The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
HYGIENE TOPIC
OF CONVENTION
International Congress Meets at
Washington In September.
THE FIRST GATHERING HERE.
Elaborate Exhibition on Health" Will
Be a Feature-To Consist of Nine
Sections-Twenty- five Foreign coun-
tries Will Send Deleaa ates.

Be a Feature-To Consist of Nine
Seetions-Twenty- five Foreign coun-
tries Will Send Delegates.
For the first time in the sixty years
of its existence, since ii was called
into being in 1852 to meet the great
pandemic of cholera in Europe, the in
ternatlonal congress on hygiene and
demography will hold its sessions in
this country in direct response to the
invitation of the president and the
congress of the United States. The
meetings will be held in Washington,
Sept 23-2S. In connection with the
- congress there will be one of the most
elaborate exhibitions on health" ever
assembled. The exhibit will be opened
the second week in September and
i will continue three weeks.
Even though the congress has behind
Yit the history of giving formal indorse-
ment to such epoch making discoveries
as the Pasteur treatment for rabies
and the antitoXin treatment for diph-
theria and giving to the world the
knowledge which enabled medical
practitioners everywhere to take ad-
vantage of these discoveries it is an
ticipated that the fifteenth congress
in September will mark a greater step
in the advancement of health than has
any previous congress.
Although fourteen other congresses
have been held in the various capitals
: of Europe, this will be the first time
Mfhpf thn TTDita1 ,tilI
thing like appropriate representation.
The governors of fOrty-three states al
ready lave appointed committees of
representative physicians, health off
GERS ana authorities on hygiene to take
part in ,ho discussions and to arrange
state exhibits r. the General exhibition.
The usual Awe~i m representation at
previous corgl eser has been from five
to ten delegates. whereas at the COM
ing meeting delegates from cvery city
and town in the country are expected
to the number of between Goyu and
1000
May Announce Discover IS.
Twenty-Five foreign cOuulri.s. too,
have signifed their intention of being
represented at the congress and the
Exhibition. Hotel accommodations have
been arranged for delegation of 500
from Germany alone.
Whatever may be the announcements
pf medical discoveries at the forthcom- .
ing congress- which may parallel the
Non Behring announcement of diph- .
heria antitoXin in 1893 and the Pas |
eur anti-rabic treatment in 1899, it is
Intended that the fifteenth internation-
ii congress on hygiene and dem .rra- /
ply shall bring about a standaI ia /
- ion Of hygienic methods throughout
he United States and the world. This /
purpose is well outlined in the formal
announcement of the exhibition on
health which the department Of state
has just issued and which specifies
hat zone Of the pressing needs of the .
lines is the Standardization Of hy-
gienlc methods and the coordination .
Ind the correlation of the work of fed .
eral, state, municipal and private health .
agencies"
The congress will be divided into .
hine sections, each of which will have
is own program, and the work pro-
PoSed for the various sections will be
nnounced from time to time as 1t is
determined. The exhibition will be
leld in a specially constructed building
Y vast area now being erected in Po-
omac park.
Congress is important.
"The work of the congress is Of spe-
ial importance to the government and
itizens OF the United States" said DR..
Ohm S. Fulton, secretary general of
he organization. THE congress will
BRING together about 5000 of the most
distinguished specialists, and other
thousands will be attracted by the ex-
ibition. Problems Of the greatest i'm
ortance to the United States will be
iscussed in the sections and illustrat-
d in the exhibition, such as the cure
nd prevention Of tropical diseases, the
hspection OF animals and meat prod
Gts and federal state and municipal
Organization for the preservation of
ublic health"
President Taft, honorary president of
coupraos yyil nrap tho