The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
HEARS
PRACTICAL TALKS
MANY ADDRESSES OF HIGHLY IN
sTHUCTtvE NATURE AT CHAR
LoTTEsvILLE.
DR.. MAYO ON HEALTH
SANITATION, SUPERVISION OF
MEATS, BETTER RURAL SCHOOLS
AND WAR ON INSECTS
THEMES.

Especial To The Richmond Virginian.
IHAitLoITESVfLL VA, july Is.
DR. n s. Mayo. of the Virginia
polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg. ad
dressed tho Rural Life Conference
ms afternoon on the Relation OF
me Diseases of Animals to Public
tiehtth. Or. Mayo said in part:
Inc health OF nation is of the
greatest Importance. without a
strong, vigorous healthy people A
nation Is doomed 10 give place to a
harder race. The efforts OF our ma
uonal government 10 prevent the in
production OF transmissible diseases,
as Well as aliens defective mentally
dt4d physically, and the tendency OF
getting back TO the land and 10 the
simple life are evidences of the need
VI securing ana maintaining healthy
people. We are accustomed to think
mat the greatest menace to our ma
eior1 is an invading army, yet diseases
caused by microscopic. or ultra
microscopic organisms cause more
devastation and suffering to our ma
ton than wars and accidents com
pined. National. State. municipal and
private enterprises are endeavortng
10 protect our people against these
minute. but terrible, enemies to hui
manity. One OF the weak places in
our system has been the lack of proper
| protection against animal diseases.
| tuberculosis. rabies or "hydrophobia"
nnthorax, glanders. tetanus or lock
Jaw. septic infections, trichinoses
and tapeworms are directly communi-
+ cable from animals to man. We
should make provisions for munich
pal slaughter houses under compa-
tent veterinary supervision OF meats
and the method of preparation, as
well as of cattle that furnish milk
for human food. that we may be as
sured of animal food free from dan
gerous diseases and that have been
prepared and preserved in sanitary
/ manner
4 For Better Rural Schools.
Professor Il. T.. C'recheron, princi-
! pal Of the Agricultural High school.
| Sparks. Md, spoke iii the afternoon
| on Six Means for Improvement for
| Rural Schools He said in sub
stance: "All the food of material and
suggestions for the Improvement OF
rural schools We may condense under
six definite heads as follows. ~ In
terror Improvements, 90 Exterior
! improvements. t3> School Gardens
and Agriculture Clubs, 90 Co-Opera-
tive Work With Farmers. f5) Com
| fnunltS meetings. tnt IHuuStTlai
Teaching. OF these perhaps the last
is the most important and obvious
phase. Farm, folks will think more
OF the country school when ii does
more for thine in their daily lives.
| The fields of wheat and corn mean
more to tho. farm boy when he knows
how the plants live.
Insects as Disease Carriers.
! Or. r. A. Black, Of the Virginia
| Polytechnic Institute, speaking on
| insects and Diseases" said
! Insects az carriers OF disease have
! sprung into Importance during re-
cent years, not because Of the dis
coverY Of new insects, but because
the advance of science has shown
( the relation which insects bear 10
/ some Of our most deadly diseases.
The subject Of insects as carriers
I Of dseas es is probably in its in
i fancy. and when We fully realize the
{ dangerous nature Of many OF our IN
! scots as disease carriers We shall more
willingly undertake the campaign
I against them.
/ Or II. b F'risseli, OF Hampton In
! stitute smoke on Sir Horace Plunkett g
work for Ireland. and Professor Ed
/ win r.. Jackson. Of the United states
/ forest service. spoke on the manage
! n1ent of the farm wood lot.