The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-28
REDUCTION OF COST

pocketbook.
whatever lessons the pull on the
family Nurse is heartily welcomed in
.hese days when the high cost of
hving is a subject of such constant
ana serious conversation The nee
essities of life are growing into a
continually lengthening list. The
doctors bill and that of the drug
sist re growing into continually
lengthening list. The Doctors bill
and that of the druggist are impor-
tant items that go into the total of
FAMILY expense, and no less impor-
laht because so uncertain, for sick
ness comes like a thief in the dark
and demands are imperative.
Intelligent and progressive men
and women, who keep in touch with
the advances of medical science, rec
ognize the wisdom, to say nothing
OF the enormous economy, of pre-
ventive medicine-of warding off
the tttacks of serious. insidious dis
eases. 1t is no longer a matter for
argument that typhoid fever, small
poX, diphtheria if treated promptly,
rabies, as well as other ailments,
may be prevented or robbed of series
consequences. The statement Is
backed by ample and multiplied
proofs, which cannot be questioned.
The preventives, some of them are
expensive, and the large cost has de-
tered many from using them, even
if they might be convinced of their
efficiency-they prefer to take the
risk, to gamble on the chances of es-
cape OF course, the sick rate from
typhoid is normally small consider
ing the proportion of cases to the to-
tai population, but isn't it worth on
dollar and five cents to be insured
against it entirely, when such an at
tack would cost at least $500, be-
sides the loss of time and producing
capacity, and the chances of taxing
your estate with the cost of an eX-
pensive funeral?
Is it possible practically to pre-
venttyphoid fever? The United
States military authorities have
adopted the typhoid vaccine with
the result that not single death
from this disease occurred in 1913
in the entire army, and only a few
cases, none of them severe. Want
; any better proof than that?
The medical profession has dis
covered that diphtheria can be
cured, robbed of its terrors, by ad-
ministering the antitoxin on the
first day, Immediately when the dis
ease is discovered
In order to bring these preventive
medicines within easier reach or the
people of Florida, the State Board
of Health has arranged with manu-
facturers so that the cost has been
greatly reduced and, more than this
these medicines will be widely dis
tributed among the druggists of the
state so that they may be easily and
conveniently procured.
/ Here are some of the results Sc
cured by the Board, which will al
, feet pocketbooks in every part OF the
state. Under the old plan and
nrices the antitoxin of diphtheria
,cost the ultimate consumer ~ pei
one thousnd units; $3.50 per hve
: Thousand units, nd sl2 per ten
thousand units. Under the new
schedule these prices will be Sixty
cents. $3.50 and 81 10, respectively
. AZ will be noted. the price for this
medicine is based upon the thousand
Effective units, the necessary dost
VARYING with the exigeneies oil eacp
. case but the cost is to be reduced
BIZ about two-thirds
similar reduction OF cost II
nromised for the typhoid bacterin-
from 81 to sl05 for one complete
q treatment, three doses. Both o.
,base medicines will be furnished
free TO indigents, upon Application
i, nd tho certificate of a physician
Tho BOARD will also continue to fur
e, nish free, upon similar conditions
the Pasteur treatment to indigents
"a a, one-half the retail cost Il
,bose able TO pay for the treatment
4 THO ,etanus antitoxin will also D.
furnished free to the poor OF tn
Il. state. which has been the practice
IN The past, and the cost to other
al will be cut in half.
Vaccine points, the guard agains
w small box, will be sent out oy Tn
Roard as heretofore, without charge
80 For the distribution OF these rem
oaies or preventives, at least on
s-,go;st or other responsible persol
iii he selected in each county o
D he state and in the more populou
:. .onnties several such places or pei
-. will be named, so that 1t VIII 0
- possible for every Floridian to Sc
!. eura these medicines. the price
We eui The same everywhere a
will be marked on the package