The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-18

l. flrst or all, there is a cough that nshgs on and will not cellar up. If if lasts TOT month or longer. it is a red upbt d uanger signal, which you cannot af .oiu to Ignore It may start with wet rect or some other insignificant circum- stance, but no matter how the co,,gh slaIteo 1T 1t does not go away, see your at once. Colds frequently weak eh the bodily tone and resistance. SD that IL IS easy for the lurking germs to get . foothold 'o se'
 LOSS or weight. accompan nied by a loss or appetite, and a certain amouns of stomach trouble is another danger sIc- nal, 1., which you must not pass unheeded. sometimes JOSS of weight may come from some otner cause than tuberculosis. but u pays to be on your guard You may not have a cough, and you nav axnan; ence very little trouble except a sort oi chronic weariness. You ought to know what your normal weight should he If you begin to lose five 10 or more mounds without any apparent reason, look for sound medical advice at once So,,,a tlmes With loss of weight goes a loss of appe.te' and trouble with bowels and s.e flach' even running to diarrhea. whether you are losing much weight or not look out for this danger signal. If IS warning that something is wrong
 .. Inen there Is that rundown, all-the- time tired feeling. Most people have days when they feel unusually tired. for some reason or other. Such an oc- easional period of spring fever or lazy nter may not be at all dangerous but when every day for two or three weeka you hate to get up and dread to do any thing but lie around and be lazy. there IS danger ahead. This Is natures warn ,hs to you that some enemy inside your oooy IS sapping your vitality Don't iE- nore the warning signal!
 l.. Any one of the three symptoms just mentioned may occur singy or all of them may come at one time When. to any or all there is added a fever in the late afternon or during the night accompanied posSipiy by Sweats, beware of this dam ger signal. It is bright red flag which nature waves before you, cautioning you 10 give immediate heed. Anyone's tenn perature may rise at times, some peoples s more easily than others. But when for a week every afternoon about { or 6 o'clock you've felt feverish, or when night after night you wake up in a dripping sweat, you may rest assured that there IS nothing normal about that. Go to your doctor at once and tell him about It. You may have no cough and no other sign of disease, and this may be the only warning you'll get. Give heed to it at once.
 7 you find streaks of blood in your sput,Im. you may rest assured that something is wrong. It may not be direct sign of tuberculosis, but whatever it is, you should attend to it at once You cannot afford to waste time putting it off. Ma turc may give you that more emphat tic warning or the presence of tuberculosis, nemorrhage of the lungs. If so. don't De scared unduly. It is a danger sig nal, and If you heed 1t you may be safe.
 Ihere are other danger signals, some or which you can see and some which only trained physician can detect. Your safety lies in getting medical attention as carry as possible. Tuberculosis can be cured 1T 1t is discovered in time. The tune to discover it is when the first symptoms show themselves Don't take chances with death. You'll lose every time.
 Go to a good doctor, if you notice any of these danger signals, and insist that he examine you stripped to the waist If you can't afford doctor go to a free clinic and he examined It may cost few dollars to be examined but 1t may save you hundreds of dollars, untold sui fering and possibly your life and that of your wife and family
 Safety First is 8 motto that applies to tuberculosis, especially when 1t Is first showing itself
 pr. Joseph E. Smiths Generous Gift
 Through recent communication we md that mistake has been made rela- tive to the article on the Mercy Home In speaking of the donation of pr. Joseph E. Smith 1t was stated that he gave as a bequest to the home $1OOO when the proper amount was $5O0O It gives us great pleasure to know that any reader is enough interested to ask us to correct any misstatement.
 There has never been a more generous or more loyal man in Alabama than pr. Smith, many institutions having benefited by his generosity. At his death a be- quest was made not only to the Mercy Home, but to the Boys Industrial school of $5oo0 and similar amount giver the Hillman and St. vincents hospitals.
 A good mans deeds should live after him. and there never lived in this city more generous, public-spirited citizen nor one whose heart was more quickly moved by distress or affliction than was Dr. Smith," said a friend in speaking of this man. and 1t 10 with pleasure that