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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924 Christmas Seal Sales Folk in Final Appeal This Week Leader in Work Comments In Detail on Tuberculosis Situation The annual drive to sell Xmas seals for the Chicago Tuberculosis In- stitute is nearing its end in the schools and other sales stations. A great many seals were sold last year and the salespeople are attempting to exceed their previous record this season. A seal buying contest is be- ing conducted in the schools. The seals sell for one cent each and the pupils are buying large numbers of them. "Some persons never seem to go hither and yon in the well-regulated manner," said a prominent Christmas seal worker this week in comment- ing on the current campaign. "They go through life from yon to hither, wondering why others about them are progressing happily and with more successful results. Ignorance some- times holds them back, their stub- bornness is frequently the cause, and occasionally it is circumstances. Any- how they are the ones who go around in circles instead of 'following through.' "In business. people have to 'fol- low through.' Athletes also must, and in social life one certainly cannot go from yon to hither with friendships. Business of Health "One business of life that every- hodv has to meet is the business of health, for only the healthy man can feel he is truly oetting the most out of his life. And when ene has lost health he most decidedly cannot £0 around in circles to get it back. "Curing tuberculosis oftentimes must necessarily be a long, hard pull. An active person who has been told bv his phvsician that he has this disease and should rest, flat on his back, will naturally feel panic strick- en at first. If the patient is the mother of a family she will feel there is nobody who can undertake the countless tasks in her household dur- ing her inactivity. If the patient is a father he will not be able to see how his wife and the children are to be fed and keep the roof over their heads. Even if, through his local tuberculosis association it has been made possible for him to go to a nearby sanatorium for treatment and instruction on how to care for himself and protect his family after his re- turn, he mav chafe under the rules and wish to hurry up the long tedious period of curing. He may not realize his comparative good fortune and, like many who had no help, will seize eagerly at almost any straw of hope. These straws of hope for. tuberculous persons make problems that in the end may mean failure to be cured or at best long drawn-out set-backs. Many Fakirs Operating "These are two straws that often lead tuberculosis patients a merry chase from yon to hither. The first. the most serious, is the alluring fake tuberculosis cure. Of these there are many on the market. Glowing testi- monials appear in advertisements for these. They may state that so and so benefited at once by the fumes from a marvelous little stove that will be rented for so much a month, --or that, 'after consuming the con- tents of one bottle my hushand was able to go back to work. Although the testimonial writers may long since have been in their graves, such enthusiastic endorsements lead to the purchase of a bottled liquid which has ne more power to cure than tomato ketchup. "Electronic reactions" often beguile with their temporary stimu- lation. Secret recipes and offices for treatment where fake 'doctors' hold sway have brought millions of dol- lars to the pocketbooks of quacks and emptied the already too-slim purses of tuberculosis victims. Cites "Climate Chasers" "Another deceptive quick route to cure which has so aften proved to be but a flimsy straw of hope has been the climate lure. High altitudes in some cases are better for helping along the prescribed treatment but other elements in the real cure are far more important and only the con- sulted physician is able to decide what is best for the individual case. Yet the old idea that one must go West persists and we find countless climate chasers in some of the western states. These have become hopeless prob- lems. With money all gone, families deserted, the poor victims are known as "indigent migratory consumptives.' They must be supported, hence they have become a burden to the state. In the beginning of their sickness. had they remained at home, carried on a strict regimen of rest, proper diet, and much fresh air they might have become well and helpful citi- zens. As it is many of these who would never have considered begging for help in the East have gone to the West and have become paupers. A situation thereby has been created which is a most serious economic problem. Begin to See Light "Within the past 20 years, since the organized tuberculosis campaign has been carried on by the National Tu- berculosis association and affiliated agencies, tuberculosis problems have been more and more systematically and intelligently coped with. Theirs is an educational campaign. Through education, fake cures are slowly but surely losing their insidious popular- ity and climate chasers are not found in the West in such great numbers. Yet in a recent report on the indigent migratory situation in certain cities of the southwest, the National Tu- berculosis association points out that 'n six cities studied (Colorado Springs, Denver, El Paso, Phoenix, Los An- ~eles and San Anttonio) 63 per cent of all the tuberculous had resided there less than two years at the time when they applied to an agency for help. Municipal agencies in those cities cared for a total of 7,319 tuber- a year so that it was concluded there culous individuals in the course of a year so that it was concluded there was an average of one indigent