Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-15
THE SANITARY CONVENTION.
An Interesting Two Days Meeting
Held.

All inttTtSIlnR TWO DAYS meeIlng
Held.
The forty y-seventh state sanitary con-
vention held in the opera house last
Thursday and Friday was a very inter
esting two days meeting. The papers
presented were of an excellent charac-
ter and the discussions were of a nature
to educate the people.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention opened Thursday
promptly at 300 p. IN. standard time
with prayer by Rev. w. X Spencer, and
Hon. Ely Brewbaker, president Of the
village, in few well chosen words, well
coined the members of the state board of
health, the speakers and others in atten-
dance on the convention. The address
was responded to by Hon. Frank Wells
of Lansing, president of the state board
OF health, who stated the object of the
convention. DR.. A. +. Bruske, presi-
dent Of the convention, followed with
an address in which he stated among
other things that sanitary science went
hand in hand every with the gospel.
That contagious diseases such as small
pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles,
| consumption, and various other danger
Gus communicable diseases would in
time be greatly reduced and possibly
eradicated by sanitary science. l.. A.
Sharp followed with paper on Sewer
age" in which he outlined the different
systems of drainage used in various
places and spoke of the best methods of
disposing Of the sewerage of a communi.
ty. MIR. Sharp's paper was a very master
ly effort and showed much thought and
preparation. Mr. Sharps paper was fol-
lowed by quite thorough discussion.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with a
piano duet by Misses Woodward and
Messenger. Germs, the Specific Caus.
es of Disease" illustrated by stereopti.
con views, by Prof. O. A. Davis, of Alma
college was a very interesting part of
the evening program. The views were
very fine and were thoroughly explained
| by Prof. Davis. Prof. Davis prefaced
his illustrations by about a one-halt hour
| talk on how germs enter the body and
spread, and the proper method of disin-
| fection for different diseases The col
tween Prof. Davis lecture and the dis
cussion of the same. and after the dis
cussion Miss Gertrude Whiting rendered
piano solo. Following this was a pa
per by DR.. Stiles Kennedy of st. Louis
on Restriction and Prevention Of Con.
sumption" DR.. Kennedy's paper
showed much study in preparation and
according to his theory consumption,
the dread disease that causes more deaths
in Michigan today than any other,
will in time, if the proper methods of re-
striction and prevention be used, be al
most if not entirely eliminated. A short
discussion followed and a recess was
taken until Friday afternoon.
| FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Friday afternoon at 2 80 the conven-
tion was called to order by Pres. Bruske
and the first paper on the program was
read by Fred II. Belknap NJ. D., member
of the state board of health, Niles, whose
subject was Restriction of Scarlet
Fever and Measles" Dr. Belknap stat
ed that the greatest factor in the restric.
ton of scarlet fever and measles was
disinfection and issolation. DR.. Bel
knap stated that in his opinion scarlet
fever and measles could be blotted out
in the state if proper laws were passed
and enforced for the isolation of pa
tients. Although scarlet fever is the
more dangerous disease of the two il has
been proven that measles directly aud
indirectly cause more deaths than either
scarlet fever or diphtheria. After a
short discussion Of the subject E. A
Coddington, superintendent of schools,
Alma, read paper on Medical Inspec.
ton Of Public Schools" Supt. Codding.
ton considered the subject from three.
fold standpoint. Children are especial
ly susceptible to disease, and no better
lplace can be found than the school room
for the spreading of disease. In re
stricting the spread of disease among the
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