St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-07-29
HEALTH CAR RETURNS
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show the world that here in Louisi
ana We have the cleanest dairies ant
the best milk that can be found any
where.
1.-The people all over the countr.
are becoming aroused by the inr
ing amount of tuberculosis among
cattle, and our efforts heer alonf
these lines have attracted great at
tention. At several points visited
by us during this trip we were first
invited and then urged to visit the
dairies. 1t was then most gratifying
to us to be able to tell them tina.
here in Louisiana We have six dairies
that for cleanliness and pure milk
Will equal anything they showed us
I'VE also took special pride In
telling them of what Louisiana has
done In connection with cleaning u
the butcher pens and of the assist
ance we have received and are now
getting from those engaged In
slaughtering cattle. We assured our
listeners that every place in Louisi-
ana where food products are pre-
pared and sold is required to be
Kept in thoroughly sanitary coudi-
ton. We further impressed it upon
every one that the campaign for
cleanliness and sanitation will be
continued most strongly in this state
ana mat all places not meeting With
the requirements of the law will be
forced to close on the occasion o.
our return visit.
And, incidentally, l can say tina
inc visits of this car and members
OF the State Board of Health. will
very soon be resumed to the different
parishes of this state. The crusade
Whlch mas begun and which has been
SO successful in effecting a wholesale
clean up will be continued.
AT the same time we saw much
during our trip which we might sue
cessfuly initiate at home. We found
that Tennessee and Illinois had fol-
lowed our lead in the adjustment
OF the public drinking cup, and
everywhere we noticed the absence
Oh pubic comfort-houses. However.
here and there we found beautiful
and sanitary public markets. and in
Canlrornia, Colorado, Iowa and ILL.,
, nois We saw numerous public foun-
ta1ns, from which water ever dubbed
forth. The markets were screened
ana We're kept open all day.
AT a number of the places visited
We discussed with the people the adj
visibility of inaugurating an inspec-
ton of chickens offered for sale. and
law that will compel owners of
cold storage eggs to mark crates.
showing the date they went into
storage and when taken out.
The coming of the health train
created great interest all along orr
route, and every one was anxious to
learn what they could about it and
the work that is being done by this
state to further improve sanitary
conditions. A number of the men,
bers OF the different health boards
Wnom me talked to expressed a de-
sire for such a car, while others ar
gued that the purpose might be best
served should the National Govern
ment adopt the plan put into success
ful execution by Louisiana and pro-
vide a train that would go from city
to city and state to state instructing
the people in sanitation and hygiene.
At Kankakee, ILL.,, where we stop
ped on July 81, we had a large crowd
Of attentive listeners. After the lee
ture and demonstration the mayor of
the city called upon us and asked
what we had done to the city's health
officer. And then he told us that
after hearing us the health officer
haa Immediately proceeded to begin
a sanitary crusade and to thorough
ly clean up the city. We did not
know that the health officer had
been one OF our guests until the
mayor came with the good news.
i co n IN hot
We went the good we were able to
bring about was in line with the
action of the health officer of Kan
Eakee.
AT Santa Barbara. Cal, DIR. j. B.
Murphy, president of the American
Medical Association and one of the
most noted surgeons of the United
States; DR.. Arthur T. Mccormick, of
Bowling Green, KY, and several
other prominent physicians of other
states visited us and made minute
inspection of the car. They were most
fayorably impressed with the normal,
anatomical and pathological speci-
mems which represent the life's work
of DR.. Edmond Souchon, and which
were loaned us by the museum of
the Tulane Medical College. So
greatly was DR.. Murphy impressed
by these specimens that he asked il
there cannot be duplicated here that
of the spinal cord, that he may use
1t In teaching his classes at the Rush
Medical College at Chicago DR..
Murphy and number of other
prominent physicians and surgeons
present, among whom were several
professors and demonstrators of
anatomy, spoke of the specimen as
being the most perfect in the world.
Another visited he had while in
the West was DR.. w. A. Evans, until
recently health officer of Chicago.
Too much cannot be said of the great
uplift DIR. Evans has given hygiene
and sanitation, and he Is now spread
ing the gospel all over the West.
While we were at Los Angeles he
called at the car and spoke highly
of the efforts made by the board of
health of this state and of the state
for encouraging and making possible
such work.
Another gentleman who deserves
great praise In this connection is w.
l.. Park, vice president and general
manager of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. Mr.. Park is now undertaking
the reorganization of the Illinois
Central system, and | understand Is
paying particular attention to mod
ern and sanitary station and equip
ment. / feel sure that the people of
Louisiana may look forward to every
modern and sanitary device being in
stalled on the system under Mr..
Park. The industrial and immigra-
ton commissioner of the system, ].
G.. Clair, is also, understand, giving
these things. great study.