or pauper tuberculous person to every 155 of the entire population in those six cities, Investigations such as this when exposed will eventually help in meeting the tuberculosis cure-chasing problem. Free Clinics Available "By constantly emphasizing the need for (1) consulting an expert physician and (2) following strictly his advice it may be possible to over- come the yon to hither method of curing tuberculosis. Free clinics where physicians may be consulted and tuberculosis sanatoriums where proper treatment is given at little cost are two important mediums in the campaign that seeks to stamp out tuberculosis. They are made possible by Christmas seals. Many more clinics, tuberculosis specialists = and sanatoriums are needed. Christmas seals purchased in December will help many patients to follow through in curing tuberculosis. "Much of our own public health health program for 1925 depends on huying and using plenty of seals. Let's all help, and help generously |" BIG COST ITEM Direct wage-payments to telephone workers amount to over three-fifths of the entire operating expenses of the telephone industry, says the Business Research Bureau of Northwestern university. A BIG LEAD In the United States there are six- teen cities, each of which has over 100,000 telephones. In all the other countries of the world put together there are only nine cities with over 100,000 telephones apiece. LIGHT IN THE STEEPLE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING Far above thc: sleepin~ city, like a low and leading star, like a watch- ful and kindly eye, like a beacon of assuring hope, a promise of Christ- mas morning, beamed the light in the old church steeple. It shone down through one of the church windows and smiled upon the pictured shepherds who found a morn- ing at midnight; and upon the stately wise men who knew the joy of mak- ing gladness out of gifts. Its rays lighted up a garret, where two very hopeful youngsters were sleeping upon a very small bed, after making sure that the light was there. In the street below a passer looked up, saw it and smiled; another paused under the glow and spell of it and dropped a coin into the poor box at the church door. The Salvation Army lass came out from the church porch and thumped her tambourine merrily be- cause some genial influence had filled her basket so full, almost dancing down the street as the bells saw by the gleaming light that it was time to ring. And so with cheering glory and with chime Came in another happy Christmas time. While the old steeple, still pointing upward, remained as a witness to things high and splendid.--Christo- pher G. Hazard. - (C., 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) FINDS BUSINESS GOOD F. L.Millington of 126 Oxford road. Kenilworth, who has just returned from an extended buying trip in the East, reports decided and marked im- provement in all manufacturing ac- tivities. If You Want to Buy a Home -- See Us If You Want to Sell a Home -- See Us If You Want to Build a Home -- See Us If You Want to Borrow Money -- See Us SEE US ANYWAY Glencoe Realty Co. 665 Vernon Avenue Phone Glencoe 1158 --visiting Grand Springs, Denver, etc. For detailed information and 15 E. 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Gay tinseled Christmas trees and lighted candles shone out from many. Down the narrow street the tall church spire stood out in gray prominence. The chimes were play- ing "Adeste Fideles." "Christmas, Christmas--ves, this is Christmas." The feeble old man shut the door again. Inside there was nothing to suggest the Yuletide. There was only the usual dismalness. A large old chest stood in one corner of the room; on the chest were piled a few pans, some dirty clothes and an old gun. Pa Sauer removed all these things carefully, opened the chest and took out a thick red candle burned down almost to the end. This he lit and placed in the window. Its warm glow shone brightly in his wrinkled old face. "Christmas! And may praise be to God!"--Marion R. Rea- an. ; (C., 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) Henry Taylor, Jr. 423 Essex road, spent the week-end at his hunting club at Wild Wing where he participated in a wild goose hunt. G Announcing the Opening of a Glencoe Office John Ullian Landscape Gardening All kinds of Material, Exca- vating and Building Drive- ways of all kinds 665 Vernon Ave., Glencoe Phones: Glencoe 1158 and Northbrook 160 after 6 p.m. Call me and reverse the charges L 812 ELM STREET FRENCH POTTERY LEATHER Ina ELIZABETH DUNCAN For the convenience of Christmas shoppers announces many new importations of Italian hand-tooled leathers and linens; also hand-wrought silver and jewelry from the Kalo Shop. ITALIAN CHINESE AND JAPANESE IMPORTATIONS OF CRYSTAL EMBROIDERIES the home and exceptionally Wedding Gifts WINNETKA SPANISH SILVER wide range suitable for use in attractive for Bridge Prizes Trophies | Diego--Coronado--Los write phone or call-- Chicago WOOD FOR YOUR FIRE PLACE | Ae TI TELEPHONE AND BUILDING MATERIAL 128 HUBBARD WOODS. ILL COAL FOR CHRISTMAS should be ordered at once. Don't let the day .catch you with a cold house and an empty coal bin. Stop in or phone us your order for furnace, range or parlor stove coal. Do it now. Time is short and weather is uncertain. Make sure of a com- fortable Christmas by ordering what coal you need now. TARA eS 04 Christmas E sponsor our beautiful assortments of fragrant Express True Spirit in he Flowers! A Flowers as ideal Christmas i Gifts. They are sentiments 7) 3 . ~ ) that are expressive of vour thoughts. Then, too, our not expensive. | ing you! ) Henry Illg D : Florist Corner Pine and Center Sts. Zz WINNETKA Phone Winnetka 313 selections are priced so that they really are We're expect-