Evening star., 1912-09-12
EXHIBIT BEING INSTALLED
Mothers May See Manner Of Bring
ing Up Infants With Least Danger.
TO SHOW CAMP INCINERAT0R
Medical Department OF the Army
Installing One at Red
Cross Building.


the ideal method for bringing UP baby
VIII be able to make compete study of
this interesting process when the exhibit
OF the International Congress Of Hygiene
and Demography opens next Monday morn
Ing In the Red Cross building in Potomac
Park opposite the white marble structure of
the Pan-American Union. This particular
baby-study exhibit is being installed to-
day by the American Assoc alton for the
Study and Prevention of Infant Mortal
1ty, and Is only one of hundreds of ex-
hlbltS OF the congress. The correct baby
is shown in a series of photographs, ar
ranged in proper order. SO that by look
ing at each one of them an. mother may
see exactly how a baby should be brought
through the day with the least danger to
his little fnsides and with the least dis
comfort to his delicate skin.
! One of the charts of this exhibit illus
trates the wrong sort of foods to give a
child of tender age Pickles and cheese
which, form part Of the menu of badly
fed tenement children. are shown in all
their horror, and the bottle-fed child Is
shown in poor contrast to the healthy
looking little chap who has followed ma
lures prescribed feeding methods.
| The exhibits of the congress are under
the general charge of of DIR. J. ". Scher-
eschewsky. director of the exh -bition.
who is busy today with tho lsands Of de-
tails regarding the Pacing Of the photo
graphs. models. charts and other para
phernalia. All OF these exhibit-.end to-
ward the same object namely, 10 portray
me modern tendency toward eugenics. eu-
! themes and the proper care Of the human
race. The congress seeks to show how to
bring the race into the world properly
now to care for the children so they will
be big. strong useful people, and how to
prolong the span OF human years.
Care of Soldiers and Sailors.
No one realizes how the soldier and
sailor are cared for by Uncle Sam until
a careful study is made Of the booths
OF the army and navy In the congress
exhibit. The navys chief feature Is
an exact replica Of a battleships op-
Grating room. which will be explained
to the public by an expert from the
medical department OF the United
states Navy. The white tables. the
quick life-saving devices, the spotless
purity OF the instruments give the
room so clean and cool look that 1t
seems almost a luxury to have to take
ether there.
Opposite the navy's demonstration the
medical department of the army has
an extensive show, with hundred or
more models. placards. photographs
and printed explanations A full-sized
model OF a camp incinerator is shown
and will be a familiar sight to the
eighteen hundred national guardsmen
who have to respect an incinerator as
he does his captain THIS modern
kitchen refuse is simple to make and |
scientific in its operation. A hole is |
dug in the ground. lined with stones |
and banked up on the sides. wood |
fire smolders continually upon the
ones. Garbage thrown on the fire
| is consumed entirely. with unpleas |
antness. The red-hot stones do an
| effective piece of incineration, and |
there is never anything left to blow
about the camp Army officers con-
| slider the incinerator one of the great |
est of elements in the makeup of a |
modern military camp.
The tests of the army show board are |
shown with numerous X-ray photographs. |
The effect of improper shoes upon SOL |
! diers feet is depicted In startling man |
ner Another interesting corner in the
| army reservation shows conolusively that
| there is nothing like-a finger print to
identify a man. The army experts chose
the remarkable Bertillon records of a |
pair of twins Roy and Coy Srnitha. The |
front and profile photographs of these
two young men are SO similar as to make
II impractical to pick one from the other. .
Roy could pass for Coy and Coy for Roy !
anywhere. The waves of the hair and |!
the odd shape Of nose ana clin are :den- |
fical in each. In the various measure |
ments of the body there are differences. |
but. every policeman knows, these |
| Bertillon marks change and are some
times eradicatei entirely in the course Of
a few years.
+! Bit the finger prints, enlarged many
| times. arc SO different that no one would |
ever be foolede Exactly What bearing !
this chart has on hygiene anG denog- |
raIJiy does not appear. yet il is consid- |
cred an interesting one BY every one who |
has seen Il.
Children Special Study.
Inc state and city OF New York have |
| taken a great amount OF space at the |
congress, and their booths arc distin- |
GIshed by .he vivid canary yellow Of
the paint. Children have been made a |
special study by the Empire state. and |