The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-03

We are all talking and thinking of tuber-
culosis. Nobody now thinks Of calling IL by
the old time plebeian name, consumption"
but the disease Is the same and Its deadly
work Ia the same. That is the reason that
phllanthropic physicians In all parts OF the
world are now organizing themselves and
the people into anti-tuberculosis societies.
The Abbeyille physicians are up to the time
in this matter and are urging the people TO
io,n them in their efforts to stamp out con-
sumption.
At the Court house last Friday night there
were a number of interested laymen, bnl
owing TO the extreme cold temperature OF Inc
atmosphere and the piercing wind Whlch
moved with a velocity that made predestri-
ans careful OF their footsteps kept many
away from the meeting. Many, supposing
Thai there would be no meeting, remained
at home and missed the most interesting
meeting ant the most INSTRUCTIVE one hal We
have attended III the Court house.
DIR. Neuffer was called 10 the chair, and Mr..
W. z. Bradley was asked TO act as secretary.
The minutes as furnished by him give
facts. DR.. Neufer called on DR.. Britt, Dr.
Gambrell, DIR. Harrison, Mr.. w. K. Bradley
and other lay men for remarks. Mr.. Z. v
Hammond said something like this: "Soal
and a little hot water properly applied were
good things in their place. II cleanliness IL
next 10 goodness, hllhiness reaches out IN
the other direction" DR.. Neutfer himself
made q most excellent talk in warning lay
men against the Great White Plague which IL
credited with carrying OF one out Of every SIX
OF the human family. He thought consump'
tIon q preventable disease but he thought
lis incurabie.
DR., Harrison thought 1t was certain thai
many cases of consumption bad been cured.
DR.. Neuffer cited instances to show the
susceptibility OF whole families 10 the disease,
The disease germs would lodge in the walls,
the ceilings and the floors of the house. The
furniture would become permeated With
them. The curtains and the carpets would
hold them In storage for an indefinite length
Of time. He thought when q house was &c
permeated the only safe way was to burn II,
and all the weaves that were in the house thai
could not be boiled for thirty minutes should
be liz destroyed. He told OF an In
stance where a wife died Of 1t. The husband
married again. The second wife slept Oh
the same bed, where the first wife
she died, having caught the disease
from the wife whom she hads never seen.
The furniture In this instance was then de.
stroyed. The carpet was carried of and used
by another family. He had not heard from
the carpet since. We could have told him oil
an instance in this county where q consump-
tive died and the servant received or accepted
the bed on which the consumptive lay as
part pay Tor bis services. The servant died
in due time. We could also tell OF q whole
family that died in this way. One member
was AIKEN down with consumption and died.
A sister waited on her, and she died. A sister
Of the latter'deceased waited on her and she
died. A hired woman waited on the third
sister who took 1t, and she died of consump-
ton.
, The chief attraction Of the evening was the
address OF Miss Bell OF Sumter. She gave q
glowing account of the good work which good
people are doing In her town. Her remarks
will be q benedictiop and an inspiration TO
our people 10. deeds Of kindness andi charity.
She dwelt largely on nursing the sick and In
administering to their needs. During her re-
marks this editor could not but contrast her
work with hat OF those persons whose mis-
directed, though we'll meant. efforts are OPP
pressing our people TO raise money to- sup
port hosts of missionaries abroad. This
editor is a home missionary who believes
that home people have bodies as we'll as souls.
Abbevllle in times past has undertaken
many things and in some Of which we have
succeeded, but nothing OF half the impor-
lance of the anti-tpberculosis movement has