Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-12-19
THE RED CROSS.
The Red Cross And What 1t Does.-Buy Your
Seals Now.


Seals Now.
Many people are asking how the Red
Gross Seal originated and what it is
used for and we herewith give some
authentic information. The seal or
stamp was first used in Norway and
Sweden in 1904 in an anti.tuberculo.
sis crusade. To Jacob Riis, the we'll
known social worker Of New York and
to Miss Emily P. Bissell, the energetic
secretary of the Delaware Red Cross,
jointly belong the honor of originating
our American Red Cross Christmas
Seal. In 1907 Mr.. Riis' interest was
aroused by the receipt of Christmas
tuberculosis stamp on letter from
Norway. He published an article in
the Outlook about this queer looking
stamp and suggested some use for it in
this country. Miss Bissell at once saw
an opportunity here and prepared .
stamp from the sale of which her soci
ETY. realized $1,000 for tuberculosis
work. She was so impressed that she
succeeded in getting the American Red
Gross to take up the sale in 1908 on q
National basis and in 1909 the sale was
$4,000, in 1912, 100000. Few people
have any idea of the work of the Red
Seal campaign. This year over 100000
600 seals have been printed sni dis.
t.ibuted. II placed end to end these
seals would extend nearly 2,4OO miles
or practically from New York to Salt
Lake City. They have been sent to
over 25,0OO agents and will be sold
and handled BY an army Of not less
than 100000 volunteers including men,
women and children and will be doubt.
full if many people of the populous
states ct the country have not heard Of
the Red Cross Seal and its mission.
The principle upon which the sale Of
seals is based is that every cent, ex-
cept what little is needed to cover
actual cost OF printing and advertising,
shall be spent for tuberculosis patients
and give them chance for their life
They provided thousands of nurses.
They helped maintain dispensaries in
scores Of cities from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coasts where thousands of con.
sumptive patients received free treat
ment, aid and advise They have es.
tablished and helped to maintain more
than $50 open air schools for children
who need open air treatment. The
Red Cross Christmas seals are the best
investment in health anyone can make.
Science has demonstrated that tuber
oulosis is the worlds greatest plague
and we now have over 10000 cases in
the United States alone and yet it can
be prevented il properly cared for. In
other words every consumptive proper
ly cared for insures your life and the
life of your family against the disease
by Infection. Every seal you buy helps
this good work of prevention. This is
the fret year they have been on sale
generally in South Dakota and the
commission have 100000 to sell. win
you not buy some and do your share
toward the good work? Every cent
from the sale in our state is kept here
to carry on the work, except ten per
which gOes to the national association
for printing and advertising. It is
purely work of charity and no com.
mission paid any one. People for their
own sake should be awake to the good
of this work aud help push it along.
Your Christmas letter or package
will look nicer II it has one of these
seals on it and 1t shows your friends
that you are helper. Buy your seals
early before the supply is gone. On
sale at the drug stores of this city.