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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
District Milk
Supply Subject
of Criticism

The milk supply of Washington was
the subject of a symposium last night
at the lecture hall of the exhibition build
ing Of the International Congress on Hy-
giene and Demography. The milk of the
city was declared TO be of a far lower
standard than 1t should be, and the pub
lie was told exactly what steps should
be taken to improve the supply.
Emil Berliner, the inventor, vice presi-
dent Of the Association for the Preven-
ton Of tuberculosis in the District of
Columbia. presided. In a short address
he told of deplorable conditions in local
hospitals. stating that there was not
one where the use of pasteurized milk
Was compulsory. He said that many OF
the deaths at the Children's Hospital
were undoubtedly due to the fact that
pasteurized milk was not used there.
DIR. L. L. Lumsden. passed assistant
surgeon of the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
spoke on why the milk supply should be
improved and how II could be done.
What Pasteurization Can Do to Improve
the Milk Supply" was the subject of an
talk by Henry S. Ayers. bac-
teriolcgist of the dairy division, Bureau
of Animal Industry, Department Of Agri-
culture.
Ernest Kelly, dairyman. of the same
division of the Department of Agricul-
ture, spoke on what has been done to
improve conditions in the District. He
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
CARPENTERS VISIT
BALTIMORE TO-DAY
Delegates to Brotherhood Conven-
ton to Be Guests at Seafood Din
ner-Meet Again Tomorrow.

Delegates to the biennial convention
Of the United Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners will leave in ten special cars
over the Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis Railway this morning for Baiti-
more, to be the guests of the Baltimore
locals at a seafood dinner. The cars
and at 1890 a. m.
On Monday the nomination of officers
and the selection of the city in which to
hold their next biennial convention will
occupy the attention of the delegates
Choice of cities seems to lie between
Dallas, Tex, and San Francisco Many
OF the delegates favor the latter city, as
their neW convention will be held about
the time OF the opening of the Pam
American Exposition. About ten cities
have been suggested.
General officers of the Brotherhood
hope to complete the business before the
convention by the end of next week 1t
is expected that night sessions will be
necessary, beginning probably Monday.
report from the special committee
upon the resolutions for the establi<h H.
ment of home from the aged. and SAN
atoriums for tubercular and rheumatic
members. will be brought in about We'd
nesday. Reports from committees deal
ing with questions OF Apprenticeship, and
proposed changes in the constitut OF, a:e
also expected early in the week
Delegates spent yesterday afternoon
seeing the city from automobiles. They
were the guests of the Chamber of Com
merce. Tours Of the city started about
o'clock, after the close of the morn
ing session, and were concluded about
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
ing International Congress, to Which She
Is American Delegate.

Geneva. Switzerland. Sept. Ain an
address on The Natural Forces in
America Working Toward International
Peace" before the International Peace
Congress in session here. Mrs. Elmer
Black. chairman of the propaganda COM
mittee of the American Peace and Ar
bitration League, declared to-day that
war as a means OF settling differences
between nations will soon be abolished.
She said that there were certain in
vincIble forces working toward this end
with little noise. but with irresistible
power.
Using conditions in America as an ex-
ample she said in part:
There are certain great natural forces
working in America toward the final con-
Summation of world peace. These natural
forces are developing the processes of
social and economic evolution through
which we are working out our part in
the worlds destiny.
Conservation Is Cause.
First among these place the remark
able awakening of our people to the gen.
eral subject of conservation.
We are unquestionably alive to the
importance OF conserving our material
and human resources and this is con-
dition opposed to war
We are seeking riches and honor IN
fields of commerce and science instead
of through military channels, ana thls
also is opposed to war.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Worlds Scientists Gather
to Discuss Hygiene

and Western States viii not arrive for
installation Until next week For the
thorough illustration of the public health
movement in America. Governors Of every
State have appointed committees to CO.
operate with the committee on organiza-
ton. of which Huntington Wilson. Assist
ant Secretary OF State. Is chairman
Owing to the unexpected demand OF
space from the various cities and States
and manufactures and associations. the
temporary building 'in which the exhibi-
ton is housed has been enlarged three
times. and yet many requests for space
are now being denied for lack of room.
More than an acre of floor space and
fully twice that area Of wall space is
provided.
The exhibition. covering. the general
field Of hygiene. Is arranged on a topical
bases. SO that the material is shown In
an orderly and instructive manner. In
this way striking and concrete exposi-
ton OF fundamental principles Of hygiene
and the practical methods OF their ap-
plication have been furnished.
There are twelve distinct groups In the
exhibition. One is devoted to vital sta
tistics and demography, and the others
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

