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be there. The same condition of things obtain, these are living 

 germs; they have the same law that governs man. 



Member : Is a person liable to get tuberculosis by catching 

 cold? 



Prof. Russell : No person acquires tuberculosis by catching 

 cold unless the tubercular organism is in the system at the time. 

 Tuberculosis is the most frightful malady we have, one-seventh 

 of the human race die from this and one-third between the ages 

 of fifteen and forty-five die of this disease. Proper care must 

 be taken of the sputum. Probably everyone takes in tubercular 

 organisms but the resisting powers of our body help us to throw 

 it off. If you catch a cold that diseased condition lowers the 

 vitality of the body so that at that particular time the tubercular 

 organism may get into our systems, therefore you do find fol- 

 lowing a long cold comes the development of tuberculosis which 

 would not have developed had not the person caught that cold 

 at that time. 



Member: If you have not tubercular organism in your 

 herd, if your cattle do catch cold they would not acquire the dis- 

 ease? You say climatic conditions will not originate the dis- 

 ease; is it beneficial to go to some other warmer climate? 



Prof. Russell : It used to be considered necessary to go to 

 New Mexico, California or some other warm climate. That is 

 the worst thing you can do if you have got tuberculosis. Why? 

 Because in the first place generally the person dispose of all they 

 have got to go there, so they are not able to leave under favor- 

 able conditions. Second, you associate with persons who have 

 that disease, and third, it is not necessary. One can be helped 

 in Illinois just as well as he can be in California. Moreover, if 

 you do affect a cure in one climate you must remain in that cli- 

 mate in order to keep that cure. The modern mode is to remain 

 in the same climate in which you contracted the disease. There 

 are many places right around here that you can go to to be 

 helped, Ottawa, Illinois; Wales, Wisconsin, etc. You will find 



