The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-30
An Important Discovery.

The tuberculosis exhibition in this city
has been of vital interest and importance
TO life insurance agents. Much light has
been thrown on the white plague. and
the unique means of propagation has been
favorably commented upon by the rep
resentatives of the various life companies
doing business In the state,
In this connection 1t is interesting TO
note that DR.. Thomas w. Clark of Ohio
has discovered that cats arc peculiarly
subject to the dread disease. DIR. Clark 8
In every instance, he declares. the germ
OF tuberculosis was present In 80 per
cent OF the cases, he says, the animal was
In the last stages of It's development. The
lects and even though II included only one
locality II goes to show that the cat is
peculiarly susceptible bearer of the in
fection, This will be unwelcome news
TO those who have made Of the cat pet
In the household Whether the animal
was originally infected by human beings
fact remaining that the domestic cat may
be as dangerous TO society as the yellow
fever mosquito.
Dr. Clark points out that 1t is in close
ly shut rooms of the ignorant where in
winter every effort Is made to keep out
fresh air and cold. the cat. as a bearer
of the tuberculosis infection. finds Its
most welcome lair and the very best of
all opportunities TO carry out his fata!
mission. In such atmosphere, IL Is claimed
the germs are quickly developed. are cas-
lly borne in the air and find lodgment in
the human body we'll as in the cat
1t is we'll known that many people are
fond even Of caressing and kissing the an
imal. and everybody knows how easy It
upon this phase of the question a weii
known life insurance man had this 10
say:
IF il should be shown that the cat is
tuberculosis bearer, the result may be
curious. If the cat is to be banishcd
from the homes what Will be substituted
to take care Of rats and mice? The dark
offer better breeding places for tuber-
culosis than cats can find, except the
human association feature. 1t has been
proved that rats carry the bubonlc plague
sis?"
II this should be finally discovered It
would seem as though civilization will
nave fresh incitement 10 get rid Of the
pests, .
The Banker and Life Agent
AZ the sixth annual banquet OF the
Utah Association OF Life Underwriters
held at the Commercial club the evening
9t January is one OF the principal ad
president OF the National Copper bank
Of this city. Armstrong; subject was
LIE Insurance; a Bankers Viewpoint %
and he treated il in straightforward
and comprehensive manner. Referring
TO the subject of borrower Armstrong
said that reply in the affirmative to
The question, do you. carry old line life
insurance.? answered more questions
and settled more queries than any other
question possibly could. Continuing
along these lines Armstrong said
without doubt the salesman OF life
insurance should feel that the banker Is
and should be at all times an enthusi-
| astic exponent OF the wares which he
Is selling, and the banker should feel
that the agent. by The selling OF his
wares in the community in which they
both are, is carrying on a work which
tends almost more than any other work
TO promote the financial stability and
encourage the qualities among the people
which will he most Productive of ulti-
mate profit to himself
Contract Was Not Cancelled
Regarding the lawsuit Of George s.
Kimball against the Continental Life In
surance & Investment company. referred
10 in these columns January %. General
Manager w. II. Cunningham has this to
say:
'Kimball sued lis for 500, 900 damages
| on account of the cancellation OF his con-
| tract with us to write s5.000,000 in life