Evening star., 1912-10-03
over NET OF RIVERS
Supt. Phillips Describes Posi-.
ton Of Capital.
TAKE OFF ALL DRAINAGE
Interesting Facts Given in Hygiene
Exhibit Lecture.
TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INDIANS
Disease Threatens to Wipe Out Race
in Alaska, Declares DR..
r. A. Kearney.
TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INDIANS

Six hundred miles Of subterranean
rivers underlie Washington-an aver
age Of nearly nine miles of river to
every square mile Of land.
These figures were given yesterday
afternoon by Asa E. Phillips, superin-
tendent OF the Washington sewer de-
partment. In the course Of a lecture on
the sewer system Of the Capital city,
at the exhibition on hygiene and
demography at 18th and B streets
These underground rivers" said Mr..
Phillips. take off the flowage from the
half dozen or so Of streams which used
| to run through what is now the central
portion Of the city. In addition they
handle all the drainage from Washing
ton houses and all the immense amount
| of rain that falls annually in the Dis
trict.
I'm all. they dump $4,000. 900 gallons
a day into the Potomac river. For a
city Of this size, the figure is large:
but. compared with the total fiowage
Of the river itself. 1t Is mere drop In
the bucket"
The present sewerage system derived
| the greatest impetus to it's develop
ment from the flood of 1889. Mr.. Phil
lips said, when Pennsylvania avenue
was put under three feet OF water.
the river rises higher than it ever did
before, he declared, for in addition to
sewerage system which expeditiously
removes the excess OF water from the
Districts surface, two dykes have been
built up to height Of five feet for the
protection of the low-lying business
districts.
Prevention of Mosquitoes.
The system adopted for the preven-
tion of mosquitoes was also described,
as was the ventilation of sewers, the
automatic disinfection Of sewage, the
sewage disposal system and the treat
| ment Of sewers and sewer outlets in
| the Washington parks.
The entire extinction Of the Indians in
Alaska within the next two or three gen.
erations is predicted by DR.. r. A. kear-
ney. assistant surgeon in the United
means are taken at once to check the
ravages of consumption among them.
DR.. Kearney spoke yesterday at the ex-
hfbtion hail.
to the speaker. because Of improper
housing conditions. as many as forty
persons, both sick and we'll, sometimes
living in one room. Intemperance and
insanitary conditions about the native
villages are other causes.
Some tips on how to be Marathon
runner were given in the lectures by Drs.
Joseph II. Barach and W. l.. Marks OF
the department Of student health, Car
negie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
From our observation" the doctors
said. 1T appears that the athlete most
likely to withstand this form of severe
exertion is one between eighteen and
twenty-five years old He will be of less
than average height and under weight.
with light upper body. relatively large
chest capacity and well developed legs.
He must have sound heart. healthy
lungs and a well developed diaphragm.
His training should have continued
for nine months or more. During his
training he must be temperate in his
habits and moderate in his diet. He
should work and sleep at regular hours
and Of sleep he must have enough.
Our observation shows that the great
est injury comes to those who are insult
ficiently or improperly trained, and also
that successful running in this race Is
really beyond the realm or the average
amateur athlete
In connection with their other findings,
Drs. Barach and Marks made a medical
discovery which they announced as fol-
lows:
I'VE believe that stitch in the side is
due to a cramp of the diaphragm mus
cles, caused by severe and sudden de-
mands made upon them"
Dress for Girls.
Dr. Elnora c. Folkmar repeated her
lecture last evening on the Hygiene of
the Growing Girl" Not only were cor
sets, short shoes and high heels placed
under the ban by the lecturer, but low
Shoes lace stockings and decollette gowns
We're declared unfit for girls
Dress is intended to fulfill several pur-
poses," she said. Among these are pro-
lection from the elements, as heat. cold,
rain and snow Another utility of dress
is a means of expressing modesty. Dress
also performs a function as a form of
ornamentation or as a mark Of distinc-
ton.
Jewels have no place on tthe street, in
public conveyances or In the business Of
flee. Even for evening dress young Wom-
Ell who are well dressed never wear jew
eiry. Jewels belong to the woman of
middle life.
"A we'll dressed woman is one whose
dress is suited to the activity Of the
wearer, is in keeping with the income of
the wearer and is suited to the place
where it Is to be worn. A young woman
who takes a place in an Office should by
her dress and manner naturally fit in as
q harmonious and essential part of the
office equipment. She should not stand
out as an object of particular interest.
The Office girl must so dress and act that
she does not thrust herself upon her en-
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