La Junta tribune., 1910-04-23
If . "Man from Mars" shoalA|
BY any chance happen to ~
On some part q the Unsep4

BY any chance happen to -
On some part q the Unsep1
- States tomorrow. April 3<eA
and should wander into almost -
nearby church or churches. he wouDo
indeed wonder at the astontshtng
message which he would hear. reR
instead Of theology and creed -
would find one message being pecaeo.
ed by Catholic and Protestant. JsW
and Gentle. the message that tubees
culosis h 4 dangerous disease ar
that It can be prevented and cured.
And II this stranger should inquire
why so much emphasis was being ~
on the prevention OF one single ~
sease. he would be informed tAss
thh great plague demands annually
In the United States alone over TO-.
900 lives. and that three or foss
times that number are constantly
sick with II. He would be told that
tuberculosis Is the result OF ignoe'
ance; and that u why the churches
are celebrating National Tuberculoe'
is Sunday In every section OF the
country, in order that the rich anA
poor alike may know how to prevent
II.
While the "Man from Mars" may
not pay Us a visit tomorrow. the Goa.
ditions which he might find are VITA
US. Tomorrow. In every state OF The
country. In churches Of almost evsgy
denomination. and BY clergymen IN
the largest pulpits OF the country. the
gospel ot health" viii be preached.
John D. Rockefeller viii hear Tie
sGDs neoaens tAat the l4a1lna q
tpoo1sb ~ s(uguvecsess. Ne1Susgu
tuberculosis IL no rsspecter a crseds.
the leaoainatipnal haes Win be
Withdrawn and the salvation OF life
will receive its due emphasis along
side Of the salvation Of the soul. In
Sunday schools and In regular ser
vices. BY laymea and Doctors. by
priests and other ordained ministers,
the same iesson viii be presented
that tuberculosis must be stamped out
What the campaign Of education
has done may be judged from the
fact that on January l. 1905. before
the national movement against tuber-
culosls Was fully Organized. there
were In the entire country Il5 san
storta and hospitals. nineteen dispen-
saries and only twenty.four associa-
tons for the treatment and preven'
ton Of tuberculosis. Today there
are nearly 400 sanatoria. about 2I5
dIspenSaries and over 400 associations
twenty-five years ago DIR. Edward l..
Trudeau declared that tuberculos-
b could BE- cured. and demon.
strated his faith BY treating and turn
Ing out ~ "cured" dozen men and
women from the Adirondack Cottage
Sanitarium At Saranac Lake. Last
year our tuberculosis sanatoria and
hospitals cared for over 1000 pa.
tients and Eave . total Of nearly g.
zoo. 900 hospital days treatment. while
the special tuberculosis dispensaries
Of the country treated q. 900 addition.
al patients. Twenty-Five years ago
Dr. Trudesu. had hard work to raise
. paitsy sie.ooe for hk pioneer work
Last year es.iSe. $3.50 was spent In
tuberculosis work. and this year near
elS. .oee ~ will b. spent.
Eighteen yesrs ago the Pennsyivan.
10 Society for the Prevention Of Tu.
berculosls. the first aatttuberculosis
'associatioa 10 the wosid. Was organ.
iss1 q PAna1elphia. Today the ~.
socistton Tor the pesvsasien Of this
disease IL Tie Unitsd stssss number
eo.oee member. aaA sinilar osEanir.
ations are II sxistsnce and being
formed daily 10 every corner OF the
civilissd world. Evsa The Orient b
srovsing % battle against tuberculosis
aAd Chiaa. lndh and Turkey are pres
parinS for natioaai movements.
Lsss thaa ten years ago the coop.
efattoa u . isbes Uaies. Q fratsrnal
9rsanisatios a. . church In any move.
mont against Tuberculosis was un.
heard Of Worhnsmen did not know
that tuberculosis kills every third
maa who labors With tools. They did
rot fsaiiss The frisAtfui sacrifice
vhicA tAsy were nakiag nse1Isssly
70 coass0pstoa. PEW Dseple knew
~ yeass ~ 'tAat svssy etAee work.
naa W. bsee0ss lasaeasltaas1 asst
Asesibs ~ eea1a,sa y tsbsesuIssas.