Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-11 | Page 2 | Oklahoma District Has No Tuberculosis

OKLAHOMA DISTRICT HAS NO TUBERCULOSIS Only Place Flace in World Where Bacilli Does Not Thrive Wood Woodward ard ward Okla OIla Oct 10 Accord Accord According ing to tho the official report to the time Fre French ch government made by a commission of oC French doctors sent out to investigate gate the tho whole world with regard to climatic conditions and tuberculosis Woodward Is within one hours hour's ride o of the time center of oC a district which this commission com corn comI I mission describes as opt not only free treo from tuberculosis at this lime but hut of such I peculiarity of oC climate that the tho tuberculosis i losis bacilli will not develop elop or live e here The district designated by tho the French eX experts Is described as ln ha having Its center center center cen cen- ter midway between the Arkansas and Jh fled l rivers at a u point approximately I ten degrees west ivest longitude and as having a radius of oC miles Attention Is called culled to the tho fact that this timis district was the home of the tho American Americium bison in which animal tuberculosis never ne was known and that this thiN particular district furnishes furnishes fur- fur and anal always has hns furnished the purest Durest beet beef that Is secured b by the leading lendIn lead lead- ing In ng packing centers of ot the time country The district described b by this report has hns ms an area of or square miles beIng bo bong be- be belog log Ing ng equal In size to the states of North Carolina West est Virginia or Maine near near- nearly near near- I ly y as large e as Indiana or as all big as ns Vermont Rhoda Rhod Island New ew Jersey Massachusetts Delaware and cut combined and Is easily capable of rf f maintaining rural population of or 2 2000