The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS
CITIZENS INTERPRETED IN ANTI
 TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE.
Fubncity Depsrtiment Sparinx No Pains to Instruct M0ntgome rians Tn
 Care Necessary fer Pre-
 ventfon Of Disease. '

r Plank after plank is being added to The Fence" the Tuberculosis League Is building around ignorant persons to protect them from the raVaees or the great white plague" Dr. GrieI and those asso- ciated with him in the work. are spar Ing no effort to open the eyes of the public to the dangers of consumption, and are furnishing all the information on Inc subject to the public that will instruct in guarding against the con- traction of the disease. and how to night 1t when 1t is once contracted.
 In response to the call for the sinews of war" to make the light with' the following contributions have been received: Chas. F. Moritz. s5; J. M Foster. s10; Maurice Strauss, $1; Algenon Blair. $6; Isadore Moog, 35; J. M. Baldwin, 310; c. A. Thigpen, S1o {; ID. Fleming, $10: A. Cassimus, g; H. C.. Davidson. &10; I. Blackman. S5; A. w. LeBron. $2; Durr Drug Company, $10; Jacques Loeb. s2; Mrs. I. Winter. S2; 5. J. Winter. q: Medical and Surgical Society of Montgomery County, s25; w; " Birke. q: P Well. s2.5o: A. Gibian. $5: Mrs. J. J.Flowers, Sr., 325; A. B. Horn, Union Springs. Ala, $1; Meyer & Goldman, $5; Mrs. H. Loeb, $5; i; Miss Sadie Levy. $2; Alb M. Kennedy, $12; M. M. Sweat. SIP. Total, s1S7.
 Dr. A. B. Horn. dental surgeon of reputation. has written Dr. Griel the light on the disgusting horror of the disease. Although the letter points With striking frankness to a certain phase of the disease, pr. Griel says it is one of the best ever brought into use fin the fight against the loathsome malady.
 The letter follows:
 TvaAn "Dr. G. J. Griel, Montgomery, Ala:
 Dear Doctor-I want to extend my assistance to the Anti- Tuberculosis League. with the enclosed creek. Quot ing from the article in The Advertiser of the 23rd inst. It is much better to build this fence now and endeavor not to need an ambulance
 Now, fin building this fence, we are after everything that will prove beneficial in this laudable move. But there is one vital sub ject that is being passed over and one that is a factor in this disease (tubesculosis), and that is dental examinations in public and private schools of Alabama. Teeth left to decay, root with running abscesses, so that every mouthful of food or liquid that is swallowed is bathed in pus, is bound to impair the health of the individual and eventually termin- ate in tuberculosis. I trust that we will be abler to give the subject more thought.
 T have the honor of remaining
 "Yours sincerely,
 "A. Bragg Horn."
 Dr. B. A. Taylor. the city chemist. has several specimens of tubercle germs in his office, and a course of printed lectures, short. but convincing. on the subject of the disease. The lectures are also illustrated and the disease Is depicted in all its nauseat- ing features.
 Each illustrationl shows a develop ment of the disease from It's inception to the emaciated wreck tottering into a grave. But the lectures are matched, side by side. with instructions for the prevention, and how to fight the dis ease when 1t Is once taken.
 The enormous mortality list from the disease has thrown anti-tuberculosis leagues rampant into the fight the world over, and the league in Mont gomery Is only one of thousand corps that are waging the light against the horrid death.