The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-17
TUBERCULOSIS
EXHIBIT TELLS
STORY v|v|DLY
CONSUMPTION IN ALL OF ITS
STAGES, ITS CAUSE EFFECT
PREVENTION, AND
CURE, TOLD
Exhibit in Apollo Cub Rooms Con-
Quoted by State Board of
Health Is Open to
Public

Consumption is always prevent
| able, and is durable In its early
stages are words on the largest ban
hers to be seen in the tuberculosis
Exhibit, being held in the Apollo
Club rooms this week, by the State
Board of Health, and is the motto
of the state wide movement, being
conducted by DR.. J. N. Hurry, secre-
tary of the state board of health,
m a campaign to oust the grea.
White Plague, from the bounds Of
Indiana.
The story of consumption, its cause
effect, prevention, ana cure, is gra-
phically told, in the exhibit, which is
free to all. and which will be continu
ed until Friday evening.
The exhibit consists of placards,
Systematically arranged to describe
the disease in its various stages,
specimens of affected organs are dis
played, photographs from real life,
ETC., so that the visitor is able to
grasp the entire story of the plague,
by traversing TIE room.
One chart shows the comparative
killings in the United States, of the
two greatest destroyers konwn in its
history. These are-The Civil war,
in four years claimed 1926 lives.
During the four last years, in the
United States, Consumption claimed
$4,000 victims in death. No disease
or calamity is so destructive as con-
sumption, says another placard,
"War and famine arc far less des-
tructive. Consumption is not heredi-
tary, is always preventable, is eur
able in incipiency, kills over 4,400
| people in Indiana annually. Other
placards tell causes and effects, in
the following epigrams, which are
arranged about the exhibit.
To Prevent the Disease
Let Gods pure air and sunshine in
to your home and your body
| Live temperately.
Live the moral life.
| Live out of doors as much as possi-
BILE.
Refuse to stay in room the air
of which has the least odor.
Discontenance spitters, for the
germs of consumption are spread by
the spitters.
No spit, no consumption.
Consumption is durable if taken in
its early staes and so don't be
alarmed if you are told yon have
it.
Every two hours some one is dying
of consumption in Indiana.
Night Air.
Night air is purer and more whole
some than day air. Night air is
charged with health and strength.
Let night air into your bed room
abundantly. Night air contains less
dust, less smoke, and fewer microbes
day air. Night air is good
than day air. Night air is a good
tonic.
Donts
Don't live in a room where there
is no fresh air. Don't work in a
room where there is no fresh air.
Don't sleep in a room where there
is no fresh air.
i A eonsumptive who coughs and
spits anywhere and everywhere is
danger to the community.
Symptoms
| You should suspect that you have
consumption if you have slight
Dersistant cough, if you are gradual
ly, steadily losing weight, if you are
beginning to feel tired all the time.
| If you have q slight feeling OF
feverishness every afternoon, 60 at
once to your family physician, or If
you are not able to do that, go at
once to a dispensary.
Patent medicines do not cure con-
sumption most of them are praeti-
cally alcoholic drinks in disguise.
: They brace you up for little while.
after that you are worse than be-
fore.
Tn dark, damp, or poorly ventila-
ed rooms, the germs remain for
months, source of danger.
Consumption attacks especially who
live in crowded or badly ventilated
rooms.
The average loss to the community
by the death from tuberculosis OF a
wage earning male is about $8,00O.O0
The Fly's Soliloguy.
once was maggot / was born
in filth. | eat filth. I carry filth on
my feet and wings. / carry disease
germs cn my feet germs on my feet
and wings I spread disease and
death when people understand how
: | make them suffer. that is my finish.
: The Cost of tuberculosis
The following from the Bulletin OF
\ the Indiana State Board of Health
: most graphically portrays the econ
: omic loss TO the state from pre-
5 ventable disease, and incidentally
: gives us glimpse of an annual
tragedy that is being enacted In