| Show I IThe The Power of th Christmas Seal In 1 1927 7 millions m 1 or of Christmas seat seal i I wore ere or sold this li I liy tills this country to control and prevent tuberculosis but In I they o 0 In lu a small mall nay 3 InI I to give shel shei n I nn and a chance chalice tor for health to i a group of or tut children I In hr a n fo to clen country At hat mo a n children ren s a hospital was Tins s needed In Copenhagen Denmark I J I Inai Inal ell a n postal clerk cIerI In that elt city hear heard ot of this and decided that stamp tail des dc ne ned to decorate ChrIst letters mil lull packages could be malle made to fin nn- nn tho cost of or the build lag Ing Ho IIo v o i tto en nt nt of or the tho toy 10 io il l 1 family tam 11 and tho the first epI epIn n ma v designed anti and on sale salo so 0 In the llio post office I M Mr Y r a aa a n I II MISS EMILY P BISSELL II Jacob nils nus I a pioneer In la social service lc Ice In America received It a letter bear bearIng I lag Ing one of or the lh little stamps and In- In InQuired Inquired In Inquired about Its purpose by Its ho wrote an that article that was published la In n the th 0 In which he be de what the te t e stamp had Iad in n In III that article Miss Emily mUy P of o WU- WU WUI WU I Delaware Dela found the th solutIon I ito to her 0 own n problem namely how to t I raise rals 3 forr for tor r js x tuberculosis tub pavilion I In her state slate As A a 1 result of or this first t successful sale ale hd held In December 1907 Miss Ml s Ills Els s ll ll vai wai v ai able abl to Indue induce tho the author tics des of ot tho the American Red ned Cross to un un- un undertake un a n nation nationwide n wide sale cal ot or tuber tuberculosis tuberculosis Christmas stamps In 1908 1903 Ct 1323 I W V h It 1 S L I HArn tw l lAit EA Ait AitTo 1907 SeAL 1928 SEAL I nl To the work of ot the tho Na National Tuberculosis Association then thena I II a young oung organization the th American net Cross joined forces with It for forthe the Ule purpose of or conducting the Christmas Christ forI I mas seal sale ealo jointly joint The Th hip bet between het the tho American Red ned Cross and tho National Tuberculosis Association lasted for forten orten ten sears vears ears During that time only the tho scar Ecar t t emblem of ot the th American ned fled RedCross Cross appeared on tho the annual Issues or of Christmas seals In Iu 1919 I 1 1 ov ow over eTer the double barred barrell cross International emblem ot or the tir data antS tuberculosis cam ign and trado mark ot or tho the National I Tuberculosis A Association v w as also embodIed l In n the tho seal In 1920 1923 the re relationship e beh between n the tho two great reI or I was wag f nally dissolved cd ant and Since t then en onlo only tile lire td double barred I ic C ass has appe reli on ou Christmas I reals Tho The lIe nc T arrangement was Imade made mado because tho American Red fled RedCross Cross desired to J continuo i f s 3 annual l Roll noll Call begun jn in the tho years cars of ot the I Crest War and because It did not wish Ish to appeal 1 oll KO to the th for Cor I funds h twice tv Ice a ae vear c r Sinco 1920 the thes s ha hasp havo 0 bec known is 19 lasts Christmas Christina seals There li is no I in the Unit United d States Slates any fled RedCross Cross seal t I Through tho the pO Fr or of tho the Christmas I seal after state has lias be been n or d d to tuberculosis v ith itha a scientific n Together led ledI I b llio tho national body havo I by pody oty they I into all nil or of orthe I Ithe the present day da machinery that combats combat tubel c I As tho the mone money rated ral raised by tho Christ Christmas Christmas mas saal seal Is not sufficient lent to build and conduct hospitals clinic limes open olen air schools and ant other n essar essary measures the tho tuberculosis association a s a program consists largely ot of T pork and of ot arousing pub public Ie opinion to the need neet tor for s that can be by omel l agencies state slate county municipal or federal Through the ChrIstmas Christina seal cal laws law have bave been passed and being belne enforced specialists and aud nurses reach tho most remote r moto country dis distracts districts tracts printed matter on disease pre Is circulated In Iu schools homes and factories actori The Th Christmas seal eal has bas become becom an annual Institution Tho The little stamps help to pay tor for our own and nd our tam faro tiles Illes health protection They help to control tho the sources ot or Infection cape I dally to children to teach health hob hab hobIts habIts habIts Its and to prey lre prevent ent economic loss due dm to the tho death ot or producers Surely tho lOWel ot of t so Cb seal ical pene c base trae into human life Ire and hap happiness 5 a r 3 J 40 |
