The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-11-09
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OF THE BONES
Red Cross Christmas Seal Campaign
to Raise Funds to Build Hos
pital for Children.

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Texas Anti-Tuberculosi
Association in Austin last Friday Il
was decided to establish a hospital
home on the gulf coast for children
afflicted with tuberculosis of the
bones and glands.
1t was reported to the committee
that there was practically no pro-
vision in the state for these children,
and, in fact, that little had been done
throughout the country in the way of
special hospital provision outside OF
the Sea Breeze Hospital in New York
City. This institution was made ia
nous a few years ago by Smiling
Joes" campaign for funds for a new
hospital building.
A medical member of the committee
described this form of tuberculosis to
lay members as consumption of the
bones. 1t was stated that most of the
hunchbacks were cases of tuberculosis
of the spine and that most cases of
hip disease, resulting in shortened
limb, were tuberculosis Of the hip. En-
larged joints were also attributed in
many cases to bone tuberculosis. The
positive statement was made that this
form of the disease was not conta-
gous. Physicians frequently find that
the children of consumptives are af-
fiicted with tuberculosis of the bones.
The treatment given at the Sea
Breeze Hospital on Coney Island, New
York, was described. The little pa
tents spend practically all Of their
time in the open air and much Of their
time, when the temperature permits,
in the water as the institution is only
a few yards from the beach. Salt wa
ter and sea air, combined with skill
wul surgery. brings wonderful results.
1t was pointed out to the committee
that the Texas gulf coast was, because
of its milder climate, permitting sea
bathing practically all the year round,
an ideal location for such an institu-
ton and the prediction was made that
cures could be effected there as read
lily as in some of the famed sanitoria
of a similar nature on the shores Of
the Mediterranean sea. Members of the
committee expressed their belief that
gulf coast towns would vie with each
other in offering inducements to Sc
cure the location of the sanitarium.
To secure funds for the erection OF
purchase of building and for the
maintenance of the institution and 70.
its other work the association will
soon place on sale, in every town in
Texas, the 1912 Red Cross Christmas
seals and the organization plans to
sell 100000 seals in Texas between
now and Christmas.
The Red Cross Christmas seals are
sold every year at one cent each. The
seals are placed on the backs OF let
tiers for weeks before Christmas and
on Christmas gifts and packages. Bus
mess houses buy them in large guam
titles and use them on their mail. or
monthly statements and on pay en-
velopes. One member of the commit
tee told of an instance where a Ions
overdue bill was paid in December o
last year because his debtor was 81
pleased to find the little message o
Christmas cheer and good will at
tached to his statement.
The association is organizing com
mittees of ladies in every town in thu
state to take charge of the sale o
seals Mail orders for seals have al
ready been received at the associa
tons office in the state capitol build
ing az Austin.