Board of Health, talked on rural sani-
tation. DR.. Ernst on welfare work. In
the evening there were symposiums on
milk and occupational diseases. pro-
fuseiy illustrated.
Talk to Women Only.
One of the features of the day was
n lecture by DIR. Elnora Cuddeback
Folkmar, of the Washington Clinic. who
told yonng girls how to prepare for
womanhood and motherhood.
DR.. Folkmar's address was confined TO
women and girls. and her talk was IL
lustrated with nearly 100 lantern slides
in the study of sex and birth. These
slides will be placed on exhibition in
the group of natural colored illustra-
tions in the sex hygiene exhibit. DIR.
Folkmar declared that many girls ruin
themselves by the wearing of corsets.
high-h shoes. and thin dressing in
chilly or damp weather. They thus be-
come unfit for wifehood and mother
hood.
The period OF passage from girlhood
to womanhood." said the speaker. lis
the period of self-consciousness. of early
love affairs, of hero worship. Of devo-
tion to ideals. of religious enthusiasm.
1t is the period when the girl prefers
chums' as friends to members of the
family. This Is the period of bad tenn
per, of the use of slang, and, perhaps.
of profane words"
One OF the most vexing problems OF
this period. declared DIR. Folkmar. Is
that of tight lacing. Mature has pro-
vided every girl with a natural corset OF
bony framework and OF several layers of
strong muscles" she pointed out. Tight
lacing deforms the bony framework by
pressing the ribs inward and downward
and weakens the muscles of natures s
corset. For the adolescent girl. that is.
the girl under eighteen in the North and
perhaps sixteen or seventeen in Southern
climates. the corset of any kind is to be
prohibited"
Next to the corset. the most dangerous
bit of dressing for the young girl is the
tight or high-heeled shoe. Compression
of the foot into a rigid body destroys the
natural relation OF the parts. interferes
with the circulation. prevents develop
ment OF the muscles and Hgaments, and
brings about train of sequences, such
as bunions. weak ankles. and broken
arches Shoes should be larger than the
feet, should have low broad heels and
broad toes with a straight inner line.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

also told of what is being done in othsr
cities to improve the supply Of milk. Dr.
Hubert Young. Chief Food Inspector Of
the District Health Department deliver
ed an address on What Must Be Done
TO Improve the Milk Supply Of WASH
ington." He said that great attention
must be paid to the sources of milk
supply. He said that the cows In neigh
boring States which. supply the District
should be examined frequently and at
stated intervals. and all tubercular ones
should be quickly condemned.
Interesting motion pictures were shown.
depicting the conveyance of the milk
from COW tn consumer. The milking Of
the COW, the shipment Of the nuid, the
pasteurfzatfon process. the bottIing pro-
cess. and, the delivery system were all
graphically shown.
A large collection OF interesting lantern
slides were displayed by DR.. q. Lloyd
Magruder, emeritus professor Of materia
medica and therapeutics at the School
OF Medicine Of Georgetown University.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Rules for Children
to Prevent Disease
Given by Physician

series Of simple rules for school
children for the prevention of tubercu-
losis have been compiled at the Interna-
tionaI Congress on Hygiene and Demog-
raphy by Dr. s. Adolphus Knopf. OF
New York. The rules are as follows:
Do not spit, except in spittoon, a
piece of cloth or a handkerchief used
for that purpose alone. On your re-
turn home have the cloth burned by
your mother or put in water until ready
for the wash.
Never spit on slate, floor, sidewalk
or playground
Do not put your fingers into your
mouth.
Do not pick your nose or wipe it or
your hand or sleeve.
Do not wet your fingers in your
mouth when turning the leaves OF
books.
Do not put pencils in your mouth OF
wet them with your lips.
Do not hold money in your mouth.
Do not put pms in your mouth.
Do not put anything in your mouth
except food and drink
Do not swap apple cores, candy,
chewing gum. half-eaten food. whistles
bean-blowers. or anything that is put in
the mouth.
Peel or WASH your trult belofe eat
ing 1t.
Never sneeze or cough in any ones
face. Turn Your face to one side or hold
a handkerchief before your mouth.
Keep your face. hands, and finger
nails clean. Wash your hands with
soap and water before each meal
When you don't feel well. have cut
yourself, or have been hurt by others.
do not be afraid to report to the
teacher.
Keep yourself just as clean at home
as YOU do at school.
Clean your teeth with toothbrush and
water, IL possible after each meal. but
1T least on getting up in the morning
and on going to bed at night
Do not kiss any one on the mouth or
allow anybody to do so to you.
Learn to love fresh air and learn TO
breathe deeply and do it often.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Foreign Delegates
Arrive and Hotels
Fill to Capacity

