The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-22

It there fore would ~enm 20 hc reason
abie. precau;.cn in the iri-er.s' of the pub
he health. that rh.se privat. Laboratories
should be placed under strict government
al supervision and control. II. indeed. the
mar u'aciuTe Of seruns should nos he one
of the functions OF national board nf
health. organized according Ia plans
= hich have mentioned. and which are
hg uo means novel
Products Of public ;abora;ori-s might
i1 distributed fre. OF ~ small cost. ana
thus be- made far more effective Ia ihe
prevention or disease rhi!e control "f the
lah"r-I"ri.s nv recognize, sanitary au-
ihCrittes would Zee NOR. satisfactory
guarantee of the pOJ.Ec, aud uniformity
~ iheI. serum product : highly o.
.-aniz@,. governmental laboratory s,rNicr
would al>" Offer splendid oppcrI unitt's f";-
TeS-arc. work In field IN" enormous
Importance "f which f-w people AT- y-i
in position 10 reai.z'.
''our cities ~. nut of consUnpii-es
spreading Infection anon. ih"ir fellows
n SPIT" "f 2s efforts - az" sanitary fu-
ihor,ti"s u instruct in"T! tU PERSONAL pr %
cautions w mus. have sauitariums 1ii-.
hospitals of ia-G. capacity Toy the -s'''-.'-
ii@n of cases IN al. stal-s - mo H. as
The cost Will be great. but tJber"'iinii-
claims most "f it, Victims a. = tlrne when
their usefulness in Industrial pursuits i
greatest. and II can h.- amply proven IN ~
the cost ~ their care AMI 'lry woiid hr
small indeed in comparison with ~" loss
ih.. community suffers 10y b"iuS deprived
of th,ir services. Money spent Ia er.ct-
in- and maintaining sdn;isriums wou!" %"
=
Nuisance OF NOISES
..Nois, Eul>i;...s Ia connection with
public utilities ar, In some s"ns- ueee.-
SaGy Ia ciii,-. tG- trolley car j. often
Il soiIc. "f nuisance ;o n. inhabitants
Of ih.- Streets through which II PASS
,i-f- 10 excessive TiuE.u" ~ n-!i- aui ihs
Operators uf ,ar- with Ua-V-lIy V"fH
wh' .'-. i;"th th.se uui-aur,s can hs
n,iGi.l'..'i. either bv calling th. attention
cf th- aiiNay Operations Z" them. or. fall
ins relief. by prosecution In ih' courts
Ih'. i.>S- ~ n1t-wh"-i.d cas- = a. mu.n
waste pf power and equipment a. = I'M
perfect combustion o. fuel. and. in she I'm
ter'-S; - I'll. public h.alth. should b- sup
presS.,i with 'tiusi >"N-rIiy.
INTEREST IS 81 -rIpNAI. MEETINGS
Exceptional interest 49, manifested in
all "i the sectional meetings ~ the con-
2re-s. which opened yesterday Incruiu.
in ia" sixteen nails. the programmes of
the -, lions offered an arTay ~ di-.in-
eui~h-d men. such ar never have b--n
b.iu., gathered
Yesterday morning Tia, arrivals cf men
"i. prnmii"nc~ from all portions "f ~.
world increased TIN attendance uf notable
men wh" have com" especially Ipr the
c"ugr'sS. and she .it,sDdarc" and att"n.
tive appreciation of III" .,"oi.Hc" which
nlted tue tIifeTru; n'"iiu-s places 4. :lug-
>irat.d Eiis woud. rial power and InIiL
enc Y .iicn ih" results uf the '"ncT.>. j.
I" have upon tiie scientific W"rin.
n r. -
continuing Until o'clock IN the after
noon. Th.ir transactions follow.
PROTESTS SPECIALISM.
Before the section of utoloEy and
iarynsology. in Il, muasi,im Hall. Sir Felix
Semen. physician extraordinary 1" ;he
King "f England. read PAPER upon The
Relation OF I.aryno!osy. Erino!"ES and
otoiuey With the Other Sciences" show
ing their close relation and th- STUDY of
physician aud chemistry and fhe great
necessity of a general knowledge % medi-
cine To b. brought into the practice of
these and other specific branches Of medi-
cine which are now classified as special
ties. and the growing tendency an .'.e
part Of eminent physicians and surgeons
of the world ro advocate a In"!e stfict ag-
herence to- the general practic. OF meii-
cine. AMI 10 leave the field OF sp.cia!ism-
Professor LEO Wiener of Harvard nj
veTsity delivered an address in the sec
lion of Slavic literature or tine mutual IN
tiCsnc,S ol American aad Slavic literature.
