New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
anvesoped. The other guns were fired at various
a, % OF training and elevation to test the fittings
SCOURGE OF CONSUMPTION.
PAPER BY DIR. KEENE BEFORE NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES.
MOST FATAL DISEASE IN THE woRI.D-Two PER-
SONS MINUTE DIE FROM 1T IN THIS

SONS MINUTE DIE FROM 1T IN THIS
CoUNTRY-DUTY OF PREVENTION.
Cincinnati. May 1S.-There was a large attendance
at to-day's session of the twenty-slxth National
Conference OF Charities and Correction. President
Hcnderson's annual address referred to COM
mittees and the reports Of the secretary and treas
urer were presented
Dr. George f. Keene, of Howard. r. l., read a
paper the prevention and treatment of con-
tagious diseases by municipalities. and IT fol-
lowed by general discussion. in which DR. F, Lyle
laid stress the necessity OF prevention from con-
tagion in cases of tuberculosis. In the of his
paper Dr. Keene said
Our present state of knowledge justlfes the enun:
tuberculosis must be derived from another case OF
direct or indirect infection. The disease can only
mission of the tubercplous baciiii. -
This is disease which has claimed more victims
of the human race Even since the few short years
since Kochs discovery over two million persons on
this continent have succumbed to Its fatal infec-
ton. The annual tribute of the United states to
habtants. Each year the world yields up l"'OOOO'
each day 1900, each minute of its people as a
peopling these United States. 100000 must in
evitaby die OF this disease If the present ratio is
kept up 1t is confined to no race, 1t Is limited to
no country, but II is ubiquitous and universal
should tS be ready d to enter cr
SADIE that tuberculosis can be held In check The
underlying principle In any warfare against tuber-
culosis must be the universal knowledge and recog
milton of the fact that are to deal with dis
that is communicated from one individual to
another, and where there are no germs OF the ais
ease there 1t can never originate de novo one OF
the prolific sources of infection from tuberculosis Is
the lower animals with which man Is associated.
DIR. Keene referred TO the danger of infection
from uncooked meat and milk, and added;
The milk supply of municipality sh % be as
carefully watched its water supply. The people
must know just what this disease Is and Just now
IT is contracted. They must be taught that the
OHf Of Of mt amin "a 10
is the sputum. 1t has been estimated that a
patient In whom this disease Is bu, modepatey do u
four and third billions of the germs OF this dis
e crs of h Sas almost been
hope for ages. We know, however that not a few
have recovered completely from tuberculosis. as
every patho.ogst can testify. for he has, indis-
putabe evidence Of the fact in the cicatrized lungs
he has seen showing that they have healed after
Cure OF this disease has Been due to fresh ar ana
a generous diet. sometimes. perhaps; IN sRlte OF
treatment Consumption Is an indoor DISEASE
Where sunlight and pure air are boun ,,tI yd Az
joyed there tuberculosis can fnd out ht1e lous
ment In the century at whose threshold we sJah h
1t is duty TO accomplish ana we have bIch
to expect. the prevention or tubercuiosls, WILL ii
must mark epoch in the history OF me rae JUS
the prevention Of smaip9H once kee an epoch in
medical sci,Mce and stimulates us with new ze yea,
~ S,niicnai,tv The state must rise 10 the present
emergency. Individual efforts nave 9eeHf III, NE
centuries of no avail against the sp'eau Vi '''''
disease.
Mavor Jones of Toledo read paper entitled
"Cbaritv or Justice-Which?" in which he said:
Able-bodied walk the streets ane oi % wnt
highways OF country pleading ior VOL ,SSet
there is no lack Of useful and beautfu "orh tl,s
ought to be done. Inasmuch as private ine' ~
and private greed have failed to ma pan inht
viii let all who are willing to work nave me Is.t
to live the time ripe for collective effort ~
solve the problem: inasmuch as mbor produces ~.
weaith Iot MS have more wealth. Ruskn says tn nv
the wealth of a nation may be estlmatTu py ef mi
number of happy people employed IN makrb u'a1n
tbIngs ct us set the example of STATE mtue
wealthy according TO this lofty conception; III s,iG
Ia ms annlv ourselves to the task or lnausu .l.i
and nerfeciing just socai system, conceived ana n
carried out upon scientific lines ana f ne mast
and the prayer of our Lord will have peen fea d Is
the Kingdom Of Heaven VIII De SET UP "''' '
viii done on earth as in Heaven