El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-07

nOSTON. Mass. June More than
D 1000 tuberculosis soldiers have
been reported bv the military au-
thorities TO the National tuberculosis
association and through that body
have been put On touch with facilities
for adequate care and control OF their
disease. This is part Of report made
10y Dr. Charles j. Hatfield. executive
secretary Of the National Tuberculo-
sis association, before the annual
gathering Of that organization yester-
day afternoon.
Through the office Of the surgeon
general all men discharged from the
army because Of tuberculosis and
those rejected by the examining
boards are reported Ihrougn tne or
flee of the National association these
men are put in touch with the facni-
ties of their own community. Iuclud-
ing those of auti-rubercul0sis a-en-
cias, boards Of health and the Red
Cross, and every effort is made TO see
10 it that the man is properly pro-
Eided with sauatorium care
Preventive Work.
Through the Red Cross seal sale
last year more than s1.150.000 was
raised for tuberculosis work in this
country and this coming year plans
raise S5.O00.OJ0 during the period from
Nov. g TO Dec. "A by means Of the Red
Cross seal
Nearly 100000 children have been
enrolled In the Modern Health Cru
sader movement are being taught
how to protect the health OF their
communities
Training Afflicted Soldiers.
"a soldier disabled by tuberculosis
must be restored TO complete physical
usefulness Just as well as one who
has had his leg shot off, said Col
Harry =. Mock. speaking before the
association this morning The re-
h2bilitation OF these men," he con-
tlnued- includes their mental and
physical training until they can be
established as useful members OF So
.fn retaining those i'm military
service who have contracted tubercu-
loSis and in securing their complete
rehabilitation policy similar 70 that
which had been worked out before
the war in retaining men found 20
be unfit by medical examination ia
industry is being employed
To Prevent Edleness-
Instead of allowing these nalierls
70 lie around sauatcrla doing nothing
EXCEPT reading and playing cards and
becoming. generally. hospitalized. 10
Is planned TO start their rehabilita tiou
during this period when their physi-
cal reconstruction IS taking place. Pa
rieuts in bed or i'm wheel chairs win
be taught certain useful trades OF
occupations When discharged, If 10
IS necessary. these men viii be placed
in special vocational schools where
they win either be taught new trade
or r1ade more proficient in their old
one
The Couutry's Wards.
Figures compiled from the averages
o. All helliEereurs show that for ev-
cry 1000. 900 men modified. 10000, OF
one percent OF them. each year would
be proper subjects for vocational re-
training. in two years this would ne
10000. three years 10000. and SO on
on the basis Of an army Of 100000
men we would have $4,000 men per
year who would need assistance and
help I'm the restoration and increase
of their earning capacity under the
various classes Of disability Incurred
in this statement made this morn
ing before the sociological section OF
the association. DIT. c. A. Prosser. sec
retarr Of the federal board for voca-
ticual education. called attention 90
The magnitude Of the task which con-
fronts his branch of the government
Half Have Disease.
"Of the 10 600 men out Of TIE 1000 =
Geo." Dr. Prosser continued fully 81
percent OF them VIII require MEDICAL