The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
TOMORROW WILL
 FIND EXHIBIT BUSY Stream of Visitors Passed
 Through Yesterday TOPICS FOR THE LECTURES Description of Some of the Things Shown at the Anti-TubercuIosis
 Exhibit, Which Is Free
 to the Public.
TOPICS FOR THE LECTURES

The tuberculosis exhibit will be closed today, the only thing on the programme being an address by Director E. G. Routz- han at Newman's Methodist chapel in Avondale at 7SO o'clock tonight In addi- tion to MT Routzahns talk there will also be talks by several physicians in re- gard to the care and proper treatment of tuberculosis patients and precautions to avoid it's spreading
 With the dawning of tomorrow, how ever, the exhibit will be opened again, long programme having been arranged. This programme is as follows:
 Sundays programmes
 7:3O D. m.-Address at Newmans Meth odist Episcopal chapel Avondale.
 Mondays programme:
 1915 a. m.--Address High school.
 D. m.-Massey Business college.
 D. m.-Twenty-S Seventh Street Baptist Sunday school.
 D. m-Subject: "Tuberculoss in It's Relation to the Child" Chairman, pr. Kenneth Bradford speakers, pr. J. Ross Snyder, pr. Thomas D. Parke.
 s p. m.-Subject; Relation of Tubercu- losis to the Work of Associated Chari- ties" Chairman, MT. Job Going; speak
 
 Manley, Mrs. William Hardy
 While great crowds attending the tuberculosis exhibit daily there are great many people who have not yet availed themselves of this opportunity. The exhibit is interesting in every de- tail, and the taking of one trip through it very often means another trip so inter- ested do the people become in it.
 Part of the exhibit shows a room as generally found in a tenement house. This room is a good representation of the conditions existing in the lower walks of life among those persons who have not much regard for cleanliness. In contrast to this is shown a room simply but neatly furnished and within the means of every one The cost of the furnishings in this room probably is no more than in the ill-kept one
 Miniature Representations.
 Miniature representations of various hospitals and places for the treatment of tuberculosis are also shown. The walls are covered with photographs and other data showing tuberculosis as treated by the open air method. Patients are shown sleeping in open tents and houses in places where the temperature is below the zera mark. One picture shows the fresh air method as applied to a person confined in a house. The bed is drawn close 70 the window and an awning wide enough to cover the head is built inside the room. By this arrangement a patient may keep the window open all night and breathe the fresh air without having the body ax posed to it or being in draught. This is but one of the many illustrations shown for the fresh air treatment, which is the main one.
 Valuable pamphlets relative to the treat ment and precautions are given to each visitors, and each one is urged to pass the information on to his neighbor. It costs a person absolutely nothing to examine the exhibit, this expense being borne by an anti-tuberculosis association supported by public contributions. It costs the city If Birmingham about $500 to bring it here, S20O being borne by the City Council $20O by the Board of Revenue and the other being made up by the doctors and gen eral public
 In the opinion of those behind the movement the public IS about 20 years behind the medical profession in the gen erai treatment of tuberculosis patients, and it is their desire to educate the peo- pie to a common sense handling of the disease
 Visiting Nurse as Factor.
 The visiting nurse as a new factor in the treatment and reduction of consump- tion was developed in the meeting yes- terday afternoon at the tuberculosis ex- hibition by Dr. w. T. Berry. Dr. Berry manifested the view of the visiting nurse Tn preventing the great white plague be- cause of the opportunity the nurse has in dealing with the family and in giving in- structlons and helping to get obedience to these instructions in the homes where the greater number of tuberculosis eases are to be found.
 Dr. J. E. Dedman and Dr. Mack Rog- CTS also discussed this subject, the talks of three of the physicians tending along the same lines. The absolute necessity for a broader and more systematic cam paign against this disease through the charity and other organizations was re- ferred to.
 Dr. Cabot Lull and Dr. J. M. Lowery were the speakers at last nights session, their subject being Importance of the Early Diagnosis in the Treatment of Tuberculosis Dr. George A. Hogan pre- sided at the meeting.
 All day long the exhibit was filled with throng of persons closely seru- tinizing every part of the exhibit or listening to the lectures. It was 'tNurse's Day." and the work of the trained nurse was referred to in every way Director Routzahn, in his talk in regard to the nurse and charity work in fighting tuberculosis in Bir- mingham, spoke very plainly along the
 
 fort in this direction, his words in part being as follows:
 Tt has developed that at the pres ent time the charity and relief forces in the city are so lacking in organiza- tion that the efforts put forth and money invested are administered very inadequately to cope with the situation. Probably enough money has been spent to deal very fairly with the total num- Der of poor consumptives, but the lack of concerted business administration makes it impossible to properly use the money or energy now given to the ef- forts against tuberculosis.
 "There should be registration with the city health officer of all cases of tuberculosis. There should be an or ganized association of charities which should register all tubercular cases and which should bring about forces which are able to give sufficient ra- tions which would make it possible for the average consumptive to fight a winning disease"
 Constant Stream of Visitors.
 Physicians and other persons through out the state are taking a great interest in the exhibit here, and the long stream of visitors to if numbers nliite faw