Millard County Chronicle | 1918-08-08 | Page 3 | Phthisis as Deadly as War

MADE PHTHISIS AS DEADLY AS WAR Expert Says That in Four Years It Has Killed as Many as Have Died in Battle The war has served effectually to disclose that during the four years ears of hostilities mortality from tuberculosis in the civilian population and in the armies of all the countries engaged has at least approximated the total number of soldiers killed in battle according to Dr Livingstone Farrand As director dire diree- tor of the American commission slon for forthe for the prevention of t tuberculosis in France Doctor Farrand will resume his work overseas within a few days II He lie returned to the United States for graduation exercises of the thc University of Colorado of which he is president To mal make e our country really safe for democracy we must first make it healthy Is the slogan Doctor Farrand suggests Of the men called to the colors In Inthis Inthis inthis this countr country's s first draft summons 50 were found to fo be ve tubercular his appeal states This It declares Is on one of the striking indications of the prevalence prevalence alence of the disease in the United States