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Show E. 0. HOWARD APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE OF UTAH TO BUY SEALS That the deaths from Tuberculosis !n tin- United States now average I'd. a jKir is :m appealing fact whirh Is brought more strikingly to Din- an nii'.n when une cunsiilers riiat l.'n.OMil deaths means that some man, woman, or rhild in the United States 'dies overy 3V4 minutes of Tuberculosis. Tubercu-losis. Seventeen die every hour and 40ii die i very day of this drad disease. di-sease. In commenting on this condition E. O. Howard, president of the Utah Public Pub-lic Health Association, said: "The most lamentable ftature of this his-h death rate is the fact that It strikes at the children who eually contract the disease and at grown folks between the ages of 18 and 45 who easily succumb to Its ravages. "Approximately 2000 children under un-der five years of age die from Tuberculosis Tuber-culosis every year in the United States and 1-8 of all who die between the ages of IS and 45 are killed by It. "The reason for this is that during childhood the human body is most susceptible to this disease and if it does not develop at this time, It may later on when reserve forces are torn down through colds, overwork or inattention in-attention to Koneral good health. "That Is why the funds raised by the Utah Public Health association through the sale of Christmas Seals are largely directed toward developing develop-ing good health habits in children and in educating people in the care and prevention M this dread disease. The Modern Health Crusade In the public school system has been financed ' through the sale of Christmas Seals and has resulted in thousands of children chil-dren knowing the rudiments of good (health which will help them build a istrong defense against the inroads of ' every disease. ! "The work of the Utah Ptrblic Health Association as financed by the Christ-j Christ-j mas Seal sale has brought help and cheer to hundreds of sufferers, spreading spread-ing the gospel of hope and courage and recovery. It certainly Is to he hoped that every man, woman and ' "' 'n I'tah will respond to this humanilarian call and buy seals that will keep up the good work and return re-turn to bless them by stamping out menacing disease in this state.'' |
