The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-31
Prof, SedgWltc.'kl's Wltc.'l Notable
Lecture ait Academy
Ope;n[s.Many Eyes.
WHITE PLAGUE is
ALL TOO PREVALENT,
Germ of tuberculosis is Enemy
Of Mankind; Richmond Has Has
Too Much Consumption, Says
Speaker Governors Warm
Tribute to Massac achusetts
and Speakers Response.

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To m audience representing TIC pcse es'
III aln,nn,,t m Richmond and which iilled
the house from top to bottom, l,ro'es'so'
~. II. Scdgwiclt, Of the Massachus'elfts 10
I institute Of Technology, lcct urcd ~ lhe
Academy OF Music last night on INC
subject Or Hygiene and Sanitation OF y
Modern City. 54 u
II n t,rofcsFor3 Scdgwick came TO Richmond
III thc imitation Of the Special Cont
.&mittec OF Health or the city Council.%-Ae Ae
3 Is 5rccosi,izcd Throughout the country as
d leading s;luthoriiy on the subject when
She elected to discuss. Ills audience was
representative and patriotic. Men ana
women who liarcthe general welfare OF
this city close TO their hearts listened 70
the instructive address with keen in
,tercsl ana unbrokcn& attention. The lee
#5ttirc. which WAX well illustrated. was
nonr the less5 interesting for being re-
Iilrkably insinctire.
Mayors Introduction.
Professor Scdgwck was introduced BY
u Governor Swanson, who himself was pre-
scnled by Mayor Mccarthy. The Mayor
said: g3 & a3S ls
Ladies and Gcnilcmen,--I am about
to introduce 10 you q parsonage whosea#
fl,tftlc IS both ii daden and Il, scepter:
who Is firmly seated in the affections
~ ana the confidence Of our people,
8 ;.s upon n4throneEof pure gold. 8 lis
digni,lcs and Ills powers are symbols y
LOT tile virtue and the courage OF the
people Of the Old Dominion--IIis EN- VI
cellcncS. the Governor Of the Com "
n,onwenlthl of Virginia. the Honor
able Claude a, Swanson.
Tribute Massachusetts.
Governor Swanson. in presenting the
speaker OF tho evening, paid a high rib-
ute to the work of tho professor, 4 his
knowledge nf sanitary ccrditidns ;nl bis
fund az information. gathered from al
parts Of Amcricn and that cositlncnt. on
conditions that existed and do not exist
lin all Cities The Governor spoke clo-t
aucntly of tic, state Of fMtasachuEe!ts.and
< tile great work that had beer, done by3her
sons or Senator Hnar. OF that State, ne
spoke fcclngly
E Governor Swhnson's compliment to the
"A State Of Massachusetts nnE witfr:ne sim
cciity OF utteuncc Of aginan who gave
credit TO whom credit WAS due. y
"You could not fail to receive a IN
cordial welcome In Virginia." ex. 81
claimed Governor Swanson, "sncc It tS
was the voice Of Massachusetts that I
gave to Washington his Inspiration.
And, too, 1t was the eloquent voice OF
Massachusetts that put into effect
the law that gave to the Southland
appropriations for colleges and schools
& Virginia viii never fail to remember
$ kindly Senator Hoar, of Massachu.
setts, whose efforts enforced the Fcd-
-eral government TO do something for
z the colleges In the South. Time cam
not efface the memory Of this great
man, and all true Viralnlans will
forever sing his praise. Virginia and
Massachusetts have stood together
time and again, and the debt OF grat-
Itude that this State owes to your
State viii not soon be paid. We are
further Indebted to your State for
s$ the lecture that We are to hear to-
nl1ht.
"ladics and gentlemen Of Richmond,
II have the honor to Introduce to you the
most dist inEuishcd eNpert--not In Amer
lea. bu, in ;lll the world---on sanitation
Hnnd hygiene, Tho great success Of the
+ State OF. Massachusetts IN preventing dis
case is due to u large. extent te this
distinguished and learned gentleman. l
present Professor SrdgWick who knows
more about the subject npon which he
IL will speak than any other man In tho
world
City's Growth Handicapped.
Professor Sedgwick paid q high com
plmcnt TO Virginia and her representa-
tiycs. lie deplored that fact that he
ii was not gifted with the eloquence Of one
q from the Mother State that he might
reply In kind TO the words spoken BY His
Honor. the Mayor and His lINccllcncy,
The Governor
The speaker said and showed by sta
tistlcs, that Tchmonds growth had beer
materially handicapped because Of the
m. .I,,,u
'Ony Petersburg Is worse, ho declared
= amid applause from The audience
Ills lecture was illustrated by an in
teresting ana instructive series OF
gItcrcoptlcan views lie showed thnt tlle
4 prevalence of dphtGrin WAS very small
81 but in typhoid and malarin the per-
centage was far Above he average
Tuberculosis had a very high percentage
In Virgnias capital city.
"raking care OF the public affairs u
what we call sanitation; taking care ol
ourselves is what Is hygiene" said Pro
lessor Sedgwlcls,
AT this point he showed the likeness o
Professor Emil l3ol,rlng, the man VII,
discovered antitoXin, the only safe cur,
from diplltherla.
Professor Sedgwck urged compulsor,
vaccination to- prevent smallpox In an,
city IIe thought that all people slloul,
be vnccinated often to prevent the sprca,
oi this disease. There was no reason 70
Tho existence of smallpox, he said
.'Any state or community that 2palliate
ymallpox is behind the tines Vaccin
Hill prevent tile dread disease mn
vaccine should be used nt the public
expense"
Pointing To view showing the Etuber
#sulosis germ, Professor sedgwick ex
claimed. Hero Is tho germ that kill
more people Than any other germ. Il wa
pncc said that the disease was onl.
hereditary. 1t Is even now admitte'
Mat a child of consumptiYc parents ha
an easier chance to be infected With tn
disease because the soil Is bctter'
~ The lecturer showed tEat tho disease