The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-08
HEALTH EXH|B0|
TRAIN IN TON
DR.. Bowling, Head of Louis.
State Health Board, i'm
Charge.
NOW En- ROUTE HOME
FROM TRIP TO THE C0]
Talks Entertainingly Of
Aims and Objects of the
Tour. y

ITO teach the people thai tbelr
is not the doctor. but the right ruo
Of living"
SO declared DR.. Oscar bowling :,
dent OF the Louisiana state bosr,
health. when directly pressed LAST
Tor single sentence that would ex
why he and nls associates have.
special train. visited every city and
et in his state ana later started
Trip through western cities.
This special health exhibit trait.
rived I'm Salt Lake last Might frar,
francisco. II left New Orleans an
lS. and before reaching the Pacific
metropolis made stops at the cfff<
houston. San Antonio and I'll Ppso
Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Cal.
tram VIII remain here for tweniy-{o
thirty-siN hours, plans for dsoart,Ir1
Deing definitely arranged; II will fn1
hrlef STOP In Ogden and yia the T
Pacific. will proceed to Denver.
Denver on the itinerary is uncertaiy'
l)r. Bowling is confident that tile r
interest so far aroused by the unioifI
first undertaken journey OF its Kim
stimulate other states To emulate tll
ample OF Louisiana.
Other members of The party whs
DaiGn are DR.. B. ". Smith. vice 4
dent OF the state board or health: I
-. Porter. state saDitarian and dlrec|
the hook worm commission: Dr. ylc{
Carey. pathologist. Ross Buherbier
sistant inspector: Miss Agnes Morri1
structor OF school and home ilyn
MISS Fannie Nelken. press corrcspon
Story of the Train.
The health train" reached Salt
AT about o'clock last night, and
member Of the party. witt. the exc
OF Dr.. Bowling. got busy SEEING
Lake, Knowing that the stay In the
was limited. When seen at The trn{1
night DIR. Bowling said: -
IT'S not long story. but Ii ina
terest you. Everybody knows sonac
OF the unsanitary conditions thai
prevailed in our state, partly due 70
due to the fact that large prop(
OF our people are uneducated In reFa
the laws OF sanitation I was appf
president Of the slate board OF 4
! last Septe mber. and before the yea|
| over ! had formulated this plan Of
| eating the people by an cXhibit,
| moved from place TO place. which 3
| contain not only demonstrations o
effects OF disease. but also practical
gestions for the securing OF sanltn--'
dltions at nominal cost
They told me that | was cragy
| that ii could not be accomplished.
am satisfied with the results ach
Through the courtesy OF the rail
which have hauled our train free
state OF Louisiana pays all the ext
of the party). we visited every city,
and practically every hamlet in the
DIR. W. a. Evans OF Chicago. he
the board OF health in that city.
the work that we were doing and
eested that We take a trip TO the Z
coast. We have done so. and whi
DO not urge upon the people OF the
who have to deal with more fay|
| conditions. the adoption or all the 4
! ures we recommend In our own
! believe that study OF our exhib]
prove entertaining and profitable h
one II
Teaching and Preaching.
eve arc doing what we can TO
preach and practice the doctrine Of
food, cleaner homes. longer live<
kept this ideal before him the n
would have less TO do. but the j
| welfare would be greatly added to-
This special ''health train" iB d
in more than one respect. II consl
two cars, one OF which forms an z
Ideal hotel on wheels FOR the mcmn'
the party. The entire interior 81
car was especially designed by pr
| wald. and while there Is not a souHr
| of wasted space. every one OF the q
| ers Is supplied with all that is vec
TO render life comfortable
The other car. the one that is OF
the public during the stay OF the
in every stopping place. Is nightly n
: the Educational Exhibit Car" "
the skillful and trained anatomist
spend weeks studying the various
| mems. while the layman is given t1
portunity 10 see at first glance the
Of tuberculosis and other diseaseS.
the body And the specimens ar
| wax limitations or other artificial
stances, They are the preserved pc
of bodies tina; once lived and breatI
DR. Dowllng's view OF the probI'
not "Seek a physician" but inste1
lays emphasis upon the injunction
live that you will not need physi<
and he Is doing what he can 20
! this to The people of his state an
other sections OF the country tnl
visits.
This "health train" exhibit viii bq
for inspection by all who desire 70
ii during the time the party remai
| the city. which will probably be
Sunday morning.