The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-09
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen.
eral Topics from
the Capital.
October 5, 1905

nat tue government WaY ea-
tabliSh National Board of
Health with an of6 or At It's head
who will be virtually member
OF the Presidents cabinet, is
prediction that does not seem 50
unlikely OF ful6llment IS in the
days when the government has
not begun ITS supervision aud
regulation OF everything uuder
the sun Various Republic u,
I Democratic aud Independence
/ Leagues shro9g hout the coun ~
have been advocating for some
+ time such department. aud the
tuberculosis Congress in session
here has gone on record as IN
favor Of saeh an innovation. Ii
Is we'll known that the President
would lend his approval 20 the
suggestion. aud 1t Is Que which Il
sure TO meet the wishes of Ihe
+ public. aud there 10 strong
I probability that we may sooU
have . Secretary Of Public Health
with = large corps OF medical ex-
psrtS under him. There is already
ia Washington > Puolie Health
and Marins Hospital service, but
its work Is con casd principally
20 quarantine, the examination Of
sntl-toxluS aud the care OF sick
sailors. There Is also the Bureau
OF Pure Foods aud IN the Census
/ OfSee there Is Division Of
I VITAL Statistics, sill OF which
would be combined in the new
Z department. A special medical
o6feSr With = corps OF experts
would be given charge Vt tue IL
berc0lo>iS division aud for the
6r>t tlwe 10 history 4 national
government would be working tor
the sxcirp&glon OF world wide
Scpurge. La IS evident TO the
medical profession that 10 make
elective tue crusade against 81
7 0ereuIosis il ls more necessary to
educate the people tbsn 70 20 gu
IN private laboratories trying co
hnG 3 specific tor it. A National
Department OF Health would oI
course, encourage aud undertake
Ou It's own account experimental
work looking towards tue dI>eOv
cry Of au auel-toxla Of euo<re9-
l0>iS, but SO eveu more important
sndsaV0l would be made towards
Supplying sas public with tutor
nation concerning the disease,
It's teeasmsEs. aud the mode 81
preVsu5iug It's spread. AS there
are is. 900 deaths each Year Ia
The Cuited States frvm eonSump
thou, 2aG IS trom these eases q.
LEASE = wlllIou persons are Gil
reesly msnaced by infection, It Is
+ evident thar campslgu OF edu
cation Is Ibs only we4uS a1 pres
sus 81 reducing rse uGm Der OF Its
vletimS,
Il have l0Ug fels," said the
world famous Or. hoch. the dis
eorerer Of tuberculosis oaeIlli,
.,shst ID this generally lsfsctI0U>
disease ol tuberculosis a. [ have
felt il resard TO uauy infectious
diseases. 10 sse study u which I
asve occupied ny Irte. that every
sE0rs mu>s be ken 60 prevent
the >pgeaG 81 this eeotsSlon. and
uo>t important Of ali, the coo
taWiaattoo Ut bUmsu eslugs BY
each orBec
w 0lle the Tuberculosis Ger
gre>s IS 6rsa amt foremost q ser
leU> gstberiBg IF ,bs meSs dtseln
guI>bed 1T ees men beers of tie
medical profession throughout
che world l5 = also the occasion
81 Soue uoeaole >oeial affairs an
entertainments given Ia Washing
COZ ID homer ot 5he Delegates.
Ii : rare laaee6 ebaa >eptemo Der
aud early 0cloosr sees aBy51lBg
Ii the social shigl here. eut as
busy a day a. tue society folk
ever sec S miG wtu1er waS Spea5
" e,saesdsy aud thursday Iass,
whes aH ls8ss three great rscxp
tlous we're 70 progress between
four e'ciocS aud midnight. T1s
Prs>ieue aaG Nrs. Roosevela
viii eaGrrss 80 ID evening re
eSa lon t3r lben alSe wnen thsre
wa Is . general re-auma ef Gao
iuel ministers, surelgu diplomats.
and attaches aud tue smart sec
gelerally. Secretary Rood gave
6lauer last Thursday Bigha Ia
boacr Of these delegates. az which
Ms guests sumeeFeG $40 lie was
gwen 81 aeeei a. enece il no
prlvare Aeasr 10 the ems large
sueuga CO aecommadaes sncA
number DR. Nech hfi the PLACE
sc Aeuer as SIR. Rcot's rfgaa. a.
srle mos1 Distinguished Suas1.
sbeagh There were. o0aer cabtaee
aiieerS, ambassadors. miIllonaires
sad a sReiBslug Isl Senator's.
Aaaug 9ae weal known parole.
it.4tfe. IN rhe4 S,at.s-tf f,sos.rfss,,s .,e