The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-28
HOW TO AVOID IT.
Tuberculosis Meeting Reaches
an Important Stage.
Prof. Barber Will Tell of His
Experiences.
USE LANTERN SLIDES.
Views of National Printers Home
VIII Be Shown.
L. B. Brown Tells of Work Conn
batting Consumption.

Tonight promises to be a big night
for the promoters of the tuberculosis
exhibit Not only viii Professor Bar
Der, the tuberculosis expert from the
University of Kansas be here but the
printers and publishers of the cftv
will have a leading part in the pro
gram The topic of the Symposium
will be THE Sociological and Indus
trial Aspect of tuberculosis
The Typographical Union is the
only labor organization in the conn
try today that maintains a home for
their aged members and for the treat
ment Of consumptives. This home is
located on so acres Of land lust out
side of Colorado Springs and it is
maintained by a tax of Is cents On all
of the $4,000 members of the Inter
national Typographical Union. 1t is
called the Union Printers Home and
was dedicated in May 1892. The orig
iual cost of the home was $4,000 but
the recent additions and improve
ments have almost doubled the worth
of the home In the last four years
there have been 210 tuberculosis pa
tients treated at the home and so of
them have been cured.
Topeka Printers Benefited.
Five printers have gone there from
topeka and two of them are still Iiv-
ing Tonight at the national tuber-
culosis exhibit lantern slides will be
thrown on the screen showing pictures
of the interior and exterior of the
great home conducted by the union
printers over the city T r Brown
foreman Of the state printing plant
VIII give the main talk of the even
ing on the subject of the printers
rett- president Of the local union. has
made arrangements to have a num-
Der Of speakers there In behalf of the
printers and everybody is invited.
An Interesting Program.
Professor Barber of the State uni
Versity will give an account Of some
OF his experiences in treating and
testing tuberculosis tonight at the
evening session and his prominence
and his international reputation as a
tuberculosis expert viii gain him a
wide hearing The general subject of
the whole exhibit: How To Avoid
and How to Cure Consum ption," win
be touched upon again. This is a very
important part Of the exhibit and the
lectures and the people should re-
taken up every night Naturally, this
IS the real work Of the exhfbft-to
teach people how to avoid and cure
tuberculosis and the directors will not
Facts for the People.
An interesting little booklet is be-
ing Issued TO the visitors today at the
exhibit showing the Facts That Must
be Faced" in the curing and the
avoiding of consumption It is well
many different ways that the conta-
gion can be acquired. A partial list
of the things to watch out for is as
follows:
feeding on ii carry the germs of the
disease to food"
The spit dries and careless sweeping.
busting or draughts cause the germs to
float in the air.
The germs may enter the bodies of
children playing on the floor, through
sores or wounds
Others may get the disease breath
ing or swallowing the germs. Spray
given off in sneezing or coughing con-
tains germs in a moist and active
state"
Putting food, money. pencils. etc,
into the mouth after a consumptfve
has poisoned them with his Spit
Intemperance and other excesses.''
The closed window
"Overwork"
Crowded sleeping. living and work
ing rooms
Smoke and dust
Mouth breathing often due to ade-
noids."
1t goes on to tell the things per-
son can do to make il easy for con-
a careful consumptive-on who IS not
dangerous to live with This one
Coughs, spits and sneezes into paper
or cloth-burus or boiIs it before it
dries. or puts it into a disinfectant
washes her hands before and after eat
ing-always uses the same dishes and
boiIs them in water before washing
with other dishes-and sleeps alone"
1t ends up by saying that in case OF
tuberculosis the things TO look to for a
cure are doctor. sunlight, outdoor air.
good food and rest
The Programme.
The programme for this evening
and Friday is as follows:
1880 p m Stereopticon talk by
Mr. w L. Cosper. director
Sociological and Industrial Aspect of
Chairman. DR.. C B.
Van Horn, Rev. DR.. ChaS NJ Sheldon,
Mrs Chas- B. Thomas. Mr.. w W.
B. Brown. Professor Barber.
Friday, January %.
4:s0 p. m Special for Washburn
and Bethany students and nurses in
hospital and training schools.
Symposium = THE Study of
Hygiene and Sanitation in Schools
and Colleges, With Special Reference
DR.. Frank K Sanders.
president Washburn college: Dr. W.
s Lindsay. Prof H L Miller, Rev ]. |
P. DeBevers Kaye
9:30 p. m Stereopticon talk by ]
Mr. w L CosDer. director
500 D m. Importance Of the |
Early Recognition and Proper Treat |
ment Of tuberculosis" Chairman, |
DR.. c. A Mcguire. DR.. S. A Green |
field, DR.. Seth Hammen. Dr. W. A. |
Andrews