Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-04
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT AT THE
UNIVERSITY.
INTERESTING LECTURES
Under Auspices of Departments of
BacterioIogy and Home Econom-
ics-President Van Hise, DR.. c. A.
Fuller and DR.. c. A. Harper
Among the Speakers.
Madison, Feb. 1.

Madison, Feb. 1.
The departments of bacteriology
and home economics of the university
will cooperate in giving an exhibition
of the means and methods of proven
ton and cure of various forms of tu-
berculosis. The exhibition will be
held at Madison during the sessions
of the annual housekeepers conference
and farmers course in agriculture
from February to 15s and will con-
tinue for week or two after the
opening of the second semester of ne
regular college course, that students
may have an opportunity of studying
the exhibits. Beside microscope :.
hibits, charts, and photographs, with
their accompanying literature, there
will be a number Of addresses during
the period of the exhibit given by
members of the university faculty on
pertinent subjects Wednesday after
noon, February 6, President Van HiSe
will speak on the need of greater
knowledge of the conditions I'm Ter
which tuberculosis is spread DR.. G..
A. Fuller of the archaeological de-
partment will give an address on
tuberculosis a Preventable Disease,
and ON Friday evening, February Is,
DR.. C. A. Harper of the state board of
health will lecture On phases of the
disease from the health officers view
point The exhibit will be open sun.
day afternoon, February 10, for the
accommodation of those who are nm
able to attend weekday sessions.
Charts showing the prevalence of
the disease in various parts of Wis
consin and in other states; the effects
of unsanitary conditions OF living, as
in tenement dwellings; the decrease
under modern methods Of treatment
and the percentage of cures effected
at various stages of the disease will
be shown. Opportunity will be given
visitors to examine cultures of the
tuberculosis bacillus, as we'll as dis
eased tissues, through the microscope.
Another part of the exhibition will
consist of charts showing the open air
cures, with various auxiliary arrange
ments, such as sleeping bags; pictures
of the various sanitaria showing the
large amount of literature regarding
the various departments of the exhibit
ton.
The program arranged for the farm
oo11rco fO, &c IF osnp-
cial interest in connection with the
tuberculosis exhibit, as it deals almost
entirely with subjects pertaining to
the disease as found in farm animals.
DIR. H. L. Russell will give a lecture
on tuberculosis in dairy cattle, illus
trated by stepeopticon slides. ne
will also give a demonstration of the
tuberculin test at the dairy barns. In
the afternoon several COWS that have
reacted to the tuberculin test will be
slaughtered in the sheep pavilion as
a postmortem demonstration of the
value of the test in the diagnosis OF
tuberculOs stock.
An interesting series of lectures BY
Miss Caroline L. H Int, professor CT
the home economics department, will
be given daily from February to Ii
on sanitation of the home, in which
preventives and cures for tuberculosis
will be mentioned. The first two les
sons will deal with ventilation and
| the sources of foul air, from the
ground, cellars, stoves and lamps. The
third lesson will be on Real Cleanli-
ness, including the subjects of bac-