The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-10
PREVENTION FAR
 BETTER THAN CURE Scientists Meet in New Orleans
 to Promote Health SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE Congress Is Asked to Take Some Ao- ton Showing Appreciation for
 Great Sanitary Work Done & By the Late pr. Reid.
 
SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE

New Orleans, December 9.-The thir- teenth session of the American Public Health association opened today at Tu- lane hall The attendance was large. Delegates and visitors, men distinguished in science, are here from nearly every state in the union, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Chile. Among the representatives are Surgeon General Wyman, who arriv- ed today: pr. John Guiteras, the yellow fever expert and members of the marine hospital service of the United States Many important matters will come before the meeting for discussion.
 The session was called to order by Hen ry D. Holton of Brattleboro, Vt, pres ident of the association, but the delivery of his annual address was postponed to the night session. The opening address was a welcome delivered by Rabbi Max Heller of New Orleans. The papers on were these:
 Several Papers Read.
 "An official examination of the waters of the United States" by Marshall Leigh ton, hydrographer Washington, D. C.: "Disposal of Refuse Materials" by Ru- dolph Herling, New York; Refuse Dis posal in Monteral' by pr. E. P. Lach- apelle, Montreal, Canada; Street Fly giene in Vera Cruz and the City of Mex ico," by Manual Iglesias, Vera Cruz. Mex; ''The Collection and Disposal of Garbage in Providence, R. L." by Dr. c. V. Chapin, Providence, R. l.; 'the Dis posal of Refuse in the City of Buffalo, N Y," by Olin H. Landreth, Buffalo, N. Y; "the Disposal of Refuse Materials in Cincinnati, o." by Dr. Byron Stanton, Cincinnati: 'the Disposal of the Refuse of New York City" by pr. George A. Soper. New York.
 Animal disease and animal food report of the chairman, D. E. Salmon, Washing ton, D. C.
 A resolution by pr. s. H. Durgin of Boston was adopted asking that con- gress take some action to show it's ap- preciation of the great scientific and sanitary work done by the late Dr. Wal ter Reid.
 A resolution by Dr. John w. Ross, U. S. N., was adopted requesting con- gross to take such action as will place sanitary officers in charge of the build ing of the isthmian canal so that the health of those engaged in Its construc- tion may be better guarded.
 Dr. J. M. Lindsey of Havana said he would try to arrange low rates for those who desired to visit Havana to see the sanitary condition of the city.
 Seventy Applicants Accepted.
 Dr. Probst read the names of seventy applicants who were recommended by the executive committee and made mem bers of the association.
 At the night session Dr. Holton de- livered his annual address. He said that the most wonderful progress had been made along sanitary lines, much of it the result of the work of this associa- ton. Dr. Holton urged the association to take measures that would lead to an increased effort to induce all states and countries on this continent to establish a bureau of vital statistics. He referred to the marvellous growth of laboratory for instruction in bacteriology, and to the magnificent work of the sanitary corps in the war with Spain, and to the practical expulsion of yellow fever from Cuba as a result of the application of scientific methods by the government. The association was felicitated upon the establishment of a public health service by recent action of congress- and Dr. IIolton suggested that this service will find an extensive field for it's labors on the isthmus when the work of construc- tion of the Panama canal Is under way.