The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08
MONTGOMERY $ INTERESTED
Dr. Knopf Discusses Work of
 Red Cross Society.
cvery Lana is Mski.s . strong Effort ts stamp Out the Dread scourse, and America Is Leading-- Facts About Move-
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l Montgomery Tuesday exceeded those of any day of the season this year. and indicate that Montgomery people are determined to do all they can to further the efforts being made to stamp out the white plague" The Christmas stamps are on sale at sew erai stores and within a week will be on sale at booth to be placed in the lower corridor of the postoffice build- ing,
 Recently Dr. s. Adolphus Knopf. of the Post Graduate Medical College of New York. in discussing the work of fighting tuberculosis, said:
 s'This great association has under- taken to fight the most formidable en- emy of mankind; one which unfortun- ateiy can nos be met openly in battle . one which, by it's insidiousuess and be- cause 1t is unseen and unrecognized by the naked eye. is all the more dan gerous and dificult to combat. There are probably at this moment 500,000 persons in the United states suffering from tuberculosis in one form or ar- other. and 100000 school children who are probably destined to die of tuberculosis before they reach the age of IS, and yet modern medical science has demonstrated beyond shadow of a doubt that tuberculosis is a prevent- able and curable disease.
 .'Its prevention depends upon better ing the hygiene of the masses and im- proving their living conditions, on the early recognition of the disease. and on the suppression of all centers of infection arising from advanced cases. This is to be accomplished not with cruel isolation or treating the unfor- tunate consumptive as an outcast. but by removing the consumptive poor to special hospitals where they will be kindly treated and the utmost care ex- ercised to improve their condition, and ct the same time minimize the danger of injecting others. The home of the conscientious well-to-do consumptive, In the advanced stages, can be ar- ranged so that there Is really no dan- ger of contagion.
 "The cure of the tuberculous de- pends upon the early recognition of the disease and the timely treatment in well-arranged sanitary homes or in special institutions in nearly every State of the Union. Of course. for the tuberculous children we must have many open-air schools and chiidFen's sanatoria: and for the tubercuious adult. cured or sufiicientiy improved tc < do some work, we must have agricul- turai or horticultural colonies or ctheI means to give him outdoor occupation
 Unfortunately, tuberculosis Is dis. ease which is most prevalent among Sthe poor. and after what has been said need not explain any further that ir order to prevent and cure tuberculosis In our own beloved country we need 2 great deal of money. All the slkilt oj the physician and the devotion of the nurse is of no avail when the tuber- culous patient lacks the means to buy good food. cannot afford to live in q sanitary home. have proper clothing, oI rest when rest is his only salvation. The patients anxiety for those depend ing upon him must also be removed. The wife or children. the aged father or mother deprived of their support must be cared for. Tranquility oi mind is as essential to the cure of tu. berculosis as all other factors. To dc all this. say again we need money much money.
 Country Rich.
 "Fortunately. this country is rich and it does not lack in philanthropy and hrotherly love. and know that this appeal which is now going out from the Red Cross. will not be in vain. Ii will give opportunity to the humbiest of the humble. to the richest among the rich, to help in this great, good and holy cause of saving lives, making tuberculous children into strong and healthy citizens. the curable consump- lives into breadwinners for their fam. ilies. and rendering the hopeiessly Ill consumptive comfortable and happy al far as 1t is in human power to do.
 The whole nation will reap the benefit Of successful war against tu- berculosis and this benefit win not only be sanitary and moral, but even inan. cial. for every restored breadwinneI and healthy citizen Is an addition /tc z the wealth of the nation.
 But let us put aside for a moment the financial aspect. Christmastide is not a season when we calculate on re- turns for what we give. We find pleas. ure and delight in giving, in making others happy, and surely here is a splendid opportunity to do this. Let each one buy as many stamps as he can; tell the little children that every penny they can spare for stamps will help. to save little child's life, and although they may not see the little sufferer and receive direct thanks, they as we'll as the adults can rest assured that their gifts will be appreciated and the unknown donor remembered in the grateful prayers of some tuberculous invalid.
 The Christmas Stamp.
 "The 1909 Red Rross Christmas stamp is not good for postage. It will not carry any kind of mail. but any kind of mail will carry it.. The use of the beautiful Red Cross stamp car rying Christmas and New Years greet ings. gives an excellent opportunity to everyone to help the anti-tuberculoRis cause according to his means. Tae Iayman will thus be the co-worker of the physician, true brother and helper. He who makes his Christmas offering by the purchase of as many of these stamps as he can afford to buy will surely feel the seasons joy all the more, knowing that through his par ticipation in this work somewhere some consumptive sufferer has Seen helped. some dark home made brighter. some little child saved.