The Washington herald., 1909-05-15

the fields OF wheat and corn. Nov we
have gone fer beyond the railroads. The
country has been developed. ard new and
serious problems have come Up for sOlu-
ton.
Praise for Physicians.
7 wish 10 praise you for the work you
are doing and 10 bid you Godspeed when
you attempt 10 prevent disease. and in
your efforts that each unit Of the coming
generation may develop into more per-
feet manhod and Womaahood. which is so
material 10 the peEpetuatlon OF the
species
Again bid you Godspsed- ! 90 not
discourage you Shen you say that you
viii take the imperfect, the abnormal.
and Go the best you can with them The
strong can take care OF themselves. but
for those with defective splnes OF who
are mentally weak. Oh, how the heart OF
the parent protects the weakest. Natures
laws are universal and they would de-
stroy the human life as quickly as they
would destroy the life OF mosquito We
must reckon with these laws OF nature
Therefore, I praise you and commend
you IN your Efforts 70 upbuild the race
and render It more viriIe by the preven-
ton Of this disease.
Society must travel hand in hand with
hope and faith. Il you take away hope
from a man who Is diseased. he viii
surely Gle Il Is hope that is eternal.
and IL is cne-hsls OF the cure: therefore,
you should aid nature and not run coun-
ter 20 f.
Dr. OsIer's Address.
Dr.. osler said: Z congratulate this
country on the remarkable success which
the Nsti0nsiN. Association for the Study
and Prevention OF tuberculosis has
achieved. attribute it in large part TO
TIE manner OF Its organization, rot max
ing It purely professional. but partly 4
public and partly a professional organiza-
ton. This IS not 4 battle of the doctors.
but Of the whole
Let US see Just what has been done
Briefly, three things have been accom-
pIlshsd-Srst, the public has been aTak-
ened: second. money has been foTthcom-
ing IN q remarkable way. aad. third. men
and women who are Thoroughly in earn
est have been enlisted in this cause. Now.
We must keep the public awake: second.
We must get more money. and, third, We
must enlist more men and women 70
take part IN this campaign. This IS not q
battle OF q yeer or q generation. TIE
probabilities are that Il VIII take two or
three generations. at least. before Ee
have the mortality from tuberculosis re-
duced 10 a rate. say. al which typhoid
fever new is IN well-regulated countries
II is q fos that is very deeply intrenched
n the human race. but when we think
OF what has been done n one genera
tion, how the mortality has been reduced
in some localities 20 per cent, and even
Ioo per cent. we az least feel that We can
battle with hope. and so long as We are
fighting with hope victory is IN sight"
DR.. Welch said:
The people have been aroused as never
before fl this combat against tuberculo-
sis-the most devastating disease OF man
kind. While ali OF the problems in con-
nection with Il have not been solved.
We are IN possession OF a certain amount
OF knowledge which enables US 20 state
positively that II practical measures
based upon this exact scientific knowl-
edge are properly applied. the amount Of
tuberculosis can be reduced TO q reia-
tively small extent. With that end IN
view the first step is the proper nOtifca-
ton and registration OF all tuberculosis
cases. 1 know objections have been made
to this but the fact that il Is already
in successful operation IN different local
tiles is, 1 think, q sufficient answer 70
any objection that could be raised The
next step Is the early diagnosis
Spirited Discussion of Paper.
Prof. A B. Poland. superintendent Of
education in Newark. n. J.. opened the
night meeting with a paper entitled "Tu-
berculosis and the schools" His address
was the topic OF a spirited discussion, in
which Drs. Jay Perkins. OF Portland. P
L; Cleveland Floyd, OF Boston; John. Il.
Lowman, OF Cleveland; Edward L. Ste
vens. OF New York, and Walter L Small,
Of Providence, participated
Prof. Poland stated that the state was
responsible not only for the physical vel
fare OF the child and for his mental in
struction. but it was responsible also for
the fitting Of the child to become q useful
member fsociety. Having in mind,
then, its true function, is the cooperation
Of the school in the antituberculosis
movement either necessary or desirable O.
he asked.
The superintendent then stated the fol-
lowing reasons why such cooperation is
needed and desired:
'First-Because such cooperation will
afford the quickest and most effective
means TO disseminate knowledge as 70
the nature OF tuberculosis and the best
means for its prevention and cure.
'Second-Chiidren are the best promot-
ers OF new ideas in their homes. and are
able through the training received in the
public schools materially 70 advance the
efforts OF municipal and State Organlza-
tons
That tuberculosis should be studied IN
the public schools, in addition 10 the
prescribed curriculum. was another point
dwelt upon at length by the speaker
he declared that the facts desirable TO
teach lend themselves readily 70 distri-
button among ali grades.
Ia conclusion, Prof. Poland said "Pu-
pills who are preGisposed 20 tuberculosis
OF who are tuberculsr should be guard
ed from overStraining, due 70 the course
or method Of study in the public schools
In this connection abandonment Of the