The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-17
It Should Arouse a
Universal Interest.


The people OF Pensancola will be
given an opportunity to show their in
terest in a propaganda for the subju-
cation Of the most fatal of diseases,
tubercolsis. This dread visitor to
many a home is best known by the
name of consumption, or tuberculosis
OF lungs, form of the disease whose
annual ravsges throughout all lands
cut a wide swath in the worlds popu-
1ation and leave many household
desolate and stricken by grief. But
tuberculosis is by no means confined
to the lungs. It's fatal germs may in
fest any part OF the anatomy OF man
and many If not all of the lower ami
mails, play havoc with muscle, bone
and other tissue and never cease their
activities until their victims lie cold
IN death.
The work to be conducted in Pensa-
cola by the national association for
she study and cure of this disease is,
most philanthropie in purpose and
should command unlimited attention
and study. The crusade is even now
under way and by Monday next the ex-
hibit of the association viii be COM
pIete and ready for inspection, while
lectures, illustrated by stereopticon
views, will appeal to the reason and
impress upon the minds OF visitors the
plan OF battle which has been formu-
lated TO give to man a final and COM
plete victory over this worst of enc
mics.
Interest ia the exhibit should be
universal. II should be By no means
confined to those who fear the dis
ease themselves or who are interested
IN those whom it Threatens or who
have already become its victims. Il
will not do for anyone to flatter him
self that he or those whom he loves
are exempt from the necessity OF eau
ton, because tuberculosis has never
visited his or their families. Every
disease In the world started originally
with those who may have thought
themselves safe, and no man may reas-
onably regard himself as exempt-may
lay the "hattering JUNCTION to his
soul that he is justified in neglecting
reasonable precautions to shield HIM
self from all manner Of ills.
Especially is this true with respect
30 tuberculosis. Those who are in
fected by IL compose q large percent
age of every community ana each
victim is more or less 4 menace to
those who are free from the disease.
For there are many ways in which the
sufferers may spread the dangerous
germs, the most frequent of these be
ing through the sputa which falls 70
Ghe ground, becomes dry, forms an i'm
palpable powder and is borne by the
wind right, left, in every direction,
an invisible, insidiOus danger far great
az and mere terrible than the ar
row that flye9h in darkness"
Nor need anyone fear that there will
be anything in the slightest degree
repulsive about the exhibit. There
will be no exhibition of the disease
itself in any form, the design being
simply to instruct the people in proper
hygienic treatment for it's cure and
prevail upon them the use OF proper
precautions to prevent its spread
Nothing win be seen or said TO shock
the most delicate sensibinty or offend
the most fastidious taste. At the same
time the eyes of all will be opened 10
the immense importance of joining
the great army of the crusade against
the inveterate foe. no matter how
strong their present health may be
nor what may be their lfes environ
ment or occupation.