The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-27
GRAHAM TELLS OF
ANTI 7. B. CONVENTION

The following Sc an interesting let
ter written by Herbert Z. Graham or
Gary and secretary OF the Lake Coun-
~ Anti-Tuberculosis Society given in
detail his trip to the seventeenth an
nual national convention OF the Ma
tionaI tuberculosis Society which was
held at New York:
Gary. Ind. June 20.
Mr.. walter l.. Altman. President.
Lake County Anti-Tuberculosis
Society.
Crown Point. Indiana.
TN~Ar Mr.. Altman:
The seventeenth annual national
convention. June All held at Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. New York. was attend
ed by a few less than one thousand
delegates. many OF whom were speci-
hcally successful students OF problems
relating to tuberculosis.
The national association grows IN
size and organized functional capacity
each year. T~uberculosis conventions
are also organized into departments
such as Child welfare. Nurses. Execu-
tive, Sociological, Clinical and Patho-
logical. Health Crusade. which Is
now receiving more and more skiiiful
and serious attention IS largely school
child ~elfRre work. Teaching chill
dren how to live. how to eat. sleep,
play. work. study and how TO keep
clean, all OF which involves disease
prevention; and disease prevention IS
the method OF least resistance 10
avoiding sickness misery. pain. 80 far
as II is avoidable. and increasing
normal. p~leasurable conditions and
activities.
Child welfare work is being con
Quoted along lines designed to please
children. make the work agreeable
and attractive. Often these stories
are told in story form. Children like
II. Problems OF what to do with chill
dren in poor. unclean. dark, not ventt-
lated homes involves serious economic
and social problems often quite per-
picking. But such places rapidly
propagate tubercle bacilli that rsadi-
j. spread and infect.
In order to illustrate methods en-
ployed by ths National tuberculosis
Association IN Modern Health Crusade.
q performances comedy called
"Hunpty Dumpty- was produced. II
IS an amusing method Of giving the
children health ideas. Experience Is
demonstrating that these little shows
are dApteQ 10 the chlld nina. Chlt-
dren get IT. get the ideas presented in
a funny way. The serious obejct OF
this 10 diSoas prevention.
Since the organization OF the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association they
have assisted in establishing more
thai six hundred sanitoriums. This
also Is regarded as highly important
because, first tuberculosis is infectious
and people infected should be isolated
to prevent contact and giving II TO
other people. Second. in sanitoria
these people who are sick are given
scientific care by skiliful aids who
have learned the most effective
methods OF successful remedies. These
methods are employed in a sympa-
thetic atmosphere which tends 70
cheer patients and help them to help
themselves.
Building Sanitoria Is 80 important
-hhat the National tuberculosis Asso-
citation has established an institu-
Etional department and employed an ef-
shcient building expert. Mr.. Thos. 3.
Kidnor to travel throughout the u.
S. giving advice 10 people c~ontemplat-
ing building or altering sanitoria
His work is regarded as highly use
full. Wherever he Is known his work
rs beneficial and appreciated.