Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-24
fine LECTURE By
DR.. ELLENBERCER

Tonight Or. Stock will lectare on
,cThe individual in Tuberculosis.
The lecture will be illustrated with
lantern slides.
On Friday evening there will be an
illustrated lantern slide entertainment
especially adapted to children. when
will show how children live in the
alum districts. There will be other IN
teresting features, A cordial invitation
is extended to sll children as well as
nsrents TO be present at this lecture.
Admission will be free.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.
DR.. ]. W. EneDbeTger delivered his
illustrated lecture last night on 'Iuo-
eroulogis-How to Prevent and How
TO Cure 1t g." 1t was a most interesting
and instructive discourse. ..------.-
q 1n.opening.he adverted.to the Span
ish, American war, the capture OF
Manila, the fall of Santiago and the
destruction Of the Spanish feet, All
of this was secured by the sacrifice OF
humsn life. A much greater victory
however, wss secured over disease and
death. q victory which resulted in
saving thousands of lives. Reference
was had to the prevalence OF yellow
fever in CUBA and the daring expert
ments of Drs. Reed, Carrell and Lszl'
or, two of whom died as the result
but not until they satisfactorily prov
ed the theory that the poison Of yell
low fever is carried from one fever
victim to another BY mosquitoes.
Others quickly made an application
of the dearly acquired knowledge, The
harbors and marshes were quickly
cleaned ap, coal oil WAS applied to the
other breeding places Of the mosquito
and for the first time in centuries Cuba
was freed from yellow fever These
men we're martyrs to their calling, but
what a splendid victory they secured.
No more do the people Of our south
tremble with fear lest yellow fever in
wade the land. It's nature is known.
The agent that formerly spread It
abroad is recognized.
Typhoid fever is also preyentable.
There is a decline from 800 deaths to
9g per million people as result OF
better sanitation and, especially OF
bet er drinking water, Diphtheria,
scarlet fever, measles and kindred sick
nesseg would disappear il all who are
afflicted with them could be quarant-
ined and all sources of contagion could
be disiuiected.
The prevention Of disease has been
the motto Of many medical leaders. 1t
Is the motto Of Dr.. Dixon and the de-
partment Of health OF Pennsylvania.
The most fatal illness in Pennsyl-
yania during 1907 vas tuberculosis,
the deaths exceeding 10000. PneG-
monia. a condition not infreQuently
associated with tuberculosis, was a
close second, slso with approximate! ely
ten thousand deaths to its credit
THE TUBERCLE BACILLUS
The tuoeroie bacillus is the we'll
known agent that is present in every
instance Of tuberculosis, but It is not
the only factor in It's production. 1t Is
numerogs!y present wherever men are
pouC regated. 1t is found in all tube--
oulous LESSONS, although not always in
the same ratio. 1t is especially numeT
ous in advanced cases Of consumption.
Such a one will expel millions, posi-
bly billions of tubercle bsc!lli N "a
hours. Wherever the sputum Of con
sumptive may be there may the germs
OF the disease be found, They are US
uallv present in the mouth and on the
lips. from which they may be trans
ferreG TO drinking vessel. Recent y
phvgicians secured tumblers that had
been used by q nun beI Of school chill
dren and examined them under the
microscope. They found much dirt on
the rim. including mud, PARTICLES OF
skin. also germs of various diseases.
The germs of tuberculosis were there.
The germs responsible for consump-
tion, d ;phtheria, tonsilit!s and kindred
diseases are so small that numbers of
them may rest upon pin point. A
correspondiugly small break in the
skin or mucus membrane may serve as
an open door through which they may
enter the system. II one is in perfect
health he may kill the germs. Under
other conditions, however, the germs
NAV Kill the individual, The dust
from rooms in which tubercuIous patti
ents have lived has been found to con-
tain active germs as late as six weeks
after The removal Of the patient.
Among the lantern slides was view
showing a home in Juniata county,
which during ten years has been oc-
cupied by three separate families and
in which during that period nine
occupants have died Of tuberoulos'
is. Eleven other occupants have had
the same disease. In ten years 20 peo'
pie who have occupied this house have
had consumption.
Homes in which the disease exists
should be disinfected and rendered
safe. They should then have been kept
so by the admission Of an abundant
supply of sunlight and fresh air.