The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-17
EXHIBIT WILL
BEGIN TONIGHT
Failure to Get Rooms in Shape
Delays tuberculosis
Show.
MODELS CONTRAST PROPER
AND IMPROPER METHODS
Emphasize Necessity for Fresh
Air and Cleanliness in Dis
eases Treatment.

Owing TO delay In getting the rooms
ready for the tuberculosis exhibit. the
programme for Monday night was not
carried out as planned,
Workmen did not complete the wiring
of the rooms until a late hour Monday
and the rooms were not provided with
heat The east room. which is arranged
for the lectures. could not be fully ar
Governor Spry and Mayor Bransford
were at the rooms promptly al that hour,
but owing to the misunderstanding,
found the doors locked, They were in
vited to arrange their engagements to
take part IN the exhibit some other
night and to this they readily assentcd.
Joy II. Johnson prcsiden. of the Com
mercia! club, who was 10 have presided,
announced for the meeting.
With a few exceptions. the exhibits
were all in place for the opening night.
The walls Of the west room are hung
with pictures and plans of sleeping apart
ments of many OF the best-known tuber-
culosis hospitals in the country, There
are many pictures OF poorly ventilated
homes In the large, cities where tubereu-
losis thrives and where II is impossible TO
treat the victims, In n strong contrast
are the model sleeping apartments: show
ing how easy II would be 10 combat the
serve the necessary rules,
Model Sleeping Room.
In the back part of the west room are
arranged two models of sleeping rooms,
each GXS feet. One shows a sleeping room
with no means OF ventilation and reeking
In filth. or this kind of rooms. It is said,
there are many thousands in New York
City. The other model shows light.
airy sleeping room. with sanitary furni-
ture and proper means OF ventilation;
The models are exactly the same size and
show how simple 1t is 10 have the right
kind Of rooms TO sleep In.
Arranged the length OF the west room,
in the center, are q number OF models
OF tents and open houses. used in the
treatment OF tuberculosis. a large paint
ing OF the Modern Woodmen home for
tuberculosis patients al Colorado Springs
is conspicuous in the center OF the room:
The models Of tents and houses are OF
the types used In many of the settle
ments where only tuberculosis patients
stay. These show the simple construc-
tion 10 enable the patient 20 get fresh
air and at the same time TO be protected
from the severe weather
Models OF sleeping windows also are
shown in this collection The models ex-
hiblled are the windows approved by
medical authority in the treatment and
prevention OF the disease. The one thing
most emphasized in all the exhibits is the
necessity for fresh air and cleanliness all
the time.
PrOV1de Literature.
Literature is provided for all visitors
who care to take It. This treats of the
subject as shown I'm the exhibits. and
much OF IL is along the line of simple
rules 10 be observed in preventing tubcr-
culosis.
w. l.. Cosper, representing the ma.
tlonal organization for the study and
prevent OF tuberculosis. is in charge OF
the exhibit. He expressed regret that
the opening was delayed. but assured
all visitors Monday night that the pro-
gramme beginning tonight Will be car
ried out announced.
The programme for tonight follows:
Chairman Of meeting, w. Mont Ferry,
president city council. Municipal Man
agement OF Tuberculosis. DR.. r. W.
Ashley. city bactcriologist; "a Legal
Indictment of Tuberculosis" w II
King: Contributing Causes and Poplar
of tuberculosis" Dr., Jo-
seph Tyree; "Stereopticon Lecture" w,
l.. Cosper.
The meeting will be called to order
promptly at o'clock tonight, The
large crowd is expected.