Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

state of mind is essential to bos,lr health.
they should provide entertainments and
amusemenis OF a general nature for the
pleasure OF old and young.
18th, seller OF inferior and adultersted
food should be educated TO the fact that
by thus fmpairing the vitality OF his
patrons. he Is inaicting upon them the
curse OF tuberculosis almost as certainly
az though he inoculated them OUTRIGHT
And the controllers of the transit sys-
TENS OF tho cities should learn that thev
most OF all. perhaus. have z In the,-
power to nut a period to the reien OF the
tuberculosis germ: for II is only by viz
the o. tho runiditv and rnonsy-lova oe
these that the landlord Is able to rent his
deadly feneme1ts In contested district.
Could the poor man f-d chem and rapid
transit he would gladly make his home
In the suburbs.
''And. even II those various clsssns VIZ
not listen IN lesson in a,trt,ism: III thev
refuse to believe that thev are the,-
brothers keererS. they NAV he educatea
to this. TINT tuberculosis Is one OF the
,'ost extensive curses we nossess. II.
cost annually To the ration. I'm mere
money alone. cannot be estimated ana
the laree~ rart ~ this cost Is horne hy
the wealthy ta~nayer"
'Do THINK +hat the educafia, given
these ratierts et vour sanatorinms &c.
others nv thern uh"- they return 10 the
would curad?' pr RIue was asked
''Thera In no doubt about that" he re-
piled. "Everv man we turn ont becomes
an enthusiastic anoes,e for the Cosnel 90
correct l!ving-that is living 40 that
man will a!yvavs have . credit with ma.
ture I'm the vitality caiumn Of her ledger
Furthermore. IN the ci'iee whore orc.
the fuhercu'ous man wae nassiveiv dosea
with drugs. he In now he'np fnrmed-o-
better. FORMING himself-into active
classes following a strict regimen ana
spreading the nronavanda of hyeien.c
living among the healthy as well as the
sick
Notable are Tho trharculaeis classes
formed In Boston bv DR. Cabot These
are made ND Of trbercnIous rafients who
are unable. from financial or other condi-
tions. TO leave their homes in the city
They pitch their tents upon porch or roof
sleeping in the air currents. They meet
at stated times. with al! the enthusiasm
OF dancing class of youths and maid
ems. and vie with one another In proving
how closely they have adhered to the
mode of life most conducive to recovery
Here. you see. is the psychological bene,
At Of the collective effort Those among
them who are prone to depression are
thus buoyed by the association and sym.
pathy. in it's broad sense. of all the rest
of the class. This movement OF classes
has taken strong hold In most OF the
large cities. In all this is seen the re-
suits of Uncle Sans war upon the tuber-
culosis germ"
And what will be Uncle Sans work in
this line in the future?' queried Dr.
Blues auditor.
The surgeon general gazed far beyond
the walls of the office. as though he were
peering into the next century.
81 firmly believe that the battle vii,
grow easier as time goes on. This. say
is not so much a medical problem as a
matter Of sanitation. economics and in
telIigence. Ours Is essentially q cam
paiRn of education. and always I'm such
struggles 1t is the first few steps that
are hard to gain.
when men commence to realize the
infinite benefits that will accrue to the
race il once this black thing is wiped out
then. instead Of few reformers here
and there, we will have the whole ma
ton voluntarily joining in the movement,
not in theory merely. but likewise In
their practical method of living. When
that day comes the days Of tuberculosis
are numbered"