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Show XMA8 HEALTH 8EAL8 ! Fight Fake Curcs Thousands Saved Through Good Health. I Part of Utah's campaign against tuberculosis this year, nccordlng to Jamos H. Wnllls, oxecutivo secretary of tho Utah Public Health ABsoclntion, will bo combatting tho fako "euro" menace "Utah is counting on winning this light through tho salo of Penny Christmas seals," Btated' Mr. Wnllls. According to Mr. Wnllls, fako "cures" Is ono of tho most vicious enomlos tho anti-tuberculosis light encounters. en-counters. Statistics compiled by tho National Tuberculosis Association show that from lG,O0O,nV) to J2G.000,-000 J2G.000,-000 ach year Is wanted by victims of consumption In tho United States on worthless, fako "cures." Tho sumbcr of fnko "cures" thnt havo boon tried out and exploited for gain or othorwlso during tho last ten years in tho United States Is well over a thousand, according to tho Nntlonal Association's records. Tho Utah Public Health Association with nil other nfnilatod organization of tho Natlonnl Tuborculosls Association Is wnging a great light upon theso frauds. Explaining tho so-called "cures" Mr. Wnllls Btated "thoy nro of throo kinds. Thoso exploited by well raonn-Ing raonn-Ing Individuals without any desiro to make money nnd with npparont bollef in tholr effectiveness. "In this group nro such things as dog's blood, onions, lemons, certain typos of'oxerclso, etc. All of thotn when tostod nro found to bo worth-loss. worth-loss. Tho second group Includes thoso dovlcos and remedies that can bo bought. In this group aro liquids, pills, powders, plasters, Inhalers, patented stoves, and numorous other dovlcos that aro sold nt prlcos usually usual-ly hundreds of times In excoss of tholr nctunl vnluo. Besides bolng worthless thoy dolny tho patlont in taking up tho only moasuros which can help him. Tho third group consists con-sists of exploited so-called scientific cures." , Tho National Association statos that thoro is only ono known mothod of curing tuborculosls, fresh nlr, good food, rest, and proper medical supervision. super-vision. Tho host placo to obtain this kind of troatment Is nt a sanatorium, although good results aro being secured se-cured undor propor medical troatmont at homo, furnished In tho majority of cases through tho ngoncy of tho traveling travel-ing cllnlo and tho public health nurso. Both of thoso ngoncies will bo put in tho field thlB year by tho Utah Public Health Association. |