The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-12-04
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE is STARTED
COLVILLE THE FIRST DAY
OF THE SALE
Seals Carry Message of Good
Health for Year
1921

A Merry Christmas and
HEALTHY New Year is the message
on the Christmas seals this year
Truly this is an appropriate message
as the little seals, which sell at one
cent each, are sold in the interests
of good health--sold to fight that
great menace to good health, tuber
culosis. In 1919, 106,985 people or
9.8% of the population of the United
States died of tuberculosis.
Mrs. George Seal has charge of
the sale of the seals in the residence
district of Coville and Mrs. H. r.
Spedden in the business district. Mrs.
Spedden accompanied by Miss Kate
Bostedo sold 500 worth of the seals
on Tuesday in the business district.
Tuesday was the first day Of the
sale here. As Colville's quota is but
$3.50, it seems entirely probable that
more than the quota can easily be
secured before December "a. 1t is
the purpose of the committee in
charge to press the sale more vigor
ously throughout the town and coun-
try nearer Christmas time Those
buying now have the opportunity of
using the seals on letters and mer-
chandise all during the month 6f
December.
History of the Seals
The Christmas seals were first
used at the time of the civil war for
a soldiers relief fund. They Were
not used again until 1904 by Norway
and Sweden to fight tuberculosis. In
1907 they were adopted by the Mary
land Red Cross The sale of the
seals was so successful that in 1908
Maryland persuaded the National
Red Cross to adopt them as a nation
al seal for fighting tuberculosis.
Since that time the Red Cross has
relinquished its claim to the seal in
recognition of the work of the Tuber-
culosis Association.
Facts and Figures
Every purchaser of Christmas
seal becomes identified with the
crusade against tuberculosis. The
Christmas seal is the financial agent
in the campaign against Cd an an
nual death toll in the United States
of approximately 100000, from tu-
berculosis, (2) a million active cases
of tuberculosis and (3) another mil
lion inactive, arrested or latent cases
of tuberculosis.
The National tuberculosis Associa-
ton was organized in 1904 and since
that time the death rate from tuber-
culosis has fallen about 27R. This
decline computed in terms Of lives
means a saving of approximately
$4,000 a year in the United States
alone. There is an aggregate eX-
pense annually Of $30,0O0,000 used
in the treatment of tuberculosis and
an annual expenditure Of over $4,000
600 by the preventative organiza-
tons.
What the League Has Done
|. Secured an appropriation for a
county nurse who will devote her
time and energy in the curing, pre-
vention and apprehension of tuber-
culosis.
2. Contributed $500 toward the
purchase of county car for the use
of the county nurse.
3. Has introduced and financed the
modern health crusade in the schools
of Stevens county.
4. Has carried on an educational
campaign.
What the League Proposes to DO
/. Cooperate actively with the
nurse.
2. Promote tuberculin tests among
the cattle.
3. Support of all forms of work
among the children leading to the
prevention of tuberculosis.
4. Payment in whole or in part
for the maintenance of patients in
hospitals or in sanatoria, when the
efforts to secure funds for relief
through lodges and private or public
relief agencies prove unavailing.
). Assist, when necessary, patients
whose cases are arrested or cured
when they leave sanatoria.