The Washington times., 1908-09-29

Metchnikoff. in Paris. and many others.
who have been writing about the dan
gers Of eating too much. especially too
much meat. and Of 'autOintoXicatiOn"
as a consequence.
According 10 these writer's the chief
troubles from overeating are from eat
Ing too much meat and eggs, or other
high protein foods. Prof. Fisher does
not advocate a strict vegetarian diet,
but believes that when meat Is eaten,
II should be eaten moderately In his
experiments at Yale Prof. Fisher has
shown that those who eat little or no
meat have more physical and mental
endurance than the lovers OF beefsteak
or chops three times day.
All Are interested.
The meetings OF the sections con-
tinued an morning, in some Of them
the program Oeing held up by long dis
cussiOns. This afternoon the reading OF
papers will continue. and tonight an IL
lUstrated public lecture will be given
in the big hall by Arthur Newsholme;
of London, medical officer TO the local
government board Of England. His sub
lect will be The Causes Of the Past
Decline of Tuberculosis and the Light
Thrown by History on Preventive Meas
ures for the Immediate Future.
The laymen attend Section Y, Mr..
Devine's section, in the greatest num-
bers because the addresses in that sec
lish. and the subjects not so technical
Many visitors wandered about from sec
ton to section. catching snatches Of
the papers.
he was interested In the subject be
cause he had a son who suffered from
st. spent the whole morning in this
way Then he settled down in section
five and sat there for two hours drink
ing in every word.
4 couldn't understand a thing in the
other places" he said with an attempt
a { a smile. They talk too much French
and Dutch, and when they do talk Ems
lish they use words that are beyond
ne"
Conditions in Prison
A paper that created much interest
was that by Passed Assistant Surgeon
Victor G. Heiser. OF the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service. and director OF health Of the
Philippine Islands.
He stated that the annual mortality
among the 5000 prisoners in the Bllibid
prison was reduced from 20 to 20 per
cent by the elimination Of intestinal
parasites FIFTY per cent OF this num-
Der formerly died Of tuberculosis.
He said that in tropical countries.
here tuberculosis and the hook worm
diseases prevail. the elimination of the
hook worm will produce better results
in diminishing the mortality from tuber-
rllOsis than any other measure that
has yet been tried on a large scale
= T Devine, Of New York, che OF
The best known educators in the United
states, dealing with the economic AZ
poets Of tuberculosis, said:
The cure of tuberculosis is for doc
tors Its prevention is for SanitariariS.
Its disappearance from the earth Will
he their triumph. It's continued prevail
ence and its great mortality are their
Price New York Pays.
Along the same lines as Prof. Fishers
paper on the cost Of tuberculosis. was
the paper OF Prof. Walter F. Wilcox.
Of Cornell University. He spoke on
The Economic Loss TO New York
State in 1907 From tuberculosis" he
SAID:
In 1907 the number Of deaths in New
York State from tuberculosis was 1850.
One-ninth OF the number from ALI
causes. But OF all who died between the
ages OF fifteen and thirty-fve. more
man thTee-tenths died OF tuberculosis.
The economic loss is greatly increased
by the fact that tuberculosis Is the only
leading disease which prefers the most
valuable lives in the community, the
young adults
ltle loSs COuslSls manly OF TWO eie-
mentss on the one hand the cost OF the
sickness and the loss of earnings bs-
tween the beginning Of the disease and
The death, and on the other the loss OF
earning power during the working years
that the patient would probably have
lived had he escaped the disease
After 4 critical examination or the
evidence the former is estimated as at
least Sll2OO.O0O. and Sne latter as at
least So go. 900. The farmers OF the
State lose at least 8, 10000 a year from
the reduction in the value of their cat
t9e through bovine tuberculosis. The
minimum net loss to the State Of New
York from tuberculosis may be estf-
mated at SIS, OoO each year.
Furthermore, the expectation OF life