The Washington times., 1912-09-18
TALKS ON HEALTH
FILL OPENING DAY
OF EXPERTS MEET
American Association Starts
Sessions With Discussion
r of Problems.

Scores of papers and addresses on
health topics, ominous warnings of prob
lens which must be faced, happier tales
Of good results achieved in solving
other problems, narration of philan-
thropic activities or many sorts and
technical discussions of various allied
questions relating to the public welfare
marked the opening meetings today of
the American Public Health Associa-
ton, following its convocation at the
Willard this morning by the president,
DR.. John N. Aurty, of Indianapolis.
A vigorous protest against common
ignorance in matters of sex hygiene
was delivered this morning at the Red
Cross exposition building, where the ex-
hibits of the congress on hygiene and
demography are on view. The speaker
was Vernon NJ. Cady, of the American
Federation of Sex Hygiene.
President Hurty, of the health associa-
ton, Is the man who wrote the famous
criminal sterilization law of Indiana. He
has been the Hoosier States commits
sioner Of health for eighteen years.
This evening in his annual address he
will tell of the problems of health
which he thinks America must face,
and he Is likely to SOUND a warning
note against the evil of gluttony. For
great trouble with America" according
to DIR. Hurry.
Many of our health problems will
be solved by the demand Of business
interests" DR.. Hurry said today, when
they find out what gigantic loss they
are suffering through the inefficiency
of their employees, inefficiency due
solely to Ill health"
Ill Health Expensive.
Along the same line of thought was
the paper given this afternoon by
Charles v. Chaplin, health officer of
Providence. After referring to tre-
mendous money losses suffered by the
community as result of preventable
diseases and death, DIR. Chaplin said:
1T Is good to be we'll and it is wise
to spend money for health. There is
much in the world which cannot be
measured in terms of money, though TO
80 measure II is doubtless the tendency
of the age. Should we not place our
profession on a higher level by resist
ing this tendency instead of yielding to
it? Is it not dangerous to rely upon a
balance sheet of life and death when
there are so many chances OF error In
our calculations? Is it not enough to
Of health because the happines of man.
kind will be promoted thereby"
DR.. Guy s. kiefer. health officer Of
Detroit. would, compel every, adult to
take a physical examination by ply
sician several times a year. This, to-
gether with attention to the laws Of
hygiene through infancy, will greatly
proiong the average human life, said DR.,
Kiefer.
Other papers this afternoon were
given OH the trend OF medico- social
effort In child welfare work by Wilbur
Rsns Ga sySese HsS YSk DR. on 6sa bo in
wing. Of New Orleans. on the enactment
and enforcement of proper public health
laws. by A. H. Seymour. of the State
Department. this city.
Ignorance Not Innocence.
Addressing a fair-sized audience at the
exposition building of the hygiene con-
gress this morning, in a talk on sex
hygiene. Vernon M. Cady said that
too many persons take ignorance to
be innocence"
by attempting to evade or conceal
the facts regarding the transmission OF
life parents only drive their children
elsewhere to learn what they wish to
know, and such knowledge acquired
from others is always wrong and, fol
the most part, terribly expensive to the
child"
Mr.. Cady then went on to outline the
methods by which parents could give
their children sex instruction without
trated with moving pictures in color
showing the transformation of the cat.
erpillar into the chrysalis and illustrat.
ing the life processes Of the mosquito
and the various flowers.
The only frog without a father that
ever grew to maturity was shown tc
the public today for the first time wher
the Rockefeller Institute added him tt
hAll. The frog was brought into exis
tonce by chemical process known tc
scientists by the name of ''partho
genesis" as the result of experiment.
conducted for several wears by Prof
jacques Loeb, of the institute.
The process which finally proved sue
cessful consisted of fertilizing mas
Of frogs eggs with formula of chem
ical salts, by means of a platinum
needle, the operation being performed
while the eggs were floating in g
solution which was lightly charged
from an electric battery.
Tadpoles All Died.
Prior 70 the advent of the frog whiol
is now on exhibition. several othe
successful fertilizations shad been eff
fected by DR.. Loeb. but the tadpole
thus brought into being had all die
young.
A serbs Of free popular lectui es oi
various subjects conn-t''d '.hh ny
siene and sanitation was continues
today.
Dr. Wiley will give welcoming ad
dress tonight to the Health Association
delegates and responses will be mad
as follows:
For the United states-Dr. Henry d
Holton, secretary Vermont board o
health, Brattleboro.
For the Dominion of Canada-Dr
Frederick Montizambert, director gen
eral of public health. Ottawa.
For Mexico-Dr. Edward Lieiaga
president of the superior board o
health of Mexico.
For Cuba-Dr. FREDERICK Torralbas
secretary of public health and charities
Havana.
Reception Follows Address.
President Hurry will give the annus
address OF the head of the association
Following this reception will be give
by Mr.. Hurry and other officers of tn
association, including DR.. Torralba:
first vice president; DR.. A. j. Douglas. Q
Winnipeg, second vice president; Di
Carlos Garcia, of Vera Cruz, third vic