Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-28
g g e. 2 E. a. Julian, II.
-Four s Articles in It, =,
Tuberculosis !, -sS VI

-Four Articles in It's g.!
enemy. our gree,
2. Tuberculosis can \
8 Tuberculosis can he prevera
4. tuberculosis must - / cured.
mated. De exteo
How People Get Tnh.,-
Oh. Minor: GIVE know ,aalosiisI
tically the only dang sstOn " that b
arises from the expect ~ infect
those. suffering from pulmopa,aasl0a
culosis, in their sputum' ~ tplb
germ. IN large numbers . ,n found
around, it can under fav ana Bio
dltlons lbut not easily, it ;s 4at 9
It with difficulty can Infect ~ tars,
duce tho disease in those s'' IL man D
succeeds IN getting firm lod haea
Street splitting we can ,oossnsd
Tor a long time if ever ' 10 lot
- xsa1l only teach that r. r.
On a Sidewalk and not into th 70
way y is improper, we must a 'ns 10y
ably can trust our good ssu pa
Sun to continue at the old stena
doing, out doors at least t tha
effects Of mans carelessnes. Vie
"It is indoor spittino 49,.
gerous and which chiefly sprpa AZ . }
disease, and this we cannot taa
orously attack and seek. to ers "p
"Let the splitting habit be i b"t q.
stopped and let all sputum be- n ~
erlyl disposed of where it can ~ d %q
harm and scientists all reeo 90
that in fifty years or less t uGsa
losis would be a rare disease ,s0s's
How to Prevent T~ubercnloe,,
= Destroy all sputum.
2. D%isinfect all houses vboro
have been cases of tuberculosis T9
should be done under the superv;;sa
OF the Health authorities Of tho 10y
or city. - 'pe 10Y
3. Let the State see that al, H..
are built in such a manner +b.t t /
inmates will have plenty Of fresh :. |
and sunlight.
4. Educate. the people TO tho i
essity of properly ventilatina ~ ~
sleeping rooms, stores, shops n
Offices. y
S. DR.. Lambeth says:
"Let the public school add n !,
curriculum a coarse on feeding 4
human animal. Time could easilv i i
provided for this, moreover, a in
less study Of the dead Languages 3,
little more study of the living ma
would make it all the better for N
bodies and little O for our Cd,
cation. Let the course include 4
physiological Importance Of nutritim
the nutritive values of all the ava;
able foods. the economic value Of snl
stance offered for sale as food, an
methods Of preparing the cheau
foods IN a more palatsole manner,
In other words: Pure air. proO
food and plenty Of it; and the !
structlon Of all sputum Will preve
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis Can be Cured,
l. An early diagnosis is essenti
The. patient should know the trut
The doctor should tell him the trut
and no time should be lost in see
wise and competent treatment.
z. Some cases a be successful
treated at home. The best places a
the hospitals. sanitariums, coloni
resorts and dispensaries.
B. Medicine does not hold a We
large place in the treatment. It
largely a matter Of properly reg
lated living for the patient. 7
should be the teacher a
the patient the pupil in a school
health. Implicit obedience on t
Of the pupil is the only ho1
Hundreds are being cured in Il
way.
4. The convention asks the Sta
to help by providing a "North Ca
Ina Training School for the Tre'
ment and Prevention of Tubercu
The idea is to give a sh(
course Of instruction to the pate
and then send him home and
come, till finally the good ne
is spread all over the State.
What the State Should Do.
Dr.. Williams:
"1 advocate that we request
State to furnish sufficient finds
provide literature for circulate
among the people, in which will
incorporated the instructions VIII
the people need. This literat'
should be widely distributed, 81
into all homes, and be so written
to be easily ineligible.
II advocate the publication OF
book, Of forty or fifty pages, GOV
ing in brief, the subject Of tuber
[osis, compiled so as to be easily
to the most ignorant re-
er. Let it be attractively gotten
so as to be worthy Of a place IN
Of our people.
"The State should provide the n
essary funds for the publication
such a book, and for the distribut