New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
HEALTH EXPOSITION.
TO BE HELD IN NEW-YORK IN THE
EARLY SPRING
AN INTERESTING INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
THAT WILL LAST FOR FIVE WEEKS
THREE ACRES OF FLOOR
SPACE TAKEN.


SPACE TAKEN
Beginning OF April %. 1895 an lnternationa
health exposition will he held in the Grand Cen
tral Palace. this city. that will last for Ave weeks
The display Will cover more than three acres of
hoor space. and practical apparatus and appliances
OF oil kinds will illustrate many important and
scientihc hysenic and sanitary inventions and dis
coNeries There will be immense garbage
crematory In actual operation. and all systems OF
modern house warming plumbing and ventilation
VIII be fully demonstrated. Nicola Tesla will person
ally exhibit different apparauses designed for the
treatment and cure Of various diseases and will give
Interesting talks on the future possibilities OF cleo
tricity and its probable use In the rrolongaton Of
human life.
In addition the immense variety Of exhibits
course OF popular lectures will he delivered
every day. and interesting and instructive discus
sions will take place among wel-Known societies
and representatives OF boa rds Of health
Charles F. Wingate. the supervising director OF
the exposition. has this 10 say in regard to It;
THE exposition IS he a product. Of evolution
and striking instance OF taking the tide 1T the
food
Probably the most attractive feature in the
exhibition will be the arrangement OF what may
be called sanitary living pictures. to show certain
features In practical way For example tenement
house workshop will be shown In actual operation in
contrast to a model workshp with all modern I'M
provements: also a police lodging-room rcdolent
with damp and every kind OF foulness side by
side with model lodging house. such may be
seen opposite Bellevue Hospital: also old county
poorhouse cell. with mad woman chained TO the
floor. In contrast modern insane asylum
ward model school in contrast 10 an un-model
school. and so on with every department of prac-
teal hygiene.
IAN exhibition OF this kind appeals chiefly 10
women. who have the interest Of the home so
largely al heart When we consider the service
which women have performed in the line Of sani-
tation II might be called distinctly 'womans
field Beginning with Florence Nightiasale's won
derful labors in the Crmean War. and taking In
the services performed by Miss DIX. Miss Ellen
Collins, In the Sanitary Commisslcn Mrs Jose
phne Shaw Lowell. Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler and
Miss Rosae Butler OF the State Charities Aid
don: Miss Octavia Hill and Miss Mary Car
penter. in England: Miss Clara Barton. in the Red
Cross movement Mrs. II. NJ. Plunkett. author of
Women Plumbers and Doctors; Miss Juliet Cor
son. Miss Parloa and Mrs Richards. IN the field OF
scientific cookery Miss Helen Campbell. In indus
trial hygiene, Mrs Baington Booth. in her sum
and prison work: Mrs Mary Trautmann and her
associates Of the New-York Health Protective AS
sociation Or. Jane r. Robbins of the College Set
chicago: Mrs Fredeick Nathan. OF the 15 Consuners
League, and last but not least. Miss Frances f.
Of Temperance worker it may be justly claimed
that women are the apostles Of hygiene and the
The list OF the Advisory Board already appointed
comprises more than ninety specialists In the va
rious lines Of sanitary work. among whom may be
mentioned DR. Stephen Smith. president Depart
ment Of Public Charities New-York; Andrew II.
Green. Albert Shaw. Editor Of The Review of
Commissioner of City Works. city OF Brooklyn;
Samuel Gonpers. president American Federation
OF Labor: Miss Frances F.. Willard president OF
The Woman's Christian Temperance. Union: Dr.
II. w Wiley and y O. Fernow. or the United
States Department Of Agriculture: Mrs Melvil
Dewey, Colonel William G. Church, Editor OF
secretary Of the Michigan State Board Of Health:
Dr. Mary Putnam Jacoh and Dr.. George f.
Shrady Editor Of The Medical Record"