Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

States. There are several methods or
immunization, all Of them sure to be dis
cussed. and some of them to be demon
strated during the congress"
But two plenary sessions OF the con-
gress will be held. 1t will be at the sec
tional meetings that scores Of papers Will
be read, and as many phases Of the sub
ject discussed. There will be seven sec
tons. DR.. William H. WEIGH of Balti-
more professor of pathology at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, president Of the Mary
land state board Of health and president
of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research, will have charge OF that De-
voted to pathology and hacteriology; Dr.
saries: Dr. Charles H. Mayor Of Roches-
ter, Mimi, surgery and orthopedics: Dr.
Abraham jacob of New York, tuberculosis
in children. etiolOgy. prevention and treat
ment; Edward T. Devine Of New YORK,
hygienic, social industrial and economic
aspects of tuberculosis: Surgeon General
Walter Wyman, state and municipal con-
troll of tuberculosis: DR.. Leonard Pearson
of Philadelphia, tuberculosis in animals
and it's relation to man.
Economic Aspect Of Tuberculosis.
Probably the sectional meetings OF the
creates public interest will be those In
which the economic aspects OF tubercu-
losis will be discussed. Chief Justice
Brewer will be one Of the speakers. and
will discuss the exercise Of the police
power in this respect One of the inter-
estine subdivisions is consideration OF
the disease from a racial standpoint DR..
Theodore B. Sachs of Chicago Will present
a paper dealing with tuberculosis among
the Jews. DR.. Antonio Sallo OF New YORK
one pertaining to the disease among
Italians. DR.. Richard Wilson OF Charies.
ton, s. c.. will discuss the prevalence or
disease among negroes and Indian Com
missioner Francis E. LeuDp Its preva-
lence among Indians. This is but smaN
part Of the program in this section. Many
eminent men will discuss many other
phases. such as tuberculosis in factories
and in crowded sections of cities. and Miss
Jane Adams Of Hull House, chicago. VII!
be among the participants IN the sectionai
work. a session will be given over 10
nurses Each of the six other sections,
while not admitting of such diversity OF
topics, will nevertheless afford opportu-
nifty to many specialists to submit their
views, and there will be at least twenty
five papers on the subject OF tuberculosis
in animals alone.
American physicians will be present by
hundreds, and recital Of those expected,
even If confined to those OF eminence.
would be tedious. DR.. William Osler.
regius professor at Oxford. will probably
attend.
The, exhibit at the congress will be
nearly as cosmopolitan as the attendance
States. cities, associations. foreign coun-
tries and individuals will vie with each
other in assembling illustrative material
of all kinds at the National Museum
building. Not the least interesting. ex-
hibits will be those Of the several de-
partments Of the United States. for which
Department will illustrate its work at
Fort Bayard. N. M. where is the fine
sanatorium Of the United States Army:
the Navy Department. probably the work
at Fort Lyon: the Treasury Department,
the work OF the marine hospital service:
the Department Of Agriculture. results
Of Investigations of tuberculosis among
animals; the Department Of the Interior,