The broad ax., 1909-06-05
The National
Association for the
Study and Proven
ton Of tuberculosis
CONTINUES TO FURNISH INTERESTING NOTES on
TUBERCULOSIS TO THE PRESS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY
1T IS MAKING A FIGHT AGAINST CONSUMPTION ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

stead of other -homely sayings, which
were formerly used.
Owing to their studious habits and
their lack of proper physical exercise.
Chinese students both in this country
and in their native land are especially
liable to tuberculosis.
According to a report of the United
States census, it is stated that the
mortality of the Indians from tubcrcu-
losis is undoubtedly far higher than
that of either the whites or the Negroc,
although it is believed by careful in
vestigators that the disease was entirely
absent before the advent of the white,
in America.
The most prominent tuberculosis,
specialists in the country agree that al
cohoI will not cure consumption. DR..
s. A. Knopf says: alcohol has never
cured any never will cure tuberculosis.
Il will either prevent or retard recov-
cry" DR.. Frank Billings of Chicago
and DR.. Vincent Y. Bowditch. ex-prcsi-
dents of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis: DR.. Lawrence F. Flick OF Phila-
delphia, and DR. Edward L. Trudeau of
Saranac Lake, the founder of the anti
tuberculosis movement in this country.
are all of the same opinion.
DR.. William Osler says. Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated i,
even an open question. 1t is fee that
is very deeply intrenched in the human
race. Very hard it will be 70 eradicate
completely. but when we think Of what
has been done in one generation. how
the mortality IN many places has been
reduced more than so per cent-indeed
IN some places 100 per CENT Is a
battle of hope. and so long as we are
fighting with hope, the victory Is in
sight
1t was stated BY DR.. William C.
White of Pittsburg a. the recent meet
ing of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention # Tuhc-cuIo,i-.
that 90 per cent of all The school child
rem in our large cities have .ubc7cie
bacilli in their system before reaching
the age of nineteen years.
Homer Folks of New York City re-
Gently stated before the National Asso-
iation for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis that there are in the {. 5
at the present time 5000 cases Of tubcr-
culosis in advanced stages Of the d.
ease, every one of whom should he $50
lated in hospitals, but there are The
present time only 5000 hospital bed, ior
these cases in the entire country
That tuberculosis is no respcctcr OF
persons Is evidenced by the recent death
Of the two boy princes of Moutcucgro
from that disease. which they contracted
from maid in their nurse1
There are constantly 100000 person,
seriously Ill IN the United States, ~
whom more than 10000 are consumn-
ives, More than half of this illncz, !,
Consumption is caused BY the poi,-
'nous germs in the consumptiyc'S SPIT.
The poisonous spit dries and goes "a,
lust into other peoples lungs 4 lit,lc
poisonous spit when scattered in dust /,
enough to infect dozens of people. That
$ why careless splitting is not only
iirty, but dangerous.
The number of deaths during the four
'ears of the Civil War was 2o5.o7o
During the past four years 10000
ieaths have resulted from tuberculosis
Hone in the United States.