Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-01

of the Pasteur Institute at Lille. France:
DR.. Julius Bartel. Vienna: DR.: E: r. Bald
win of Saranac Lake. N. Y, and other
distinguished physicians participated.
Section two was engaged in considering
the value of treatment in sanatoriums
ling of Berlin discussed the Significance of
dispensary examination in the system
attic combat against tuberculosis. while
DIR. \. Calmette of Lille. France. and DR..
r W Philip of Edinburgh and other
scientists advocated the necessity for
sanatorium treatment. Section 3 was ad-
dressed by many eminent American sur
geons on subjects relating to surgical
treatment of tuberculosis in cases in
.volving the kidneys. intestines, bladder
and other organs
DR.. Clemens Won Pirquet. delegate from
Austria. who has recently. made impor-
tant investigations on the diagnostic use Of
tuberculin. was one of the principal speak
ers before section four He spoke on THE
Frequency of tuberculosis in Children
Methods for the detection OF tuber-
cu1osis among. school children and also
the problem of better lung development
in children were discussed by many speak
ers
The different parts played by the nurse
in stamping out tuberculosis was subject
around which interest centered at the
meeting of section five.
Prof Irving Fisher of Yale University
took notable part in the proceedings
of section seven in an address advocating
federal organization of health. Other
speakers. including Dr. Lawrence F. Flick
OF Philadelphia, DR.. f. G. Buchnell.
Worthing. Sussex. England, voiced their
views on the value of the proposed ma
iional health department
Hygienic Instruction.
Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs of Baltimore
spoke before section ). on "Hygienic In
struction in Schools His talk was de-
ughtfully free from techncalities.
He said. in part:
The public schools. academies and
colleges are series of institutions which
are molding the growing intelligence of
the country. their pupils of today will be
the men and women OF tomorrow, and il
An them the same kind of instruction in
hygiene could be given in practical.
effective and convincing manner as is
given to the patients in sanatoria, they
would be sending out into the world
youth ready for the emergencies of life
and with an understanding of how 20
avoid the prevcntable diseases. Until the
schools make provision for this kind Of
teaching, ii cannot be hoped to cope sue
cessfully with tuberculosis and the other
infec. ious diseases.
The teaehing for the younger classes
should be directed largely to the for
nation OF automatic habits of hygiene. a
love for cleanliness and neatness and the
things of ou;-of-doors. and should pro-
ceedfin daily lessons until every pupil at
graduation should have as complete mas
terry OF the fundamental rules of health
as he has of spelling. reading or arith-
nftic- Next text books must he written
a4hd teachers and school authorities with
TIfse new ideas found.
Never viii the suppression of the pre-
hNentahle diseases be secured until the
coming generation rather than the pass
ing one is instructed in the proper
methods 20 be pursued"
Health Week Proposed.
harles Wardell Stiles of the United
ates public health and marine hospital
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