The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
Arrival Tomorrow Expected
to Give Impetus TO
PhthisiS Congress.
MANY STOPPED OVER
AT PHILADELPHIA
No Patients Yet Accepted TO Prove
Theories Advanced by
Dr.. DetTe.

The coming Of the great body of for
eirn delegates TO the International
Congress on tuberculosis. expected 70
arrive in Washington tomorrow from
the international conference being held
ia Philadelphia. is being anticipated with
sreat eaeerness at the New National
Museum. IT is thought that the presence
OF the hundreds OF distinguished spe-
cialists, Ceutering the highest authori-
ties of the world, in Washington. will
increase the attendance at the Com
gress until the halls and corridors viii
DC crowded.
During the week comparatively few
of the important figures of the congress
have come 10 Washington. the great
majority stopping OF at Philadelphia 10
attend the sessions there. the main
business OF which IS TO decide on where
the next congress shall be held. To
morrow these men Will arrive In Wash
ington by the score, and Will give de
ci1ed impetus TO the exhibit.
No Volunteers Chosen.
10 patients have as yet been selected
or accepted as volunteers for the test
TO prove the theory Of diagnosis which
is TO be made by DIT. y. LasziO Detre,
OF Budapest. next week. DR. Percy q.
Smith. Of the District tuberculosis Hos
pitaI, stated this morning that he will
await the action OF a conference. which
is to be held either this evening OF to-
morrow. before he takes any action to-
ward the selection Of subjects among
the patients at the hospital
The greatest interest is being taken IN
the outcome of the tests by the dis
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phia, and the Importance Of this test.
although the theory is not exactly a
new one. cannot De OveTrlted- Il, as
Dr. Detre claims. the test will deter
mine within twenty-fOUr hours the ma
ture Of the tuberculosis bacciu and the
degree OF virulenCe, II Will be a good
step forward in the battle on the dis
- ease.
Rivalry Among Exhibitors.
The exhibit IS not lacking in its anus
ing features despite the deep seriousness
of the subject. There is an undercVJ-
rent OF rivalry between the different
national and State exhibits. and several
times this rivalry has manifested itself
i'm petty outbreaks.
Between the representatives of two
small European nations the feeling is
So intense that they protested 10 DR..
Boyer chairman of the committee on
exhibition, who had placed their ex-
hIOirs beside each other. They now
have space in opposite ends Of the
building There Is also considerable
rivalry between those in charge OF the
New York city exhibits ana the New
York State exhibit.
Out in the court yard of the Museum
building is q model dairy, set up by rne
New York State department OF asricuI-
1ure. II consists 81 Il small COW Darn
WIKI concrete floor. and small dairy
building Two magnificent bovine specl
mems, Iuli-hlOJdCd UDlSItluS loaned uN
the Soldiers Home IOT the exhibit ar.
Al pasture IN a small Enclosure near
by.
Inside the miniature COW barn pIa-
cards are posted which are of particular
interest 10 Washington, IN view OF tlt
recent report of the board of physician,
appointed 10 make an Investigation vi
the causes Of typhoid In the District
and which recommended the paSteurIza
ton OF all milk sold in Washington
These placards read as follows.
Better TO keep your food pure thar
10 Try 10 purify II after II is contains
mated
Clean milk is conditioned upon COW.
free from tuberculosis, cleanliness, auC
G. P. o. Exhibit PIeases.
The exhibit of the methods Of pre-
venting the spread of tuberculosis al
the Government Printing Office, under
the charge Of DR.. W. g. Manning, SAM
tary inspector, is exciting a great deal
of favorable comment among the for
eign delegations \ number of them have
expressed an intention Of making an
attempt 10 induce their own countries
10 install the system used at the print
ing office, i'm their own government o.
flee s. DR. Boyer. chairman of the ex-
hititiOn committee, is enthusiastic over
the system, which consists of the use
of sanitary cuspidOrs, half filled with a
1-50UJ solution OF bichlUride of mer-
curry.
Il am astOuishe5 AT the way in which
municipalities, railroad companies and
others put UP these signs prohibiting eN-
peCtOratiOn and then provide no means
of dispOSing Of sputum.' said DR. Boyer
today.
Practice Is Criminal.
ITO one who understands the situa.
ton. the putting up Of such signs anC
letting the matter drop at that is Ut
terly absurd, and almost criminal 1t {.
a weIl-known fact among scientific mei
that 80 per cent OF the cases of tuber
culosis are caused by eNpeCtvration. 1
In every big establishment, in ever,
railroad station, and public place tn
example OF the Government Printing
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