Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25
Der Mensch


Ths Hyy1enic exposition. now drawing
10 close 1t Dresden. Is the most inter
nSsing and Instructive exposition Of It's
lima the world has yet seen.
This great show marks O new mile
Deone In the march Of human progress.
n stAncs for something more than ex-
hxhiss and factory advertising than CON-
pssng fer prtrcx II means the medical
prossss.un Aas finally drawn aside the
Wi that has 50 long hung dark and for
Kidding between the laity and the pro-
session.
Mecseal science here lays its case be-
FORE the world and asks for help in the
great night against disease.
Tine was when the physicians word
was law. no explanation was asked. no
argument was held IN dignifled silence
be carried out his treatment and the pa
llsnt and family accepted the results.
Such is no longer the case. To-day a
reading public demands an understanding
bf their condition and that the latest
methods Of investigation shall be used
, II a new vaccine is discovered, or a
marked change in the use Of the X-ray
Or radium found OF benefit. the public
knows 1t almost as soon as the profess
sion. You are insistlng that your family
.hsl be given the latest and the best.
This exposition Is q great panorama
before which more than 10000 people
have parsed. The building and grounds
kre 90 large that It would be impossible
TO get more than a blrdseye view Of
the ensemble. with a special view into
pne building. Der Mensch.
The object OF the HYGIENE exposition
10 to present 10 the laynan the cause,
the effect ana the prevention OF disease.
Here the medical world has shown how
lhe Dust In factories. IN linen mills or
The handling OF metals produces disease
ard changes the bread-winner into
Iieipless Invalid.
The hands OF workers in mills where
lead arssnic. copper and nickel are used
lecome SO badly diseased thu. the hand
tr Jaw may have TO be removed.
IRE work engaged In would be so ac-
.a,rstely depicted that a workman could
rec himself as In glass and understand
where his trouble came from.
on a table or in a glass case near by
l. hand or an arm would be 80 accurately
nodded out OF wax. showing the result
k disease. that many observers thought
they eere real.
In the electric department every form
~ accident that could happen TO work
man vas shown; just how the man hap
psned 10 complete the circuit. how It
could have been prevented and. most
striking Of all. the result. In this room
m electrician explains every detail
One building was devoted TO home
building Everything about the building
Of q sanitary home for health and COM
tort was shown. This building paid spe-
rial attention 10 the heating. lighting.
ventilating and drainage Of q home A
largo number Of homes In America xiIl
be buIlt IN the next few years incor-
borating IDEAS found here
One building was complete with clothes.
Every nation and climate was repre-
ssnted. The customs and habits and ef-
fscts Of hsadsears. footwear. methods OF
binding tbs body with bands or oorsets.
lsforrnlns tbs face, were all told In the
piainsst possible way.
The most Important. and to many peo-
pie the most interesting building was the
hns forming the title Of the paper. Der
hsnsch.
We reached the grounds early Sunday
morning. but already more than loo
people were standing in line waiting
lhsir turn 10 get In The building was
large snoush TO accommodate 5000 or
loco people al one tina. and whom II
would become full the police would keep
but newcomers. and thus control the
crowd. Everything was done with milf
larry prscision. Each guest was shown
livery oourtesy. but he was required to
sxtsnd that same courtesy 20 his neigh
Dor 4
Seeing such = crowd and knowing II
would b at least an hour before we
bould get IN. We spent the time In sianc-
Ing through some OF the buildings Just
described England made fine presents-
lion Of lie work. both at home and In
lhe colonies. The work It has done on
lancer and plague IL worthy Of highest
praise. BY the way. IL you will look
back through history. England has done
tremendous amount OF teaching all
bver the world the last hundred years.
Ind Judging from this exposition. It Is
not occupying the emeritus chair yet.
An day tho crowds kept forming In
iront OF our coveted buiiding and no
shanes came to see the inside. More
han $500 people would visit It some
Bays
A son OF your Uncle Samuel may fan
10 get In the first day. but never the
ieeond- Bright and early Monday morn
Ing we wtre at the door and walked In.
Tbs inside Of the building was arranged
Ike an art gallery. That Is. in wings
and oorfi6ogs. and each subject as nearly
Ia possihls was shown In its own apart
lnent- Il was interesting 10 notice what
took the fancy Of the people most. They
spent hours IN front OF the case showing
the circulation Of the blood A glass
heart with valves and compartments ana
Elass tubes 10 represent the circulation
through The lungx the arms and legs.
then q pamp to keep the fluid flowing.
ihowea than Just what was taking
PLACE IN their own bodies.
The nervous system claimed an audi
ance al the tina The most beautiful
sections Of the brain and spinal cord
were shown; the nerve nbers and the
way they end In the skin were demon.
rtrated.
Nov We know that different fibsrs per-
lorm dffferent functions For example,
Inc sense Of touch passes up q different
Ib<r from that employed by the sensa-
llen Of heat ard cold In esrtAin diseases
4 patient e2nnst ten q red-hot IRON from q
bseos Of lee. and the result Ia often css-
fstrUns. The number Of touch reers vary
n different parts Of the skin. tMost
fumercus on the scsip-bsld-headed men
bar wifnessl
An this delighted the people immensely
Ind they kept testing the little instru-