The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-07
NOTED MEN DISCUSS
TUBERCULAR GERMS
Association for Study Of Disease
+ Uncertain as to Final
Theory.
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Addresses at Washington Meet
ing and Report on Tubcrcu-
losis Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Tubcrculo-
pis infection from bovine and other
Germs against infection through lu-
man germs was discussed ut length
to-day Mt the meeting Of the National
Association for the Study and Prcvcii-
zion OF Tuberculosis in third annual
session here. The question was not
settled and tho proposition was moot
cd of appointing a committee to con-
tinuc the study of that subject.
The question came UP at the after
room session In the scction of tubcrcu-
iosis in children. DIR. Charles Hunter
Dunn, of Boston. had for his subject
Recent Advances in the knowledge
OF Tuberculosis in Children" Discuss
Zig the great frequency OF lubcrculo-
sic in early life, he said that 1t In
creascs from month to month and year
to year, but that in the cases in which
It was found ns tho cause OF death It
decreases from year to year. In early
life tuberculosis did not affect the
lungs rs It did in the case Of the adult
but frequently remained hidden In the
internal glands in children until an
acute form Of tubercular meningitis
or pneumonia caused death. He de-
clarcd that children have no power OF
resistance against these acute out
breaks. and that small babies showed
no tendency toward the healing OF the
disease.
Among the sources of tubercular in
lection he mentioned the various theo-
ries that it was congenital, due to dust
OF moist sputum. and said that while
there was truth in all of them the
commonest source was house contag1on
from tubercular surroundings In dag
nosng latent forms Of the disease, he
said that the X-ray was the most sue
cessful means OF discovering 1t.
Finally he spoke on the subject of
immunlzing person against tubercu-
loss by means Of vaccination. He re-
viewed the progress that had been
made in that direction and said he be-
llered that human beings were In a
pretty good state of natural resistance
and he held out hope OF finding a vac
zine to make that resistance absolute.
DR.. Henry L. *. Shaw, OF Albany
n. u, In discussing the question. THE
Present Status of tho TransmIssibilty
OF Bovine Tuberculosis as Illustrated
By Infants and Young Children" ar
gued that the usual method Of acquir-
Ing the disease was through the con-
tagion of man to man and not through
milk and other foods. That. however
he said, should not cause relaxation
of the efforts made to guard agains,
infection In that way.
AT the morning session the delegate!
listened to an address by the presi
dent. DIR. Hermann NJ. Biggs, of Ne,,
York. and to the reading OF a repor
on tieinternational congress on tuber
culosis. 1903, by DIR. Lawrence Il. Flick
of Philadelphia
DR.. Flick's Report.
Plans for the International Congress:
on Tuberculosis. to be held in Wash.
ington in 1905, were described by DR.
Lawrence f. Flick. It will include {
conference of the international Bureau
for the Prevention of Consumption
he congress viii be in session FOL
three weeks. one OF which will be de.
voted to scientific work in Washing
ton and two weeks to tho entertain
nlent Of guests and the inspection O.
institutions throughout the country
There is to be an exhibit In Washing,
ton during this time. which will Civ,
an objective demonstration OF every.
thing that can be OF interest in tlber
culoss throughout the world, and ;
course of lectures by prominent work
crs In the field of tuberculosis from al
countries outside OF the United States
The plan calls for fund OF 500, 900
10 be subscribed by twenty men, To-
de1fayai or expenses OF the congress
and the award of prizes In the in
terest of the crusade against tubcr
culosis Thirty thousand dollars Of tn,
fund has been subscribed and paid in
The fund Of 100000 is to be used OK
clusively for the scientific part Of tn,
congress.
DR.. Flick said: 'Tha exhibit will b.
complete pathological and bacteria
logical picture of what tuberculos
means to man in It's devastation
throughout the animal Kingdom. I
will show the ravages of the diseas
upon man, animals. birds and fishes