
way the story of the enormous losses
from tuberculosis and shows exactly
the means needed to prevent it from
attacking the individual and the
home. 1t shows also that it is not
enough that well-to-do people should
be surrounded by proper conditions,
but that plague spot is menace to
every familysn the community.
All funds raised will be put in the
treasury of the Wisconsin Anti Tu-
berculoSis association and expended
in printing literature and maintain
ing the exhibit bat the latter will be
in charge Of the university extension
division.
Do not fail to use Red Cross Stamps
on your Christmas packages. For
Sale at the Wood County Drug store,
John E. DAILY Drug store and can be
obtained from the following named
ladies: MesdameS Earle Pease, W. j.
Conway and Miss Helen Kroner.