The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-12
Ne v MEMBERS TAKEN
Into the Undertakers' Associ-
alton Number ia
OBJECT OF ASSOCIATION
M. G. Stevenson of Ashland
Defines Work.

The second days proceedings Of the
Kansas Funeral Directors association
was called to order little late yesterday
morning owing to delay caused by dis
tributing cards of admission and taking
in new applications. which numbered
twenty three, making a total Of III new
members.
The days exercises opened with solo
| by Fritz Huffman, accompanied on the
! piano by Henry Huffman. The selection
was well rendered. The brothers respond
! ed to a hearty encore and were given
! vote of thanks.
The fact that votes Of thanks were ten
dered TO Elder Dubber and Rev. DR.. Slutz
was Enthusiastically omitted yesterday.
| DIR. j. NJ Minick briefly addressed the
! association from the standpoint OF the
board of health The doctor has opposed
/ the association, but humbly confessed
/ that its aims and objects are the better
/ care of the dead and the protection OF
the living from contagion. The doctors
remarks were both pointed and witty.
]. NJ. Doyle, delegate TO the national
| convention, last year, submitted his re-
| port showing that the Kansas associa-
| ton was cordially recognized by the ma
! tionaI organization and honored with
| place on one of its committees.
The two papers for the morning were
not presented, The Care OF the Dead
! by D. NJ. Wishner of Kansas City. and
Relation of the Undertaken to Boards
of Health by Dr. Purdue of Wichita,
and the time was given TO Prof. Hohen-
schuh, who talked on the proper treat
ment of the lungs and the prevention Of
purging.
At the afternoon session ]. NJ. Doyle
talked on ''Our Duty to Our Patrons and
| Ourselves" in which he urged that an
undertaken should be a gentleman I'M
der all circumstances. In the course Of
his talk he thought that their patrons
owe1 a duty to them-to pay reasonable
bills, and pay them promptly.
Mrs. Laughman responded to THE
Ladies in Our Profession" by excusing
herself and granting her time to Prof.
Hohenschuh
Judge Wall failed 10 appear and en-
tighten the convention on "Mortuary
Law" but they expect to hear him to-
day.
w E. samuels of Emporia read an in
teresting paper on 1.-The Relation Of En-
balming to Public Health
J. R. Jeffrey of Elmdale who was to
talk of the woes OF the Country Under
taker, sent word that sickness in his
family and the prospect of another fu-
neral prevented his appearance.
The balance of the afternoon was occu-
pied by Prof. Hehenschuh. who gave
! special instruction on the circulatory sys-
tenn and how best to use it in the pres
ervation Of the dead
An evening session began at 7:3O during
which the professor gave instruction in
bacteriology and sanitation.
His talk on bacteriology was particu-
larly interesting. not only to embaImers
but to everybody. He told many strange
things about the little vegetable organ
isms and gave his hearers several good
laughs by telling funny stories. One Of
these stories was that man was listen
ing to statement about bacteria, germs.
micro organisms, microbes and parasites
all meant the same thing. and that bac-
teriology had been studied principally in
Germany and in Paris The man did not
seem to make this out at first but after
studying moment. said: ooh, yes, see.
In Germany they cali them germs; in
Paris. parasites. and in ireland. mi
crobesv' Another interesting point was
that all microbes. on account of growing
in the dark. are colorless and have to be
coIored with analine dyes before they can
be seen.
Prof Hohenschuh then told how germs
multiply There are two Whispering,
or by seeds and fession or division. In
fession. a germ divides and becomes two
complete ones every fifteen minutes. II
one germ is placed under proper condi-
tons in twentySfour hours II Will multi
ply into 1,74S 600 germs.
NJ. G. Stevenson. one Of the prominent
members of the association. was asked
BY a reporter for the Eagle about the
aims and objects Of the association. and
said:
Some misunderstanding exists IN the
public mind in regard 70 our ASSOCIATION
} the impression being that it is for selfish
purposes The reverse is true, as a read
ing OF our constitution and bylaws vii
show. We organized and meet annually
solely for the purpose Of education and
advancement and to better serte tht
public.
1T seems not to he generally under
stood that the national association o.
baggagemen have formulated new rule:
which are less stringent than formerly
/ in the shipment OF bodies dead from Ger
tain diseases. but more extremely strin
gent in requiring that those bodies d
properly. prepared for shipment by meI
who have proved themselves competen
10 DO this work by passing an examtna
ton under the direction Of the boards o.
health IL the various states I'VE expec
20 make it possible In the near future
70 check a body through 20 destination
without the care Of an attendant whel
, such Is desirable. The railroads viii 10
transport those bodies unless they have
> h,ea properly. enbalred by an undertak
er whose fitness has been certified % b
, the state board % health. nor WI ~,
, health officers OF other states permit {
body % pass through their jU-is5ictio-
, unless this regulation has been compile,
with Il IS no doubt q fact that mani
have united with this association not be
cause they want to, but because the pub
lie health regulations viii soon compe
them to perfect them selves IN the r-0tez
Z sion Or % out - business and leave +
to more competent men
There IS No bar &c any o1e's totnini
{ with US = he Is II the business Indeed
I We are anxious 70 have every u-5e-
= take- IN the state member % The asso
{ ciatSon-not Tor orr good. but to- his Owl
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