Nil. I \( i: To Till -I \ I \\\l VMKUK \\ 

 I hi I K >\ 



Win \ it wasmygooo! i-n^nc ten years ago to be the recipient 



of tli .-ill. -i- r an essay subu 



uc would 

 receive the recognition \\lu -h has been bestowed upon it in the 



M> printetl, and many huihli sand copies were dis- 



,sly or at cost throughout the empire. Through 



iiments, medical associations, or 



;is been translated into nearly all 



;>ean languages an-1 into a fe\\ A-iatir ones. The list on 



page 2 shows that it lias appeared in t unity-seven foreign 



ions and nearly as many different languages. 

 I <l<Mn with my most heartfelt appreci 



of the gratify iu^ : D the essay has r- 



anada, thanks to i >t of th.- health oilicials and 



presidents and secretaries of tuberculosis societies and com- 

 mitttt-s, the Ux.k crrt:iinly has had an unusually wi.lt- circula- 



'lleagiies in America, Europe, Asia 



ami Intlia. who have honored me so highly by translating the es- 

 'i. ir native tongues, I wish to express my most heart- 

 felt thanks. Ik: many of thrin it has been a labor 

 of lo\ hat no financial U-nrtit ha> rv-r acmi^l to them 

 it. Ma < ,ivr tin -ir reward in the realization that 

 by tli.-ir co-operation in tuberculosis crusade in their 

 re tongue and count <ause has been furthered and 



s transla i^lish of the original German 



essay has underg< ><> that t<>-<lay 



privilege. : the jHM.|,l,of tli,. rnit-l Stat-atheSr\ 



\lilioimh in one of these editions 



there wen- Munr rlanm-> or :ullition<. the j.n-ent UM IDIHt, 



the wonderful progress in antitulxTrulosis work 

 during the past deca ally from its predecessor 



years ago. 



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