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Show VIGOROUSAMPAIGN TO BE WAGED AGAINST THE WHITE PLAGUE. ' PEOPLE TO BE EDUCATED. H Tuberculosis Exhibition at tho Mu- B nlclpnl Museum Free Lectures B by Distinguished Spcclnllsts H Lltcrnture Distributed. V ill mlTl II 1 CAGO. There H TBMi '"'s 'iccn '" ,,rK" r, c i p i) i in it u ii in H (VDlCT; Hlnte early In xx i r," V A,,r" "" ox,lbl' II l Mon nnd course ot - " ' I1!" lectures drawing '-1 hiiiny visitors, tho r, Chicago Tubcrcii- M lokln Exhibition. H 1 ' ' fj Few, Indeed, uru tlioy who have no near of kin sulTer-H sulTer-H lug from thlH dread disease, mid mi ob- 1 server at the exhibition rooms seem lo read In tho lucci of tho many vls-H vls-H I torn it keen personal Intcie.st, ho dlf- H fercnt front a casual seeking alter In- With the ngltntlon on tho Kiiliject thnt Iiiih been rarrled on the last row yearH, all or us nrn moro or loss lu-H lu-H formed of the havoc caiiHeil by tuber- H ctilosls, tho necessity Tor precautloiiH, tho new Banc outdoor treatment, lint bettor icallzntlou ot tho gravity of the situation coined when one listens to tho stories told by tho physicians and tho vlsl.lng nurses, glances at Htntls-tlco Htntls-tlco Hiich ns theso: In Chicago the to-(al to-(al number of deaths from the nlno B , diseases most dreaded by tho public (typhoid fever, diphtheria, etc.) for the year 11)05 wan l.SCI; from tuberculosis alone, 3.G7I. One begins to believe In fl tho ncccsHlly lor a united effort, and H that, as no mo ono Hays, the disease fl constitutes much moro a social than a H medical prolilcm. Wherefore this campaign of cduea-B cduea-B tton, to have tho people Instructed In tho vital matter of prevention as well as In tho latest sclcntlllc means of treatment of tho disease, to lesson the dreadful mcancc to pulillc safety. As H It Is among tho poor, surrounded by fl unsanitary conditions, Illy nourished by Improper food, thnt tho worst rav-J rav-J ages occur, It stands to reason that J among them tho crusado must ho P wngod If dcslrod-for results aro to bo Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. iebbbI I rr. 5i 1 " Oi'ucn"o"ni iebbbI r W campaign iuaugii- iebbbI $r Fnl rated some tlmo rW "R liv commit- ibH TM'J-'s teo of 1,10 vl8ltInB sEBBbI - "Jtrt Nurses' association 'YliCJ linB uro"Kllt for-X for-X I JVJVS' wnr,l 1110 necessity B "-TTn' -flSili Jv or 11 broadonltiB 3"Xv ot th0 wor'f or 11 jALyyiKV I great light against I "i-r 1 tho disease lu Clil-cago, Clil-cago, and has led to the organization of tho Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. Tho Institute plans to establish at 1. A model free dispensary for tutior-culous tutior-culous patients, In some crowded dls-trlct, dls-trlct, Intended not only for tho spo-clallstlc spo-clallstlc treatment of tho patients, but for tho hygienic and sanitary super-vision super-vision of tholr homos. It will become u center for physical neighborhood lm-provement, lm-provement, Just as tho coliego settlo-mcnt settlo-mcnt works for moral and mental bct- 2. An open-air day camp or sanntor-ium, sanntor-ium, whoro patlentB or predisposed chlldron can bo sent, away from tholr unhealthy surroundings. y. An Information bureau, whoro peo-plo peo-plo can get, at any tlmo, free advice and Information on tho subJectR of tu-berculosls, tu-berculosls, Its proventlon and euro, open-air appliances, health rosorts, sanatoria, etc. A lecture-bureau will provldo lecturers ami Illustrations of tho subject In various parts of the city. 4. An experimental station for tho production, testing mid Investigation of certain protective and curativo prep-orations, prep-orations, with a view to bringing about artificial Immunization ngaiust tho For tho frco dispensary a structure of two stories Is contemplated, with ti roof garden enclosed by glass, a Helen-tlfic Helen-tlfic laundry In tho basement, and a diet kitchen from which will be glvon away fresh milk anil eggs, theso do- partments In addition to tho pharmacy and dispensary. In a roof garden school children charges may play and I wovh, a kindergarten with plenty of fresh air in addition to tho usual nt- When u patient presents himself nt tho institute not only will his condition bo noted, but also a study inado of his environment; a visitor will call from Bb tlmo to time, tho place bo disinfected, PJH - and, if tho occasion demands, tho ram- BVJ lly assisted to mako a move to another Tuberculosis and the Poor. Bi 1". 1T37 tiT? 13 hilV0 1o,,K ,nlel VJ T l&jf foiufort that Chl- PBf J ; () Yv;w caK) watt not " W !