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BAPTISTS rUI VIGOROUS WARFARE UrOI TUBERCULOSIS III THE SOUTH SANATORIUM AT EL PASO, ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PUR I POSE, WILL GET FINANCIAL AID FROM 75 MILLION CAM "V PAIGN EDUCATIONAL PROPAGANDA TO INFORM PEOPLE "' ON HOW TO COMBAT PLAGUE WILL BE CONDUCTED. Tjjzrip 1 " ; Administration building of Southern Baptist Sanatorium for treatment of tuberculosis patients, located 4500 feet above sea level. Do you know that tuberculosis is more prevalent in the South than in any other part of the country? , That the death rate from tuberculo sis here is 14.2 per cent greater than for the nation as a whole, and greater than in any civilized nation on the globe with the exception of China? That more than 150 people a day, or 17,782 a year, die in the South and the Southwest from this dreaded dis ease? 1 That there are within the territory ef the Southern Baptist Convention 275,000 persons actively infected with the great white plague and an equal number have inactive infection? That the money loss to the South each year from tuberculosis is 175, 000,000? - ' ' These startling facts were brought to the attention of the Southern Bap tist Convention at its session in 1916 and a resolution was at once adopted to try and check the spread of the disease and provide relief as far as possible for those already infected with it. As a result of this movement there was established in the high, cool, rare atmosphere of El Paso, Texas, the Southern ' Baptist Sanatorium which aims to minister to as many patieats as possible and to disseminate throughout the South and Southwest the information - that will result in checking the further spread of the disease and enable those who have just contracted It to obtain immedi ate cures by proper methods of living. , With the active assistance of the business interests of El Paso a mod ern sanatorium, located upon a beau tiful tract of 143 acres on the side of Mt. Frankiin, at a height of 4.5O0 feet, was opened for the healing of the people, and through the Baptist Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R I A Stjs 65 year Old Kentucky Lady, After a Few Doses MeadorsTllla, Ky. Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham, of this town. Bays: "At my age, which Is 65, the liver does not act so well es when young. A few years ago, my etcmach was all out of fix. I was constipated, my liver didn't act My digestion was tad, and It took bo little to upset me. My ap petite was gone. I was very weak... I decided I would give Black Draught a thorough trial as I knew It was highly recommended for this trouble. I began taking it I felt better after a few doses. M7 appetite Improved and I became 6lrcnger. My bowels acted naturally and the least & t ... . ... jytrauia waa por.n nsnte.j wjtn a rew 1 LIB 1 4 I T 1 75 Million Campaign this institution will receive $500,000 for the erection of additional buildings and $500,000 for an endowment that will enable the sanatorium to minister to those indigent patients who are unable to pay for treatment. That there is an imperative need for an institution of this character is shown in the fact that all institu tions in the South and Southwest for the treatment of tuberculosis have a total edacity of only 8,757 beds, or one bed for only one person out of every sixty in this section who are af flicted. Everything connected with the Bap tist Sanatorium Is modern and of the very best, but Its present equipment is far too small to cope with the de mands that are made upon it. Of the improvement fund that is to be pro vided, $100,000 Is available already and architects are already designing new buildings worth $456,000. These will be constructed just as rapidly aa possible. While the sanatorium is being op erated by the Baptists, it will be open to the people of all creeds and no creed. Due to the crowded conditions, however, it is necessary that arrange ments be made in advance by commu nicating with Dr. H. F. Vermillion, su perintendent, at El Paso. The sanatorium is under the gen eral supervision of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con vention, and in addition to treating patients who have already contracted tuberculosis, it will seek, through a campaign of publicity, to-, so inform the people of the South and South west on the nature and prevention of this disease that the alarming death rate from the white plague can be im mediately lowered and finally reduced to the minimum. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R 1 A Who Tells How She Was Relieved of Black-Brauglt doses of Black-Draught" Seventy years of successful use has made Thedford's Black-Draught standard, household remedy. Every; member, of every family, at times, need the help that TJlack-Draught can give In cleansing the system and re llevlng the troubles that come from constipation, Indigestion, lazy liver, etc. Ton cannot keep well unless your stomach, liver and bowels are In good working order. Keep them that way Try Elack-Draught It acts promptly, gently and In a natural way. If you feel Blusgish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh tomorrow. Prica 2'c a package Ooa cent a dos AH druggrsta. J. 6S ACT DIGESTION WAS BAD GOVERNOR OR 5 BOTH OFFER SERVICES TO TEN NESSEE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION'S CAMPAIGN. Only one other state in the Union had a higher native death rate from Tuberculosis than Tennessee last year, and that was Kentucky. It is because -of this peril that Governor A. H. Rob erts has offered his services as State Chairman to the Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Association, and Colonel AJ. vin C. York has also offered to serv on the executive committee of the conv ing campaign to sell Red Cross Christ ma3 Seals from the 1st to the 10th oi December. In this state 4.551. people died ol Consumption last year according to the State Board of Health. And since many investigations held throughout the country show that for every death there are eight people left Infected with the "Great White Plague," there are now more than 36,000 cases of Tu berculosis in this state. The Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis As sociation and its 1,000 affiliated organ izations throughout the country have found that the plague is controllable, preventable and curable. It is not hereditary. The germs get into the lungs from dust laden air, public drinking cups and other such convey ances and stay there till the vitality of the body is so reduced that they can get to work and finish the jbb that un healthy living conditions has made pos sible. During the past year the four public health nurses of the