Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24

1t was a damp and bedraggled lot OF
delegates that assembled this morning for
the various section meetings of the Fif-
teenth International Congress on Hygiene
and Demography. The bad weather
forced the postponement of the sghtsee-
ing tour arranged for the women who are
accompanying the delegates, and the tour
will be made at a later date.
All of the sections composing the first
division of the congress met this morning.
and these section sessions are being COM
tinued this afternoon.
The principal feature of interest 10 the
delegates is the address to be delivered at
O'Clock this afternoon by Prof. DIR.
Max Rubner of Berlin. DR. Rubner will
speak on The Problems of Human Nu-
triton the address being at the new
National Museum.
By far the greater number Of tho
papers read today at the Section meet
ings were of a highly technical char
acter
4 debate which arose at the session
OF section I. hygienic microbiology and
parasitology. between Prof. Goertner
Of the University of Jena and Prof Ed
win .. Jordan OF the University OF
Chicago. enlivened the session.
The German savant disagreed with ne
declaration Of the American that baterio-
logical tests and examination OF water
termining the presence or absence of
colon bacilli-the typhoid germ-holdinS
that sanitary surveys accomplish the de-
sired end better than do the laboratory
tests. The debate waged between the
two men of science for some time. Prof.
Goertners stand being the more re-
markable because of the fact that he
liz recognized as one of the foremost
bacteriologists of Europe.
influence of Foodstuffs.
The opening paper i'm section II. dietic
hygiene and hygienc physiology. this
morning was read by Prof. DIR. Max Rub
ner. professor of physiology and director
of the Physiological Institute of Berlin.
His subject was THE Specific Dynamic
Action Of Foodstuffs. Prof Rubners :
paper was read in German. DIR. J.. La
picque professor In the museum of nat
ural history, OF Paris followed Or. Rub
ner with discussion of the same topic
DR.. n. Zuntz, laboratory director of the
Agricultural High School of Berlin. read
a. paper on 1.-THE Work of Digestion and
Specific Dynamic Action which was fol-
lowed by a paper on The Influence Of
the Indigestion of Food Upon Metaboi-
ism," presented by DIR. Francis G.. Bene-
dict, director of the nutrition laboratory
of the Carnegie Institution OF Boston. The
morning session closed with DIR. aham
Lusk's paper on ''The Influence of Food
stuffs and Their Cleavage Products upon
Heat Production
DR. Lusk is professor of physiology at
Cornell University Medical College. His
paper was illustrated with charts show
ing temperature changes brought about
by the use Of various food elements.
instruction in Care of Infants.
That every young woman more than
eighteen years old should be compelled
to learn how to handle and take care OF
babies in the proper manner was the
contention of DIR. Adolph Baginsky OF
Berlin, before section g. on child hygiene.
this morning. his paper heing read by Dr.
A. Jacoby. presiding at the session. The
care of infants and children. DIR. Bagin-
sky held. should be a compulsory feature
Of the education of every young woman.
Dr. Henry Larned Keith Shaw of Al
bany. n. Y, discussed the care of found
lings and told of the results in the lower
ing of the mortality rate among sucl
infants since the establishment of inst-
tutions for their proper care. DIR. Homer
Folks of New York declared that every
state should enact laws making il an
offense for any institution to relieve
mother of the care of a pseudo found
ling" and said that ''ethically there is
little difference between the sin of a
mother who abandons her infants in "A
public place and one who surrenders il
at the door OF a so-called founding
asylum.
Leave the pseudo-foundling to his
mother. said Mr.. Folks. and then assist
the mother in caring for him
A discussion of the ''baby-saving show
recently held in Philadelphia was given
by Dr.. Samuel McC. Hamill of that city.
Other papers read were on modern meth
DDS of school construction, various types
Of concrete schoolhouses. and school dis
infection, with paper on the effect on
blood pressure OF children of the various
methods Of school ventilation.
The topic of the morning session OF
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