The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-01

and some astounding figures were
quoted as TO the percentage of tuber-
culous cattle in the herds % England.
This big cattle man Acknowledged the
truth Of it.. and said that the cure was
simple. To sJeriliZe the milk was sim
pie and cheap, and would benefit both
customer and producer. for the former
would not only get pure milk, but
would get IL cheaper, as steriliZed milk
would be pUJ up in bottles, could be
kept for a long time, and. in fact.
could be dealt with in much the same
fashion as aerated waters are: the
dairyman. OF course. would benefit, as
he would not be obliged 10 get rid OF
his milk every day. and by being able
10 keep II longer. would De able 10
guarantee a regular supply. The one
objection was the apathy OF the British
public. II seemed hopeless to expect
them to support any such measure by
patronizing men of sufficient enter
prise TO supply them with so desirable
a commodity.
For this reason the Society for the
Prevention of Consumption does not
propose 10 seek any compulsory pow
ers. AS Sir William BrOadbent said:
It's IoethOd is instruction and per-
suasion not compulsion. In particular
it Will seek to enlist the cooperation OF
the sufferers themselves, and when the
victim OF consumption understands
that, by observing the precautions re-
commended by the association, he Tor
she) is protecting family and friends
from the disease, he will be careful TO
carry them out. On the other hand,
the friends and relatives of sufferers
and the public generally will in self
defence discourage and repreSs the fill
thy and unnecessary habit of eXpector-
alton in public vehicles anu places of
public resort; and we may expect rail
way companies and others TO follow
the example set in America of putting
up notices pointing out the danger OF
the practice. While making known
the contagious character OF cOnsump-
ton. it Will endeavor to allay the panic
which arises in some minds when it is
known that consumption is catching.
1t does not advocate the compulsory
notification Of consumption. but il will
urge upon sanitary authorities the de
STABILITY of insisting on the disinfec-
ton of rooms in which cOnsumptiye
persons have died, when notification of
the fact is made through the certificate
of death"
Referring to the important question
of milk he added: The society re-
3 BILE TO stamp out tuberculosis in cattle
by the immediate slaughter of all dis
eased animals, but it will insist that
the public has a right to a milk supply
which shall he absolutely free from
tubercle bacilli. and shall not scatter
death among the children OF all classes
of the community. II will earnestly
advocate the testing of herds by tuber-
culin and the isolation of animals
found to be Affected method which
has been attended with conspicuous
success in Denmark-and il will urge
upon district and county councils and
all rural and urban authorities the
supervision of cattle sheds and Of dairy
farms and OF all the agencies for the
distribution of milk
Nor is prevention OF the disease TO be
the only object Of the society: it will
also aim at cures. The isolation and
cure of those suffering" said Sir Will
I liam, lis the very best and most eff
Gent preventive measure, since a con-
sUmptive patient once lodged in a sana-
tarium ceases to be Il focus from which
the disease spreads. Your Royal High
ness has visited Falkenstein. and can
bear witness to the provision there
made for the open-air treatment of
phthisis. and of the success which at
/.
therefore. we'll reproach us for tagging
behind Germany in a matter of such
Importance. America also is in adj
vance of this country, but il is only
lately that the medical profession here
has been convinced that the open-air
treatment of consumption could be sue
cessfulIy carried out. in this country.
We have thought it necessary to send
our patients on long voyages, or 10 the
south of France. or to the germ-free
atmosphere Of the high Alps. Now,
however, experience gained in such
diverse parts of the country IS Edin-
burgh, Norfolk, and Ireland, to say
nothing of the different winter resoTts
on the south coast. has demonstrated
that most satisfactory results can be
obtained at home. The chance of re
covery, formerly the privilege of the
favored few, is thus open TO all classes
of the community. The association.
therefore Will advocate the erection OF
SatatOria for every large centre of pO-
puiation. The Poor law authorities will
sooner or later find that IL is NOR
economical TO provide s3natOTia where
tuberculOuS paupers may recover than
10 send them to infirmaries 10 di
Meanwhile d beginning is 10 he made
in London by a self-SupPOrJIng sana-
tOrium. which will minister to the
needs of the class which lies between
the rich and the poor. The London
partners of Messrs. Wernher & Belt
have undertaken to erect and equip
such q sanatOrium at an estimated eX-
pense of & 10000. the construction and
management Of which will be under the
guidance of the association. As al
Falkenstein. any excess Of income over
expenditure Will be devoted in the first
instance 10 the payment Of a small in
terest (21a per cent? on the capital,
and the balance 10 such purposes in
connection with the objects OF the as
ISOLATION as may be determined by the
committee
Lord Salisbury, in addressing the
meeting, referred TO the difficulty OF
enforcing any measures Of safety upon