Arizona republican., 1910-08-08
IN SESSION AT QUEBEC
The Committee of Which Hon. Robert E. Morrison Is Chairman Has Been Engaged a Year in Collec- tion of Necessary Data.


 The Republican is in receipt of the report of the senatorium committee to the national council of the Knights of Columbus which was in session August 2, 3, and of this year. The report is on the advis- ability of the order establishinga tu- berculosis sanitorium. The members of the committee were: Robt. E. Nor rison, of Arizona chairman; James J. Kelly and Edwin J. Kerwin, secre- tary. The committee acted under a resolution adopted the year before by the national council at Mobile It's duty was to secure data regarding the establishing and maintainance of a home for suffering members of the order
 The report first deals with the ex- tent of the ravages of the disease. It is shown that it annually claims a million and a half victims in the whole world, and one tenth of that number in the United States. In four years as many die of consump- tion in this country as were killed, or died of disease in the four years of the civil war, a half million
 A comparison is made with the fearful result of the Cherry coal mine disaster, which appalled, the civilized world. Three hundred and forty min CTS suffered a horrible death. Yet. every day in, this country four hun dred and eleven persons die of con sumption, much more lingering and painful death.
 The report contains the statement that three-fourths of the cases of consumption might be avoided, and this is followed by the report of the effect of the disease upon the order in which it is shown that out of 1723 deaths. 34O were of tuberculosis
 Mention is made of the steps taken by other orders and the typographical union in war against consumption The union with a membership of 5O.- 900 for years has maintained a sana- torium by a per capita fixed tax of fifteen cents month and it is sug- gested that the Knights of Columbus with membership of a half million owe it as a duty to their Catholic christianity to erect and maintain an institution which will equal if not ex- eel any sanatorium of it's class.
 The financial advantage to be gain ed by waging a fight on tuberculosis is illustrated by the following from the report of the standing committee of the Associated Fraternities of America:
 "Over s1O.0OO.OOO was paid out last year by the fraternal beneficiary so- cieties on account of deaths matured by tuberculosis. Nearly an equal amount was paid because of deaths of pneumonia A total of nearly S2O,- "VV'vvV oul ol d Sid1u tOldi OI dDOul s75.Oo0.OOO paid out last year by the beneficiary societies on account of two diseases attended by a mortality to terrible that they amount to scourge.
 Think of it-between 5000 and 10000 members died annually of con sumption. The economic value of their lives is about 30,00O.O0O. Plac- ing their earning power at s1 per day and their expenses at s1 per day and the duration of the helpless period of their illness at one year, (under the real period,) the losses attaching to this illness is 5000 per patient. aggregating a total of s5.- 100000. of s6.OOO,000
 Could we reduce our mortality by tuberculosis by even 25 per cent, it would mean a saving of millions paid out and an increasing of money paid in We have every reason to believe that this mortality can be reduced by 75 per cent or more when the masses have accepted, and put into practice the teachings of those who are best calculated to point out the way to secure and retain health" It is stat
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