Morris tribune., 1910-04-29
TWO DAYS OF LECTURES
AT ARMORY.
The State Anti tuberculosis Ex-
hibition is Attended by Large
Crowds and Many Helpful
Addresses are Made on the
Prevention and Cure of Con-
sumption.

The anti tuberculosis exhibition
sent out by the state board of health
has been most successful in exciting
interest in the prevention and cure of
the great white plague.
The exhibition was given at the
armory on Monday and Tuesday, and
meetings were held each afternoon
and evening, the last one being held
at Assumption church.
The exhibition consisted of many
placards designed to present in
most striking manner the various
truths regarding this dread disease,
also many views showing the methods
by which the disease is caused and
cured.
Stereopticon lectures were given at
each meeting by either DR.. @. G. Pratt
or Mr.. A. R. Blakey, and short talks
and addresses were also made by To-
cal speakers. Mr.. w. l.. Colyer and
Rev. J. T. Hammond spoke on Mon
day afternoon; J. @. Morrison aud
Rev. Chas. Grunenwald spoke on
Monday evening; Mrs. L. E. Pearce
and Mrs. L. G. Spooner spoke on
Tuesday afternoon and DR.. H. L. Hull
burd and Geo. w. Beise spoke on
Tuesday evening. DR.. Pratt express
ed himself as especially we'll pleased
with the success of the exhibition
here, and the high quality of the ad-
dresses made by the local speakers.
Much of the success of the exhibition
was due to DIR. Leuty, who had charge
of the local arrange ments.
That tuberculosis was commnni-
cable disease instead of an inherite d
one was emphasized by DIR. Pratt and
the means of spread shown on the
screen.
The public drinking cup, especially
in the schools and railway coaches;
common pencils and books in the
schools and above all promiscuous
splitting. Splitting on the sidewalk
mean tubercle bacilli in the home in
the carpets. Again plate photographs
showed the small number of germs in
the air in quiet room and the large
number after sweeping. Have bare
floors whose rugs can be taken out in
to the sunshine to be cleaned, where
the sunshine will kill the germs. Wipe
up the floors with a damp cloth.
The prevention of consumption
consists in two broad measures; 1st,
the burning or disinfecting of all dis
charges from the lungs, disinfection of
all rooms used by consumptives, and
End, the care of our bodies; to avoid
weakening disease like typhoid, diph-
iberia, scarlet fever, etc; not to
worry, work too long or hard or
waste our strength in dissipation.
Above all not to poison our bodies
night after night with foul air in our
sleeping rooms. To have bedroom
windows wide open at night is good
thing; to sleep out on a porch is
preventive of tuberculosis.
To prevent is much more import
ant than to cure tuberculosis tho we
now know that it can be cured if tax
en- early; this of course necessitates
the patient going early TO the doctor
and obeying his orders implicitly.
Many pictures of sanatoria were
shown where the patients sleep out
doors all the year round.
Fresh air 20 hours each day, good
food, rest-al under medical super
vision give consumptives their only
chance to get well-not so called con-
sumption cures.
Mr.. A. r. Blakey spoke of tuber-
culosis as social as well as medical
disease. He said in part
Tuberculosis is social disease in
two senses; First it is problem for
the laymen as we'll as the medical
man to settle. Doctors are taking the
initiative in the fight, making inves-
LEGATIONS and pointing out the lay
mau's duty. But they are free to adj
NIT that we can never hope to wipe
out this scourge uutil the rank and
file enlist in the campaign. Since
tuberculosis is a floor disease disease
of the house and the workship, much
depends you the attitude Of the fam
lily in the home.
Second, This is social problem be-
cause it is serious drain on the re-
sources of the community, state and
nation. We may think of society