The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-02
TO PREVENT PREyENrAaLE pus-
EASE.

Hfth' ~ ~ was tohpa inst tnts oeapt
actually existed. and carried away one
person every three days. so that they
were never seen again in this life. and
the victims were chiefly young men
and women. what would happen in
this city?
Every man who could shoulder RI
file. would volunteer to 60 forth with
others and search until the beast was
killed. The od-siveu bravery Of our
men AID the devotion of our women
would both be Joined In such q sacred
campaign for the safety of our people
and there would be acclaim for those
who brought back word OF the siaush-
ter ,ad the renewed safety OF the
city.
! This 10 only picturesque way OF
arrestiRg the attention Of our people
and compelling their consideration Of
the fact that each year IN this city
100 or more human beings. mainly in
the prime of life, perish from our midst
by = disease that 10 preyentabie and
that with care could be brought to
its final extinction within q single gen
Grafton. A tremendous army Of peo-
pie walk forward TO the shades of
death. 10000 of them, each year In
the United States. Four thousand Of
these die In Alabama. They die need
lessly. Their disappearance is an
economic waste. for they drop the
work of the world when they are best
fitted to perform 1t, This vast army.
of which Montgomery supplies ons
company every year. Is the army that
goes down to death through consump-
ton.
All over the United States. In fact
throughout the civilized world. an or
ganized warfare has been started
against this dread disease and II can
be made successful. IL intelligence re-
garding the disease becomes wide
spread among the people. II in every
city and town and village and home
of the United States we can bring
intelligence TO bear upon the subject
of consumption. the sources Of dan
ger, how to prevent them. how to take
care Of the sick, then the end Of the
campaign will be in sight; for while
consumption has been proved to be q
communicable disease. and in sense
contagious. there1is absolutely no risk
whatever OF eontagion II the sick per-
son is properly cared for. Further
more, latter day science has shown
that consumption is durable In its
early stages and therefore q new hope
dawns upon us who for long have
mourned the disappearance from our
ranks Of the wan and paliid victims Of
this Unnecessary disease.
Part of the campaign against con-
sumption rests upon q travelling ex-
hibit. moving from town to town, CIV
ing lectures to show how the patient
should be cared for; giving general
advice as to diet, sunshine and fresh
air; explaining how the disease is COM
municated and how to prevent tin
fact giving to the public, in simple
language and non-scientific terms,
guidance that can prove tn ~ of in
oalcuiable value to this city and to
every city. This travelling exhibit will
be in Montgomery from April 90 to
May g. Free lectures and demonstra-
tions will be given twice a day so
that general knowledge throughout
this city regarding this toll taking
disease may be increased. Special
hours and days will be set aside for
the colored people OF the city. The
doctors and ministers OF that race are
especially appealed to, since at present
consumption ik more rife among the
colored population.
This is a subject that appeals per-
sonaIly to every soul in this city; for
no matter how tenderly nurtured a
person may be, nor how protected
from visible dangers. they are never
safe from the invisible risk of contact
with the consumptive who is careless
OF sputum or of contact with clothes
that may have been exposed In q house
sputum. II we each stop for a mo-
ment to think. we can recall partic-
ularly sad cases in this city. where
without any seeming cause. the cold
hand OF this dreadful death has been
stretched out to gather some of Mont
gomery's fairest flowers. If those
mysterious cases could be traced to
their cause. it would be found that
somewhere. somehow. someone. care
less of sputum. had passed on this
disease and led to the sad outcome
So long as people are ignorant and
from their ignorance and careiessness.
This disease only emphasizes once
again. more strongly than ever. that
all human society is bound up in one.
Such sad cases as we can recall are
a needless sacrifice to ignorance.
Montgomery. seated on it's beautiful
hills. bathed in the glorious sunshine
of the South, nourished by purest
water and stretching its hands out to
welcome within its confines thousands