The evening herald., 1918-02-18

u utCh boz It's relation 'u tuhvruulusls .
can hardly o." realized 40 This Time
Increase of Tubrpulu-l-
Ouly q faint idea ut the terrible rc-
s2its Boo the Increase uf tuberculosis
Boa the ci'ilizcd world during IA, last
three wears ma, bv gained from IA,
tact that iu One ui the Warrrg cuuu-
tries alone. I'm brave and beautiful
France. not less than Ioo.uuu soldiers
have had 20 hc returned from the
fighting line because the, mad de-
Ncioped an active tUbcrrulo-i- which
inclpacitated 'hcm FOR further service
A. q result of the pri,ation and SUE
irrIug which this terrible war has
cutailcd. there are now no jess than
100. 600 20 .uu. 200 active open tuhvi-
culnsls oase~ in France alone ln po-
,Hnd. Soryia Eumauia lHd ir th"
other WarrinE countries, conditions are
identical 10 not worse
conditions iu France are wor--. thal
ui amy other country. because 81 ths
beginning of the war The Frruch
were compelled to defend themselves
without much aid from 'h, Hr'.
cor the Bclgiaus and. consequently.
physical fitness Of theif men Add..1
To his are the pryations Of trench
warfare. which have hpcn responsible
for q vast increase Of tuberculosis
not only among tn French soldiers.
hut amupg thusc uf other nations,
And q third factor which in time b.
bound tu assume .arTc proportions.
has been the exposure uud under
f"odiug aud uNcrwork ct tho milnunt
uf m'n women ana children brrh of
the firing line
Tuberculosis b. q d.sct-, tina fru-,
600 fomi", and fatigue. within zee
cent year. 90 has been dcnuitcl, u.-
eortaiu"d that Nu p-r cent of the gene
,rnl population i- Infected with DO u.
-uluc tIWo ur other during ptc uuN
through education boz matters uf diet
hygiene and sanitation has it hrcn
held 100 hJN. and even 300 normal
times it I- the cause of NOR, than
uuo-t,uth ui all deaths
Under such abnormal conditions tJ
have existed for thrc, years thrnush-
out Europe Win food supplies COM
-iantN 90 low .nh AND requirements
fnT auprr-vNcrtiou constantly tt luod-
tIdr 10 has had rare OPPORTUNITY Co
regain IA, ground uh,u from 10 bN
yours ui relentless warfare uu IA, patt
ui science and a growing d"sir. fuy
public safety awakened hy th, auI-
tuberculosis societies Jhruurhuut the
country
with -t,pdy tread 30 has -uu>cJ
SILENTLY through trenches and tent,
following the wol,,- uf war like 20
D.. Il .
victims uf Trutunic madness with 70
cumulative hate which wiz wrcaN
vengeance ON generations yet tu come.
This yultlrr has found rot unly u
ply -icni condition well suited Ia to-
deadly ctfeCtiNcucss. hut q general ait -
uatun Ia every way adapted thereto.
ln Europe the present war not only
has Increased ITS fearful morbidit
pu' morality, but also has retarded
educational propaganda and municipal
aud state enterprises Whcih were di-
roctcd against disease
Commission Ia Iran,E.
Already our own poopi, have been
called upon Ia help In combating the
situation and the National Association
for the study and Prevention of Tu-
bcrculosis with which the New McNIco
public Health Association Is affiliated
has dispatched q commission tu France
Co help solve the prohl.m of tuborcu-
lusis in that war-wwlry land The
commission is headed by Dr Liviu-
gst"n Farinnd. cN-presidcnt of the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of TubcrculoslS who re-
sighed the presidency uf the Uni,crsitr
~ Colorado to answer the call tn ser %
ice boo France. Associated with IN
Farrind are Homer Folks. secretary
nf tho Committee on the Prevention uf
Tuberculosis of the New york state
Charities A,d society br James Alex
lander Miller, vice president of the Na-
ltiuull Association for the study AMI
prevention 81 Aubcrculusis ANA start
Their work has alread, received
the cummrudatiun ut Nj Raymond
po,uprrc. president uf me French re-
,puulIc who characterized the srudtug
of the commission ns "a particularly
im.cinu~ and upputtuuc testimony "'
ltffr,tIuu from the American people
to his country.
Thur lar Il mas been solely matter
nf answering aputhcr's argent need
thought IL must hc obvious tu every
lthoushtfm person that such a '"ndl.
tIuu canuut remain loctlzrd An 'u-
ldcuic of tuhrpul u Europe ucras-
mrily viii mean am ior'asc "t th
dread disease iu other countries and
..pscnll, here. where -o man, Euro-
prsus constantly lrr c"mtur to 1--we