The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
TO REPULSE WHITE PLAGUE
MEN OF SCIENCE IN EARNEST
CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON
international tuberculosis Congress
Is Important to Humanity of
All the World.


All the World.
Observation-Disclosures important
indeed to the world of humanity is
the International Congress on Tuber-
culosis now being held at the Nation
al Museum. The meeting opened
September 21st., and will continue to
october 18th, inclusive. The first
week was given over to preliminary
work on the part of the delegates.
and the exposition, which is open to
the public and designed to further
arouse interest in the fight now be-
ing Waged so successfully against the
white plague.
Among the exhibits are maps and
charts showing the extent and
growth of the campaign against tu-
Oerculos1s, location of dispensaries,
hospitals and associations where
treatment is given, and the methods
used. The walls are covered with
photographs and other pictures show
ing the progress of tuberculosis and
the various stages of curables. Tu-
Derculosis literature has been pro-
Vlded by the ton and elaborate dis
plays of window tents, cots, beds, all
sorts of outdoor appliances, models
of buildings, sanitaria, hotels and
homes built for the purpose of treat
ing tuberculosis in all it's stages.
Among the distinguished physi-
clans present are. Robert Koch and
Landouzy, of Paris; Sprouck, of Ut
recht; Tendeloo, of Leyden; Philips,
of Edinburg; Conf of Buenos Ayres;
Flugge, of Breslau; Bang, of Copen-
hagen; Vargas, of Barcelona; Mar
chiafava, of Rome; Eggerf, of Basel;
Wladimiroff, of st. Petersburg; Kay
serling, of Berlin, and Calmette, of
Lille.
An Epoch in the Fight.
The congress will mark an epoch
in the fight against this dread
scourge the world over The opening
meeting was the most impressive
event of the whole. On that day the
representatives of the participating
governments presented their formal
greetings to the government of the
| United States, and since there was
at least "a countries represented
each by a commissioned spokesman
| the speeches were brief. Among the
many prominent speakers were DR..
Robert Koch and wife, Surgeon
| General Walter Wyman, who spoke
on State and Municipal Control of
tuberculosis, and DR.. w. Reid Blair,
of the New York Geological Society,
who spoke on tuberculosis of Wild
Animals in Captivity. One of the
most Interesting topics was the open
air treatment which is in vogue now
all over the world In addition to
private sanitariums in this country,
New York and other cities and state
institutions have tried it and many
hospitals have roof gardens for con-
sumptive patients.
The congress meets triennially,
but this is the first time it has been
held in America, and great interest
is being shown in its work. If the
people can be thoroughly aroused to
the danger there is in trifing with
this subtle foe, if they can be led to
comprehend how much valuable aid
they may easily render by present
ing united front to this arch enc
my among fatal diseases, then the
efforts of this congress will have &C
complished a great and lasting good;
then we may hope, and not in vain,
to see each year many sweet lives
spared to add brightness and beauty
to the world instead of being sacri-
feed to this Unsuitable MoIoch
through our careless treatment Of a
matter so serious.