TUBERCULOSIS IS PREVENTABLE
- Tuberculosis is a preventable disease, caused by the bacillus tuberculosis, and is the most universal scourge of human existence. It is a disease of civilisation and is most frequent where population is massed1 together. While there is a gsncral decrease in tuberculosis, duo to better living conditions and better understanding, it is still a notorious killer. While he lived in the open air and the sunshine man was not so troubled. One cannot get right back to Nature, but the air and sunshine are still on hand. Consumption in the early stages is generally readily curable, but prevention is batter than cure under any circumstances. Is your bedroom window open?
iel Smith, accompanist, the Aeolian Quartette, Mr. J. Cowdrey, and Mias Rita Recce, contributed very enjoyable musical items. During the evening, also, throe excellent' films of New Zealand scenery, Fiordland, Ski-land (Mount Cook), and Giants of the Kauri Forest, were screened by courtesy of the New Zealand Publicity Department. ' It is seldom that one hears applause at a picture show to-day, but these pictures were applauded, which says a good deal for their quality. New Zealanders do not see enough of New Zealand films.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 7
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197TUBERCULOSIS IS PREVENTABLE Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 7
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