The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-24
BOOM Ton. HEALTH
Physicians Talk to the People
About Sanitation
TIE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Holds Open Meeting In Sank Centre
and Discusses Questions of
Public Health

| b. Il
comfortably filled Monday evening
with an audience to listen to the
papers and discussions of the men,
bers of the Stearns-Benton County
Medical Society in the interest of
public sanitation.
A delegation consisting of Dr.. P. C.
Pilon of Paynesville, president of the
society; DR.. J. G. Boehm of St. Cloud,
secretary, Drs. w. L. Beebe, G. F.
Brigham, A. f. Whiting and J.. H.
Beatty of st. Cloud; and Sdpt. A.. N.
Farmer of the St.Cloud public schools
came up to help push the good cause
along. The following program was
given:
Introductory remarks, DR.. w. l..
| Beebe.
Special Points in Sanitation, DIR. J..
| A. Dubois.
City Sanitation, DR.. G. +. Brigham.
tuberculosis, Dr. H. L. Lamb.
Ventilation, Prof. A. N. Farmer.
Medical Inspection of School Child
rem; Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat, DIR.
A. F. Moynihan.
Sewerage and Water Supply, DIR. J..
c. Boehm.
The president, secretary, the speak
erS and DR.. E. j. Lewis sat on the
stage, and formal meeting of the
society was held, the president pre-
siding. In order to practice what
they preach the NJ. DIS. had pitcher
of water and seven tumhlers, each
one drinking out of his own particu-
lar glass, when necessary.
DIR. Reebe, in opening, told linwsit
happened that open meetings are held.
The idea originated with the Ameri-
can Medical Association, and the
doctor read an official circular from
that organization urging such gather
ings. He emphasized the fact that
the movement is unselfish, for educat-
ing the public to preserve it's health
does not conduce to an increase of
doctors bills.
DR.. Dubois, ever a welcome speak
er in Sank Centre or anywhere else
for that matter, said the doctors had
decided to take the public into their
confidence, and that it was no conf
dence game, either. The medical pro-
fession had advanced greatly in recent
years. The medical practitioner to-
day is the humblest citizen living.
The speaker emphasized the idea that
the doctor of today is self-sacrificing.
He had little sympathy with legisla-
ting people into health. He thought
that if the common people can be in
duced to take up sanitation, few laws
Will be necessary. The doctor affirm
ed that Sank Centre is the cleanest
city of it's size ON the map. 1t is
years, said he, since he had known of
case of typhoid fever which origi-
mated here.
DIR. Brigham held that the work of
city sanitation should be largely In
dividual; the public and the authori-
ties should cooperate. He outlined
the methods employed in st. Cloud:
DIR. Lamb held that the old time
theory of hereditary transmission of
tuberculosis is now exploded. The
treatment of this disease should, be
considered an economical problem.
He gave facts and figures showing the
rate of mortality due, to. this dis
ease and outlined methods of treat
ment. He referred to the fact that
Olmstead county, in this. state. has q
paid nurse who looks after cases of
tuberculosis and urged that Stearns
county should also employ one.
Supt. A. N. Farmer of the St.
Cloud city schools made the hit of the
evening with his paper on :sNentila-
tion". Mr.. Farmer made an impaS-
stoned plea for the preservation of
the health of the rising generation,
denounced 1.-The evils resultant from
poor ventilation in school rooms, and
all that sort of thing. Almost every
case of break down among school
|children, he said, was the result Of
bad air. The fan system ife.consider-
ed to be the only practical method of
yentilsting school rooms. The duty
of the state, he exclaimed, does not
stop with furnishing q teacher and >
room; it should furnish good air 4
:. DR.. Mcynihan started out with the
premise that the physical condition
of the child has close relation to its
mental capacity. From that he went
into details relative to, the physical