The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-26
TUBERCULOSIS.
The Exhibit and Instruction Now Well
Under Way.

The national tuberculosis exhibit is
running at full blast and today the
store room and exhibition parIors at
| SIC Kansas avenue are visited by peo-
pie who are DESTROYS of knowing how
to get rid of consumption and how to
| avoid it. Last night a programme
was given before a full house of peo-
pie who kept coming and going con-
tinually throughout the lectures. At
ter the formal opening by the director
OF the exhibit, Mr.. w. L. Cosper, the
chairman of the evening, DR.. w. E.
McVey, president of the Shawnee
County Medical society," opened the
meeting with an excellent address on
The tuberculosis Problem Secre-
tary s. j. Crumbine, President C. B.
Van Horn of the city board of health
and representative from the board
OF county commissioners each gave
short talks on the exhibit and the i'm
portance of the same to the city and
state.
Today the exhibit has been fresh
ened by a huge map of Topeka made
by Secretary Crumbine in which are
stuck small lacks representing the
place and the number of deaths in the
city during the last two years. The
statistical report is thus represented
in an interesting and valuable manner
and 1t shows that the more crowded
portions of the city are the ones to
AHOln0T Inat Is attract
ing attention is a bunch of pork and
beef samples affected by tuberculi
and they are shown in the raw manner
the tubercuH can be plainly seen and
1t gives the people better chance to
see the real deadly work of the germs
Tomorrow Director w. L. Cosper will
have on exhibition a map of the state
of Kansas showing the number of
deaths In the last year and it will be
tackled" in the same way as the map
Secretary Inc
Tonight's Programme.
Tonight a good programme will be
given on the subject How to Avoid
tuberculosis that will be an interest
ing one to the general public The
problem of avoiding the dreaded
plague is the most important problem
before the people today. Director
Cosper Will give a stereopticon talk at
7:3O. This talk will be divided into
four parts. ID 1.-The Rates of Mortal
ity." This will tell of the condition in
the South among the white and black
races, giving the rate of deaths among
them and comparing the effect upon
the number Of deaths in New York
world will be given % "PathoIogi-
cal" This part of the talk will tell of
pictures illustrating diagrams of the
lungs in normal condition and in that
of the germ itself enlarged and the
effect of the germ will be given. CD
Tenement houses This will portray
the different kinds of houses and sleep
ling rooms over the country. The
benefit of a well lighted. well aired
sleeping room will be given. ca This
division of the illustrations will be
photographs of the various institutions
about the country which are main
tanned for the benefit of those affacted
with. the tuberculosis germ.
The whole talk will be well illus
trated and will be a great benefit to
the listeners. After the talk Dr. R. S.
Magee will act as chairman and will
give twenty minute lecture on "How
to Avoid tuberculosis" He will be
followed by Drs. o. P. Davis, D. E.
Esterly and W. w. Yates.
Wednesday evening the following
programme will be given:
4:30-"The Relation of Fraternities
and Societies to tuberculosis" Chair
man DR.. E. S. Pettijohn, Hon. w. A.
S. Bird, Hon. L. NJ. Penwell, DR.. H. w.
Roby.
7:SO-Stereopticon talk by Mr. w.
L. Cosper.
s:OO-"The Trades and Industries in
Relation to tuberculosis Chairman
DR.. a. P. Raster, DR.. ]. D. Freeman,
Mr.. w. A. L. Johnson. labor commits
sioner, Mr.. w. L. O'Brien, Mr.. Tom
Brown.