The Washington times., 1914-04-14

terins above your head, with a patch
OF sward and much fresh air about
your simple dwelling. Begrudge not the
art and dross Of city dwellers; envy
huobuo. and want of activity. For con-
sumption is prevented by sunlight. hy-
glenic homes with a plentiful lack of
dampness. darkness, and dirt
Nictuals a-plenty. but plain. buffers,
creams, milks. gravies, rich soups. fats,
oils. eggs. simply prepared fiesh-pots of
good cheer. snack or portion of meat.
with never a drop whatsoever of Sir
John Barleycorn. or sip from the cup
That was once in error said to cheer
serve the body garden against the
growth Of microbic weeds.
The Call of Nature.
Garden cities and the call of the SUBJ
urbs are among the purveyors of the
new hygienic dispensation. Breathing
spots in cities, public Fairgrounds,
parks. recreation piers, civic centers,
and other oases in the deserts of the
mighty marts OF modern cities, all con-
tribute quota Of the sunlight and fresh
aiE so invigorating to man and child
beast and flower. II they revivify the
weak, such spots are equally deadly to
the white waxy bacillus.
strange to say, more knowledge about
consumption has percolated through to
the public channels than correct or en-
phatic information about contact There
are few who still delude themselves in
the belief that an infectious or conta-
gtous disease is inherited. There are
, however. multitudes who fail to extend
this fact to an understanding of the
why's and wherefores" Of family tuber-
culos:s.
Independent Of the weakened intrinsic
conditions of families In which tuber-
culosts occurs, aside from their greater
susceptibility to the aff1iction, II is the
direct contact with the germs in kiss
ing: using each others linens. utensils.
dishes. beds. chairs. touches. tubs, ta-
BILE articles and the like. The cough
ing and sneezing of millions of microbes
IN the same rooms. the life Of such
family in the same house; the dust
and Sweepings that are inevitably dis
turbed as they move about, must
sooner or lafer-even IL only a distant
relative or friend is infected-instigate
other instances of this baneful plague
The sanatorta scattered throughout
the hilly and mountainous regions of
this beautiful land lend themselves
perfectly to the pleasant isolation OF
those sick. Not only do they hasten
the recovery of victims, but they thus
remove the source of danger to every
Furthermore. the hygfenic knowledge
thus obtained extends itself into the
innermost and darkest of city abodes
1t is thus part Of the education of
the public in sane, conservative health
measures.
If smallpox sets sail with its flag of
skull and crossbones and penetrates a
great city one or two patients will
set a municipality Of q million souls
by the ears.
Its Terrible Record.
II yellow fever breaks out in any
part of the world. the quarantines far
and wide expend time, money and la
Dor to defend our coasts. Yet. in no
one year OF American history has
either or both Of these truant con-
ts sgions attacked or killed by half as
many persons as has this Captain of
the Men of Death. tuberculosis!
1t is so insinuating and occult in its
approach, so slow and unobserved In
its onslaught. that most men fail to
realize its terrors. The other ailments,
With their abrupt, dramatic entrance
upon a healthful scene. stir the fighting
blood that Is in mems hearts. Con-
sumption. the creepy disease, does not.
Copyt- 1914 Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.