The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-04
DEATH Turks
Interesting 1nhaeulosis Isssed by State
Board Of Health.
ClVr r11DCc eunWN TIO
FAKE CURES SHOWN UP

FAKE CURES SHOWN UP
No Vital Statistics Have Been Kept
But the Records Show What Ha'
Been Done, aad His,ory OF th'
Rules Of Treatment and Manage
ment are Given.
4 most interesting bulletin ISSUED
by the State board OF health rste1s II
tuberculosis as The captain OF the
men o. death" The bulletin gives
-ueh information AS TO the '.grca,
white plague and shows that Il Is .
prrventabl. disease.
No vital statistics were kept II
South Carolina unit! last yeac ant
from these statistics the following e
stated concerning the rarases OF 70.
disease:
Though approxinating the NUN.
Der from the statistics collected dur.
ing this pe-lod. It Is safe 20 So; - 81
the mortality from this disease alone
is 1900 or more each year. This
not on!5 means that we are !os.1c
TIA, uany OF OR nh 1;;an;s. on:
these $500 and macy Others whe
now have :he disease have and are
giving OF toe deadly ges2s ~Aica
will infect thousands OF others- II
is an sppalllng situation"
Avoid as far as possible any con-
tact With eaa germs OF the disease,
$50 live a. all times that your nat
ural powers Of resistance vii! De con
t!nually at top-notch strength"
These two rules are given IN the
bulletin and the chic! factors o; pro
tect.o' agains: infection.
''Ta" -.-r, 0: CONSUMPTION" con
liz the bulletin. known as "a.
tubercle bacillus. was discovered anc
proved &c be the cause Of the disease
by Robert Koch Of Germany in the
year 1882
1T Is an extreme minute plan:
cell. OF spore. invisible to the naked
eye. 50 l.gh: that IL the dry state i,
may Goat with every breeze and
thrown 90 feet from a consunptive IL
the moist state enormous numbers OF
these germs may live IN crsp:Gors. In
the fresh sp!ttie on the pavement. IN
the invisible Aim Of saliva left on the
edge Of glass or cup after its use
br eonsumptive: the germs may De
throfn 20 feet from consunptive ir
the act Of coughing or sneez!ng-
several feet ey the effort Of ord:nar!
'onrersatiou-,hey are left in some
d.s.ee on everything which touches
the consumptive's mouth or lips
tuberculosis Is al ;nsidious
sneak!nS Zoe There is reason 10 De
l:eve that the germs 2:ay enter ts-
body and He there dorma1: 70. years
until some depressing Influence suca
as fatigue. cold. exposure. wettins o.
excesses With tobacco or alcohol
gives the crouch:ns foe a chance for
the fatal spring and symptoms Of the
disease appear il their caastly Sc
querce Of cough. hemorrhase. tere:
swea;s. emacia:ioa. diarThoea and
death
Over 5000. 900 annually Is
poured Into the Golfers o; those who
exploit and advertise lake ,ubercu-
ios.s cores. according TO a s:atemen,
issued By tie National Asso: alton
for the Study and Prevention OF Tu-
berculos:s: and 70. this vast sum the
victims receive nothing IN return
eut are often permanently injured
and IL the majority Of cases cheated
out Of the chance for real cure
Worse still. most 0: this money IS
paid oy. those who can least afford II
The following advice IS Stveo 70
the healthy:
Don: be afraid Of coosum 2tIre
Il be observes the rules laid down Il
this pamphlet
Doa't hesitate to tell consump-
tive that il IS bis duty 10 pro:-ct h!i
fel!owman
Don't. under any circumstances
sleep with coasumptire.
Don't occupy 4 house where :
consum7t!ve has lived. without ars'
having The house properly d:s;ntect,
ed. When houS.. IS properly d!sio.
:-c,-d !: IS 40 !onsc. dangerous.
Don't spi, on floors o. sidewalks
Set the cocsum2tive 4 good example
When you spit. spit into the cutters
or into spi.tocn.
Dou't stay in room with the
windows closed Keep them opel
summer and wiaie:. al home and q,
work. Sleep With the Windows open
but BE- sure that the entire 5ody !,
warmly clad
Don; b. AFRAID OF night a..
Fresh air. hI"'h"- nigh, or day
moist or dry. warm or cold. IS soot
FOR you
Don: drink milk ron CONS no,
,uberculin tested w!thou, boiling It
for II. disease is often contracted II
his way
Don't eve. stir Gp dust BY dry
sweeping. Sprinkle water or moist
sa~dnSt. or moist hi:s Of paper owe,
n" floor before sweeping Dustin:
should be done With a roiS; ci2.a
Don't ever recIec. colo o.
cough. and be especially ca-etc, t
protect yoursel: from consuno:io,