New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-02
EDUCATION, SAYS KOCH
Urges ITS IMPORTANCE.
Greatest Feature, Scientist Thinks,
of Tuberculosis Fight.

washington. Oct I-"Of more Importance than
s7v other feature in the crusade against the
oo-,-se OF the white plague is the campaign OF
.5,,oa-ion" emphaticaiy declared DR. Robert Koch
.odav The eminent German scientist again
er7s-e6 prominently in controversy tubercu-
tosz before the National Congress on tuberculosis
The above utterance was made just after q
---- rad beer submitted by DIR. @. A. Heron, dele
sts Of the Royal Society Of Medicine Of London
:. the teaching Of elementary hygiene in the
raining colleges and elementary schools Of Great
prtzia and Ireland which was read and dis
used by the section Of the congress on "eIe-
,,e,ta-v and popular education
Dr Ro-rh in mis- comment on the report re-
GREETED that thus far OF the educational eff
ro-ts II the campaign TO stamp out tuberculosis
-sF been made almost entirely with adults He
emphasized the importance OF teaching hygiene 10
children. because, he said. they were quicker TO
aesrr the hygienic laws than adults Youth is i'm
rressionahle. he pointed out, and they are not
likely 70 forget what they are taught at this
period He called attention TO the duty which i'm
rosed itself upon theNAachers to instruct their
scholars n su the sanitary measures and pre-
cautons % be taken in combating tuberculosis
and added that both teachers ana scholars must
be thoroughly and competently taught
These necessities are simple and seIf-evident-
TIE most important CT ali anti-tubercuIosis meas
u-es-that Z wish 10 indoTse most mistakenly the
words OF Dr.. Heron ne said. Il have long felt
thar T. this generally infectious disease of tuber-
c7lios5s as 7 have felt regard TO the many in
!
occupied Iny life. every effort must be taken 10
p-ren. tie spread OF this contagfon and most i'm
rortant q al the contamination Of human beings
BY each other.
From his point OF view he continued. u
nave noted. and recommend you as very irnpor-
rsrt 10 study very complete exhibit OF the State
q New York on tuberculosis here the methods and
zpplances there shown b utilized to prevent the
spread Of this Infection But II is not sufficient 10
Sc the means and apparatus One must know how
he
lance II this crusade against tuberculosis is this
car1paign Of education
DR. Heron, II his report told Of the great step
vrfioh was taken last August in England and Wales
which ended the evil system which. TIL that date,
allowed the study Of hygiene TO be optional with
those who meant 70 become school teachers Now.
ne said an intending teacher required TO
axe d special cOErse in hygiene and the school
children were regularly instructed in that science.
sound education II hygiene, given both TO school
children and 70 adults" declared Dr. Heron. lis
the CHEZ means BY which not only i'm
r1ensely essen but practically end the existence
Of tuberculosis"
That strong effort will be made to place the
congress q record n favor OF the establishment Of
q national department OF health was indicated to-
day a. the session OF the section state and
municipal control CT tuberculosis, Of which Surgeon
General wyuaan IS the head In opening the dis
c-ssion with regard the necessity Of e national
department q health By combining federal health
azerts Surgeon General Wyman announced that
there was good prospect Of the accomplishment OF
rhis end. and that TIE United States public health
and marine hospital service would participate in
the movement
Professor Irving Fisher OF Yale. favored Great
Ing national board Of health IN order 10 concen-
IRE Eo-k Of fighting diseases in this country
under one head The proposition received with
fs-or By several hundred American physicians
present several Of them being public health
authorities Dr.. Listen Il. Montgomery, Of Chicago,
has prepared resolution which he VIII lay before
TIE congress for creating "a national department
q public health" the head OF which shall be 4
medical scientist member Of that profession who
snail have seat n the Presidents Cabinet.
Al important subject which created considerable
discussion was Immunity from Tuberculosis"
Many II the leading scientists from this and other
countries participated. \ novel theory ad-
the University Of Kansas, and Drs. W. ". Williams
and Gerald B. Webb. OF Colorado Springs, Col.
VINO declared that ANY successful method Of pro-
tucfnE freedom from tuberculosis must be sought
through the OF the living germ That the
theory had been proved in experiments guinea
PIGS. and the only successful method By which
human beings might be made immune, was stated
II The paper.
Or. Charles A I. Reed. OF Cincinnati. formerly
PRESIDENT Of the American Medical Association and
now candidate 10 succeed J. B. Foraker IN the
United States Senate to-day addressed the anti
tuberculosis congress the relation Of the pro-
posed national department Of public health to the
solution OF the tuberculosis problem in the United
States Many other speakers of note gave the
suits II their researches IN the different sections
O. he congress-