Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-08
GIRL WOULD GIVE BLOOD
TO FIGHT PLAGUE

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Of my blood would help you in your gfeat
fight I should willingly give II. The only
defect | have is slightly underdeveloped
left leg from my knee down"
The enlistment OF this volunteer caused
more than ordinary satisfaction among
health officials, who were touched by the
offer. coming, as II did, from a girl
There Is genuine chivalry In her offer, -
one official said 1T undoubtedly will save
more than one life. Many little victims
could be saved and many more spared be-
ing crippled for life II other volunteers
would come forward"
SOLDIER OFFERS BLOOD
Another offer Of blood was made today
by Allen Abbott, ~ years old, former
United States regular soldier, living at
Twelfth and Green streets. Abbott. who is
a Chicagoan, read the city health author
tiles appeal in the EVENING LEDGER His
blood will yield the normal serum" as he
never contracted infantile paralysis. The
normal serum" is also used In the treat
ment.
ITO tell the truth i've never been sick
with anything" said Abbott. who has
good coating Of tan from his eight years
of service in the Philippines and else
where. NJ
Two deaths and four new cases Of the
malady were reported today, raising the
totals to ga cases and 191 deaths.
The Deaths
SADIE FRANKEL. IL years, 24l0 South Frank
MABEL ,BRowN. 2 years. si7e susdsn's row.
The Frankel case was reported today
Other new cases:
CHARLES JOHNSON. years, 2O1o West Pass
WALTER DTETRIcK. II months sOss North
Lillian COHEN. months sl4 South Third
street
A ban on the entry of all children under
sixteen years of age was announced today
by Ocean City, N j., which followed the
precaution taken August 21 by Beach
Haven and other Long Branch resorts. No
health certificates will be accepted. accord
ing to the notice. which was signed by T.
Lee Adams. Ocean City health officer.
Contributions to the lnfantile paralysis
fund of the emergency aid committee. 1928
Walnut street. are gathering momentum
as the urgent need for treatment for the
rapidly growing number of convalescent
victims is realized more and more by the
public Where the first days Of the cam
paign three weeks ago Yielded from 5000
to $500 daily, now the daily contribution
scars above $1,000. Today up TO noon the
mail brought 5000, raising the total fund
TO $10,S61.22
Two new cases were reported in Camden
today. The patients are Harry Griffin, %
months, 2019 Federal street. and Elmer S.
Leary, 81 months, 2l Marlton avenue.
vigorous campaign against garbage
p'ckers who sell to children the bits of
refuse they salvage from market and gro
cery garbage resulted today in the arrest
of an old woman, who was held by Magis-
trate Coward in default of money for a
fine. The campaign is directed by James
F. McCrudden, chief of the Division of
Housing and Sanitation.
So urgent is considered the need for
blood from persons who have recovered
from the disease that an advertisement was
inserted in a newspaper today offering 500
per ounce of blood taken from healthy
person recovered from the plague. The
advertisement was inserted anonymously.
in care of the newspaper
The great pity of IL is that we have not
enough of the immunizing serum" said
Or. Theodore lie Boutilier, who has charge
Of the treatment at the Philadelphia Hos
pital for Contagious Diseases. I'm emer-
gencies we give patients who have received
an injection of immunity serum a second
dose of normal serum from the blood OF
persons who have not had the disease. We
save the immunity serum for the worst
cases and In every case where it has been
administered we can note Improvement