The Washington herald., 1908-08-06

found that 20 per cent OF the cows fur
nishing Washington milk have tubercu-
losis, yet II expresses the belief that the
condition Of the dairies supplying Wash
ingtOn is as good as that Of the aver
age city
Another bureau which would undoubt-
edly be added 10 the new department IS
the Bureau Of Chemistry, now a part Of
the Department Of Agriculture. This Is
DT. Wiley's famous bureau. the home CT
the poison squad" This bureau has been
a great governmental influence in spread
ing the gospel Of pure food among the
people. Dr.. Wiley has been dubbed a
crank by unbelievers, but the work OF his
bureau goes on Just the same His poison
squad experiments have been unique, but
at the same time they have been the
most thorough experiments ever made
by any government, and many valuable
lessons have been learned from them
The German government has made some
experiments along the same lines. but
when DR.. Wiley visited Berlin 70 learn
ABOUT these he found them wholly out Of
keeping with the reputation Of German
chemists for thorough and exhaustive IN
vestiga1iOIs 50 he came back and went
through the whole work himself.
dis experiments have demonstrated
that many harmful preservaJives were
u
prohibition Of the use OF borax. saIycilic
acid. sulphuric acid. and fOrmaldehyde
for such purposes The Bureau Of Chem
: is1ry las done much in determining what
constitutes harmful Preservatives. IN de-
/ termining the relative uUtriIive values OF
| food and in educating the masses against
adulterated food, yet there is even more
70 Go. L IS expected ,hat with all OF
these governmental bureaus consolidated,
I
effort 70 master the secrets Of public
health, and teach these secrets 70 the
| people the United States viii outdistance
[ all other nations IN contributing 70 the
health and welI-being Of mankind.
The enactment OF e law consolidating
these bureaus probably would carry with
] it enlarged power and greater apprepria-
tons IN order that the proposed depart
meut could carry the Investigation OF The
question OF public health farther and en-
force It's findings wherever interstate
health is concerned The Republican
/ platform declares. We commend The
efforts designed 10 secure greater efici-
] ency IN national public health agencies
and favor such legislation as viii effect
( this purpose The Democratic platform
says We advocate the organization
| OF all existing national public health
I agencies into national health bureau
which shall have power over sanitary
I conditions connected with factories
mines. tenemenJs. child labor. and sucf
other subjects as are properly within The
( jurisdiction OF the Federal government
l and do not interfere with State COurro
I Of public health agencies
I II the proposed department profits by
I the example Of the Department Of AE-ri
culture and reaches out 70 uplift the IN
. dividual It probably viii be able bef0rt
a generation mas passed away 70 brius
about health conditions Of which ou'
fathers never dreamed. Dirt and diseas
90 hand in hand The gospel Of healtl
IS personal and public cleanliness. Tt,
next session OF Congress probably VII
give the nation the means OF inculcatiui
this new evangeI IN the hearths OF th,
people
lCo1g-srht lOs. b Fry5e-lc J. Hass1n3
TO-mOrrOw-COtton Products.