National Republican., 1885-12-12
THE HEALTH CONVENTION.
An Important Gathering Adjourns and
Enjoys an Oyster Roast.
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At yesterdays session Of the Public
Health Association the report Of the COM
mittee ON disinfectants was laid over for ac-
'tion until the meeting next year. Drs.
Thomas L. Wood, of North Carolina; y. w.
Abbott, Of Massachusetts,, and Smith Town
shend, Of this city, were appointed COM
mittee to report next year on the subject OF
vaccination and vaccine virus. The state
boards of health were made a section Of the
association
DR.. Lomb offered four additional prizes
of 800. $75, $50, and sos for the best plan
fer houses to cost 5000, 81 900, and 81, 800.
DIR. John $. Billings, as chairman, with
two others, were appointed committee
TO prepare uniform yearly, monthly, and
weekly mortality report blanks. Congress
will be asked to appropriate funds to equip
the medical corps Of the army and navy to
enable them to Investigate the causes OF
infectious diseases, A resolution offered
by Dr. Holt that u commission be appointed
to investigate yellow fever In its breeding
places, was indorsed.
The advisory council reported that To-
ronto, Canada, had been selected as the
next place Of meeting. The date fixed by
the executive committee was the first
Tuesday Of October, 1886.
The following papers were then read:
"Observations on the Cape Fear River
Water as n Source Of Water Supply-in a
Study Into the Character Of Southern River
Water" by DIR. Thomas +. Wood Of North
Carolina; "Hygiene of the Dwelling" by
Dr. George n. Bell, Of Newport, Il. l.;
"Modifod Inoculation an Important Aux
iliary in Preventing the Spread of Small
pox,n by DR.. X. b. s. Eargis, of Pensacola,
Fla, and IAN Epidemic of Typhoid Fever"
by Prof. G. A. Lindsey, Of Yale College.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
al t.I Ill Il 1la
Henry p. Walcott, Of Cambridge, Mass.
first vice president, DR., g. w. Covernton,
of Toronto, Can; second vice president,
DIR. G. b. Thornton, Of Memphis, Tenn;
secretary, DR.. Irving A. Watson, Of Concord
n. H.; treasurer DR.. j. Berrlen Lindsey,
Of Nashville, Tenn.
Executive committee - Maj. Charles
Smart, U. s. A., of Washington, ID. c.; DR..
Henry Baker, of Lansing, Mich; Dr. Pinck-
ncy Thompson, of Henderson, Ky; Prof.
II. A. johnson, Of Chicago DR.. Joseph
Holt, Of New Orleans, and DR.. Q. N. Hewitt.
Of Red Wing, MINI.
At 2p. IN. the convention adjourned sine
die.
SATISFYING THE sANITAGIANs,
The oyster wharf from 9 to . o'clock yes
terday afternoon was alive with humanity.
A lot of colored men running into a build
ing near by with baskets Of roasted oysters
explained the cause of the gathering. In
side the building were five or six hundred
members Of the Public Health Association,
and sGndwiched between them were mem
bGrs Of Congress and reporters.
On one side of the building was rough
plank counter for holding the shucked
oysters. Capt. Joe Stewart did the roasting
act, aided by ten or fifteen colorcd men,
while twenty colored oyster shuckers did
their share Of the work inside.
'lt was the best old-fashioned oyster
roast that ever occurred this side OF New
York; said well-known member of Con-
gress to REPUB ICAN reporter.
Everybody talked to his neighbor, ire
spective of race, color, or previous condi-
ton. The st. Louis delegation of the
Health Association took the prize for oyster
eating.
"We don't get these things down in st.
Louis, and am goingto eat enough to keep
the taste in my moutk until get home and
then will lecture about them" said a st.
Louis doctor, and he washed down the SEN
timent with two huge oysters, ns gurging
sound and bright light In his eyes told his
happiness.
Opposite the oyster counter was the
drinking fountain. This was made by a
long plank which rested on two supports
beer barrel on one end of 1t and a deml-
john on the other
When an oyster stuck In mans throat
all that he had to do was to step over and
wash down the obstruction with some.
thing Gen. Sam Einsten and his help did
the hOnors OF that part Of the house,
vote Of thanks was given Drs, Town
shend, Lee, and Murphy, aud Messrs. j. G,
McGuire, Frank X. Ward, aud sam Elm
stein for the way they got up things, Sergt.
James A. Smith with six officers were ON
hand to keep the peace,