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90, to consider this subject. The commit
tee consisted of Frank Wells lex President
OF the Michigan Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion). Chairman; II. ID. Bartholomew, Q. K.
Tex City Engineer): and Professor David
Howell. Superintendent lansing City
Schools. April 2. this COMMITTEES went be-
fore the Senate Committee on State Affairs
and gave q verbal account of the results of
their investigation, which was. in brief,
that the test ought not to be lowered; TINT
the Foster Cup" was unreliable. and ought
not to be substituted for the Michigan State
Board of Health tester; that il substituted
for the Michigan State Board of Health
tester it was equivalent to lowering the test
by about ten degrees.
Bya vote of the Board this report con-
corning illuminating oils was ordered pub
lished, together with a resolution to tho
effect that there is not now sufficient evi-
dence Of the safety Of such Illuminating oils
to warrant the lowering of the test now re-
quired for illuminating oils in this State.
This resolution was adopted unanimously.
The Secretary read the report to this
board by Surgeon George M. Sternberg.
U. 5. army, now ut Johns Hopkins UNI
versity, on his experiments on lower ami
mails in feeding. and in making injections
of culture fluids of poisonous cheese, with
the view of learning the nature and source
of the poison.
DR.. Vaughan made verbal report of his
chemical experiments with poisonous
cheese. He had certainly secured in a
crystalline form small quantity OF one
poison from poisonous cheese which would
produce in man symptoms common to
cheese poisoning. There might be other
poisons in poisonous cheese. He had not
yet fully studied the poison he had OBJ
tanned. 1t gave reactions like those Of
aptomaine. 1t was probable. he thought,
that butyric acid had something to do with
the sickness caused by cheese. There are
different kinds of butyric acid, and the abb
sence of the odor Of rancid butter would
not prove the absence OF butyric acid.
The subject of sanitary surveys Of prem
Uses in cities and villages was thoroughly
discussed. 1t was thought best that the
blanks used should be uniform but that
each city or village should provide its own
blanks. The committee was directed to
make q sample blank to be recommended
for such work, and be sent with resolu-
ton, which was adopted. as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Michigan State Board
of Health earnestly recommends to the
Boards of Health of the cities and villages
in Michigan that they make q sanitary sur
vey of the territory under their jurisdiction,
on blanks of which a sample is sent here
with, and to adopt such measures as the
sanitary surveys may prove to be necessary
to place the cities and villages in good
sanitary condition.
Upon ballot for President of the board
for the ensuing term Of two years, DIR. John
Avery, of Greenville was re- elected.
1t was decided to demand from health
officers of all villages weekly reports of
sickness under their observation.
Under the law requiring the approval by
this board of text books on physiology and
hygiene, and the effects Of alcohol, ETC.,
before they are used in the schools of the
State, the board approved the following
named books: Elementary Physiology and
Hygiene" THE Human Body and It's
Health, "A Text Book for Schools. Hav-
ing Special Reference ETC., by William
Thayer Smith, nj. ID.
The following named books were condi-
tionally approved for use in the schools,
with the qualification that they contained
errors which should be corrected:
Practical Work in the School Room
Part l.. the Human Body" by Sarah +.
Buckelew and Margaret Lewis.
The Essentials of Anatomy, Physiology.
and Hygiene. A Text Book for Schools
and Academies" by Roger S. Tracy, M. ID.
DIR. Vaughan reported that he had at
tended the meeting of the State Dairymen's
Association at Grand Rapids, as delegate
of the board. and talked to the meeting on
the subject Of cheese poisoning, especially
in regard to his discovery of the poison.
DIR. Vaughan also gave an account of the
work of the Committee on Disinfectants,
appointed by the American Public Health
Association. He is member of the COM
mittee, and as such has done considerable
work, and had attended a meeting of the
committee in Baltimore. He thought the
report of the committee when published in
full would be very valuable document in
practical public health work. The pre-
liminary report of the committee is just
published.