The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-03-26
THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF
TUBERCULOSIS

now being a war waged against tuber-
culosis, and the conquering of this
disease is only a matter Of time.
Yellow fever and small pcx we're
once the dreaded scourges, but they
are now almost completely under
control and no longer produce the
alarm that they once did. The shot
gun quarantine" was once the accom-
paniment Of one OF these diseases.
In the work of stamping out the
! seeds that breed tuberculosis Prof.
Routzahn is playing an important
part in Florida AID is doing heroic
missionary work.
He was for several weeks in Jack
sOnvilIe and Pensacola and inaugu
rated a movement in those cities for
its determination and is not emitting
to visit the smaller cities, and in a
more limited manner is doing work
looking toward the same end.
Prof. ROUtzahn was in Ocala Fri
day and carried out the program that
was printed in this paper.
At o'clock he was met at the
Ocala House by a committee of prom
: inent citizens and was given an auto
mobile tour over the city.
| At 10 o'clock he delivered an adj
/ dress before the Woman's Club at
the club rooms in the Central Ma
! tiOnal bank building which was lis.
tened to with rapt attention by quite
gathering of ladies and gentlemen,
among whom were most of the doc
tors, ministers and editors of the city.
Prof. Routzahn was introduced by
Mrs. VIM. Hooker, president of the
/ club, who was largely instrumental
in having the gentleman to visit our
city.
Prof. ROutZahn is not what might
/ be called an eloquent orator, but is
an interesting and fluent taIker and
presented his views on this great
topic in a clear, tOrceful and lucid
manner. He is an enthusiast and has
no trouble to enlist others in the
splendid and philanthropic work that
he has undertaken.
Consumption is the most insidiOus
of our diseases and is carrying off
more victims than any other disease
now known to the world, and il is
only in these later years that it has
been discovered to be the work of a
germ which needs only favorable con-
ditiOns for it's termination. Destroy
these conditions and the germs will
perish for the want of something to
feed upon.
To use the words Of Prof Rout-
zahn, it is wholly an unnecessary and
preventable disease and needs only
Jealous, continuous and cooperative
work to stamp it out.
The professor said that the wo-
mems clubs were a great help to
those who were carrying on the cru
SADIE against it, as are also the
churches, schools, newspapers and Of
course the physicians.
1t is now no longer regarded as an
inherited disease, but as a communi-
catable one and a durable one.
Prof. Routzahn said that in a con-
gress Of physicians held in the city
of Washington some time ago which
was attended by eight hundred doc
tors not one sounded a note that 1t
was not durable, but as it is so COM
municatable and so liable to make its
attack upon all classes and conditions
that all ought to iOin in the move
ment to search out its terminating
spots and stamp it from the very race
Of the earth.
Prof. ROutZahn spoke for over half
an hour and after he had ended his
remarks announced that he would be
pleased to answer any questions that
might be asked him.
From the Woman's Club he went
to the Ocala High School and gave a
talk to the teachers and scholars, and
at u o'clock he visited Howard Acad-
envy. He spoke to the teachers and
scholars there and a number of other
colored people who had been invited
to hear his discussion Of this all i'm
portant subject.
At t o'clock he lectured at the
court house and at 1880 last night
he held forth at the Orpheum theatre
and made his lecture still more point |
ed and interesting by using the ster
optican.
Prof Routzahn's visit to Ocala we
believe will result in great good and
has awakened our people to realiza
ton of what is being done to con-
quer this disease and how necessary
it is to have the hearty cooperation