The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-27

caused tuberculosis Of the spine
and hip, which we can see in num-
mics. and while there are no lungs
left in these remains we must as.
sumo that there was tuberculosis
of the lungs then also.
Will Survive Unfavorable
Conditions
IL is a microscope DIT or pro-
TEN and sugar, covered with 9
skin Of wax and this wax ap.
parently has been its means of pro.
lection to allow it to survive under
unfavorable conditions through
long centuries and 'll sorts of wea.
Their conditions. It is possible to
culture tubercle bacilli and have
them live when picked up from the
bodies of these same Egyptian
mummies. They withstand cold
and rain and heat-at least china
tic heat. (And IT, takes a good
deal of surgical sterilization heat
to kill them.)
The Bible refers to its ravages
in Deuteronomy - The Lord
shall smite thee with a consump-
ton and with fever and with an
Inflammation"
Some time ago a famous physi-
clan said that there were so many
unsolved problems in the field Of
tuberculosis that mo matter what
we take away from infnity, intin-
ity remains"
During the last century, how
ever, mankind has begun to get
the better of the old enemy. About
a hundred years ago the first
open air treatments for tubercu-
losis were begun. 1t is only with
in the last one hundred and fifty
years that the different forms of
tuberculosis i lung. bone and
lymph giand-have Deen SHOWN 10
be due to the same cause.
Germ Was Isolated
About fifty years ago the germ
itself was isolated and stained
and cultured by Robert Koch and
Paul Enrich. The use of the ste.
Telescope to detect cases early
and the even more valuable use of
the X-ray. discovered in 1895,
have given US the means to detect
the presence Of tuberculosis in
those who do not know they have
it, and to keep them from infect
ing other people.
More productive than anything
else has been the organized work
directed by the National Tubercu-
losis Association in bringing all
these methods to focus on the COM
munity problem Of tuberculosis.
We have long ago learned that
people will not come in to hospi-
tails or doctors for tuberculosis un-
til it is too late to do them much
good. We have to go out and find
them and we have to provide places
to treat them after they are found.
This is all part Of the work Of
the National tuberculosis Asso-
citation, for the funds of which
they depend upon the sale of
Christmas seals. Anybody, no
matter what his financial status.
can buy some Of these seals and
use them on letters during the
Christmas season. He may have
the satisfaction of knowing when
he does this that he is helping in
s,his own way to circumvent the sly
ways Of the "bug full of tricks"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F. L., Lansing, Ill.-"I have a
callous on the bottom of my foot.
1t keeps getting larger and both
ers me great deal in hot wealth
err"
Answer: What you describe is
plantar wart-a form of wart
that resembles a corn, having a
soft center with a ring Of horny
tissue around it. Treatment is
very exact. None Of the old meth
DDS. Of treatment, including eau
terization and surgery, are Of any
value. Small plantar warts are
treated by Xray. Larger ones by
electric dessication.