The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-18
tuberculosis Exhibit al
Friends Church Is Begin
ming of Movement.
PEOPLE ARE ENLIGHTENED
FATALITY OF CONSUMPTION is
SHOWN AND MANNER OF PRE-
VENTING ITS SPREAD is
POINTED OUT.

The tuberculosis exhibit which
opened at the South Eighth Street
Friends church yesterday and holds
over today, is the beginning in Rich
mond of vigorous crusade against
the dreaded white plague" con-
sumption, the disease which Stats
tics show has caused more deaths
than any other disease in Wayne
county and which is prevalent every
where and all the time
In an effort to, >ouse interest in
the fight against this disease, tuber-
culosis germs, healthy and diseased
lungs and plaster casts showing the
results of the disease are on exhibit
ton. In another room, Which Is en-
tered through the door of hope" in
formation which leads to cures and
recovery is given. Sanitary cots, out
of door houses, and general methods
Of precaution are displayed, together
with scenes from the different out Of
door consumptive camps that are kept
by different states, with the exception
of Indiana, for the benefit of those
who have contracted the disease, but
who can not afford an expe Asive trip
to another climate.
Human Lung is Shown. J.
| In the room with the pathological
display, are several microscopes, I'M
der the lens of which germs can be
seen. Good and bad sections of a
lung are also placed under t%e lens
so that the visitor may see tt, \ ork-
ing of the disease. There is hui
man lung, preserved, which is used
in illustrating the different stages of
consumption. Plaster casts also
show the different stages.
One interesting part of the exhibit
is APP art of the skeleton of a woman,
who died of tuberculosis, caused by
tight lacing. There was consump-
ton of the lungs, chest, ribs, knee
and even the ankle. The case was
known to DR.. S. E. Bond, who secured
the bones when he was in college.
On the bright side, where the meth
DDS of cure can be seen, there are
many views of work in other states
as well as statistics of the ravages of
consumption in Indiana and in Wayne
County. There is no tent colony in
Indiana and the local physicians are
endeavoring to secure such an institu-
ton for this state. A concerted eff
fort everywhere will bring about this
result.
The Startling Statistics.
Probably the most startling display
is the table of statistics. In Wayne
county, one death in every four is
hu II,
the rate is one in sA-en. There is
also table giving the Wayne County
deaths during the year 1904. BY
guns, poisons accidents, scarlet fever
and smallpox, 81 died BY con-
sumption, &c died 1t is shown that
in Wayne county consumption is
29.2 per cent. more destructive and
more expensive than all murders, ac-
| cidents and four much feared C2nas-
eS.
Last evening at s o'clock. large
audience gathered to hear a paper by
DR.. N. S. Cox, on Tuberculosis and
the Great Southwest" Following
this paper, a discussion was opened
by DR.. T. H. Davis, who is president
of the state board of health, as well
as vice president of the American
Congress of tuberculosis. Several
questions were asked by the people in
the audience and they were carefully
| answered. The object is to impart
as much information as possible dur
ing the course of the meetings.
Tonight DR.. S. Edgar Bond will read
a paper on tuberculosis: Its Cause,
Prevention and Cure This lecture
will be illustrated by stereopticon.
The discussion following will be open
ed by DR.. George H. Grant. All day
today, the church parlors will be open
to visitors who may examine the ex-
hibit at will.