The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-01-28
'on Held In Charlotte
e for determination
! VIGOROUS WARFARE
led to Aake War on the Great
4, Plague.-Tuberculosis, its
Hence. Costliness and Fatality
\ edies Pointed Out.


Prevention Of tuberculosis, assembl-
cd. After the preliminaries were
done In due form the doctors plung-
ed into their subject with great earn
estness and zeal. Space will per
NIT Of only the gist Of the arguments
IN favor Of q vigorous warfare
INST the "great white plauge."
J. p. Monroe said tuberculosis
greatest enemy Of modern peo-
that it must be exterminated.
.. out hope to the afflicted that
cures are possible.
"a DIR. Harper said that it is esti-
mated that tuberculosis fatalities ex-
ceed those Of war, famine, plague
eholrea, yellow fever and smallpox,
all combined.
1t was set forth that even in our
own nation 55S people die daily Of
the disease and that North Carolina
shares only too fully in the propor-
ton.
Its courses are understood to be,
hereditary tendency, lack of sufici-
ent clothing, living in infected houses
winch should be disinfected) lack of
ventilation, lack Of cleanliness, un-
sanitary environment, lack of
proper food, etc., which san
be summed up in the term, Ignorance
on the part Of the people as to the
nature Of the disease and the means
OF prevention and cure of it.
Poverty was given as q cause and
. result OF the malady.
The cost of the dread disease as
Drought out is an eye opener. When
1t Is considered what is the average
earning capacity of victims, together
with costs of treatment while linger-
ing, an average estimate of $4,000
each is placed. Probably 100000
Z people die in the United States every
! year Nof this malady. Thus $1,6O0,-
oOe,0O0 worth of productive energy
~ cut OF from our nation every year.
The remedies advocated so unani.
m9psly and forcibly are popular edu-
' on the subject, means of treat
or patients and power to en-
laws Of health.
educate the psople Or. Williams
ated q small, well bound, neat
ri Of about so pages, composed
adAbie, attractive style, also q
r printed pamphlet as well as
forms Of literature. These
be gotten up by the legisla-
md distributed by county CO.
ion. These books should be
in the schools, the teacher
had suitable training, and
requeas lectures should be de-
cd in the schools on the subject.
hospitals, sanitariums and colonies
I to be the means Of treatment
ufected These, it was set forth.
be maintained partly at least
etDn in order that no one
ait too long to apply for
ugh feeling of dependency
claim it as q right.
-. objection on the score of
sss is rebutted the immense
W sustained by the ravages Of
ease.
ty Like Wilmington it was es-
would have about 80 deaths
The cost Of the sickness and
together with the earnings Of
CT 'ersons in normal condition
an6a crags life being about $4,000
womb, bring the city's loss up to
$4,000 annually. 1t is estimated
too, thApt in a hospital or sanitarium
at cost of SITS, the average life
OF the afflicted would be heightened
by ten, years.
q It is recognized fact that there
are those who would not submit to
laws of safety to their fellow men
such as burning all sputum and tax
ing treatment where such could ef-
fectuaEy benefit them and be q
reans Of safety to others. In such
uses law and its proper execution
IS thought necessary expedient.
Among cont ibutors Of papers, etc.,
@ DIR. T. w. Faison, Charlotte; DR..
Brooks, of Aberdeen: DR.. Will
N. Jones. Of High Point; DR..
estry Battle. U. S. NJ. DR.. W. J.
u nally, of High Point: DR.. A.
,weA. of Charlotte: DR.. James
rrcuqhs. of Asheville: DR..
I. Harper. Of Wilmington;
nRay Williams. Of Green's
v. N. Lambeth. of the
Z Virginia; DIR. Charles
I'd DIR. Paul Paquin, of
Convention Was
Ay doctors convention
were the leaders and
tha y,acpbopehir of tho