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

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EADERS in the struggle with
mans greatest enemy-tuberculo-
sis-from all parts of the civil
II ized world will meet when the
sixth international congress on
tuberculosis holds its session in the new
National Museum building in Washing
ton from September p to October II.
1908. tuberculosis remains the most
dreaded of all diseases OF widespread
character, though 1t is no longer regarded
as unconquerable. That 1t is yielding,
slowly and slightly, by reason of the her
culean efforts to suppress it is a fact that
Is cheering. more cheering, perhaps. than
the optimistic prediction that it can be
completely exterminated within several
decades, made by some Of the foremost
students of the problem.
That 1900 600 persons now living in the
United States will probably die Of tuber-
culosis is the conclusion Of statistical ex-
perts, who judge the future by the past,
but these statistics no longer belong to
the province of hopeless and helpless IA
1alism. They indicate the stupendous
character of an undertaking we'll under
way. the reduction of the number of tu-
berculosis victims, without discouraging
or disheartening a single participant in
ed many of the secrets of mystery that
once baff1ed all. 1t has equipped the foes
of tuberculosis with methods Of suppress
sion that check its progress in the commu-
nifty and In the individual, and 1t seeks
with confidence methods Of eradication
The men who will come to Washington to
take counsel for further prosecu-
tfon of the great fight are familiar with
after fifty years of labor. They have
yet much to learn. as a specific cure for
consumption is yet to be discovered. but
they are far advanced along the pathway
OF potent and woodworking knowledge.
They are. familiar with Koch's epoch
making discovery of the tubercle bacilli
IN 1882. with KOch's tuberculin. which en-
ables the detection of tubercular infection.
infection does not necessarily presage the
development Of pulmonary consumption
or other fatal malady and they know that
autopsies In frequent instances have re-
vealed previous existence of a tubercular
infection healed by nature, unaided, the
victim never having been aware of the
infection. and that nature may be sub
stantially aided not only in checking tu-
bercular infection. but in checking pull
monary consumption
Important methods of prevention and
relief are now household lore. 1t may be
that other methods equally important are
unfamiliar: still others undiscovered In
the field of applied science. however the
foes OF tuberculosis have done much and
perhaps the most effective work of the
anti-tuberculoSiS campaign in the mast
quarter century has been the attainment
OF public cooperation in the movement
suppression OF tuberculosis is an end
which governments as well as individuals
are seeking. Perhaps the latest great dis
covery in the common cause is the i'm
portance of the immunization Of cattle, a
great undertaking that will safeguard the
public against contaminated milk. now
recognized by advanced students of n.y.
giene as one Of the principal causes of
tuberculosis, great undertaking yet In
Its infancy in this country, though there
are many immunized herds of dairy cattle
in the United States, some dairymen using
the Won Behring method and some that of
Prof. Leonard Pearson of the University
OF Pennsylvania. This subject will likely
receive much attention at the congress.
one OF the prominent delegates being Prof.
b. Bang Of Denmark, originator of a
method of immunizng cattle largely in
use in continental Europe.
Distinguished Delegates.
When President Roosevelt calls the con-
gress to order. either in person or through
authority delegated to Secretary Cortel-
you, he will bid welcome to an assembly
notable not only for the number of its
constituent members. but for its distin-
guished personnel The congress will be
larger than any previously held, more
than 5000 delegates being expected
among them representatives OF seven de-
partments Of the United States-of every
state of the Union. with the possible ex-
ception OF two-of at least forty foreign
countries. reckoning Great Britain and
IT., ss many "a so colonies as o,,, but unit
associations. Among them will be men
of worldwide fame in the medical world
including DR.. Koch Of Berlin, Theodore
Williams and Hiram T. Bulstrodem OF
London the latter the author of volumi-
nous report on tuberculosis made for the
British government; Dr. A. Chalmette OF
Lille. France. noted as discoverer Of g
method of incubation against snake
bites: Santiago Ramon Cajal of Ma.
drd who shared the Nobel prize fol
medicine with Golgi an Italian, in 1903
by reason of demonstrations which revo
IutiO0tZeu Tie VIEWS OF the Elcuitdi WITH
concerning the nervous system; r. w
Philip of Scotland, a pioneer in dispen
sary work: Arthur Newsholme. chief med
ical officer of the English local govern
Inent board: Augustin Rey, French
architect, who has studied the subject o.
sanitary construction of houses. and who
viii read a paper on that subject, pre-
pared by Maurice Letule Of the Univer
sity OF Paris: DR.. G. Won. Pirquet of Wen
ma DR. Alexander Marmorek of the Pas
teur Institute at Paris. DIR. A. keyser
ling Ct Berlin, DR.. /. Gabriiowitsch of Ha
lila, Finland; DIR. Emil Conf of BuenO