The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25

little playmates had sickness in their
doll families l was asked to look after
them, and so you see it really is an
| innate love of nursing that prompted
me to follow 1t as a profession
| How particularly did you happen to
affiliate yourself with the nursing of
| tubercular cases?' | asked.
You see | am native of Asheville,
! N. c." Miss Clement said, land you
know what a center that is for tuber-
cular patients. / hardly know where to
draw the line between my work in
general nursing and taking up tuber-
culosis as a speciality / will say this,
| however, that some years ago when |
found that tuberculosis was pronounced
durable disease, | made my choice
| and | have never regretted II. | am
not at all afraid of it and often think
| am immune. l have worked with DIR.
Dunn a great deal-you know he is
one of the greatest specialists of the
day in tubercular troubles-in fact all
the doctors in Asheville have innumera-
Bile cases of tuberculosis to deal with
and IL nurse wants to do the best
type of work, she cannot refuse these
| cases."
| You were speaking of tuberculosis
as durable disease" ! observed Il
know many doctors have pronounced it
so, but what do you think of 1t per-
sonally2"
"l believe it is a durable disease, :
said Miss Clement, provided it is
taken In its incipiency. Just as small
pox and diphtheria and many other
diseases have been found to be durable
, so is tuberculosis. The question is not
a medical one, however, but education
al. Its prevention after all is better
| than It's cure, and what Is most needed
to avoid its terrible ravages is for the
Ina Anla tn ha H..
and requirements, and to put their
shoulder to the wheel and prevent it,
I'm this district" Miss Clement con-
tinued, Il find a very promising field
/ cannot say too much in praise OF
DR.. Eaves and the splendid work he has
accomplished. With the means and the
time that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. asso-
citation has been working. think
wonderful things have been done"
What strikes you as the most de-
ficient quality in the work ?" I asked
II would say that the one of the
most important things that is needed.
was the answer, lis provision for the
negroes. or course on account of theiI
mode of life, their homes and sur
Iroundings the disease is quite pro-
nounced-more so than among the
white people. You have no idea how
heartily the negroes cooperate with
us In our work. The better class /.
deeply Interested in what we tell then
and often come to the association fol
cups. They seem to realize the vaIu,
of the education we are trying to give
them in the matter of taking care O.
themselves"
1T is astounding how many resen
the simple treatment-and 1t is s,
simple-just plenty of fresh air an,
} rest said Miss Clement" You have n.
Idea how many resort to patent medi
cines."
But you can scarcely blame Them
Interrupted. ITS like a drownin,
J man catching at a straw"
That Is quite true" Miss Clemen
replied, but If they only realized TIN
harm in all those things. That Is wha
: we try to teach them; how to TAX
care of themselves and the prope
sanitary conditions. In many cases w
: have to furnish milk for them. o
Y Miss Sadie Tharn, Mrs. ]. f. McHenry