THE DOUBLE-BARRED CROSS 



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which was very much in vogue in certain sections of France 

 where this division happened to be quartered. 



The Masonic Order has used the double-barred cross also as an 

 emblem for many centuries. It seems likely that they in turn 

 also adopted it from the Jerusalem Cross and not from the House 

 of Lorraine. 



When the tuberculosis movement adopted the cross, in 1902, 

 no effort was made to standardize its form or its proportion. 



In 1906 the National Tuberculosis Association, by a special 



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THE DOUBLE-BARRED CROSS, SHOWING THE TRUE PROPORTIONS 



All the Angles in the Points are of 45 Degrees. The Width of the Cross is the 



Unit of Measurement. 



resolution, adopted the double-barred cross as the emblem of the 

 campaign against tuberculosis in the United States. For about 

 six years no effort was made to standardize its form. Every- 

 where crosses were used of all sorts and shapes, some with long 

 points and some with short points. 



In 1912 a definite effort was made to standardize the double- 

 barred cross and a committee was appointed for that purpose. 

 In 1913 the committee made its report at the annual meeting of 

 the National Tuberculosis Association. After a careful study 



