The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-13
FROM PROF. CONN
One of the Vital Problems
Of Human Health.
1t Is saIa That Tub areuiosis In Mar
IS Declining CarstuI Treatise
on Communication.
Goard's Dairyman. Nav es. 1901

'iivs4'N b1lTym1u. May -. 1899
The recently issued Bulletin OF the
Storrs College experiment station
contains matter on the question OF tu-
berculosis. that makes very interesting
reading just now. The bulletin sum.
mariZes the result OF observations
made by Professor w. II. Conn. Ph. u.
during visit to Europe. where he
had unusually favorable opportunities
for visiting hygienic and agricultural
laboratories and schools. eXperimcu;
stations and dairying establishments.
During the last three years the az
itation in regard to the problem of bD-
vine tuberculosis in Connecticut has
been to certain extent allayed." says
Professor Conn. He goes on to add
that this is fortunate in SO FAR as it
has partly relieved the apprehension
of the transmission OF tuberculosis 10
man by means OF meat and milk.
On the danger OF the transmission a.
the disease from animals TO man the
bulletin has the following:
POSSIBLE. BUT NOT PROBABLE.
Upon this phase OF the subject there
has been the greatest amount OF IN
terest and the largest amount OF cX-
perimenting. 1t is the problem which
is most vitality connected with human
health. and which. more than all 9th
ers. we desire to have positively an
swered. There has been abundant evil
dence collected to show that It is POS
sible for the disease to- be transmit!
from animals to man. either by means
OF highly tuberculous flesh or by
means of the milk OF animals suffer
ing with tuberculosis Of the udder.
Experimental evidence in this direc-
ton, which has been accommodating 20.
years. apparently puts the conclusions
beyond dispute. But the nor this
subject is studied the more II 5ecoue
manifest that the danger of sUch dis
tribution is comparatively small.
There are indeed those who think Il
may be neglected entirely in view of
the other more common sources II the
disease in man.
While tuberculosis among Cattl. has
been rapidly increasing TN recent
years tuberculosis in man has been
declining. Bovine tuberculosis has an
parently increased many foil ia Ihc
last fifty years. while human tuS5rcu-
losis has diminished nearly so per
cent. While such statistics. OF course.
do not show that tuberculosis Is not
transmittible from animals TO man.
they do indicate clearly enough that
the tuberculous flesh and milk cannot
be regarded as very important sources
of the disease in mankind. Man is ey-
identity open to other sources OF iufec-
ton so much more important than
that of the flesh and milk OF cattle that
it is doubtful whether his danger o.
taking the disease would be arprecia-
bly, less if we should exclude milk and
flesh entirely from our diet. These
statements apply more strictly to
adults than to children. For although
there has been this large decrease OF
human tuberculosis in general. Il IS
found that the amount OF intestinal
tuberculosis in children has not de-
creased as much as the other forms %
the disease. This is thought to indi-
cate that the danger of children con-
tracing tuberculosis through the use
of raw milk is a considerable one.
There is, however. practical unanimj-
~ Of opinion that an adult has little
to fear from this source.