Show att V erp arp HOSPITAL PREPARES TB iest TEST est ese P v F 4 V 0 X s inexpensive painless sand sana nd ey easy to administer the dow now test for tuberculosis otest 11 applied by a nurse to the at letri ftc of an n unafraid youngster FOR OR 50 YEARS the nat Nal national tonal Lonal jewish hospital at denver the nations first free non tuberculosis institution has teen offering its services without charge to the needy rs of all faiths this year as it endia endis cn its first half century of ser service vict the hospital has prepared another gift to the of the nation the cheapest fastest mass diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis called otest the tn bow blew w test lest was devised in the bos boft 1 laboratories under the tho direction of its research eief clef dr harry J corper in operation the test text Is simple painless and inexpensive all it requires is a dab of of the substance on the arm of the sub eject the material hardens in irn med mediately lately forming a lacquer like lill covering on the skin to which it was applied it the subject has a is positive reaction to tuberculosis a small reddish blister will appear within 24 to 48 hours it if no blister appears within that time the su suli subi suk sub i eject can wash the substance off Us bly arm and forget about tuberculosis chief value of the new test Is that hat it can bo he used as a pro irmin try I 1 device in areas where re physicians are av limited and where eapen expensive xray X ilay ray equipment Is not readily available rural kural arcas areas for of example which are re serviced a by public health doctors and nurses can especially ben benefit fit rit e by the introduction of this new est test esl officially called the transou test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis the new solution has other values in its favor it is painless excite nervous children and require sterile solutions or syringes |