Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-03

hundred ways to see that every possible stamp can be sold, is sold
 The Red Cross Seal in 1910 is much brighter design than the one used in 1908. It is an inch square with the conventional Red Cross in the center surrounded by a circle ill which are the words, Merry Christ mas and Happy New Year, Ameri- can Red Cross" The colors are red and green. The seal presents a cher ry appearance, saving as it does of holly wreaths and mistletoe.
 One important change has been made in the use of seals tn S year. In former years, they have been can- ed stamps and could be placed any where on a letter. This year, by or der of the Postoffice Department they are called seals" and must be plac- ed on the backs of letters. These seals are not for postage, although thousands of them were used for that purpose last year. They will not carry, anything in the mails, but anything in the mails will carry them, provided they are placed on the back of the letter or package.
 25,OOO,O0O Issued.
 Already the presses of several b g publishing houses have run off 25,- 0OO,00O of these seals. hundred million seals for the United States is a small number to> ask for, when one stops to think of the millions of letters and packages sent out during the holiday season. The Christmas Seal $ a message of cheer and hope. Tt blesses him who gives and him who receives, and i'll prov ing an effective bullet in the war fare against tuberculosis, every seal thus becomes thrice blessed
 Every penny counts, The present war aga nst tuberculosis is limited and handicapped on all sides by lack of funds.
 What would a million for tubercu- losis to be spent largely in educa- Sional work mean? It would help to relieve the crowded conditions of our hospital and sanatoria. Just think of it. We have in this country at the present time less than 30,000 beds ln
 
 almshouses, prisons and hospitals TOT the insane, where a tuberculosis pa tient may receive treatment, and, at the most conservative estimate, there are fully 100000 people who are too poor to pay for their treatment II we included all the consumptlves who needed treatment in hospitals or sanatoria, we would have over 5O0,- 900 in the United States alone.
 To Prevent Spread of Disease.
 It is hoped, if sufficient funds are secured from the sale of Red Cross Seals this year to bring before the municipal county and state officials in all parts of the United States the especial need for more hospitals Tor advanced cases of tuberculosis. Uhere are less than dozen instltu- tions in the United States with capacity of hardly 1000 beds which are str 'ctly for advanced cases, and if all .he inst,tr'ional a~ov'rien be taken into corsi'lc"ation. +sere are rot more than coco heAs ic the ,,cantyy for this c'ass of "Hfes.
 million fo- tuherca'or's rom Ted Cross Seals VII me'n maay mi hons of appropriations from pub ic funds. It will mean protection and safety for the millions who have escaped the scoIrge of tuberculosis and for the children yet unborn. IL will mean restoration to health and efficiency of thousands who would otherwise die. It will mean that general improvement of health not only in the prevention of t1berculo- sis, but in the checking of many otn- CT allied diseases.
 If the goal of the National Associa. ton for the stJay and Prevention or Tuberculosis ala the American Ma - sss,ss :. sss.sse .l.-