Evening journal., 1908-09-18
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OUTTUBERCULOSIS
Excellent Work Of the Della
ware Branch Of the Red
Cross Society

Few peopei realize the extent Of the
work and the benefit that accrues from
the efforts Of the state branch OF the
American National Red Cross Society in
its fight against tuberculosis and its en-
deavors. through educating the people to
cara for themselves, to stamp out the
s.s.t white plague. The Delaware state
branch has accomplished a wonderful
work partcularly in Wilmington. The
home dispensary is conducted at the Asso-
ciated Charities building in West street
and there. two days in the week. patien's
Gonna for skilled medical advice ana, for
those who are developing the disease eN-
aminations. ..,o,..
pes,aas teaching tuberculosis patients
-, - caro- for themselves, medical treat
roant is proffered and arrangements are
,,sda with patients for obtaining tents
wherein patients may sleep "nonS oue ~
doors. During the time that the society
has been extant in this city hunoreos u
cases have come to the attention Oh i's
,,bvsicians and nurses and in a degree the'
A. apparent, the disease has been suppress
"a Patients. who not so very long ago
,vere in a pitiable state from the ravages
of the tuberculosis germ, are now uhuer
the rninistrations of the society meulcal
staff improving even beyond what might
have been anticipated. And incipient cases
81 tha disease have been totally cured
3ust because at the proper time the pa
t,ent sought advice and help from the
dicuensary.
Miss Rice the Nurse.
NTiss Mary j. Rice is the local visiting
nurse Of the society. Miss Rice is haro
worker and when not at the dispensary is
visiting among the patients. AT the pres
ent time there are thirty patients under
the care of the society.
Although the Red Cross is solely an or
ganization for the doing Of charitable
work, this fact does not receive all OF the
attention that it should propSary nave
At the head Of the National Society Is
Hon. William Howard Taft, and In this
state. General Charles Bird is president OF
the branch. The society endeavors te
reach those people whose circumstance
in life prevent them from obtaining the
amount OF medical attention they shoulc
receive. because Of the lack Of money t'
bear the exr~ Je. To those the services oi
the dispensary in this city are free an'
not only will there be found there tn
skilled medical lttention Of physician
and the expert. srvices of an experienced
nurse. but the proper food necessary t
combat the disease is also furnished.
Proper Diet For Patients.
or food, eggs and milk have been foun'
through long experimentation, to be tn
two articles of diet best calculated TO buil'
up the human system and maintain nor
NAL degree Of health. The society furnisl
these. large quantities Of milk being use'
in week and about twenty dozens o
eggs.
The causes OF tuberculosis may be var
led. but outside Of heredity, persons ar
more apt to contract the disease iron
colds that have gone neglected.
or the cases in the city the greater mum
ber is among middle aged persons. Mis-
Rice says that patients should sleep in tn
open air If possible but that does not meal
they should prepare for bed in a cold tenn
perature That should be done where tn
temperature is comparatively warm; ais
dressing should be done in a warm tenn
perature. Miss Rice thinks that in tim
houses win be built upon a different pla
than at present and the sleeping room
be made so that there win be a free cir
culation of cold air, and that next to then
will be the dressing rooms where tn
sleeper on arising may go to dress.