The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 4, October 1909)American National Red Cross
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The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 4, October 1909)
American National Red Cross
American National Red Cross -- Periodicals; Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Periodicals
New Hampshire is a small State, but its people have the same interest
in advancing the methods of living and the same desire to be abreast of
the times that people of other States have. The motives which govern its
people are as high minded as in any other State, and a great deal that
has been said in regard to the political shortcomings of the State are
not in accordance with the facts. The people of New Hampshire became
interested in the Christmas stamp idea, and, so far as they were able,
have seemingly accomplished a good deal to be proud of. The New Hampshire
Federation of Women’s Clubs, through the then president, Mrs. Lorin
Webster, took a deep interest in the Christmas stamp campaign of last
December, and largely through their efforts we had in bank something
over $1,300. Naturally, many people who had helped in selling the stamps
felt that they should have a part of the funds for particular cases of
tuberculosis in which they were interested, but the officers of the Red
Cross took the position that these funds were to be used for general
rather than for special work, believing that in the end more good would
be accomplished. As there are no tuberculosis societies in the State of
any prominence, although one exists in name, we decided to spend this
money on rather new lines. We believed that the way to exterminate a
disease was to prevent, so far as possible, new cases. To accomplish this
end a poster was prepared, which is indicated in the cut, and it has
been very generally circulated through the State, being placed in all
schools, mills, railway stations and places of public meeting. In the
distribution of this poster the Women’s Clubs assisted materially. All
together, some 8,000 of these posters have been distributed and requests
are coming in continually for additional copies. The poster states in
concise language three conspicuous factors or conditions in the campaign
against tuberculosis, that the disease is contagious, that it is curable,
and that it is preventable. The Boston & Maine Railroad, which operates
practically the entire railway mileage in New Hampshire, has taken a
deep interest in this matter in that they have placed the placards in
all of their stations and have instructed their agents to see that they
are not defaced or removed. This assistance has been most helpful. The
railway even went further and placed the placards in its stations in
other States, for it has a considerable mileage in Massachusetts, Vermont
and Maine. The result of this has been that numerous requests have been
received from Massachusetts, from people interested in the tuberculosis
campaign, for those posters, as they have seen them in the other States.
The people in the good commonwealth of Massachusetts have been obliged to
confess that they have had to come to New Hampshire for a very important
suggestion in this work. The more the writer familiarizes himself with
the tuberculosis campaign the more he is impressed that if the disease
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