The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-24

after the snow is over" and "after
the carnival is past the tuberculosis
exhibition campaign begins in real
earnest. More than seven hundred
visitors were recorded each of the car
nival days, including many from other
cities and other states.
Today begins the effort to secure
the interest and the presence of the
men and women who live in Pensa-
cola. There Will also begin another
effort to bring again to the city the
physicians and public spirited citizens
or the leading towns up and down the
line of the L. and n. as well as along
the shore throughout Pensacola terri
tory.
Rabbi Jacob D. Schwarz is writing
to all Hebrew congregations in the
state inviting the presence of delega-
tiOns TO the exhibition in this city,
and urging cooperation in the state
campaign.
This afternoon the ministers will
gather to examine some special social
welfare exhibits, and at the same time
10 arrange for Church Day" at the
exhibition. At the prayer meeting
services Of the churches reference
will be made in some cases to the
exhibition and announcement be made
of day and hour for the congregation
to meet a. % East Garden.
Very curiousIy the tuberculosis cxhi-
bitiOn campaign IS hampered BY diff
Culties growing out Of local business
demands which have made it impOs-
sible TO secure enough of tvpewriters
for office use During Monday and
Tuesday the telegraph and long dis
lance plone have been used in trying
10 get two additional machines from
Jacksonville, Mobile or Montgomery.
1t IS now hoped that the added ma
chimes will arrive at noon today The
mails are not carrying nearly all OF
the matter which needs to go ont con-
corning the local effort. in addition 10
the state campaign which centers
here al Pensacola
Division Passenger Agent J. ".
LuTton has taken up tde promotion
of exhibition interest all along the
line AR LurtOn has written TO l.
and \. agents calling attention to the
exhibition as very important mat
ter, and one which all of the citizens
of Florida should take the Opportun-
ity of availmg themselves Of The
agents will place the red and yellow
posters and distribute the fOUr-paSe
leaflets.
Rev C1as. P. Hall of the Universal
list church has very kindly agreed to
invite other Universalist nSrega- (
lions of Florida 10 be represented ar
Pensacola during the exhibition pc
riod-
In the United States 10000 people /
die every year from consumption
400 every day-mOre than were kill /
ed in battle during the entire four
years of toe civil war. All the infec- /
tious diseases combined do not cause /
nearly so many deaths
In Pensacola there were a. deaths
from tuberculosis last year-the great !
est single cause of death
Consumption kills people in the
prime of life when they should be
useful citizens and when they can
least be spared by their families One
half the total deaths from consump- /
,:on occur between the ages Of TWEEN +
~ and forty.
Consumption can be prevented. but /.
the national and local organizations I
cannot win the battle without the help I
Of all citizes Of every age and cOndi- .
ton
How TO help viii be demonstrated .
at the American tuberculosis exhibit /
ton which illustrates the new Golden /
Rule
Don't give consumption TO others and .
don't let others give II 10 you.
This Is entirely DOssibIe-if
All the people viii only learn and !
practice few simple rules about con-
sumption. Then this disease would 4
each year cause fewer and fewer I
deaths
Consumption IS not Inherited but Is 4
spread chiefly through the germ or /
seed contained in the spurum tspitl /
or moist particles coming from the 4
throat and lungs Of the consumptive i