Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-30
IN A
GOOD FIGHT

Against the Life Killing Germ-Man's
Greatest Enemy Review ct the
Anti-TubercuIosis Work in Marshall
county-No Disgrace to Have Con.
sumption.
The Warren Anti-Tuberculosis So.
ciety was organized year ago by a
number of men and women who were
interested in and felt the need of max
ing strenuous campaign against
mans greatest enemy-the tuberculo-
sis germ. Efforts were made soon
after that to secure the organization
Of similar societies in every township
in the county in order that there
might be obtained more reliable data
and information relative to the preya,
lence of the disease in different local
tiles and cooperation in combating
same by every available means. Let.
ters were written to all town boaras
in the county and to other persons
known to be interested, with view
of getting such societies started. It
was rather disappointing to those
having the work in charge, that only
i've or six townships outside of War
rem completed organizations, although
cost of membership was to be but
nominal-just a few cents-or what
ever each society decided upon. Yet
about My 1, Marshall County Anti
tuberculosis Association was organ
lied in Warren by representatives
from the local associations of War
ren. Alvarado, New Solum, Newfolden
and Comstock. It was then resolved
to employ visiting nurse and to COL
lect such data and information rela-
tive to the needs Of different locali-
ties, in order that the work OF such
nurse might be prosecuted more in
telligently and get the desired results
About Sept. list, Miss Ruth Olson,
who has been educated and trained
for the work of a visiting nurse in
the schools of Stockholm and Lon
don and who has done such work in
both large and small cities in Europe
as well as the United States, was Sc
cured for two months work in terri
tory from which there had come suf-
llcient information and promise of CO.
operation in the work Miss Olson
came and did most efficient and
needful humanitarian work during the
two months that she was employed
here. Many families who were pre-
JUDGED against meeting her have be-.
come her best friends and eagerly
look forward to the time when she
will pay them another visit. She
went to the homes of the poor and
the well-to-do without discrimination,
giving to the occupants special in.
struction in regard to tuberculosis,
how to live to avoid it, and how to
live to recover from it after having
become victim of the disease. An
Important part Of her work consisted
in ferreting out cases of disease that
had not been reported, and getting
houses, that had been occupied by tu-
berculosis patients, properly disin-
fected.
There seems to be prevailing idea
among many people that it is q dis
grace to have consumption, and they
therefore try to hide the fact from
others. This is altogether wrong.
Anybody, whether rich or poor, learn
ed or ignorant, is liable to be expos
ed to the disease. It is spread by
breathing and drawing into the lungs
the germs found in the sputum, or
spit, from persons having the disease.
These germs may get into the air
from diseased persons at railway sta
tions, at hotels, and wherever people
congregate. No one is really safe.
It behooves everybody being the least
suspicious of having symptoms Of the
disease to CONSULT physician at
once, because in its early stages con-
sumption is a durable disease. But
if allowed to run too long, there is
no hope for the unfortunate victim.
For the good of the patient therefore,
and also for the afe-guarding Of those
with whom he lives, and the whole