Facts About Tuberculosis Compiled by Experts

Facts About Tuberculosis Compiled by Experts

958 THE JOURNAL OP THE NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION. And there is a cure for tuberculosis. It lies not in medicine, or drugs, but chiefly in the sunl...

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THE JOURNAL OP THE NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION.

And there is a cure for tuberculosis. It lies not in medicine, or drugs, but chiefly in the sunlight, fresh air, rest, nourishing food under medical supervision and freedom from worry. These factors in health restoration are best obtained in a sanita­ rium. The number of sanitaria in the United States is by no means adequate for the accommodation of those who need these institutions, and need them urgently. In order to provide these facilities and carry on the work, the National Tuberculosis Association is seeking to raise $6,500,000, chiefly thru the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals. They are the best health insurance a community can buy. Eveiy dentist should enthusiastically cooperate in the work of this organizaiion—an association that is helping to relieve humanity from its greatest plague.

FACTS ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS COMPILED BY EXPERTS. These facts have been gathered together by experts and should receive the careful consideration of every citizen of this great republic. “Tuberculosis kills producers—chiefly men and women between the ages of 16 and 45. It causes 150,000 deaths in the United States every year. It cost the United States in economic waste alone about $500,000,000 annually. More than 1,000,000 persons in this country are suffering from active tuberculosis right now. It menaces every community, every home and every individual. And yet tuberculosis is preventable. It is spread largely by ignorance, carelessness and neglect.” The National Tuberculosis Association and its 1000 affiliated state and local organizations wage a continuous winning war on tuberculosis. The work of these organizations is financed chiefly by the sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals. We should help drive the menace of tuberculosis from our com­ munity, state and nation by buying and using Red Cross Christmas seals !