The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-06
TO FIGHT PLAGUE.
DR.. Frankel Opens Battle
Against Consumption.
Commercial Club Members Hear
His Strong Address.
is A SOCIAL DISEASE
Victims of Poverty It's Prey
Physician Declares.
Church Workers to Organize to
Aid Worthy Cause.

More than a hundred members of the
Commercial club representatives of
brotherhood Organizations Of the city,
physicians. and interested women
gathered at the Commercial club this
noon to listen to an address on the
general topic of tuberculosis and the
social conditions which foster this
dread disease. by DR.. Lee K. Frankel,
of New York. who has made special
study of social conditions. DR.. F'rankel
was formerly connected with the Sage
institute.
Robert Stone. who presided over the
meeting, stated that eevry year in the
United States 10000 persons die
from the great white plague" In Kan
Sas 5000 and Topeka 100.
I'VE have had % cases of tuberculosis
brought to our attention during the
past year." said Guy T. Justis, secre-
tary of the Provident Association in
lions in Topeka 1--WE are doing all
we can but that isn't very much. We
have been furnishing milk and eggs and
seeing to it that the patients get as
much fresh air as possible
I'VE has leased 10 acres of land on
the North side and started this morn
ing to put out tents for consumpt1ve
patients. The work is too heavy for
the Provident Association and there
should be some agitation instituted i'm
mediately for the establishment of an
organization which will have as it's OBJ
ject the prevention of the disease and
the education of the people,
I'm the large cities we have awaken
ed to the realization that we have
grave problems to face said DR..
Frankel in the introduction of his ad
dress. You people in the western cities
see INTO be laying plans in advance.
There was a time when we hesi-
tated to do things for the betterment
of the poor, as we wondered If 1t
would not tend to put premium on
wrong doing. There has been marked
has come within the last ten years
We have learned that the poor can not
be held altogether responsible for their
misdeeds. The man who was poor
posed to be in that condition on ac-
count of his own vicious deeds.
Responsibility is now put upon US
and in the main not upon the victim
of surroundings In the lowest can
still be found that spark which under
certain conditions will lift him to
higher plane.
Causes of Poverty.
Poverty is due to bad housing
undertaking, insufficient earnings and
the conditions which our industrial
advancement have brought about and
forced upon the people. Drink is. a
great evil. but greater evil are the
conditions in our cities which drive a
1IldU " QIILh
Tuberculosis is very distinctly a So
cial disease. There isn't q thing L
have mentioned that isn't directly or
indirectly a cause of the disease. The
campaign of the future will include
the prevention of consumption more
than the cure OF the disease.
prevention today is the watch word
by which charitable organizations are
today guiding themselves.
mo disease we know today has as
many victims as tuberculosfs-no other
disease is as hopeful as tuberculosis.
1t is known that this is a, disease that
is distinctly durable. The people we
most need are those that are subject
to the disease.
Outlines Treatment.
1.-THE treatment consists of good food
and fresh air, and one Of the most en-
couraging things we have found out is
that it does not take a change of cli-
mate to cure this disease-it can be
cured in Topeka as well as any other
place"
DR.. Franlkel pointed out the necessity
for providing surrounding for the pa
tient which will allow the patient to
have plenty of fresh air and he advo-
Gated the establishment of a day camp
in Topeka. !
This evening at the First Baptis.
church there will be a meeting of the
members of the city and
others for the purpose of organizing
with view of starting a crusade |
against consumption in this city.