The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-28
HOME CARE OF TB IN ALASKA SHOWN
 IN ANS BOOKLET

Recently published was a pictcr- ial booklet entitled Home Care of the TuberculouS in Alaska" which was written by Mrs. Frances Paul of Juneau with the photographs taken hy her son. William L. Paul Jr. The book, which shows step by step the cure of tuberculosis in an Alaskan native home, was nearly two years in preparation. All the photographs were taken in Juneau and many local natives posed for the illustrations. Copies of the booklet have been received by the Alaska Native Service, the Alaska Tuberculosis Association and the Territorial Department of Health
 The booklet ie based on a story, It Can Be Done, produced original ly in kodachrome slides by the AL aska Tuberculosis Association with the cooperation of the Alaska Ma tive Service. Wherever shown, this excellent educational production has aroused intense interest, however, in order to prove truly effective, the details of home nursing had to be learned. This could not be done in a single film representation. Hence, Mrs. Frances Paul, president of the Associations Board, delved deeper, and with the aid of her son, whose pictures are professionally signed Paul, Junior" prepared the out standing pamphlet on home nurs- ing. Their work was sponsored by the Alaska Native Service and the booklet printed at Haskell Institute.
 Leading Juneau native people posed for the illustrations. Mrs. Katie Villoria and her daughter Mrs. Jessie Greenwald, are the principal characters. The text has passed the censuring eyes of the medical and nursing professions. Where it touched upon native life, the natives themselves gave cor rective criticism.
 Tn text is simple and comprehen- sive. For almost two years, Frances Paul took time out of her busy life of teaching for the Alaska Ma tive Service, to make every scene in the text count. She is an artlS- tic perfectionist. If not entirely pleasing, patiently she re arranged an erring set and photographed the models. The result is an artis- tic educational triumph, credit to Alaska.
 That the booklet will meet vital need is emphasized in the preface contributed by Dr. George A. Dale Director of Education for the Alas ka Native Service. We quote, There will always be need for home care i ol tuberculosis patients. Such care is necessary while the doctor is study ing the patients case to determine whether he has active tuberculosis. 1 At times hospital beds are not | dVdlldDle ana HOIIlt CdiS 10 HCSCo- sary while waiting for hospital bed. Good care at home following hospital care would often make It possible for a patient to return to his family and make his hospital bed available to another patient. In many cases it will be necessary for 1 the patient to be cared for at home throughout the time that he is re- covering from tuberculosis.
 i Copies of the booklet are limited and costly and they will be distri- buted with care. In general, the Alaska Native Service and the Ter ritorial Department of Health will send copies to their field nurses, and also to school. hospital and public libraries, while the Associa- ton will reserve their booklets for the persons for whom they were designed, in other words, persons with known cases of tuberculosis who have an opportunity for home care.