The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

and like most Of such patients in a
most repulsive condition. The hospitals
refused TO take the boy, and 'Com - as
he was called, was turned over to the
caretaker of Canyon Crest ranch. The
conditions there were not suitable for
his care and the Red Cross committee
of the Woman S league fitted him out
with tent and camping outfit where
he might live in wholesome air, away
from other children \ generous wo-
man cared for him for the few months
that he lived and the Red Cross COM
mittee paid onehalf of the funeral eX
penses. In this way $l20 of the money
received from the sale of Red Cross
Christmas stamps last year was used;
$35 went to the purchase of set of
books upon tuberculosis. The remain
ing 500 is waiting TO be added to the
$1,000 it is hoped TO raise this Christ
mas.
Many of the Eastern cities have es-
tablished out-of-door camps for tuber
culosis patients. One. OF the very eff
fective ones is that in Cleveland for
children. New York has a bureau and
hospital in one, where they give help
10 those who cannot afford good
physician and receive into the hospital
those who have not clean, airy homes
in which TO be cared for.
The National Red Cross society this
Il
600 stamps. IT has decided to supply
its appointed agents in different states
with stamps without cost and also to
provide advertising posters and euve-
lopes. in which TO enclose the stamps
for sale. At the close of this stamp
season ii takes back all unsold stamps
and collects 20 per cent of the amount
received for stamps sold. Fifteen per
cent of this covers expenses and the
remaining FIVE is TO he used for the
national work against tuberculosis The
so per cent that local agents keep is
TO be used in n way most needed in
the community.
The Utah committee upon stamps
has placed the little stickers in fifteen
of the large stores in town. They are
sold in envelopes containing twenty
five, ten, or five stamps. Look for the
posters IN the store windows, Some
of the larger stores, Walker Bros. and
Keith & O'Brien company have kindly
consented to wrap in their outgoing
package a handbill that is a warning
against the white plague. Look in your
packages and see if you have one Ten
of the other towns Of Utah are sup
piled with stamps and arc hard at work
trying ia sell as many as possible "No
letter without n Christmas stamp - is
the motto.
Buy me every chance you get!
IIp YOU Sp'us JUSI ITN me-
Lick me light and stick me Tight
Buy me, Buy me- Buy me,
All good luck and Christmas cheer
All good will I carry
I'm your friend, and-never fear
Truly sanitary.
I'm the Red Cross Christmas stamp;
This that I propose is
To summon wealth TO fight for health |
And beat tuberculosis.
Beat the greatest plague of all.
Gust n pail OF sadness;
Treat despair with food and air
And lift II into gladness.
Buv me, Buy mel I'm your friend |
Help me win my battle:
Help me bring n scourec TO end;
Men are more than cattlel
Help me help the sufferlng
I'm their supplications
Skill that brothcrly shall bring
Healing to the nation.
It will not carry any hind of mail.
but any kind Of mail will carry il. A
square inch Of clear conscience for
cent-the Red Cross Christmas stamp.