Show health column the following la Is a short abort story atory ou on how seals began their crusade against tuberculosis it la is taken from a pamphlet sent out by the national As tile the seal la Is not so very old A mil mail in Dei Deit mark first thought of it liner aud and lie ho worked lit in it post office one day lie he asked blin himself self why it bv be it good idea to raise money bocare for sick nick chil children dreal by selling sell lute penny beals to decorate their christmas letters and packages the more lie he thought of it the more enthusiastic ilie be became tho royal family of denmark been cattle ane interested and the money wits waa found tu to print tl the iesals seals they sold bold so BO rapidly that soon own there was waa money enough to build a childrens hospital and the lives of many little littie ones were ivere saved bayed but while the king of Drin Denil nark lark and ami its hla family provided money for printing aud aua advertised the sale iilo by sponsoring it tilie point la Is that tho the idea camo came from a man of tile people who have little money but great sympathy for the sick and helpless in a 4 very real sense the tinas seal was lorn born among the not so eo wealthy classes and lias has been it supported ly by them ever since ivien it came to america jacob ills a great american who had bad come is aa a poor emigrant boy from denmark rec received elved one of these christmas seals on oil a letter from ills old home at once ho he wrote an all article about it for a popular ni magazine agazine and down dawn lu lit luing ton delaware it a who wanted desperately to aid the tu bercil loala lavillon pavillon ii pa villon for some sick children rua whom slie she loved read acho the articles and decided to try the christ inas seal idea iler her naino nam ewas deml lly ly 1 11 Ulsa bissell ell in america Sin erlea there was no royal family to whom to turn miss bissell took lier idea to a BOWS paper the editor was not interested at first but a reporter leigh 31 hodges who know the ways of tile the people wity who make the nation wits was so enthusiastic that lie he soon won ovar the editor tell miss bissell that north america la Is hers for the holidays olvo her all tile the time you can spare and take till oil the space you need ordered tile cl chief n lef when ono one day a little newsboy came into ills his office offic with it a penny tor for a seal and suld said glinie flin ine ono one we me slaters got it dir air hodges hodge s knew that the seal was ivas certain to decorate your letters and pact ages with will christmas seals tile double barred cross brings its allesi sago age of hope for those who are sick and its call to service to those who bare ara well |