& mll0r cMc ari Ak " " T ,luu tllls ,,lK tJW Hi w jPi 4' of wllrs W'UI uot H 1 1 1 1 iu u,um conditions Vfli Will ' ir"" existent olsewhoro. H mi ii,,t w ar in iVJ " ! f22 formed that not J I A 1 svK d much longer un-iats un-iats we set to work to provont it shall we bo able to keep this boast. The city Is growing at u trnniondous , rate, all tho tlmo thero are pouring lu hordes of immigrants v.'llllng to live amid most unsanitary coudltloas, to HJbJBJBJ1 herd cattle-llko. Every now and then stories crop up ol unsavory conditions, details aro presented of lodging hotipo coiidltlons out where tho steel workers toll and sleep from toll, or of conditions condi-tions in what Is known ns tho lodging house districts of the First ward. Conditions favoring tuberculosis are dark anil Ill-ventilated apartments, dirt and overcrowding. Tho other at-tornoon-at the museum wo were shown fltrrcoptlcon pictures of tenement house life, and listened to word pictures pic-tures by Miss Harriet Fuimcr, at the head of the Visiting Nurses' association, associa-tion, that made us lose our comforta bio complacency abi lit the plenty oi room, the absence or tduins In Chicago. Chica-go. Hero was a kitchen with an nil Joining dark bedroom renting at fit) u month, mid occupied by a man ami wife and eight children. The woman had been ill with consumption for sov oral years, barely dragged out an ex Istcnco; so many persons crowded in such n manner could inako lltt e cffori at decency or protection from tho d's case to which tho mother hail fa I ei. victim. The visiting muses could li. tittle savo occasionally disinfect th place, and Mlsi Fiilnier told us It wai almost Impossible to Mini another houu at t tic price they were nblo to pay. Tuberculosis Is the characteristic diseare of tenement workers. If w aro not moved by altruistic motives tc aid lu work for reform, wo Flioiild ru member that though the disease start lu the tenements It does not slot there; It may bo brought lu tho In fectcd ready-made garment you pur chased for personal use. Truly, tin problem Is a social ono. Ways of Educating-. HKLf the rooms where -"""f tho exhibition H llV 'v. "rst "''n,;s to Ml' rfjMk iract attention are courageincnt niul 2l ijfe ' warning that fellfcuJfW? stand out In bold WpSp1 letters on the W ' ' ' - wall. This froir I'nstoitrr "It Is In tho power or man tc make all Infectious diseases to disappear disap-pear from the world!" And then tilt lecturers, tho noted experts, enlarge this theme. On the tables arc tilled up pamphlet! Hint tho visitors aro tree to examine ond take away. Tlioro is tho Memorandum Memor-andum on Tuberculosis, compiled ir "Kalserllch Dcutchos Gcsundlicitsamt' nt llcrlln, wherein tho reader learni what tuberculosis Is, how tho inrcctlot takes place, how ono protects oneseli against tho dlscaso, and ndvlco h given to persons In great danger, ad vice to diseased persons. A yellow sll; with tho heading, "Death Holl Call," gives statistics from tho Chicago health department of tho causes of death In Chicago for the year Just past. There Is a lengthy pamphlet on "Tho Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Consumption," n circular Issued by tho Illinois state board of health. On tho II rst page ot tho circular wo find: "What wo atd for Is that tho consumptive shall bo taken euro ot at the right tlmo in the right placo until ho Is well, and not nt tho wrong tlmo In tho wrong placo until ho Is dead." Ono thing Impressed In various graphic ways Is thnt liotli proventlon and euro demand Air, Air, Air, Alt bespeaks the pictured Invalid lying In tho hammock perched on the roof of city Itat building. Tho saino cry Is heard from tho various representations of sanatoria; from n tent colony In Illinois, a camp In tho Adirondack woods, and In tho mountains of Co'o-rodo Co'o-rodo and California. And another thing Impressed Is that In search ol tills precious Air tho patient need not Journey far nway. Miss Nethersole Helps. I "I HE distinguished X E n g 1 1 s h actress H comes to the aid Tlgi of tho Chicago nji 'r Tuberculosis Inttt- . .K'i? 111,0 wllil ,ri,ltfl1' C Tjfi. I zonl. At a matt- (s-'--lilJfi neo musical, unde rjs MM ,h0 ,llroctl011 01 IF ' J MM -Miss Ntrthersolo ' fy' w tlioro Is presented i 2 L 1 not only a won- dortully realistic portrayal of "the most celebrated conbumptlvo in dramatic dra-matic literature" Camllie, but thero It realized n goodly sum of money foi tl3 institute Dr. Klebs, who is con nected with tho tuberculosis institute himself "mado-up" Miss Nethersole for tho part of tho dying consumptive and the result was to tho expcrlencec doctors and nurses present almost toe realistic to appear a semblance. At the benollt thoro were distributed among tho women pamphlets whorelc tho actress gave summary of a plat for work to bo undertaken by women In tho tuberculosis crusade. And oui afternoon nt tho museum Miss Nethersole Nether-sole made n short address on this nub Joct. Wo wero very much interested lr what sho had to say and lu her 111:111 nor of saying it. it wus Interesting to hear her speak of her own llfo and ol her hard light for success. Sho told m that in her struggles sho had had pop haps tho hardest work with tho !!uu 01 so peoplo behind the stage, thero hac had to encounter tho two evils ot Ignorant Ig-norant and laziness; tho one, tho hid) said, sho could leave to the board o' education; tho other, laziness, she found It necessary to, probe Into. Ant after much probing thero enmo to th surfneo thU knowiedgo, thnt In nlni out of ten cases tho persons wore 111 the majority victims of tuberculosis This led to tho enlisting of her sympa thles lu holplug on a crusado ngalns, tho widespread disease, such n menac to us nil. |