New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
KOCH THEORY SUPPORTED
Or. Park Declares tuberculosis
Not Due to Infected Milk.
WAYS TO FIGHT DISEASE
Colonization in Southwest Advo-
cated-Care of School Children
Discussions in Congress.

DISCUSSIONS IN Congress.
Washington. Nav 3.-only ~ per cent Of
all tuberculosis in New York City comes
from infected milk butter or meat from
bovine sources. according 10 the statement
made by Dr. William II. Park. Of that city,
to-day before the pathological section OF
the National Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis Moreover, DR..
Park said. this small percentage is found
mainly in children In other words. pull
roonarv tuberculosis among adults is con-
sracted solely from human beings, and is
not the result Of impure milk or foods Dr.
Park supported the contention Of Dr. Rob
ct Koch. OF Berlin. the discoverer Of the
tuberculosis. germ. when he stood pracu-
csuv alone in declaring that cattle did not
--snsr7it pulmonary tuberculosis TO human
hangs The significance of these conclu-
sjons. il was pointed out. will be 70 direct
al the energy Of the campaign against
tuberculosis 10 combating the spread OF
This disease among human beings by pre-
venting splitting. bad housing, overwork
.-s .o+7er conditions injurious TO health
Colonization 90 consumpttves in the
Southwest was advocated by DR. A N.
Forster. Of Louisville before the sociology
csl section His subject was the best kind
r. en7p{ovment for those afflicted with
,,.be-r7,losis who when discharged from
bosnirsls and sanatoria relapse into their
so--,s~ condition because Of bad environ
mem DR. Forster declared that the pres
e-- machinery in the neutrality-suspicious.
os-rnsizr j inadequate. and did not pro
vide for the sufferer at the most critical
.+-,e in his existence-when he left the
ss-a-o-iun or hospital In view Of this
4.-- re advocated that institutions in which
-,-e-rulosls cases We're treated should be
so,.i7red with large farms. on which the
-o-,-slescerts might learn the rudinents OF
.-7c,71-1I-e He said that in his opinion
farming was the most suitable work
,r-e5 cons,1rlStive could attempt. Dr..
Forster therefore advocated that large col
oriee n conservatives gathered from san
a-oris il all parts OF the United States
should be formed in the Southwest on land
which could he irrigated with compare
,i,elv little expense. and that here they
should live and work for the rest OF their
lives
Ever -l+v should have one or more out
door schools. declared DR.. Henry Farnum
S-ou Of Hartford. Conn. IN paper read
before the sociological section. He recon-
-7ended such institutions for all delicate, So
called scrofulous or anenic children and
those with tuberculosis OF the bones. VINO
ere now in ordinary schools. He also ad-
vised the universal use Of the skin tuber-
oulin test in the kindergarten and lower
grades 70 detect cases Of unrecognized tn
berculosis DR. Stoll. declared that D 10 ~
Der cent Of school children II large cities
s-E infected with tuberculosis This infeC-
ton usually took place IN the home, and not
n the school. bur The badly ventilated
school room. by lowering the childs
vitality. allowed the germs 10 become
active In proof Of this statement Dr.. Ston
referred 10 IA children recently examined
ty him. in which the question Of exposure
70 tuberculosis in the home was carefully
;-vss-feated BY the use OF tuberculin il
was ascert aimed that - per cent Of the
children from tuberculous homes were in
fected. as against only IS per cent Of those
from supposedly healthy homes II was
also found that 20 per cent Of the frail chill
d-en from healthy homes had the germs of
the disease. but that only IS per cent Of the
robust children from similar homes were
thus affected.
DR.. Parks paper vas followed by wide
discussion Dr. Marshall Fabyan. Of BOs-
ron presented the story Of TWO cases Of
human tuberculosis in which the bovine
type Of bacillus was asserted.
In the clinical section DR.. Albert P Fran
cine. Of Philadelphia, declared that all
medical colleges should teach tuberculosis
as special branch and give il a perna-
rerr place IN the curriculum
The question Of placing the responsibility
for relapse Of patient supposedly cured
from tuberculosis was discussed following
z paper by Dr. ". I. Dunn. Of Asheville
Y c. on that subject Opinion was di-
vlded
An interesting paper was read by Dr.
Henry :. Goodau OF New York, who re-
lated some Of the results he had obtained
n he treatment Of children for pulmonary
tuberculosis All the experiments detailed
we're conducted II a sanatorlum and were
highly successful.
Dr. Robert J Newton. OF ST. Louis,
urged that greater efforts should be made
70 see that city ordinances against splitting
II public places were observed
~ the meeting Of the board Of directors
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent. DR. William H. WEIGH, Baltimore;
first vice-president. Dr.. Victor {. Vaughan,
Ann Arbor Mich: second vtce-president
Dr. George Dock. New Orleans; secretary.
u Henry Barton Jacobs. Baltimore;
treasurer. General George ". Sternberg,
Z A Cretired). Washington The follow
tre executive committee also was elected:
william H Baldwin. Washington; DR. Her
man y Riers. New York: DR.. z. @. Jane
wsv New York: Homer Folks. New York;
Dr. George y Kober, Washington; J y.
Hurry. indianapolis. and Joseph Walsh,
Philadelphia