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Show CONSUMPTION IS v NOT INCURflBLE Sunlight, Fresh Air. Good food and Rest -Are the Necessities. NEW YORK. Nov. 3. Consumption is curable, cur-able, according to Health Commissioner Darlington, Dar-lington, who spoke at the opening of ths American tuberculosis exhibition last night. The first thing," said Dr. Darlington, "to do in combatMg tuberculosis Is to educate. Consumption is curable. Of the cases which we have taken in the last stages S per cent recovered and 0 pet cent were able to return to work Of school children examined. 48 per cent had something' the matter with them, and many aie open to consumption. . 'The Board of Healtfi la trying to persuade the people not to buy patent medicines. It Is no good. People trust in such medicines unt:l it is too late to save them. Patent medicines are larrely alcohol stimulants. The use of alcohol Is death in tuberculosis. If people wculd leave alcohol alone, they would greatly decrease the rate of death among consumptives. consump-tives. Only four things are necessary In the treatment of this disease sunlight, fresh air, good food and rest." Statistics, pictures .and models from all parts of the country are included In the exhibition, ex-hibition, which will be continued until December De-cember 9. |