Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-07
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT AT The
UNIVERSITY.
INTERESTING LECTURES
Under Auspices of Departments of
Bacteriology 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 agricultuT e,
from February to 15- and will con
tinue for week or two after the
opening of the second semester of he
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 number of addresses during
the period of the exhibit given by
members of the university faculty on
pertinent subjec.s Wednesday after
noon, February 6, President van Hi sc
will speak on the need of greater
knowledge of the conditions un 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,
DIR. 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 TO- for the
accommodation of those who are m.
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 tie
methods of treatment in each; and a
large amount of literature regarding
the various departments Of the exhibit
ton
The program arranged for the farm
er5' course for February IL is of espe-
cial interest in connection with the
tuberculosis exhib.,, as it deals almost
entirely with subjects pertaining to
the disease as found in farm animals.
DR.. 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
tu5ercu,os stock.
An interesting series of lectures BY
Miss Caroline L. Hunt. professor OF
the home economics department, will
be given daily from February 5 to Is
on sanitation of the home in which
preventives and cures for tuberculosis
win be mentioned. The rlrst two lis
sons win deal with ventilation and
the sources of foul air, from the
ground, cellars, stoves and lamps The
third lesson viii be on Real C1eanli-
ness including the subjects of bac-
terri, the dangers of dust and the az
rangement of furniture and windows.
In the four lesson new ideas Of clean
illness win be considered in connec
ton with the new knowledge of dis
ease: in the fifth ventilation of the
kitchen will be dwelt upon; and in
the last lesson woman's public work
in agitation for clean markets. pare
food. clean diaries and the abolition
of child labor and sweat shop work
win be discussed.