La Junta tribune., 1910-04-16
Fight on Consumption
All Around the World
Tuberculosis not sumesentiy Taught In Schools
Only Small Percentage of Children Receive
Instruetion-New York's Great War on White
Plague.

tuoerculosis; Of charts and diagrams
showing graphically its prevalence in
various localities; Of pictures Of hos
pitais. sana,oria. dispensaries and
other provisions for consumptives; Of
models of outdoor sleeping porches
and facilities intended to aid the open.
Air treatment; and OF various appli-
ances needed In the consumptive's
sickrcom in order to give the patient
proper care and to protect other
members Of Of the family have been
shown in nearly every village In the
county Thousands Of leaflets have
been distributed. phonograph lectures
have been given. and men and boys
alike are wearing on the lapel OF their
coats a button wearing the double red
cross lthe official emblem of the in
ternatiOual warfare against consumI-
ton and the insignia. mo Tubercu-
fosis In Ontario County In 1915,
Some schools are using the educat ion.
al leaflets first as readers, then us
spellcrs. and later as a basis for Ian
guagc lessons.
/ A most enlightened health officer q
one OF these country owns. DR.. ID. $.
Allen, of Seneca. has recently written
this very interesting testimony CON
csrning the practical results OF this
educational crusade In one school
where The work was taken up in,elii-
gently by a real teacher. whose name
y Mis- susan Moore:
-1Ar tegeAer-repuvts 70 me that
there has not been single cold
nor q case Of influenza this winter
among her forty five pupils. In the
school adjoining, some two and one.
half miles distant. there Is a general
epidemic. even to the teacher, and IL
has been necessary TO close the
school. In fact there seems to be a
wcll-marked epidemic OF grippe all
about US. This school. however, has
escaped. and although there win un.
doubtedly be some cases. | do not ex-
pect II to attack the whole school
The reasons are obvious TO any one
who visits that little country school
Tn" room Is practically free from
dust. the floors are kept exceptionally
clean. although the school house is
In the country where there are no
paved streets nor sidewalks. The
bl1Ckboards are washed several times
a day; individual drinking cups are
used exclusively. there Is no common
towel: no splitting, and no coughing
or sneezing. except when the mouth
and nose are covered with handkor-
chief To these precautions attrib-
ute the freedom We are having in
this district from contagious diseases
coughs and influenza) which are at
f"C'ng our nclxhborS"
80 tuberculosis In New York
State In 1920. none uncarcd for by
1915" is the banner under which
most localities are now beginning to
rally, feeling certain OF partial sue.
cess At least. Although this move.
mrnt In many cities villages and
counties In fast taking on the shape
Of lhc Ontario county plan. Ontario
county has not been cited AZ a ,ypica
case, The plan. however. ts typical.
and that IL why Il has been discussed
a, such length. and II may be said
that there are som. counties which
are beginning to run q close second
To ontartp: and there arr several cit.
ics Of the state. includ,n. Rochester.
Schenectady. Albany. and Troy. .~h.ro
the work h being pushed as viror.
ouhly ~ II In In ontarb county. OF
course. II goes without saying that
all Of these local movements have
been taking lessons Of tho splendid
work which has been going on for
several years IN New York City under
the direction Of the committee on
the prevention Of tuberculosis Of the
charity organization society and the
health department. and In Yonksrs
under tho sanitary league.
The work In New York State. out.
side Of New York City. Rochester,
and Yonkers. Was begun q little more
than two years ago. when. At the sug.
gcstion Of Mr.. Homer Folks. secretary
of the State CharitRs Aid Associa-
ton. thak organization appointed =
committee o. he prevention Of tubcr.
culozis TO undertake = campaign oe
cducattoa b Now Yort state. Th6
campaign was aaAs possible through