Among the interesting things which Pro
ftSsor Wiener brought oEt were III" facts
Bulgaria due ;D the influence "i
American missionaries. that II MS an
American that wrote Ia. frst Bulgarian
grammar. and That another Bulgarian
grammar 10y an American author WIS IN"
sole authority in that country ny in ten
years ago. Til. us- Of periodicals IN
Greece ard Bulgaria. according to- Pro
fessor Wiener. = iU. To- American lnftu-
.nc.. The lecturer also stated that Alex
ander I OF Russia tUlt. requested I.Hsr-
son TO send him a copy Of IN" Ame.Ican
Constitution and :hat an. document was
actually sent to RUSSIA and studied ny the
monarch. Books hy American authors
were very early known and read ia Rus
..ia and Professor Wiener made III. .taie-
rnert that the friendly relations between
tie United states and Russia dated rom
lsi9 the wear of the Louisiana PiirciIas.-.
instead Of sixty years later. ~ is COM
monty supposed.
TESACITY OF THE SI.AV.
Professor Paul Boyer of E.cO!- des
Langues V.van;.s Orientai-s Of Paris. fol
lowed Professor v-in-r with an address
on the Slavic languages. Professor Boyer
called attention TO the wonderful tenacIty
OF the Slavic language. showing that the
mother tongue had followed the advance
OF the Russian fog. as S.il as the coiCr-
Of other countries related {" the Slavic
and had not been eradicai-d b. time. The
t.Eacity Of this lang usSe. according 10
Professor Boyer. is due to the determined
character o: the people. and the continued
existence Of TN. laneuac. In our un-
changed form. stated Professor Boyer. al
80 accounted for the preservation of the
nationality OF the Slaves when away from
their nstiy. country.
The light of day was withdrawn from
the members of the section 81 aStTome-
try. which met in the Han of Congresses
The windows Of the hall Were closely cur
time The only spot ~ light in the room
was TIE circle thrown Oh large sheet
by Il stereopticon- Professor Ormond
Stone of the University OF Virginia pre-
s.G.d. Doctor oscar RachlGni director o.
thu observatory at Pulkowa. Russia. and
III. only Russian in the cUrSEeHs. dis
cuSsei the Development OF t.ie-tiaT Me
ciianicS During The Nineteenth Century
He followed bN Professor John g
kapteyn OF the University Of Gronigon. in
Holland. who discussed The Problems
ard Relations of Stellar SiatisticS Doe
ter Bachlunr spoke In G"ruian ami Pro
lessor kapt.yn In Dutch
CHEMISTRY'S AID TO HEALTH.
In an interesting paper read before the
section OF public health. Professor VII
lam r. Sedewick of the Massachusetts In
sti,ute of Technology. outlined the rela-
ticns OF modern chemistry and physiology
10 the development Of the science Of pub
lie health. The Developments Of this
science have been SUCH stated Professor
Sedswick. that during the Nineteenth
Century public opinion has changed more
in regard TO its importanc. than il has
in regard TO any other To which attention
has been directed Chemistry aided the
science Of public health in the way of
more definite analysis of the sources Of dis
esse. Tn" contribution % physiology. ac-
cording to Professor S-dgwick. comes
from the instruction which tnat science
gives in the proper care OF the human
body
The section of the history OF common
Law met In the Hall of Congresses. Pro
fessor John II. Lawson OF the Inievr sity
of Missouri presided The first paper read
was on "'int-rna tlonal Common Law" by
Chief Justice Simeon +. Baldwin OF the
Suprem. Court OF Errors. New Haven.
Conn. He MAS followed by Professor John
II. Wigmore OF Northwestern University.
whose paper discussed common Law in the
Nineteenth Century. ia relation to the
same thing in the East.
Sir William Rem-sy. X g. b. Of the
Royal Institution. London. delivered N
addrrs on Molecular Weights before