The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-02
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found a "cure" Tor consumption. the
National Association for the study
and Prevention OF Tuberculosis the
highest authority on HE disease .n
that there rs mo- Information ht hand
90 justify the belief that any specific
cure FOR tubercuiosis mar been die.
covered which deserves the conf
dcnce Of the medical profession ana
the people.
hacking up these statements. the
United statcs public health service
declares that outside uf the thre" cs-
sentials In the treatment or consump-
ton, namely. rest fresh uir and good
food, there rs mo- drug known. how
ever rare or expensive % may be,
that has any curative action in this
disease, ana an remedies advertised
as such are to be- avoided Patent
cough medicines are harmful. radi-
um. Mays ct electricity In any Of
it, forms have no special value In tu-
berculosis - the lungs. NJ serum
has set been found that win curc a..
and there ia mo- plaster or %poultico
which has an effect on the disease
itself
The National association is plan
ming in the near future to institute
an extensive campaign for tho sup
preston of the numerous fake con-
sumption cures, which are annually
cheating the public of the United
States out OF no less than 49, Gee. 900
and besides are dcprivinE numerous
innocent victims Of the chance Tor "a
rea cure. Consumptiycs who are
taking remedies of this character w.l
be warned through advertisements
and In other ways against the danger
OF such procedure.
OF course we Wall continue To hope
nat science IN It's all embracing. I'M
firing eventually viii nnd "a
cure for tuberculosis the thing
that viii XIII the tuberculnr germ in
the human system. that win innocu-
late against contaaion az We are now
protected against smallpox and ~
phoid. Doubtless the time will come
when this most wonderful of discoy-
cries viii be made. But until that
time does come, there is bu, one hope
FOR the victim OF tho white plague
ard hat is right liying la pure, dry
air: the air Of the heart VI the Well
Country"
Il Is. or should be made. "a part
of the duty o. the National Associa'
ton for the study and Prevention OF
Tuberculosis 90 bring the advantages
Of life in h Rocky mountain plateau
." the attention 7f Tuberculosis VIC
TINS and especially Co That portion OF
IL which has been shown 90 Dee most
afncacious la the arresung OF the
disease n of which Albuquerque Is
the enter.
one 81 M greatest health authori-
ties in this country, after long study
of tuberculosis and the possibilities
of liz cure aid of the region immo-
diutcly tributary to Albuquerque.
II we put one point nf % com
pass ON Albuquerque. g NJ. aa
IL center. pnd the other point ou
boulder colo, for O. radius. and
describe "a circle b|csinnit,s uu the
Mexican buuudar, line ou the
west and tuueh.Hg the iuo
Grandc on tho cast. wc VIII err
CumECTlbc this Ltud-oI-th"Wcl
Country The reg,ou near the
center of the CIRCLE VIII comprise
the heart 81 inc land 'o which
rcupl, now ro iur climate and,
in general. the nearer ONE socs Go
thr pcuter nf thr circle. ile more
nearly ideal Will uc tho conditions
for the cure
Eut NC WIN live BOZ th- Heart 81
the Wei Country those ot Is who
have been Cured 81 tuberculosis cor
whuso dear ones nave been cured or
for whom hrr has been prolonged
and made lifable uud hulgs, 1881 "a
Outs Ca the rest ol Ia sufferers We
owe 10 a. ourselves and to the great
army OF victims OF tuberculosis To-
spread the Nord abroad We cannot
look Ia nny society Tor study ana
Prevention 10 do his for us indeed
there Is AN organized movement in
many 81 the eastern states to keep
tubercular sufferers al home where
although aomc advantage lrom omen
mir living may be- obtained, anything
like "a. arresting of the disease is
impossible a Is "a moral obligation
that rests upon az Go advertise the
certain benefits to the tuhcrcuiar
from right living To this climate
And wien onc dds 20 this moral
obligation the commercial and devei-
opment results certain 10 follow such
advert,sins. q IL difhcuit Ia under