The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-31
DEATH Turks
Interesting tuberculosis Issued by STATE
Board Of neaIh.
FAKE CURES SHOWN UP

| FAKE CURES SHOWN UP
No Vital Statistics Have Been Kept,
But the Records Show What has
Been Done, and History of the
Rules of Treatment and Manage
ment are Given.
A most interesting bulletin issued
| by the State board of health rsters to
tuberculosis as "the captain of the
men Of DEATH" The bulletin gives
ruch information as to the great
white plague and shows that it is a
prerentable disease.
No vital statistics were kept in
South Carolina until last year ant!
from these statistics the following Is
stated concerning the rayages of the
disease:
Though approximating the uum-
Der from the statistics collected dur
Ing this period, it Is safe to say that
the mortality from this disease alone
is $500 or more each year. This
not only means that we ere losing
that many of our inha bitants, but
these $500 and many others who
now have the disease have and are
giving off the deadly germs which
will infect thousands of others. It
is an appalling situation.
avoid as far as possible any con-
tact with the germs of the disease.
$50 live at all times that your nat
ural powers Of resistance will be con-.
tinually at top-notch strength"
These two rules are given in the
bulletin and the chief factors of pro-
lection against Infection.
'The germ Of consumption" con-
tinues the bulletin, known as the
tubercle bacillus, was discovered and
proved to be the cause of the disease
by Robert Koch of Germany in the
year 1882.
: 1T Is an extreme minute plant
cell, or spore. invisible to the naked
eye, SO light that in the dry state it
may float with every breeze and
thrown 20 feet from q consurnptive in
the moist state enormous numb Of
these germs may live in cuspidors, In
the fresh spittle on the pavement, in
the Invisible film OF saliva left on the
edge Of q glass or cup after its use
by a consumptive; the germs may be
throfn 20 feet from consumptive In
the act of coughing or sneezing-
several feet by the effort Of ordinary
conversation-they are left in some
degree on everything which touches
the consumptlves mouth or lips.
Tuberculosis is an insidious,
Bneaking foe. There Is reason to be-
lleve that the germs may enter the
body and lie there dormant for years.
until some depressing influence, such
as fatigue, cold, exposure, wetting or
excesses with tobacco or alcohol
gives the crouching foe chance for
the fatal spring and symptoms OF the
disease appear In their CHASTITY Sc,
quence of cough. hemorrhage, fever,
Rweats. emaclation, diarrhoea and
| death.
over $l5,ooO,OOO annually is
poured into the Golfers OF those who
exploit and advertise fake tubercu-
losis cores, according to q statement
issued by the National Assoc. alton
for the Study and Prevention Of Tu-
berculosis; and for this vast sum the
Victims receive nothing in return.
but are often permanently injured
and In the majority Of cases cheated
out Of the chance for q real cure.
Worse still, most of this money is
paid by those who can least afford It.
The following advice is given to
the healthy:
Don't be afraid of consumptive
If he observes the rules laid down In
this pamphlet
Don't hesitate to tell a cousump-
tive that 1t Is his duty to protect his
fellowman
Don't, under any circumstances,
sleep with a consumptive.
Don't occupy a house where q
consumptive has lived. without first
! having the house properly disinfect-
! ed. When house is properly disin-
fected 1t is no longer dangerous.
Don't spit on floors or sidewalks.
Set the consumptiye good example.
When you spit. spit into the cutters
or into spittoon.
Don't stay in room with the
windows closed. Keep them open
summer and winter, at home and at
work. Sleep with the windows open.
! hut be sure that the entire body is
! warmly clad.
Don't be afraid Of night air.
+ Fresh air, hrether night or day.
! moist or dry, warm or cold, is good
: for you.
Don't drink milk from COWS not
tnherculln tested without boiling It,
| for the disease is often contracted in
J this way.
Dent ever stir up dust by dry
/ sweeping. Sprinkle water or moist
sawdnst, or moist bits of paper over