The Harrison times., 1915-08-14
What Causes tuberculosis?


vHERE be tuberculosis without the germ the tuberce
bacillus Whether the disease appears IN the lungs IN the
the hips the it is the same gerT that always
Looking at it way however the germ Of tubercu
os the disease unless the soil has been prepared for
if the germ the seed and the body were the SOIL
You hard cobbeone you
grow boardwalk Neither tuberculosis from
the tiny pan like germ which the disease soil which
hard and resistant of body which the disease
develop first be weakened and made bby and prepared Tor
the growth of the the farmer his soil
before sowing his seed
the that the soil for the growth OF tu
bercuos germs the body? There first Of ALL OF
causes which lie within individual himself which call
personal them be controlled by the individual
and some of them are beyond his control causes
ample ntempeance lack proper food weakened physical
condition caused by grippe colds pneumonia measles phoid feV
Then there also another of causes
which entirely outside the individual and which we may deg
envronmena social Some of these for ex
ample bad living and working conditions lack play and recreation
facilities uncean streets, ETC.
that his normal strength and vitality which we call
resistance is lowered and he readily becomes prey to the disease
germs which constantly lurking about and which ne may be
harborng his body without knowing It, Let us consider some OF
these little in detail
OF the personal that lead to tuberculosis probably ntem
may Of the most important By ntem
perance everything way of self indulgence that in
ues the body One be ntempeate In eating and by parak
of too much food produce permanent digestive disturbance
which weakens bodily One be Incorporate in the
drugs other thereby weakening the bodily resist
Of Intoxicating liquors ANY man who beer whisky
preparing the soil his lungs for the seed OF
This the why
and who accustomed to drink so high much higher
according reliable statistics than people who do not use
Intoxicating liquors.
Many children from the time they born into the world
doomed Other people because they like candy
and cake better than bread and vegetables starving them
selves wu This undeeeding lack OF proper food Will as
surely the soil for tuberculosis one deliberately set out
to do so
Many people have notion that if they have apparently
covered from bad cold attack of grippe pneumonia there
dangerous period disease during tho few weeks
Immediately after the patient able to and about 1t during
this time Of convaescene that the seeds of disease will find
root special taken Fresh good food rest and right
living safeguards
this afterec of diseases can be avoided the
patient will continue persist taking Of himself just the
did when the bed and under the doctors orders
Then there those of tuberculosis which entirely
outside the individual such bad housing conditions Dark rooms
where the shines among the best breeding places
be for the germs of tuberculosis Here they thrive great
titles and impossible dsodge them Dark filthy hall
uncean sinks and dirty acyards and toilets also menace
to the health Of those who live them Many
these conditions with little effort he will take the time to do
More often however the landlords fault that the housing
dtiOns not better.
excessive heat and dusty occupations only few Of the
conditions which make for the seed Of tuberculosis TO attack
the working man. The lack places for play and recreation
which makes to the saloon night instead Of into the park
playground social leading tuberculosis These socia
be fought only by the united Of the and
of the community individuals help but it takes all shoulders
at the wheel to produce effective results
conclusion remember that the soil must be right before the
seed OF tuberculosis grow and that contribute much
towards keeping the soil Of body such condition that
germs will find root there
GhoTe-This Is tho Prepared by Tho
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