The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10

1uBzRCUL0sIs STATS rCs.
- aalter Cheyne Delivers Lecture
- Chcster-To Speak at Other
Huiass I'm Campaign Against White
Rswuc.
0ster. Feb. s.--Dr. Waiter
Chsync OF Sumter. secretary Of the
8ssfh Carolina Medical Association.
ospsxed here last night In the Nnter-
- 81 the anti-tuberculosis move
Una
DR. Cheyne will visit other points
- ahk seotton OF the State. at which
pnn@ ne Will lecture on the subject
- tuber>~,osts: Rock Hin. Tuesday
ueoruary .: Yorkville. wednesday
nsrnins. and CARNEY. Wednesday
~ge1ing.
one point brought out In DR..
0ous's address was that consump-
eaUn 10 not a hereditary disease. as
- nd popular Idea. but Il is merely a
oUm disease and can be wiped out
w1eh ahe proper precautions.
The tendency for tuberculosis 20
~ 10 families. said the speaker, Is
nrBsSy due TO the fact that children
- censunptivc parents are exposed
nom childhood TO tubercle bacillus
-7~etrred BY their parents.
DR. Cheync said that in order to ac-
oempbA the best results Il is neces-
Ansy Tor the attending physician to
lave the aid OF the patient and the
Darent's family; that school teachers
<nn<s 'ise pupils at large should work to
>sdusate the children In the beginning.
Hs cited the splendid work accom-
pihsz ed BY Or. Gorgas in transform
~ the Panama canal territory from
= p<wt hole where white people
~Dsii not live into place Of sanitary
nnfetl' Alter years OF failure under
- French regime. DIR. Gorgas re-
anuen bst two or three years % get
res result above noted. DIR. Gargas
ess teen recently elected president of
- american Medical Association in
socesnisstion Of his achievement.
nr. cheyne quoted some interesting
ssatisucs. Two hundred thousand per-
4 ssns IN the United States die annually
-crv>n tuberculosis. while the yellow
Never csurse during the past 1i5
-Spars has claimed only 10000 VIC
<o1nhe IN ne United States.
During the four years OF the War
oet~ tep the states on both sides.
sehsrs we're but $4,000 deaths from
vnr. wounds and disease. x
Frm a commercial standpoint. or
mDnsy value placed on human life.
xhe doctor continued. the acquiring
and spending power OF n community
- an adult life Ia from $500 to s5.-
sooo- n n Is desired TO reduce the
cosf OF tuberculosis to financial ba-
- " can be easily done by taking his
minimum valuation and multiplying
= rS 100000. This. the physician
sasd can be proved. He concluded
NJ lsskins the question whether 1t
psys the state or county to pay
- taxes to conserve $1,000 worth of
property.
The lecture was given under
auxpices OF the Chester County Medi-
csa association and a public meeting
OF the citizens OF Chester was held at
ehe opera house last night to consider
the matter OF organizing an anti-tu-
bsrcuiosis league. Dr. j. q. Johnson.
president OF the county association,
oaiied the meeting to order: prayer
~ Rev. ID. NJ. Mcleod. A short ad-
drcsz was made by Mayor r. B. Cald-
weh. expressing pleasure at the gath
ering OF the people to take some ac-
efon I'm the adoption OF measures to
~omoat the great plague. consump-
dion He pledged his cooperation as
n citizen and as the head OF the city
government and support OF the board
NJ health I'm the movement now being
made To check the ravages of this
eerible scourge. Mayor Caldwell in
ercdnced the speaker OF the evening.
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