state association have visited every county in the state. Their reports show that they talked to the school children, teaching them to be healthy. They investigated the cause of diseases such as sewerage, the disposal of garbage, the water supply. They visited folks stricko-i with tuber culosis and taught them how to fight the disease. "The problem of bettering the pub lic health is a tremendous one and the splendid co-operation and service oi the Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Asso ciation with the State Boards ol Health, Charity and Education enables me to endorse their campaign with pleasure," said Covernor Roberts. "The society is doing wonderful work In teaching us that we are not only responsible for our own health, but that we are also responsible for that of our neighbors. I am glad to com mend it and to urge the people of th state to support this campaign." HUNT FOR "TB" SOLDIERS What has become of Tennessee'i 2,200 soldiers who were discharged 01 rejected in the draft because they were suffering with Tuberculosis and who are fighting for their lives against this disease? This question is being asked daily, by the Tennessee Anti Tuberculosis Association who is con stantly receiving the names of these men from the surgeon-general's office and who have been unable to get in touch vith the majority of them. When the facts were published about the results of the selective draft the whole country stood aghast at the re port that out of the two million and a half men called to the colors 69.00C of these were rejected because of Tu berculosis and that later 21,000 met were discharged from active service for the same reason. These men are not hopeless cases. If taught how to care for themselves they can fight off the disease and be come useful citizens and this is what the Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Asso ciation and its 1,000 affiliated organiza tlons throughout the country propose to do. But thus far only a small percentage of the 2,200 rejected and discharged men in this state have been found Many have moved, and many more when they were discharged, did not come home. At the present time ev ery effort is being made by the state association to find these men that thej may be helped back to health. FOR OUR HEALTH Tennessee needs more Fresh Air Camps, Open Air Schools, Public Health Nurses and San itariums to fight Tuberculosis. The money raised in this drive is to be expended in .Tennes see for these things and to educate and prevent disease: It is for these reasons that the campaign has been en dorsed by the Governor and a host of prominent Tennes seans and that everybody should aid in stamping out the "Great White Plague." YES, SIR! He spent his health to set his wealth, And then, with might and main, He turned around and spent his wealth To get his health aiain. Buffalo Su niiary Bu'le&i. E HEALTH MOVE Children Cry X4 ft The Kind You Have Always Bought, and -which, has been in use for over thirty years, has horns the signature of 7 and has been made imder his per- f sonal supervision since its infancy. Su&fy. 4SU4Z iiow n0 one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good " are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR! A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it ha been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, "Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural Bleep. The Cbildrca's Comfort The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the In . Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COM There Is more Catarrh in this section of the country than aJi otlver diseases put together, and for years It was sup posed to be Incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional con ditions and therefore requires constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi cine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re ward is offered for any case that Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,- Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. IF THE EPISCOPAD CHURCH EVER WAKES UP, LOOK OUT SATAN! "BILLY" SUNDAY And Now "The Episcopal Church is Awake' ' Says Dr. Stires, Eminent New York Divine. "If the Episcopal Church ever wakes up look out!!!" Crouching grotesquely, his face close to the platform, shaking his fist in the direction of the nether regions, "Billy" Sunday, the Baseball evangelist, once hurled this warning to the Evil One. while thousands, crowded into a great tabernacle, watched. f "That moment is near is here!" ThisistheanswertoBilly"Sunday'S implied challenge. It comes from the Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires, rector of St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York; and one of New York's most noted preachers. He is a member of the Joint Commission directing the Episcopal Nation-Wide Campaign, and director of the Every Name Campaign, in New York. . A campaign to raise $52,000,000 in the Episcopal Church in one day December 7: to recruit 1,500 new workers; to rouse every member to help the Church play its great part, greatly, ing every phase of its activity in the next tnree years upon mis, which is the purpose of the Nation-Wide Cam paign, Dr. Stires bases his answer to the evangelist. In effect, Dr. Stires says to the world: - m 'The Episcopal Church is awake." " The Nation-Wide Campaign is yrgent," fays Dr. Stires, "because of the rre3tncss of the need of this hour. I speak not of the missionary needs of iha rh,irrh hut of the needs of all the world. The Church hold3 a position of power and influence. It rr.uct us3 its power to meet these needs.Fcr th.2 suffering, injustice and wrong "cf the past is still here today, crying out to us. Children are still being slain by cruel Herods. -"Koter V. Babson states that the labor problems of our time can only be SUBSCRIBE FOR THE for Fletcher': si turn rv Sig: PNV NrW VORK CITY, Flakes Hens Lay Gets the eggs in any weath er. It is easily given in the feed and doesn't force or hurt the hen in any way. is a real tonic -Try it if Don Sung it doesn't pay for itself and pay you a good profit besides, your money will be promptly refunded. Trial size 50 cents. SOLD BY W. D. WHEATLEY, Faxon, Tenn. 5 I !N.r- v-JVt I -n -iTtSsi , - fcSA vWS - Photo by Paul Thompson DR. ERNEST M. STIRES Famous New York Rector solved by the teachings and the spirit '. of Chrbt; that the need for America is " not for more machinery in the organ- ; ization of capital and industry, but for the spirit of true religion in the hearts of the people. ';, , 'The zero hour is here for us of the i Church, the hour of the Nation-Wide .: Campaign" ' GAMDEN GHROMIGLE, $1.00 nature of u i .r f i . J fV tiffin