The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-15
AT THE HOTELS.

". T. Chamberlain. OF st. Louis. who
has been stopping at the Raleigh on a
business trip here. in speaking Of the
measures taken by the United States
representatives abroad TO prevent immi-
grants bringing cholera into American
ports. declared the greatest precautions
are being taken with immigrants from
infected districts by the Public Health
Service, which IS not taking the slightest
chances.
AT the instance OF the Public Health
Service at Washington. the United States
consular Offices at Hamburg. Bremen.
Antwerp. Rotterdam, and other Cont
mental and British ports are working
Under cable instructions, which require
them 10 detain Storage passengers from
cholera infected districts in Russia and
10 disinfect baggage prior to embarka-
ton for the United States" said MI
Chamberlain. These instructions were
given on account Of the recent reports Of
many cases in Russia and the prospect
Of the spread Of cholera in Europe.
The United States quarantine reguIa-
ticns, which are now being enforced.
provide the Storage passengers and
crews shall be detained FIVE days in suit
able houses or barracks located where
there Is no danger from infection All
baggage AT those ports IS being disin-
fected. and cabin passengers coming
from cholera infected districts who en-
I bark at clean or infected ports must
produce satisfactory evidence as 20 their
place OF abode during the I'VE days i'm
/ mediately preceding their embarkation.
The latest reports on the Russian
| plague received here say that at Rostoff-
on-Don. during the week ended July Q.
there were 3o3 cases and g deaths and
that since the beginning Of the outbreak
there have been PSI cases and s0f deaths
/ AT Odessa there we're reported between
/ July 4 and twenty-five new cases Of
/ cholera and ten deaths"
"A scientific investigation Of chronic
! diseases and brain disorders is necessary
/ for public welfare" said DR.. J. H. Kel-
! logg. superintendent of the Battle Creel:
sanatorium. Battle Creek. Mich, at the
/ New Willard yesterday
! Such an investigation as might be
made by Federal department Of health
I would puJ us f. possession Of knowledge
that would make ii possible for us 10
keep alive 10000 persons who now drop
into untimely graves at a time Of use
! fitness
/ 1T is manifestly a matter OF tremen-
dous Importance that there should be
scientific investigation OF the relation Of
habits to health. he said.
This Is a work which can be accom-
plished only by large body OF experts
provided with all the appliances and re-
sources afforded by modern science. It IS
a work which can be accomplished speed
fly and effectively by body having
Federal authority and prestige.
The State puts out a red flag as a
warning against smallpox. but leaves the
citizen 10 walk straight into the jaws Of
other monsters Of iiseaSes-insanity can
Ger. nephritis diabetes, heart disease. and
arteriosclerosis.
IT ig me duty OF the national govern
ment 20 bring 70 bear all the resources
/ Of modern science 70 aid in the settlement
OF those vital questions In regard 20
chronic diseases which are now lef,
largely 10 the desultcry experiments OF
/ hypOchondriacs and valetudinarians"