| Show letter from denmark inspired first christmas seal sale JACOB RIIS mis tto THE HE first person in the tha united states to suggest the use ot 0 christmas seals scala to raise money to fight tuberculosis was jacob ails the noted author editor and settlement worker in n as an article in the OUTLOOK tor july 1907 ho he described a stamp he had race rec elred ired in the mail from rom a friend in denmark I 1 where they had been sold to raise money for a hospital tor for children alis urged the adoption of the idea in the united states this articia came to the he attention of emily bissell of WR alington delaware who decided to use seats asa means of raising money for a similar hospital on the banks of the brandy wine river she designed the first seal sold during the christmas holidays of 11 the next year the project became national after that tuberculosis associations ciati ons soon were formed in every state and la in many cities and towns until today as tho sale ot of the christmas seal begins there aro are such tuberculosis associations association 3 and committees committe cs in the country and nd instead of less than aou 20 sanatoria there are no now w from coast to roast coast the seal pays far ally all rear y car round local health work among chii dren and supports such pr oeta an ai clinics nursing sor serrie vice and other forms of tuberculosis anti antl work la in jacob rib article he be how bow successful the idea had probed to bo be for years in denmark hei K said that other othar cherity chari tirl stamps bad como come and gone on without finding continuous public bayor ator 1 I think I 1 cau can guess the reason wrote rita they the havo hare the right spokesman it remained neit for hans hane christian Ander sens countrymen to enlist santa claus what I 1 want to know 11 continued continue 4 ails Is why we cannot here bore borrow ft a leat leaf from santa claus clans danish year book and do as thoy they have leave don why aby should we not have hato a Christ christmas christinas ihas stamp printed by a tuberculosis committee not tor for the purpose ot of build les 41 41 hos hoa pl pital let each state or town build its ita own but for the th purpose qt of rousing up lip and educating the people la in this f most important Import mt matter what might it not fiot paean in revenue to finance the cause thai creeda atone along where it to runy runt but much more than that what might it not be ba made mad to monti mean as an educating medium la in the white Pl plague artle T practically every man who saw s diw tats stamp on a letter or on i a postal card it Is if pasted on both la in denmark would want to 40 know what it meant and when people want ai to know hall half the tight la is won it Is be cause they do not know a few amsz ansly angly simple things that people adjo of tuberculosis 1 I am ain pleading for the halt half million poor souls soulis all over the land abose faces facea aresee are acet today toward an altita ble grays grat because of hed less lesi ignorance and for the friends who grieve with thorn thom and lor for them since tho the abot was published tho the death rate from tuberculosis la in the united states has bas been reduced almont two thirds which means a earing today ot of ilyes per year despite this fact one out conf of every evert avo anro deaths among persons persona between 15 end and 45 11 if due to this disease the war waged with money tiona christmas berjo sea must go on unabated until tuberculosis Is in utterly banished |
