El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-22
As Taught in Boston.

prevention OF tuberculosis
As Taught In Boston.
Seymour II. Stone. IN presenting Dr.
John B. Hawes's paper, showed two
styles Of exhibits which are being used
by the health workers and authorities
Of Massachusetts.
One OF the exhibits consisted OF
large frame which folded up and open
ed like a book On this frame were
fastened 4s smaller frames containing
a motto or picture describing the
treatment and prevention Of tubercu-
Iosis.
The other exhibits shown consisted,
Of some banners about three feet long
and one or two feet wide. containing
strikingly colored pictures. all plainly
labeled so that they could be seen from
ISOLATION for the relief and control OF
tuberculosis is planning a series OF
about 10 or II OF these charts
Both exhibits are designed especial
" to teach the simple facts OF health
and personal hygiene to the children IN
the public schools
The Chfld,s Welfare.
Mrs. Helen R. Wixon Of Denver, state
superintendent Of education, said ~One
of the first requirements in our schools
should be teachers who realize the re-
lation Of the child's physical condition
70 its school efficiency, for it's clearly
demonstrated that failure IN studies.
nervousness, apathy, dullness and much
viciousness on the part OF children are
the direct result Of ailments that are
easily durable.
There are in Colorado 221. 9SS school
children, and from the number in this
state alone an estimate OF the task I'm
posed upon our teachers may be made.
It would appal many physicians. and
the average inferno would cali for
help. yet IN many states this hard and
unpleasant duty is forced upon the
teacher, and the physical as well as
mental, welfare OF the children is plac-
ed in the hands OF utterly inexperienced
people who have little time to prepare
for physical examinations, Of which
they have not the slightest knowledge"
Bovine Infection.
In the pathological section Dr. NJ P
Ravenel director OF the Wisconsin
state hygienic laboratory, Madison.
Wis, said:
1.-The control OF bovine tuberculosis
has a double aspect. It is acknowl-
edged by everyone TO be an economic
scourge. and on this ground alone ell
efforts for its suppression and eradica-
ton are wei justified. The vexed
question as to whether or not the bo-
vine disease can be transmitted to
mankind has been definitely settled in
the affirmative by the work Of the En-
glish royal commission, the German
imperial commission. and numerous pri-
vate workers IN various parts Of the
world
Special emphasis must be laid on
the work at the research laboratories
OF the New York city department OF
health This work shows that of all
children under five years OF age %
percent of those who died Of tubercu-
1osis were infected By the bovine germ;
of children between and 16 years OF
age. 20 percent, and Of adults. per-
cent. The question has narrowed to
the relative importance Of bovine dis
source of infection. It will be many
years before this can be determined.
When upwards of 500 children die
from bovine infection in one city CNew
York; each year. certainly no good
argument can be brought against tax
ing every precaution against the In
lection Of children by the bovine germ
Organizing for County Work.
George J. Nelbach, assistant secre-
tary Of the tuberculosis committee OF
the state charities air association, be-
fore the sociological section. said:
"A county organized to control tuber-
culOsis should be organized after the
fashion OF political organizations Just
as our friends the politicians have their
town. village and city committees, all
responsible to a county committee, and
that in turn responsible to the state
so should we tuberculo-
sis crusaders have our local town. VII
Iage and city anti-tuberculOsis sOcfe-
ties all federated and responsible to
county committee. and that in turn re-
sponsible to the state association.
Then if the authorities do not enforce
the laws and provide the desired ap-
we will be In position TO
create public sentiment and bring
strong pressure TO bear upon our pub
lie servants, and. if need be. to go into
politics ourselves and support the can
didates who will legislate, execute and
appropriate in the interests Of public
health
Urges Open Air schools.
Leonard P. Ayres, Pm. d, associate
director of the department OF child
hygiene of the Russell Sage foundation,
New York said in part
s"The new census will tell Us that the
greatest group Of industries IL Denver
is that of trade and transportation, in
which some sc, 900 people are engaged.
r. will further tell us that the great
est sedentary class in this city is .Sat
made Of people engaged in professional
CSnIlSlS anu tAtc Inv
a total Of some 5000 peo-
pie These will be the official figures,
but they will be wrong, for The great
est industry in Denver 5 not trade and
transportation, but education; and the
greatest sedentsry class is not COM
posed Of those engaged IN professional
occupations. but rather those engaged
in teaching and being taught IN the
public schools
Compulsory education has brought
school men face TO face with the proc
lem of what 70 do for the child ThO IS
subnorrtal physically, AMI IS compelled
DIV law 20 attend school The solution
Of this problem has been found in the
Open air school Open air schools are
two or three times as expensive per
capita as ordinary schools. but the real
question is not whether cities can az
ford TO establish them, but rather
whether they can afford not to. IN
Denver. about 90 children OF school age
lie each year of tuberculosis. On the
average. they have attended public
schools for about seven years at
cost TO the city of about $500 each
This means an annual loss each year
~ aho,1+ S05 600 in Denver alone. in