Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-14
THAT Is THE SLOGAN ADOPTED
BY ORGANIZED FORCES IN
IOWA.
GREAT PUBLIC AWAKENING
IN MANY LOCALITIES
State Schools, Health Boards, County
and City Officials Join in the Gen.
eraI Movement-several Cities Plan.
ming Open Air Hospitals for Treat
ment Of Victims.
ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 14.-There is gen.
eral arousement turnout the whole
state of Iowa in the combat against
tuberculosis. This is evident from the
large numbers of inquiries requesting
information regarding the prevention
and treatment of tuberculosis con-
stantly reaching headquarters. Not
only so but the observer who travels
turnout the state will find that in al
most every community the people are
alert to the imminent perils of tuber-
culosis and the measures which are
necessary in its restriction. A. great
many cities and towns have passed an
tl-spitting ordinances and placards are
being placed which constantly call at
tention to the people that it is danger
Gus to the public health to spit on the
sidewalks. in shops, factories, depart
ment stores, halls, or in public places
of resort. The people know that the
matter coughed up from the lungs of
consumptives and eXpectorated in pub
lie places dries, becomes desiccated and
blown about by currents OF air.
furthermore, that tuberculosis in cat
tie is readily transmitted to the llu-
man being is a fact we'll established in
the mind of the general public turnout
the state. Danger from milk infected
with tuberculosis has aroused num-
Der of cities and communities to take
steps which require the tuberculin test
for dairy cows and the clean milk sup
ply as we'll. Waterloo is now doing
this. Boards of education are installing
sanitary drinking fountains and re-
| moving the public drinking cups from
the schools. Communities are begin
ming to care for unfortunate persons
who may be affected with tuberculosis
establishing intelligent measures not
only for the comfort of the patient but
to prevent the spread of his disease.
Institutions of higher learning are
giving the most intimate cooperation
TO the work which this department is
doing. The state university, the state
college of agriculture and mechanical
arts, the state teachers college are all
giving much attention to this partic-
ular social disease with the result tina.
the students leaving their halls are
we'll equipped to fight the battle
against a preventable disease
| The state department Of health is
just now insisting on the railroads
abandoning the public drinking cup
and the proper sanitation of their cars
in transit within the state. The desire
of the department of health is to bring
these changes about with the least
possible inconvenience to either the
railroads or the travelling public. Time
of course is required to effectuate a
change which is so general. The move
ment, however, is of such vital i'm
portance in the prevention not only of
tuberculosis but other infectious dis
eases that it will meet the universal
commentator of the people of the
state.
The state veterinary department
with its usual zeal and efficiency is
busily engaged with the health Of the
animals of the state, giving particular
attention to the eradication of tuber-
culosis among the cattle and there APP
pears to be a general demand upon
this department for the tuberculin test
and many herds are being cleaned up
Many cities are also moving in the
direction of the control and relief Of
tuberculosis. Dubuque, Waterloo, Ma
son City, Charles City. Fort Dodge
Muscatine, Fort Madison and a mum
Der of others have been doing some
work along this line. Sioux City has a
committee now at work in general
movement for a public hospital. DAY.
export and Scott county exceed any
other community perhaps. in the state
in the intelligent direction of their
movement for the control, and relief Of
tuberculosis. The city of Davenport
! tho it may not be known generally. lla: