Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-26
WILLOW FOLKS
HEAR T.B. TALK
Authority From University
and DR.. F. F. Callahan
are on Program.
Mantoux Test is Explained
and Good Program is
Enjoyed.

The Pine County Public Health As
ISOLATION with Mrs. E. B. Linsley OF
Willow River as chairman, held a
meeting in Willow River Monday
night. Despite the stormy night a
fair sized crowd came to listen to a
good lecture presented by William A.
OBrien, doctor of Pathology at the
University of Minnesota, on 1.-THE
MantouX Testing of School Children"
The first number on the we'll ar
ranged program were two violin solos
by Miss Mable Wenstrom, Loves Old
Sweet Song" and Bells of st. Mary"
Mrs. Lillian Whiting next sang, "Oh,
Sweet Mystery of Life" Both were
accompanied by Miss Minnie Bochek
on the piano.
The first speaker of the evening
was DR.. F. F. Callahan, superintend-
ent of Pokegama Sanatorium, who
made a few preliminary remarks
after which he introduced Mr.. O'Brien.
Explains Test.
Mr.. O'Brien stated the Mantoux
Test is simple harmless test by
which it can be told whether or not
any person-child or grown-up-has
ever received germs of tuberculosis
into his or her body. He told of how
often tuberculosis begins in child
hood as well as in the years of young
man or young womanhoOd when it
is first noticed. Usually it begins in
the individual who has been in daily
association with some grown-up suf-
fering from the disease. If the child
receives an overwhelming number of
the germs, said Mr.. O'Brien, the re-
suit is likely to be Immediately fatal.
If the number of germs is not SO
overwhelming as to be fatal, they
will in all probability, produce no
visible damage during childhood.
But they pre-dispose the child to the
development of dangerous tuberculosis
in the years to come. Mr.. O'Brien
stated that while this is the usual
course of the disease, sometimes the
child receives the germs in milk
from infected cows.
The speaker went on to state that
tests among many children of school
age in many places have shown that
an average of about seven to twenty
five out of every 100 children Except
in sparsely settled communities have
already received tuberculosis germs
into their bodies. There is no way
to detect the fact by the appearance
or actions of these children, but if
they are not discovered in time to
prevent it some of them will surely
develop tuberculosis when they ar
rive at the years of strain. OBJ
viously then, said the speaker, the
only way to control tuberculosis is
to find all of the children who have
been infected with tuberculosis germs
and find them early and the Mantoux
tuberculin skin test is a simple and
certain means to that end. The speak
er went further and told of the neces-
sity for an examination of positive
reactors to the test and that there
is nothing to be alarmed over if a
child reacts, but rather one should
be pleased to be able to fight the
disease i'm its earliest stages when
chance for successful elimination is
easy.
Notes were taken at the meeting
and the substance of the lecture was
given to the Willow River high school
Tuesday morning Similar meetings
were conducted at Pine City and
Hinckley Monday afternoon.