Tuberculosis : its cause, cure and prevention

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ITS CAUSE CURE AND PREVENTION

EDWARD O. OT1S.M.D.

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Preface

In the following pages an attempt has been made to present the simple facts of tuberculosis in such a form as will be intelligible and interesting to the layman. A decade or more ago, no one would have entertained the idea of publishing a popular book upon this subject; but since that time the great Crusade against tuberculosis has become so universal and prominent, that to-day the subject excites the deepest interest in almost every community, and the people are everywhere eager to learn the essential facts with regard to its cause and cure.

Many things have been repeated advisedly, as the subject has been viewed from different standpoints. Naturally there still remain unsettled problems upon tuberculosis; but the narrative has been presented in the light of the present knowledge of the subject, and with an absolute adherence to definitely established facts. Thanks to the unceasing efforts of investigators in many lands, we now possess sufficient knowledge of so final and V

PREFACE

definite a character as to render it possible to wage this momentous campaign with an assured hope of success in the prevention and ultimate eradication of the " Great White Plague." Wonderful strides have been made, in the last few years, in both discovering the secrets of this world-wide disease, and also in educating the general public upon the subject. The future prospect is most hopeful; and the rapidity with which the end can be achieved will depend upon the efforts of every individual, and the material aid which both people and governments will contribute towards it.

E. O. O.

Boston, July I, 1909.