Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

the giving of money After one has drawn upon his pocketbook to the ex- l tent of his generosity and means, he. can help nightly without further drain upon his resources.
 The fact last stated was strongly l impressed upon me while attending services at church today. Among an audience of some 2,e99 persons there were from fifteen to twenty who were 1 frequently coughing, one or two coughing on an average every thirty I to forty seconds. Ii Is concerning the possible harm that may result from i a cough in the closed atmosphere of
 a church auditorium, or similar place, that I wish to speak.
 We have various regulations about splitting on tire sidewalk in the street car, etc. We place a fine upon such a misdemeanor. I venture to assert that a single cough in a closed room
 can do more harm than a large amount of filthy expeetoration. The salvia to be sure, dries and harmful germs arise therefrom and pollute the at | mesphere Fortunately these germs are short lived after reaching the side
 walk, the floor and such exposed spots. II Germs from approximations may reach the atmosphere alive, germs
 from coughs go Immediately into the atmosphere. In a closed room all pres
 ei1t must breathe the atmosphere
 present. A person coughs. Into the air he blows thousands, of minute
 drops of moisture, possibly germ :
 laden. These are waited all about the ! room Within one minute many of
 those 1roplets are breathed in by 1 nj her flersnns I1rhseut
 These are facts that cannot be gain said. If we are tp fight tubercu- losis we must fight it at it's weakest . point. There is every reason to be- lieve that the weakest point is the atmosphere which we breathe. It is
 quite possible that the score or so o1 r persons who were a source of annoy 1 atce today by their frequent cough 5 ing may be perfectly harmless as fal as contamination Of the atrsosphert ? was concerned, but 1t is more thar ! likely that some of thein are carriers [ of tubercular bacilli. It is fairl! : well established fact that the majority 2 l of people contract tuberculosis dur
 ing their lives and recover withou . finding out that they ever had the dis. : ease. Others less fortunate contrac 1 the disease and are unable to throw i q off. The successful persons while they . lhaye the disease in an Incipient stage !. i can easily throw germs into the ail VI by coughing. Hence the danger iron t coughs.
 : Now I would respectfully ask thest : who cough in public gatherings if the! y have ever considered the possibilit. e of refraining from coughing. I an r 1 perfectly aware that sometimes ta. e throat will tickle from an irritation
 | -1 <-4 | e ton whether coughing often relieve
 such a condition. Indeed, in my owl e experience I have found that cough d ing under such circumstances ire '. iquently increases the irritation. On, . cough actually leads to another. : one can by will power suppress tn V lfirst- cough. be will find the irritation : will grow less and that the need | 'i cough cease to exist.
 It is surely worth anyone's effor Ito acquire a habit of 4cougf1essness Q Surely coughing is largely habit y and the exercise Of will-power vii It in most cases very. quickly cure = cough. Often tho courhing makes had throat worse by irritating furtre e an already irritated reabrane. Tn = ieessation of coughing rewards the on Z: who has had the habit of coughing H
 1S 1eNeANCa HI Otflei "hyS lLiH U ere
 lv losing the cause of his coughing o for he gets the reward which come IS to one who feels that he has done good turn to others. What a bless 1t ing it would be if coughing never too d place in public gatheringsi
 d Last. but not least Is it not selfish i ,l a person who finds that he cannr y refrain from coughing. to persist i n attending a public gathering? u IT such persons exercise self-sacrifie = and forego the pleasures of atterdin y, public gatherings while he is aHlici = ed with cough
 n Yours earnestly in favor of fghtin Id tuberculosis with every weapon an lg from every vantage ground noSsihl
 ALLEN LATHAM. ort Norwich Town, Conn.,, Dec 7, 1919. s, --