The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-29
CHRISTMAS SEALS
WILL co ON SALE
Tuberculosis Association to Launch
Drive Friday-Of all Plaques
None Worse Than This
Disease.

Columbia, Nov. 24.-Immediately
following the close of the Red Cross
Roll Call on Thanksgiving Day. the
sale of Christmas seals and health
bonds will be launched in this STAT
by the South Carolina tuberculosis
Association. The funds derived from
the sale of these seals will be used in
the fight on tuberculosis in this
State. 1t is hoped to derive not less
than $4,000 from the sale Of the
seals and the bonds.
A stirring appeal to the people OF
the state to be as liberal in their pur-
chase of the seals and bonds has been
issued by the South Carolina Tuber-
culosis Association. i
"Of all the plaques that have af-
fiicted the world, none is more dead
ly than tuberculosis, the Great
White Plague says the statement.
"Other plaques, ancient and modern,
have swept country or community
for few weeks, months or years,
striking down their victims. Tubercu-
losis has kept up its ravages year. af-
ter year for more than $500 years.
,""In the United States tuberculo-
sis kills 100000 persons every year. :
Zone person dies every three and
.one-half minutes, seventeen. every
hour, over four hundred every day.
"There are at least one million ac-
tive cases of tuberculosis in the Unit
ed States today.
mo close estimate Of the number
of inactive cases can be made. The
health demonstration at Framing
ham, Mass, where whole city put
itself in the care of physicians in or
der to promote health and further
scientific investigation, has revealed
that there are about fifteen cases of
tuberculosis for every death. This
would indicate a total of over g.
100000 cases, 100000 of which are
probably inactive.
mo disease is more insidious than
tuberculosis. 1t strikes silently and
often has been long at work before
it is discovered.
"a large percentage of cases are
those of persons who do not know
that they have it. Draft boards and
army doctors discovered more than
100000 cases among the young men,
the pick of the land, who thought
they were fit to fight for their coun-
try.
"The plague of tuberculosis is the
greatest single cause of death in tfe
United States. One-tenth Of all the
men, women and children who die
each year are victims of tubercu. .oSis.
Most of it's victims are taken in the
prime of life. One-third of all who
die between the ages of 18 and 45
yearssare killed by the disease.
GAS tuberculosis is a prevent able
disease it is possible to stop the aw-
full sacrifice of 100000 lives a year.
To do this, individuals must cooper
ate with the agencies that are now
fighting tuberculosis. Fresh air,
cleanliness, destruction of the germ
laden sputum of consumptives and
wholesome food are necessary in pre-
vention as well as cure.
"More education, more nurses,
dispensaries, sanataria, hospitals, and
open-air schools are needed, also the
undiscovered cases must be sought
out. To this work the National Tu-
berculosis Association and its affili-
ated state and local associations which
are financed largely by the sale of
the little Christmas seals are giving
particular attention. It now asks
your cooperation in campaign that
will not cease until the Great White
Plague has been stamped OUT