The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-27
Three Headed Mon-ter
Canses Death and Destruction


Three Headed Mon-ter
caasss Death and Destruction
sh..fAss daxs Of lnists and f.ir,.,
AM thfssshesded. firs-breathins mon
sesrss III the strength Of the kniRht,
and an The magic Of the fairies va,
rieted eagainst the ruthlessness Of tbs
fiFs-brsathing beast when he inyaded
tn isnd and left death In his wake
And yet In the fair state Of Soptb
Carolina, there stalks a spectre f.r
more deadly than the three headed
monster Of olden times, a spectre
whese trails married. by suffering and
desoiutation and death. This deadly
thing that goes SO stealthily and
heet-footed through the lar; Ia ths
Great White Plague." And there /,
on'y q half-hearted pitting Of forces
to stop the ravasss Of this shastlv
naoastsr.
In South Carolina at the present
TINE !there are known to be more than
1900 active cases Of tuberculosis. a
argesper cent Of which is among the
woriktn9 people Of the state. OF this
number about three-fourths Of the
cases are young people between the
ages 4of&20 and Is years Of age. The
tr gle part OF this Is that less than
x00 Of these cases are in sanitoria.
thus leaving more than 1890 cases
in the homes throughout the state.
In most Of these homes, the people
arc ignorant Of the methods Of pre-
ven1on'and cure. and are not only los
ing othe fight against tuberculosis but
are greatly endsngering the lives of
those with whom they come in con.
tact, ~
Many ofIthese, cases are Of the am
ibulatory type and are TO be found on
the streets, In moving picture theatres
and other public, ,places where, through
ignorance and carelessness, they are
teopardizing the lives of those about
them. In. the homes Of these cases are
more than 20 900 children who are
constantly exposed to the disease and
who will hdevelsp it later, probably,
unless taught TO prevent Il.
OF the 10000 cases IN South Caro-
lima at least so per cent, o. 5000.
Seoald rbs cured If proper treatment
were available, and a large per cent
OF the others could be SO improved
that they could earn living and be
perfectly safe to themselves and to
the public.
The recent report Of the Framing.
ham, Mass, demonstration showed
that In Framingham, where adequate
financial, medical and educational pro-
vision was made for the fight against
tuberculosis during the last eight
years, the death rate from this dis.
ease had been redcued two-thirds.
This same thing can be done in
South Carolina. It would mean the
reduction Of the annual number Of
casss from 10000 to $500 in eight
years, and In q few additional years
sha disease could be wiped out Of the
state.
AT the present time the South Car
olina Tuberculosis Association with
ttssrelated local associations, the Rich
lard Anti Tuberculosis, the Anderson,
Charleston, Greenville and Greenwood
County Associations, are cooperating
with the state and local boards of
health In the fight to rid South Car
olina of the "Great White Plague"
These organizations are principally
financed BY the sale Of Christmas
seals. All of them are pitifully handi-
capped for lack Of money with which
toiSearry on the programs they have
ALREADY undertaken, much less being
able TO carry out the larger program
they, must adopt II tuberculosis Is to
he wiped out Of South Carolina.
a. challenge is sounded to all South
Carolinians, whether young or old,
reh or poor, to pit the force Of their
time, strenpth and money against the
ravages Of this disease.