The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-13
THE WHITEPLACUE.
DR.. Crumbine Organizing a Bat
tie in Kansas.
Wants to Have a Congress Held
Next Month.
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE
Let Public Know Seriousness of
Situation.
Would Begin War by Securing
Popular Subscription.
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE

At the meeting of the state branch
of the National Red Cross society
held this afternoon at the office of
Governor Hoch, DR.. S. ]. Crumbine.
secretary of the state board of health,
unfolded to the governor and the So
ciety his plans for a statewide cam
paign against the spread of tuberculo-
sis, or consumption.
In talking of erecting a state sani-
tarium for the cure of consumptives,
said DR.. Crumbine, ST am convinced
that we are starting at the wrong end
of this tremendous problem. The
first thing to do is to educate the pub
lie in the prevention of the spread of
the disease. The erection of the san
itar1umS will come later"
! Wonderful to relate, DR.. Crumbine
does not advocate the plan of asking
the legislature for an appropriation to
finance this state campaign against
tuberculosis.
"I believe the money needed in this
movement should be raised by popu-
lar subscription" said DR.. Crumbine,
Il believe that the very agitation of
| raising money among the people, and
getting the people themselves to con-
| tribute directly to this great cause,
will be tremendous incentive to the
work. What we must do is to get the
people Interested"
which Governor Hoch will probably
adopt, is that the governor shall call
| state tubercular convention, to meet
in Topeka sometime during Decem-
Der.
At this meeting, the governor will
invite to be present representatives
from all organizations and depart
ments of public life and business ac-
tivity, members of the state board Of
health, delegates from Kansas to the
National Tubercular congress, the
state labor commissioner, representa-
tiveS of the railroad companies and
packing houses, representatives of the
United Comm ercial Travellers, of the
clergymen, both Protestant and Cath
Ole, of the hotel men, of the women's
clubs Superintendent E. T. Fairchild
of the state public schools, the presi-
dents of the leading colleges and uni
versities and many other representa-
tive men and women of the state.
At this meeting DIR. Crl1m bine hopes
to have present Livingstone Farrand
of New York, the president of the Ma
tional Tubercular1 Congress. DR.. Crum-
bine is also making, an effort to have
brought here the same tubercular ex-
hibit which was made at Washington
recently during the national tuber-
cular congress.
eat this state convention said Dr.
Crumbine, 1.-The machinery for a state
wide campaign against tuberculosis
should be set in motion. We should
have a permanent secretary appointed
to direct the work. It is my idea that
the state should prepare a tubercular
exhibit, similar to the exhibit made at
the National congress. Such an ex-
hibit will cost not to exceed $1,000. This
exhibit should be taken about from
town to town in Kansas, until it has
been exhibited in every county in Kan
sas. At each town, meetings should be
arranged through local clubs, doctors
and public spirited citizens generally,
at which the secretary of the state or
ganization who will of course accom-
pany the exhibit as lecturer will ex-
plain the exhibit, and the work which
is being done. Local speakers should
also be secured to discuss the tuber-
culosis problem.
1.-THE tuberculosis exhibit consists not
only of charts and pictures, but of
models showing sanitary and unsani-
tary rooms, of sanitary and unsanitary
buildings and factories, of models of
tents for use of consumptives, of speci-
mems Of healthy and diseased tissues,
showing how tuberculosis breaks down
the tissues of the body. In fact 1t
should show how the disease originates
and spreads, and how 1t may be pre-
vented and cured. But the chief thing
is prevention. Little can be done to-
ward effecting cures of the far-ad-
vanced cases. The work must be to
prevent the spread of the disease That
is the only hope.
'I anticipate that it will take at least