The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28

\ healthy young girl Is not sup
posed to know very much about con-
sumption. but il is manifest that
some Of them are giving this import
ant subject very serious study. Some
time ago the ti-Tuberculosis assoc
citation. through pr. Douglas Free
man. secretary. offered a Ripe Of Ten
Dollars To the school pupil who should
write the best composition on the
white plague. This reward, aud with
II the honor as we'll was won by Miss
Lula Shupe Of SeVen~Mie Ford.
snytn county. Miss ~S+1uf7e = tFf4t'--
position is printed here and is well
worth reading-lt follows
What doth il profit a chdd 10 gam
the whole world o. knowledge anu rose
his health o. asks q. STANLEY HAN "H"
II the greatest of liyMe educators
That the public school catAaf@a OF tH'
state are having impressed upon tG'iL'
the utmost Importance of beatth
evidenced by the efforts being pat
forth 10y tie State departments OF e41~
cation aud health and several other
ORGANIZATIONS ia the State to i@tefesl
them In every phase Of sanitation
The most deadly of all diseases IS
tuberculosis During the past year l't'
cooperative Education assoc ial ION
and the f-tuhercGIosis ASSOCIATION.
wDTAEnS together, PtA3R W 81 ~ +-s% E
40 for the best papgr on C1heahitt4"A
vrit1en by a public school pupil,
The winner Of this prize was Mss
I1ia Shupe OF the seven Mtie ora
high school. SmyEh county INC PIC
t,rs Of this bright high school giri IS
shown or iris page Her composition
follows. and We assure our reaoefS
that Il is most interesting aud ID
structive
The Cause and Prevention OF Con-
sumption.
In spite Of the greatest care We CON
use. All 81 MS are certain To get the
germs of very aan&erous diseases into
our bodies Germs may az all times
he found on the skin and 80 tie throat
Of most persons These germs. WhrA
growing In the body. produce pplSo"s
that are called toxins These toxins
arr carried THROUGH ebe body. poison
the cells. and produce sickness
People breathe germs INFO ta"AF
lungs. where thew grow and multiply
very RAPIDLY TIE poison thc germs
produce hardens the lungs, which
parts then soften, break OF, and are
couEhed un II this sputum is scat
tered about. ir VIII become drv and
float around in the air with dust
Some one Viii have consumption
and one Of the family viii nurse this
clothing, and the next thing this nurse
will do ia to stick his fingers IN his
mouth or put them In something else
that another person VIII use, ttle
eonsumptive viii cough without hold
ing a paper over his mouth and some
one Will be standing by ana inhaie
this saliva. Consunptives should never
allow the spntum To remain on the
mouth. hands. moustache ar bea rdi
Cf, careless mat
they will allow TINS.
A nice habit and a sanitary thing 10
10 LIS never TO eat one btte where
some one else has eaten and for all
YOU do. never eat after one who you
know has consumption
There is no doubt, however that
many cases of consumption come from
breathing In germs from dust, arleu
rputum. and droplots that haVs been
coughcd tfp by patients and fhat
many other cases come from germs
that have been swallowed and passed
through the walls ot the intestines
ir'o the blood
II is more than likely that the germs
yet into the body by way OF the mouth
more than any other way. we can
get these germs on sidewalks and,
therefore, ii Is nor right fer people
~ spit in public places
A consumptive should hold a paper
or handkerchief before his face when
coughing. and these things should be
boiled or burnt, He should learn 10
keep his hands away from his face
and mouth and should wash his hands
occasionally in a disinfectant. He
should have his own dishes. and his
clothing bed clothes and furniture
should be disinfected and exposed 10
the sunlight as much as possible, Ills
clothing should ne boiled before being
washed with other clothes He should
have room to himself and 1t should
be kept bright and well ventilated.
The manner in which consumption
runs on and on has caused many per-
sons to think that 1t liz an incurahlc
disease: but this is all mistake. 1t
can be cured, but not in an easy
manner.
Everybody knows that fresh air is
necessary for the cpnSumplye. there
fore. the first thing TO do is 10 give
the patient an abundance Of fresh
air.
A person should know when he has
consumption. A cough, loss of appe-
title, OF weight and strength. fever In
the afternoon. night sweats and the
splitting of blood are sure signs of this
dread disease.
A patient should take no patent
medicine. for there is no medicine thar
will cure consumption.
He should be examined hy a phys'-
clan. by one preferably who has made
a careful study of the disease.
Some important things for con Z
sun.ptive to have are; Rest food ana
outdoor life. when hr has fever he
should take very little exercise
He should have an abundance o.
nourshine food served In different