Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-18
tBY FRANK G. auRkAALrERl

"'9 Foin lhnfItulublrt
And did you know that there ara
100000 cases OF active tuberculo.
ais IN this country today. and fully
as many, more inactive cases!
Even Of more vital concern. per.
haps' Is the fact that $4,000 OF
those active cases and as many
more OF the inactive ones are In the
states OF the south and Southwest.
where the death rate from tuber.
elllosis 81 AZ per cent higher than
u Is for the remainder Of the United
States, and higher than iug any
other civilized country on the globe
save China.
And all these statements are true
despite the fast that tuberculosis Is
q preventable disease. Fresh air.
sunshine, good food. and sensible
sanitary HABITS OF living form a
combination that will prevent tubor
culosls getting a hold ON ones Sys
TEN and will generally overcome the
disease where n IL detected and ar
rested within q reasonable time.
Southern Daily Death Toll 10 t5o
Evidently, lot all the people OF
the South and Southwest enjoy the
privileges enumerated as the enc.
mics Of tuberculosis. for within the
eighteen states comprising the ter.
fitory Of the Southern Baptist Con
,entiOn ui0re than 100 people die
every day from the rayages OF the
white plague. making the annual
death toll from this cause alone 81.
~! Aud while the loss OF friends
and loved ones Is distressing under
any circumstances their demise be.
comes all the more tragic when we
realize that deaths from tubcrculo.
sis could be prevented by intelli.
gent and determined Industry, pre-.
caution aud cooperation ON the par.
OF all the people. II is 10 the IN.
teres, OF all he people TO see that
tuberculosis Is stamped out. II for
no other than financial considera.
ton. for the economic loss from
,uberculosl. In The South and South.
west alone is $3.50 600 year.
sum sufilcien, to absorb consider
able portion OF our annual taxes n
Il could he expended In that way.
kearoes Constitute Special Menace.
one Of the reasons for 80 large
a death rate from tuberculosis in
the south and southwes, lies In the
existence In those sections OF sucn
A large negro population. for as Is
well known. the negro offers a very
poor resistance To the rayages Of
the plague. The death rate from
tuberculosis among the negroes OF
the South is three and half times
that among the whites. but as long
Az the negroes do much of the do
nestle service for the white PEG
ple. especially In laundering and
cobking. the opportunity for the ne
groes 10 spread tuberculosis among
the whites IL alarmingly large. OF
cours. the negro will Tor a Ions
time 10 come offer the best solution
Of the ser,an' problem. and the
white people must do all within
their power 90 stamp out iuberculo.
sis among the negroes. not only az
a matter Of protection To them
selves. but as matter OF duty to
the negroes. Who need our assist
auce
while the last complete statistics
u.on the facilities In the Southern
ard Southwestern states indicated
that there wore only S757 bedSin
sana,otia established for the treat.
mon, O, tuberculosis In these states,
or only one he'd for every sisiy
nsrsops afflicted with the malady.
.omc prorrcss ha. been male In
,,,, aireetlon since the former 90
80. vare COMPLIED. .,
Na,,onal. state. county and ely
.oaI,h agencies are coapcrat'as
g. ,ba war upon tuberculosis. all
a.. ua,lonal. state. and local tuber
a",osI. associations are accomplish
a.. valuable work In this direc
,,ar Bui when a survey OF the sit
ua,,or 1. made and the vast need