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Cm0> N. ••3J “CONSUMPTION” and
“THE WHITE PLAGUE”
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, as old as the history of civilization. Tubercular lesions have been found in Egyptian mummies, and old manuscripts refer to tuberculosis which was also known as “consumption” and the “white plague" during the Middle Ages. At one time, tuberculosis was the No. 1 killer among diseases. Today, relatively few people die from it because education, modern medera medical care, and new drugs such a isoniazid have greatly reduced the TB death rate.
Only your doctor is qualified to diagnose tuberculosis. Be sure to visit him periodically for a chest X-ray and a physical examination. If you have a prescription to be filled, only your pharmacist is qualified to fill it promptly and gccurataly.'
Shiner s Drug Store
Open Sunday* 12:15 to 1:15
And 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Front Royal
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