The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-24
ALL ASKED TO ASSIST IN
T. B. PREVENTION IN STATE
Children and Young People Par
ticularly Susceptible to Disease

Only a few days before Thanksgiv-
ing Day when the annual sale of Tu-
berculosis Christmas Seals will begin!
The sale will be conducted as usual
under the auspices of the Maryland
tuberculosis Association.
Year by year, the tiny symbols have
carried their message of hope through
out the country. Good old Santa
Claus has appeared on some; bells
gayly ringing out their reminders of
good will on others; ships under full
sail on others, and this year, healthy
looking little choristers bring the
thought of Christmas that is made
happier through service to others.
at is especially appropriate for the
message of the tuberculosis Seals to
be brought to US by healthy, happy
children" DR.. R. H. Riley, Director of
the State Department of Health, said
in calling attention to the opening of
the annual seal sale, because if we
can safeguard the children and young
people of today from damage by this
insidious disease, we will do much to
check the danger at it's very source.
We are also laying the foundations for
healthy manhood and womanhood-
the best barricade against the disease.
Tuberculosis doesn't Just happen.
Every case of the disease is derived,
or caught as we say, in some way
from some other case. Children and
young people are particularly suscep-
tible to the disease. Persons who have
it are often careless, ignorant, or in
different about splitting, sneezing,
coughing, and spray their germs
around where other people are endan-
gered by them. Children and young
people are frequently the victims of
such carelessness.
"The keynote of the fight against
tuberculosis is prevention. The ire
mendous victories that have been won
in the fifty years since Koch made his
great discovery of the germ that
causes the disease, have been accomp-
lished through applying the knowledge
that has accumulated as to the ways
and means by which the disease can
be prevented. The means of preven-
ton have been found to be compare
lively simple-sunshine, fresh air,
nourishing food, suitable clothing,
plenty of sleep, wholesome recreation,
and protection from infection. If
there has been a weak spot in the de-
tense and the disease has gotten a
foothold, there is still hope of arrest
ing it, if discovered in the early stages
and prompt care is given.
"Part of the money derived from
the sale of the Christmas Seals is con-
tributed by the Maryland tuberculosis
Association toward the support of
clinics held every month throughout
the counties for the examination of
persons who show symptoms of the
disease, or who have been in contact
with it. The clinics are held under the
joint auspices of the State Depart
ment of Health and the tuberculosis
Association. Thousands of people
have been benefited by this service,
and many of them have been started
on the road to health.
"This is only one of the ways in
which the money you put into the
Christmas Seals helps others. You
don't have to have a great deal of
money to have a part in the fight
against tuberculosis. The seals are
only a penny piece. Let's help to
the utmost"