The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-14
STATE HEAL I'll TRAIN.

STATE HEALTH TRAIN.
Twenty Parishes and Ffty-tWo Town
Visited up to Dec. 3OTrain {,
be Here Jan. 25.
The health exhibit train sent out by tht
! Louisiana State Board of Health since
beginning its tour of the state has visitee
twenty parishes and ffty-two towns
up to Dec. so, 1910.
During this time it is estimated that 56,-
900 people have visited the demonstration
car, $4,000 have attended the meetings
held, and lectures on hygiene and santa
tion have been given to 1000 children.
The State Board Of Health realizes that if
we are to eradicate preventable diseases
we must educate and legislate until COM
mon desire becomes universal activity.
The people Of community have health
rights just as they have political, indus
trial and economic rights. The United
States census reports 100000 deaths
every year. Forty-tWo per cent or 100000
Of these are preventable. In productive
energy this represents financial loss Of
one billion dollars annually
The health train has for its text Pre-
vention, and the sermon is The Making
OF Sound Citizens To this end the ".
S. & P.,Q. g. G., N. %. e N. B., 7. & p.
Iron Mountain, Watkins, and K G. S. Rail-
roads have given their hearty cooperation
by furnishing the two cars in use and
transporting free the train over their lines.
Displayed in one Of the cars in practi-
cal manner is an exhibit which is pro-
nounced by those who see it asubeing one
that would be a credit to any museum.
It tells the story Of prevention of disease.
Arranged on table in the center of the
car are twenty glass jars. In these are
sections of the human form, not of wax or
composition, but actual specimens These
sections, which have been divided and
by DR.. Edmond Souchon, show
the progress Of tuberculosis in various
STAGES Of development. Set up along the
sides of the car is an interesting exhibit
furnished by the Louisiana Anti Tuber-
culosis League. Below this is number
Of transparent views prepared from
taken by DR.. P. Z. Talbot On
mis- recent Tour Of inspection of the state.
A model Of a sanitary privy, constructed
according to the plans of DR.. C. w. Stiles,
the noted hookWorn expert. is also on ex-
hibition. Constructed according to the
plans furnished by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture is the framework
of a model dairy in miniature. Some in
teresting charts prepared BY Dr.. Gustave
Mann, Of Tulane. show the food values Of
various food exhibits. There are also
and other apparati, milk cool
ers, pals. and acerators, and model
school furniture Of the latest design.
From the department of Dr.. H. P. Jones'.
food commissioner, is an interesting ex-
hibit prepared by State Analyst George
B. Taylor, There is also an exhibit of /
bacilli cultures prepared by Ds. jones'
showing the elects Of Hy contamination.
An interesting patholog gical exhibit of
preventa bic diseases prepared by Dr..
ghas w. DuVal, by courtesy Of Tulane
University. is also in the car, Or. Vim.
Ernest Walkers cgal hygiene exhibit at.
sracts much attention. Additional ex-E
hiblts on blindness and milk appliances
have been recently added Quantities of
literature. consisting OF cards, banners,
etc, calling attention to the evil of flies
and splitting and also containing statistics
on various diseases, are distributed from
the car.
The daily program covers full days
work. The car is open from light clock
in the morning until ten and sometimes
eleven o'clock al night ii the morning
Miss Morris and DR.. Porter inspect the
schools and talk to the children, Miss ]
Morris meets the ladies and organizes
School Improvement and Civic Leagues.
The doctors make the sanitary inspection
Of the town. and at night the illustrated
lectures, slides and moving pictures are
given. These evening entertainments are
free to all and cordial invitation is ex-
tended the people in the surrounding
country as well as from the towns to visit
the car and attend the meetings.
! Municipal, health and sehael authorities
in every town visited have given to the
health force a hearty desperation IN the
effort to secure pure food, pure drugs,
cleaner homes and better living.