The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday, c'ecember I, 1915.
PREVENT TUBERCULOSIS SPREAD
How One Man Contracted Disease
From Sick Fellow Worker. ,e-r--.s

| From Sick Fellow Worker. ,.,-..c
A true story from an Indiana City
shows how Red Cross Christmas
Seals might help right here in this
| community.
| John Allison was fairly prosperous.
He held good position in the mills.
| Two years ago he married girl of
his choice, and they were happy. Ten
| months after he was married John
| paid the last installment on his
| home, a coy six room bungalow.
| Every highland the habit seem
! ed to stick even after months OF
married life-aIrs. Allison met John
with kiss and hug and happy
smile as he returned from work.
About year ago little Dorothy join
| ed the family group. The atmos-
| phere in this little home was delight
fully harmonious. A nest egg for the
rainy" day began to assume comfort
able proportions.
81 am worried about Jim Cole"
said John one evening as he smoked
his pipe, while his wife cleared up
the kitchen. He coughs, and J can
tell he is getting weak, because he
goes off in corner and sits down to
rest every hour or two
A few nights later John brought
home the news that Jim was sick at
home. Then he began to spend many
of his evenings at the bedside OF his
pal In the course of time Jim died.
The doctor, called in too late, pro-
nounced the disease tuberculosis.
1t wasn't many months until John,
too, began to cough and he smiled
with more and more OF an effort as
he sank down into an easy chair TO
rest when he reached home from
work. A romp with baby Dorothy
soon tired him out Suddenly il
dawned upon him that he was go |
ing the same way Jim did. The doe
tor looked grave when at last he went
to the family physician with his |
trouble. You must give ups your
work at once he said, Even then. |
and if you let me do everything can |
for you. the chance for your recoy-
cry is mighty slim To shorten a |
long story. John had waited too long
His little nest egg dwindled away. A |
month ago his heartbroken widow |
hid her face in little Dorothy's curls
as the clods began to fall on the !
earthly remains, OF her husband. She |
was poorly fitted for lifes work
Littel Dorothy is now being support |
ed through public funds. while her
mother washes other peoples linen
and scrubs other peoples floors. In
time She too, will undoubtedly be-
come public charge
In getting tuberculosis from Jim.
who had got it from somebody else.
John was changed from producing
member of society, a high class citi- :
zen and an asset for any community |
to liability Interest on the liabili.
ty will be paid for years to come.
And who can estimate in dollars and
cents the value of that happy home
broken up prematurely by this NOSE
terrible and relentless OF all prevent.
able sease-tuberculosis?
How many Jims and Johns are
there in our community? Every Red
Cross seal you buy helps TO educate
your friends and neighbors 10 prevent
tuberculosis, provides relief and help
for those who suffer and secures ade-
quate provision for the control OF the
spread of the disease from the sick to
the we'll Buy Red Cross seals for
your own sake and for your commune
! tvs sake.