Show RED CROSS SEALS ARE HEALTH AGENTS idea was originated in this country in 1908 by miss emily P bissell of wil oel get FIRST SALE YIELDED national tuberculosis association which sponsors sale will place seats seals on sale to finance the fight against tuberculosis the red cross seal as luns ot of americans americana know it to day la is an agent ot of happiness and health it was originated in 1907 1007 by miss emily P r bissell ot of wilmington delaware who learned through jacob aits nits of 0 somewhat lar seals that were sold la in norway for the purpose of raising funds fund with which to fiant tuberculosis miss bissell persuaded the american c red ked cross to take up the idea with th the e result that seals were sold in a limited number of communities la in 1908 the sale yielded a revenue of approximately the cited cross then decided to issue the teals seals each year and to turn the proceeds over to the national tuberculosis association and its affiliated societies for or the purpose ol of the campaign against tuberculosis the number ot of souls seals sold in america increased by leaps and bounds until in 1917 the total reached this year the seals are again on sale beginning december 1 more than halt half a billion seals have been L een printed tor for distribution to state and local agents in addition to the seals lle health alth bonds in denominations ranging from to are to be sold in lieu of 0 seals to largo contributors who do not send out a sufficient clent quantity of mall in december to make use of all the seals they would like to purchase the combined quotas of all the state organizations call for more than to carry out the intensive educational campaign being conducted by the national tuberculosis association and its 1000 affiliated societies the intensive sale of these seats seals represents it a proc practical of every lesson that has been learned regarding distribution experts of h jhc ili banding in sadeq balei wAna iw i opera pd to thi extent 0 urlis inter cited that t e ii I 1 lulled stat states a w will at an loi 01 un to buy bily hid cross seal |