Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Every citizen of Washington ought
| to visit the exhibit of the International
tuberculosis congress at the New Ma
tfonal Museum building before it closes
Monday evening"
1T is the largest and the best ex-
hibit of the kind by far that has ever
been assembled.
1T is interesting in itself and it is
important in its effect.
"Such an opportunity as it offers will
not come again to Washington for
many years.
Therefore 1 hope that all our citi-
zens will avail themselves of it. not
only in their own personal interest, but
in that of the community.
This is from a letter of Commissioner
Mcfarland to the officers in charge Of
the international congress on tubercu-
losis and voices their own desires con-
corning the visits of the public.
Last Saturday and Sunday the halls
| were thronged with visitors. The boys
counting the people they entered the
doors enumerated considerably higher
1t is expected that. today and tomorrow,
the last two days, the crowds will be as
great. There is plenty of room for a
crowd of 10000 and more.
The exhibits and demonstrations have
been infused with little ginger, so that
the tail-end proceedings Of the congress
will not drag Imply along. Every dem
Is looking FORWARD plenty OF
visitors. and the hall is getting ready for
the biggest crowds 1t has seen 80 far dur
Ing the sessions Of the congress.
Children Hear DR.. Foltz.
The principal lecture at the interna-
tional congress on tuberculosis yesterday
afternoon was that of DR.. J. Clinton Foltz
of Philadelphia. He spoke to an audience
| Of school children and teachers.
IL, h@ fol tfon
of bovine and human tuberculosis he
said. 80 far as the laity Is concerned,
they are as much alike as two roses. And
although the bovine form may not be a
large factor in human mortality. why not
save the life Of the cattle as well as the
money of the farmer?'
In regard to sanatoria DR.. Foltz said
there are SO many cases Of tuberculosis
that it is impossible to accommodate
them all in institutions. Consequently
there is need for an intelligent under
standing of the care and treatment of in
vaids suffering from consumption in
their homes.
The far-advanced cases, owing to their
inability to care for themselves. he said,
must be cared for by the community. to
prevent infection of their families. The
| incipient cases can be instructed and re-
| turned to their families as arrested cases
The most practical method of handling
| intermediate cases is by means Of dispen-
saries. he maintained. in connection with
general hospitals. nurse should be Spe-
| cially trained to visit patients in their
| homes and see that the instruction is car
ried out and disinfection completed. Also
a friendly visitor should be provided who
| will interest herself to see that the fam
| lily receives the necessary financial sup
| port until the wage Garner can pick up
| the burden again.
Speaking especially to the children, DR..
Foltz told them not to be alarmed, that
| all that was asked of them was to keep
| clean. to breathe clean air. to avoid
| crowded rooms and bad ventilation of all
sorts
Merchants Recruit Ranks.
| In response to the appeal sent out by
the Chamber of Commerce. asking that
Washington business houses should CO.
operate with the congress. two firms have
not only held special meetings of their
employees. but have purchased for free
distribution copies of the booklet, SIM
| pie Lessons on tuberculosis or Consump-
| tion," prepared by the committee on the
prevention of consumption In this city:
| Lansburgh & Bro. and NJ. Goldenberg
have taken up this plan. Other firms who
are making efforts to awaken interest
among employees are 8. kann. Sons & Co.,
Saks & Company and the Palais Royal.
| A portion of the tuberculosis exhibit Is
to be found In the open court In the
heart of the new National Museum build
| ing These exhibits include cows and
| cottages.
The COWS belong to the New York state
exhibit. They are there as a showing of
sanitary dairy.
! On the walls of the passageway leading
to the open air are groups of photographs
revealing some of the possibilities of
cleanliness and attractiveneSS in dairy
| surroundings. There Is a portable cot
tage. which comes from Easton, Pa.
! In a tent in this court is an exhibit
made up of one article, bit of furniture
most any purpose that man may desire,
either in doors or out of doors.
Views of DR.. Chamberlain.
| DR.. F. T. Chamberlain of this city has
| some views of his own on serum as a
cure for<consumption. He holds that I'M
der present conditions of manufacture
serum lis uneven In strength and eff
cheney. as we'll as purity. and recon-
mcnds a United States standard
Speaking of his theory he said recently:
Il began the use Of serums by injec-
lions at the time of its permanent in
ception, and possibilities to physicians
have used practically all recognized SER
ums to date and will state that until the
United States government takes charge of
the market. and has a laboratory Of uni
versal worth In America. with branches
in at least all main cities where serums
can be obtained by telegraph on short
notice. you cannot get a uniform serum
and uniform results.
Serum should be known to physicians
by certain unit Of value or strength,
whether coming from the guinea pig, rab-
bit. monkey. mule or even human beings
An antitoxin or serum can be made from
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