Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-12-03
BUY RED CROSS SEALS.

II is a pretty custom-and at the
same time Il most helpful custom
that has been carried out for a num-
Der Of years-the buying Of Christ
mas Red Cross Seals. The money
that is derived from the sale OF these
seals is devoted to the work Of
cradicating tuberculosis, il disease
that for years upon years was con-
Sidered us incurable, and the un-
fortunate ones who contracted it
doomed to horrible death.
Fortunately. medical research has
brought to light the fact that tuber-
CuloSiS, or as we used to call it.
consumption is by no means
necessarily fatal: but the woful
prevalence Of the disease makes con-
tinuous and strenuous warfare
against it an absolute necessity
Hence the great need OF funds to
carry ON this work year after year
the work Of curing old cases Of the
disease, and by no means less i'm
portant, the campaign Of education
to bring about prevention Of the de-
VclOpmcnt Of new cases. There lies
the trouble--to get the well peo-
pie take care Of themselves and live
In such manner, under such cOndi-
Of tuberculosis practically impossi-
BILE.
However, what we started ont to
say is this: The annual campaign
for the sale Of Christmas Red Cross
seals is upon lis ;:t;..il, and we urge
all to patrOniZe literally this most
worthy cause. 1t is as much Il work
FOR humanity as were the Red Cross
drives for funds when our soldiers
wore or W" cold of nattla hnndredS
thousands wounded and need
lnE the attentions tNat no 0thcr or
EanHhilon or pUNul m CarlN could
&'}G. we liG NOS Hhirl> our Nut,
ih"n. ana duty Cali# aS strongly to.
day as it ever did when we cuulu
almost hear the roar Of the belching
cannon and the shrek OF the death
dealing shells across the seas.
The cause is the same-For
Humanity. Let us not pass it up
for others to perform this great
work. There Is something for all
to do, and we all can help.
In the times but very recently
past sections Of our own immediate
county have felt the sore need or
the services Of nurse-community
nurse, county nurse-sOme Que with
ability and experience Who can he
called OH in cases Of emergency. But
there was no such one to be had. We
have wished for such one, tele-
graphcd, telephoned. written, begged
all to no avail. Oconee had no
nurse who could be classed as
community nurse, and no community
could secure the services Of a nurse
This year the Red Cross Seals will
ro1 rkk kk..o1
people. II we 60 at 1t with will
and sell one thousand dollars worth
Of these Seals for Humanity" 25
per cent-one fourth Of the amount
will be used for the regular tu-
berculoss work being carried on,
and the remaining rs per cent, or
$3.50, will be, kept In the county to
apply to the salary Of competent
nurse.
Even II there were no great fea-
turc OF this kind In connection with
the Red Cross Seal sales this year,
we would not be doing too much
IL we exceeded the thousanddollar
mark. With this great local incen-
tive in connection with the drive.
we ought to 60 "over the top" by
leaps and bounds.
Lets give three rousing cheers for
the Red Cross Seal Campaign, and
let rs in cheering not forget that
cheers cannot do the work Of dol
lars. They are all very good in
"whoopin' 'em up but it takes dol
lars 10 do the real work.
Let's add dollars to our cheers for
anti-tuhcrculosis work and for
comn'untv nurse All together
now from now till Christmas!
I'VE will prosecute without