The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-19
.aEDsc Cross CHRISTMAS SsTAMgs.
Millions for rsberoul osls.

Millions for Tubereulosis.
a Hundred Million for Tpbercu:
=, sis from Red Cross Seals Is the aim
~ the Snationall association this, year.
,s1hat.is hardly one seal for. every man.
woman and child In he United States.
last year 25,ooO.ogl were sold, this
year everything potptstto a sale OF
19o,oooooo before Ns@seY Vars day Of
I1s11. is55 Z
West Virginia csns have a large
share Of this sale for her tubercu:
slosis work Il we have the co7opera,
Ton Of anti;tubershlesi is societies and
( committees, lodges, labor unions,
civic and church societies women,s
clubs. merchants snd individuals.
II Parks, eorporstlo lois business con:
Germs and ind iylduRls can buy ..iiou.
Sands to use on their letters and De
|eember billy, on Christmas letter, and
fIackages, Newspapers can give lib.
esal SPACE for free advertising for
Tie campaign. School boys and girls
4 an help by selling ,heSseals. /.
1 Every man, woman and child can
help by selling or buying the seals,
and help to stamp out tuberculosis in
cur State, which is killing $500 a
year. ... +
What is millloa 'forythe prevention
,cf tuberculosis when you know that
hundreds Of little boys and girls are
Homeless and frieudless tonight bes
cause the white plague has carried off
$tpeir fathers and mothers. It causes
more poverty than any otter known
& cause. itssii
i;ilt attacks boys and girls. young
men and women in the prime iof life
Hand renders them helpless. Every
3eonsumptive uncarel for lis afpublle
hanger. One out OF every ten dies OF
Sthe dread, disease. The money raised
~ the sale Of the Red Gross Seals
ineans a certain cure for many who
would go incurred, ard this money will
'i5e speedily spent ~ milk and eggs
ind other necessities 4whichtthesespeo-
rlss SO sorely need. 1t is also educa.
tional. and viii heip to give informs.
ton TO- a large number OF peopleawho
will learn what to d. and insthis way
Will save many llvGg sa,l5 /
Jnlt is impossible L, tell all the good
york that was accomplished last year
by the Red Cross Funds. Tuberculo,
Ais tispensaries wcle established lit.
e.ature was distributed \lec.dres
gwen. exhibitions conducted, visiting
nurses provided. and large numbers Of
tuberculosis patients helped on the
way to health.
The American Red Gross will fur.
r,sh the advertising literature and the
stamps free Of charge. You get all
you think you can sell ana return
those. you cannot sell ss
]. You keep all the money except 20
DEE; cent for tuberculosis work iniyourrrt
/, ommppify e You re doing ass Or
Sypecta TO do any, hittmoneyi can
be used for no lothtt purpose. /, s d
4. The stamps y tooai dc notisell are sent
back N the agent end 25apel cent. Of
: our sales, one-half CT which twill be
sent TO the Red Crols Society and the
other half will be used for State work,
by the anti.tuberculosls leaghe, of the
State. S. Is
3 II you are not doing amy tuberculosis
Work in your community aud do not
Expect to do any, ,:s'ou send all pro.
leeds Of your sa!es 10, the hgent for
State work and helr Immensely in this
way. 1t Is desirable to have the Tu-
3erculosis Exhibit at the Capitol
building during the Legislature, as
there will be a gre; effort to get a
State tuberculosis Sanitarium. You
can help raise money for this purpose
II you have no work OF your own for
which TO use the money.
There is no time to be lost. All
Who are willing to assist in this cam.
laign are urged to communicate with
the State agent, Dr. Harriet ID, Jones.
Wheeling, " Va lfyou do not know
i.sw maHy~stamps to lend fo,Sglse She's
reputation 81 your community and the
agent can tell by that how many you
may need. 3 Z .s
All seals must "a. placed ofS.:the
lacks Of letters lnstead of on the
font. The sale should begin not later
than the first OF D :en.ber aud to bust.
less, men, sooner ;san that
Every organization is urged to co.
operate in this movement,
\ Ad readers like to know FACTS
about property and your ad will sell
your house more quickly IL you re.
member this. u b 3; .jlssil n