The evening herald., 1918-02-18
Hut the matter does not end with thu.


liut the matter does not end with thu,
consideration
More than -Ou.uuo ca~.s of active
tuberculosis have been discovered iu
al" men 81 draft age IN the United
''tatcs Already We have sent tu
France number 81 soldiers within
the next twelve months it is likely We
shall have several hun drcd Thousands
NOR, iu foreign service. ana if tine
war lasts. millions uf Americans VIII
rc actively engd gcd
Al these viii bo "Npused tu the
same disease danger that is mcndcltls
tn" allied troops. \ certain percent
age. Ca CuuScrNatiN" estimate would
b" 5000 per ycaiD viii come hacN
suffering from tuberculosis, and II j.
should become necessary tu harpo.
here amy prisoners Of war. We would
iiud among them a stil larger per
ccutlE" ol tuberculosis patients
More n,intions Needed.
To take care Of these iu such 90
way u- Go giv, them the best chances
for recovery and az the sam, time
prevent IA, spread uf the di-cu.r viii
require fHr more ample -ai.tturiuu
and hospital accommodations than Nr
have anywhCr, Iu America Ana now
b. the time 90 begin prrpariug for this
inevitable condition 10 win not do Co
wait uutu The victims arrive. Nur Vtl
" in au, way constitute "a useless cN-
peuditurc uf money Geo prepare beyond
tho actual needs that mal result from
the war. For Ill such provisions can
bee employed Co Civ. u,,tpr care .n
the steadily Increasing number ut lu-
Gircrt tuhcrCuml. who Hrv constantly
drifting 1uhut IN, country u search
ut place Co las their weary hcads.
tuberculosis mot only CAUSES bu,
springs :rom economic di.n-.cr Al
Ways % hIs been most prevalent
..uoug tLpsc Who were least able
proper Co house. rlothc. aud feed
themselves Aud while ut the present
moment we ma the southwest are knee
deep boo food plenty and have tun'
weather 1s makes housing mrttcr ~
small concern, our vCouumC isituNt.ul
Is APT tu turn q back somyrsauit ho-
fore another spring greens our frrt'o
fields ana hil-ides a, least n so iHg
as tho country "a general iS concerned
}, is probable that the coming win.
ter .,ul '-' one oi the hard,-t ever
known .nr great ma-Scs ut the Amer.
lean people. II the war should CON,
,iuuy two or three years. as man,
exports think II viii II is almost Ger
tain hat large numbers Will ~, driven
tu such sacrifices as have not b,uH
dreamed OF ~iucc valley Forgv And
when that time comes, iuhcr.ulu-l.
viii bc uu hand waiting tu do her.
lu,t what 10 l- doing today u France
Again ,u quote Doctor knopfs rcmark,
on that situation.
'"rhe United states. its government
aud IL, people must prepare for simi'
lar ca'nmitics. az rather scs'k to pre-.
vent them hy wisely hushandine ouI
food supply. our supply Of coal WOO
ana cotton, preventing speculation iu
the necessities ~ life, and maintain
ing a. high standard for housing IN,
masses.
~ want OF amy Of thrs' necessities
arises, II Is sure tu be followed hy an
increase ur tuberculosis But, abo,,
al else We must keep up our vigilauo,
against the dissemination Of ia" grea
~ hitr plague. We must Increase uui
facilities for The prevention uf tub,r
Cuiosis and for the care ut the tubcr
cul"sis; iucrcasr our hospital ans
sdnaturium accommodations ncrcas'
the number uf clinics fur early diaF
nosis and the care of lmbulau
cases, insist on more opcn-air schools
or a. least optn-air CLASSES. ana lac
but not least I say Il again, keep ui
our educational propaganda
This * "a commup-scuse warning
au the mode sensible and an the more
to be- Needed bcgaus" it cuunsrls .
preparation which viii produce price
lr-s benefits oven II the Wdr b, owe
tn AK months For, while We are fight
ms this silent foe. every dollar spent 10
hastenirg ts conquest means 81 @b'
saved a. scorc of years hence. Au,
countless lives
Editors mott. Grgcut pres, die
patches Indicate that sHuiatura fo
the treatment uf soldiers suflouui
from tuberculosis are 10 Dee ostnhlish
ed az Ashc,illc y g.. Denver. colo.
rhu.uiN Ariz Sew inNru, Conn. ar,
-uu.r point iu Minnesota. Fort BH,ar,
i- also tu b' enlarged This i~ tl
good. as tr as IL gucs, but nome "
the places named have ANYTHING u
offer in M. way uf climate and uth'
advantage tur IA" purpose wrui"u''
that In any way compares with Alnu
uucrquc. Why then does not IN" g"'
,rumrut locate its tuberculosis ~tna
/ turu n natures great rhrurnl SAM
tnrim the Incompatible Heart "
Ma. Wen 'uuutr >