The Washington times., 1908-09-23
Washingtonians Show Much
Interest in Congress of
Scientists.
WANT MARINE BAND
TO FURNISH MUSIC
Directors of Great Gathering Seek
TO Make National Museum At
tractive TO Laymen.

Washingtonians began to flock 10 the
exhibit OF the International Congress on
Tuberculosis at the New National Mu-
scum building this morning. and all day
the spacious exhibition floor was crowd
ed with an ever-mOving. ever-buzzing
throng of visitors.
With the aid OF guides they began
a systematic inspection Of the work that
is being done by various foreign coun-
tries and the United States for the
suppression Of the haciui that have
been deadly foes Of mankind for many
years
An address. descriptive OF the work
being done by Sweden. illustrated by
DIT Bertu Buhre, the Swedish special
fist, attracted hundreds. and the demon
STATIONS Of the various State exhibits
interested many. DR.. Buhre is making
three illustrated addresses daily, at IL
o'clock a. m. . D. m. and 4 p. IN.
Want Band Music.
A proposition 30 have the Marine Band
and the Engineers Band give nightly
concerts i'm the hiE assembly hau OF
the Museum was made today. and the
officials OF the congress viii endeavor
TO make the necessary arrangements.
tract thousands To- the exhibition who
would not otherwise attend, and thus
they would become interested ln the
fight against tuberculosis.
As the whole pusguSe Of the exhibit
is general education or the people, the
presence Of the band would do much IN
this direction.
A model dairy, for the purpose Of
showing just how COWS should be kept
70 prevent their becoming tuOerculous, Is
being installed IN the interior court yard
Of the Museum
The emergency hospital at the ex-
hihit was completed this morning by the
medical department Of the navy, and
put In commission with naval hosPl-
tai steward and two nurses. Accident
cases or prOsuariOns VIII be cared Tor
there.
Work in Navy.
The exhibit being Installed under the
direction Of Surgeon General RINey, OF
the navy. bids fair to become one Of
the most attractive on thu exhibition
floor II shows I'm detail the work done
by the naval surgeons TO eliminate tn
berculosis among sailors.
A chart which attracts much atten-
ton IS one showing what the ancients
thought OF tuberculosis Hippocrates.
the medicine man Of the ancient Greeks,
seems 20 have had the same idea that
has become suddenly popular within the
last score years. Taken early, he said.
the disease can be cured
Pliny recommended the pine forests
as the place TO seek a cure, while other
wise men Of the oIden days recon-
nended their patients and scholars 70
take long sea trips and live IN high, dry
climates.
DR.. Oscar Medin, president of the
board of health Of Stockholm. Sweden,
who is ranked as the foremost authority
on Chlldren's diseases in Europe, arrived
in New York city yesterday, accom-
panied by Governor Conrad Cedercrauz.
Of the province OF Calnar They VIII
Join DR.. Buhre. in charge Of the Swedish
exhibit here, Saturday.
Mercury Not Favored.
Physicians In attendance at the con-
Eress are inclined to look asllalce az
the theory advanced recently by Medical
Inspector @. II. Hibbett. Of the navy,
that mercury is e. specific for tubercu-
losis. DIT. Hibbett, i'm reporting the sue
cess OF the treatment at the naval hos
pital at New Fort Lyon. Col, says:
We are almost convinced that mer-
curry iUdiciOUsiy applied Is ii specific in
the treatment Of tuberculosis in all its
forms"