The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-28
SHOW INTEREST
IN GOOD WORK
tuberculosis Exhibit Has
Strongly Appealed to Resi-
dents of City.
MANAGER w. L. C0SPER
DISCUSSES ATTENDANCE
Friday Nights Meeting Is Ad-
dressed by DR.. E. W.
Whitney.

taking advantage OF tle cNteIueo stay
OF the free tuberculosis exhibit. many
visited the rooms Friday afternoon and
Friday night. w. L. Cosper. manager OF
the exhibit, said TO one OF the local COM
mitteemen concerning the exhibit in Salt
Lake:
I'm my work conducting the free tuber-
culosis exhibit in many cities in different
sections of the country i have not found
any place where more real interest has
been taken In the work the national or
ganization is doing l find less reason
Tor IL, too, here in way. as this is not
state where tuberculosis has become
the great danger that IL has in many
other states. The death rate In Utah Is
less than Z per cent from consumption,
and there seems 10 be falling off at
that.
II believe the people here have the
true idea OF prevention. not alone from
an individual standpoint, but as state.
There Is tendency to keep Utah free
from the stigma Of being state ridden
with tuberculosis. This is a good thing;
These western states l hnd are pointed
out In the east az having climatic con-
ditions that contribute TO the cure OF the
disease and hence many leave the east
and swell the tubercular population In the
mountain states.
Utah Is Fortunate.
utah indeed is fortunate in keeping
her health record so clean, and ! am sure
the exhibit In Salt Lake will stimulate
that interest. as we'll as give out infor-
nation TO better equip the people in
general in fighting the spread OF the dis
ease. California's death rate is more
than Is per cent and is one OF the west
ern states affected by the movement
west by tuoercular persons in search OF
health.
81 have received most cordial support
from the citizens committee. DR.. I.
B: Beatty. secretary OF the state board
of nj ha, tod
great deal of time To the exhibit and
have created interest among the ply
sicians of the city, to the end that the
lectures and addresses during the eX-
hihlt have been helpful in many ways"
Dr. L. w Whitney addressed the
meeting Friday night on the subject OF
fresh air in the treatment OF tuberculosis.
He gave reasons why fresh air at all
times is necessary telling OF the use OF
II in the great hospitals when patients
with all kinds OF diseases are kept in
the open air as much AS possible. Said
DR., Whitney: Fresh air used with brains
is the great arch-enemy Of the dangerous
germs. They cannot live under that
treatment. In closed rooms they are
Once exposed to fresh air and sunshine
they fade away"
DR.. Whitneys address was one of the
many during the two weeks that awak-
waged against the disease. consumption.
tuberculosis Day.
April 80 has been set aside this year as
Tuberculosis Day." and will be OBJ
served in 200 600 churches in the country
in a manner similar to that OF ''Tuber
culosis Sunday" in 1910. when over 40, 900
sermons were preached on the prevention
OF consumption. In this first official an
nouncemcnt OF the occasion made by the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis the lead
ers OF the movement state that they
hope TO enlist all OF the 33. 900, 900 church
members in the country.
In one respect tuberculosis Day will
differ from tuberculosis Sunday OF 1910.
Instead Of requesting the churches to
give to the tuberculosis cause a special
is going TO ask this year that meetings.
at which the subject of tuberculosis and
its prevention can be discussed. be held
on Sunday. April 30. or on any other day
near that date. either in the week pre-
ceding or the week following. What we
want" says Dr. Livingston Farrand, ex-
ecutiye secretary OF the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention OF
Tuberculosis, In a report on this move
ment ''is to have this whole subject OF
tuberculosis discussed in all of the 200
600 churches Of the United States at as
nearly the same time as possible. This
does not mean that stated service must
be given over to this work. though that
might be desirable. but that any min
invite. can present the problem TO his
congregation before or after his regular
service. or on any day within the week
preceding or following April 30
Gathering Statistics.
The national association is planning
to gather statistics from thousands of
ministers. showing how serious a prob
lem tuberculosis Is to every church
These figures will show among other
things the number of deaths last year
from tuberculosis in the church conere-
CATION, and the ways in which the pas
tors are called on to minister to suf-
ferers from this disease. II is planned
also to issue millions OF circulars and
pamphlets on the prevention OF tubcrcu-
losfs. both from the national office and
from the headquarters of the 450 anti
tuberculosis associations who Will CO.
operate in the movement.
While the tuberculosis exhibit liz stilI
open in this city an effort is being made
in the parents classes OF Ensign stake
TO impress upon the people the impor-
tance OF visiting this exhibit and OF
learning facts concerning this terrible
disease. the great white plague" The
following well known physicians OF tbe
city will discuss this topic In the ward5
named below Sunday morning. commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock:
Eleventh ward, DR. ". r. TyndaIe
Twelfth Thirteenth ward. DR.. William r
Ward: Eighteenth ward Dr. T p
Beatty: Twentieth ward DR. G.. w. Mid.
dleton: Twenty-frst ward. DR. S. II Al
len; Twenty-se senth ward. DIR. c. r
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