The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

SANITARY SCIENCE SHOW.
A Novel Exposition TO Be Held Hero in tho
Gnrinr.

A Novel Exposition TO Bo Held Here in tho
Spring.
There's going to be a new kind Of exposition in
New York early next spring. 1t is a big inter-
national health exposition and will open In tho
Industrial building Grand Central Palace) on
April 25. The promoters of tho exposition arc
working in cooperation with the New York
Household Economic Association and a largo
number Of kindred organizations. and they pro-
pose TO make their show practical. scientific,
and educational. covering everything that re-
lates to health, indoors and outdoors, and show
ing the sanitary and h~ygienic progress Of the
century.
Charles f. Wingate. the sanitary engineer. is
the supervising director OF the exposition; Z. B.
Greene is the Secretary. and Montgomery Mazo
the Treasurer. Mr.. Wingate says that tho
scheme has grown beyond all his expectations.
and that 1t gets bigger and bigger every day.
1.-THE time is ripe for just such an undertake
inR." he said to a sun reporter. "No attempt
has heretofore been made to gather together
under one roof the wonderful variety OF objects
which Illustrate the immensely wide and impor-
tant field of sanitary science and tho marvel
lous progress which has been made in that re-
spect of late years. An extraordinary revival
OF interest in sanitary matters is being shown
these days. partly because OF recent epidemics
in one city or another, and also as a result of
the recent municipal reform movements which
have led to an active discussion Of street clean-
ing methods. public baths and Fairgrounds.
water supply, and other sanitary problems.
AT this exposition will be shown all tho
modern systems of house heating. ventilation.
plumbing, and SO on, and also comparative ex-
hibits OF new and primitive hospital arrange
ments. systems of sewerage for cities and vii
lagos. a modern schOolrOom and the other kind,
model tenemcnts. health food, and many other
things. In short, VIC will cover the departments
OF domestic sanitation. municipal hygiene. food
products. health resorts and sanitariums. n.y.
gene literature, sanitary organizations and
their work. progress of preventive medicine,
military and naval hygiene. animal sanitation,
industrial hygiene. and fro protection.
The exhibits, however. will not be all there
will be of the exposition. There will be pro-
yided by the management a course or popular
i n movist ;S show how That is the only KIND that ever
catches popular interest, and that's what We
aim TO do. We want this whole affair, In rs fun
development, to he in reality an educational
Z congress. a means of enlightening the public,
We expect to make ii SO big that the President
and The Governor and ali the prominent people
in the city will take part In 1t or at least an ac-
This exposition is also to be a sort OF exhibi-
ton OF the defects which are a survival OF the
p Dsss,e sI rom to nj f" esrS sH@s T IN s gnn" OF l PssIig sa:
Pervision; Look at tN"t PIPE on my oesRi wG'f IN
another piece, sne what the careless, ignorant
plumber used Instead OF, oakum:. Newspaper.
or course. tho pipe leaked, and bad smells
around the premises was the result, There Is
30 much conlplcxity in our biz modern buildings;
so much i~ntricncy OF work that nobody can I'M
derstnnd 1t. Few people know the effect
OF one building bsing taller than another,
Only last week ] WAS sent for TO inspect
u ftn,story building IL Wall street Eighty
menicd by a bad smell that came from an open
fireplace. something that is snpposEi to be an
excellent means Ui ventilation. When cigar
tmnl," Was blown into tho chimney. instead OF
gong uu. as smoke naturally "pes, II was
blown down in clouds. ! investigated, and
fount that the chimney was noar the yentilat
ing pipes, ami the fumes which came from the
latter w. re- blown right down 10 the men In the
AGAIN. many pGople have an idea that when
they build a magnificent country house they
get ucriect sanitation, Look AT this pieco ol
snrfacr drnin taken rom . tne country place u
lew day. ago. The pipes are not Joined proper
", and 30 are completely oogged with the Toon