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fected cattle. but asserts that the disease
Is never contracted through eating the
| meat Of tubercular cattle
Rivalry for Prizes.


Considerable interest is centered upon
the New York city health department ex-
hibit at the congress since the exhibition
was demonstrated by Cornelius j. Tyson
last night. There is a nice little silent
war between the several New York state
and city exhibits. as they are after all the
prizes they can get. The charity organi-
"a atoms exhibit has spent more money
than the health department exhibit. but
the latter Is confident that its educational
leafiet will win prize for II.
One of the startling methods of New
York city in dealing with cOnsumptives is
to practically arrest any consumptive who
balks at proper treatment. New York s
medical inspectors are empowered to
take patients by force. if necessary. and
place them in sanatorium. Mr.. Tyson
has photographs showing how they do it
in New York.
New York wants to show the world that
1t has the ideal health department when
1t comes TO fighting tuberculosis, and al
though there are several other big cities
which will not allow the palm to get away
without struggle, Father knickerbocker
is doing all he can TO be the leader New
| York's big Otisville sanatorium in the
CatSkills. which is going TO cost million
dollars and which will accommodate 1,OOO
patients when completed. was shown last
night through the medium of many water
color pictures and photographs. Il COM
prises little city in itself, and is used for
inoipient cases
New York has a pleasant section known
10 the health officers as the lung block"
1t is in the East Side tenement section. of
course, bounded by Catherine. Market,
Monroe and Cherry streets. The city map
shows this TO be so dotted with the red
and blue marks. indicating consumption
cases. that hardly any room is left for
more dots. Whenever an officer of the
health department finds A case he imme-
diately spots 1t on the department map.
The section known as Chinatown is we'll
spotted.
New York Promises Sensation.
New York is going to cause sensation
here. SO think the exhibitors. when the
new Calmette test is shown. DR.. Cal
mette of Lille, France. has discovered that
doubtful cases of tuberculosis may be
tested by a very novel method. A solu-
ton known to the doctors lone per
cent solution of tubercu;in is dropped
in the suspects eye. If the conjunctiva OF
the eye becomes red after twenty-four
hours there is sure to be tuberculosis in
the patients system. This test has been
In use In New York for several months
and ii is said to be new.
New York has open-air stereopticon lee.
lures in the parks in the summer and in
vites the public. Every school child re.
ceives printed notice giving the date and
place Vi tHc iNStuit- anu tIiey are uTSeC
to bring their parents. An effort is made
to teach school children the terrors OF
consumption and a small primer in sim
pie language. Is circulated among the
schools. Emphasis Is laid on the fact tina,
| consumption cures do not cure and tina,
: the proper thing TO do in case OF consume
| ton is TO take advantage of Tue free
! sanitora.
An old Washinstonian, Dr. j. s. Bill
| lings jr.. Is in charge of the New Yorl
! a h dornu ~ An AL, p
! of Or. John S. Billings lisa retired
DR.. Billings. jr., will be here Saturday
| The school farm demonstration at Il
O'Clock this morning showed methods fol