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Show All in Fight Against Tuberculosis. Prevention of tuberculosis versus dividends is the proposition which some of our largest insurance companies com-panies are now trying to establish. The Metropolitan Life recently applied ap-plied for permission to erect a sanatorium sana-torium for its policy holders and employes em-ployes afflicted with tuberculosis, but the application was refused on grounds of illegality by New York State Superintendent Super-intendent of Insurance Hotchkiss. The company is, however, conducting an active educational campaign by distributing dis-tributing 3,500,000 pamphlets among its policy holders. The Provident Savings Life Assurance society has. also established a health bureau,' where its policy holders may receive free medical advice. Several fraternal orders, notably the Modern Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Royal League, Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Circle, Cir-cle, have, already established or are contemplating the erection of sanatoria sana-toria for their tuberculous members. |