While a large percentage OF the Amer
lean delegates and many foreign dele
gates to the Hygiene and Demosraphy
Congress arrived during the week. In
order to take advantage of the meetings
Of the American Public Health Associa-
ton and the special exhibits and lee
lures in the exhibition hall. of which
eugenics was the leading theme. the
main body of the representations be-
gan reaching Washington last night.
These included the party>of 800 Germans
who arrived in New York earlier in the
week officials of the congress stated
last night that the delegations are COM
ing practically complete as originally ap-
pointed, with but a few, exceptions. and
that the attendance of visitors aside
from the delegates promises TO be sew
eral thousand larger than was expected
earlier in the week. The hotel capacity
of the city already is taxed.
Among the more notable delegates who
have arrived are Sir Arthur Whitelegge,
K. c. B.. chief inspector of factories in
London: Sir George McCrae, president of
the local government board of Edin-
burgh; Dr. Frederick Montizanbert. di-
rector general OF public health of Can
ada: HairouIlah Erendi. NJ. D.. repre-
sentative of the Ottoman Ministry Of
Marine; DR.. Alfredo Vidaly Fuentos.
president. of the national board of health
Of Uruguay: Tadahira Noda, engineer,
and Self Tsuhamoto. councillor, of the
department of the interior. Of Japan;
DIR. Liciaga. of TIE Mexican national
board Of health: DR.. Jacques Bertillon,
of Paris. and many noted American med
ical. scientific. sociological. pathological,
and other specialists. Many of the lead
ing foreign delegates. including DR.. Ii
ciaca of Mexico have participated in
the deliberations of the Public Health
Association
OF those who so far have arrived. per-
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

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nessf Really, IL seemed to make new woman
friends and neighbors hardly knew me as the
same man. To most OF them IL seemed miracle
But Il wasn't Il was simply the little home
for she later gave il to her brother and several oi
our neighbors who were heavy drinkers and te
stopped every one Of them from drinking This
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every man and woman who suffers because OF .
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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

haps the most noted Is DR.. Bertiilon. a
specialist on demography and vital sta
tistics. who invented a system Of So
called human bookkee.fng. which Ii
now In almost universal use: He was
elected an honorary member OF the
American Public Health Association. DIR.
BertillonNis is a brother Of the worid-noted
criminoIogist and anthropometrician, who
introduced. the BertiIlon system OF meas
urement for Identification of criminals.
The human bookkeeping" Of DR.. Ber-
tiIlon is system Of recording vital sta
tistics which. because of its complete
ness. combined with simplicity. has
gained wide popularity with health asso-
Citations and governmental health bu-
reaus and Municipal health boards. He
is chief Of the Bureau Of Municipal Sta
tistics of France
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

President American Medical ASSOCIATION, New fork
City: President Section III. Hygiene Of Infancy
and Childhood.
to various phases of hygiene. Some re-
markable figures are set forth in the
first section. For instance, Il is shown
that the people of Washington now live
on an average of nine years longer than
they did before the present sanitary
measures were put into effect. The group
Is subdivided into seven sections. with
a special group of infant mortality. In
this group a light flashed every ten Sec
onds. indicating the death of baby
somewhere in the world. Diagrams and
pamphlets are introduced to show that
nearly % per cent of this mortality can
be prevented by proper prenatal care
OF parents ami OF the babies themselves.
Food Exhibition.
Another section illustrates growth and
nutrition and the part various foods play
in developing retarding health. Various
measures for sanitary control of food
supplies are shown. The hygiene of in
fancy and childhood, with an elaborate
series relating to school hygiene. is DEM
nnstrated in an impressive manner. This
section is constantly crowded with visi-
tors particularly parents and educators.
One group illustrates the physiology and
hygiene of exercise. Another is devoted
to the subject of sanitary housing. with
sections on city plans. planning OF build
ings. dwelling essentials, ventilation, and
The sixth group is devoted
to industrial and Occupational hygiene.
the seventh TO communable disease: the
eighth to State and municipal hygiene:
the ninth of methods OF caring for the
sick and life saving; the tenth illustrates
the hygiene of traffic and transporta ton.
and the eleventh is an exposition of
military. naval and tropical hygiene, with
some remarkable exhibits from eN-
perience of the army and navy. The last
and the largest exhibit. and calculated
to be the most important OF all. is con-
fined to sex hygiene an eugenics- This
contains some remarkable photographs
from life and a number of human speci-
mems from the Army Medical Museum in
this city.
Aside from this extraordinary exhibit.
other interesting exhibits are located out
in the railroad yards, beyond Union Sta
ton. These are the three health dem
onstration cars. which arrived yesterday.
one each from Maryland. Louisiana. and
California. Since these States could not
have room in the building they sent
their exhibits in cars. Maryland has al
ready been awarded all the space per-
mitted for one State. but she wished to
her exhibit. The car eS-
hibit consists colely of material provided
by the Maryland Society for the Preven-
ton of tuberculosis. The California and
Louisiana cars contain exhibits on health
and sanitation in rural districts.
These make total of sixty-hve eX-
hibits which have arrived since the ex-
hibition opened early last week.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
AVIATOR PASSES TWO TESTS.
Knbitzke to Try for Altitude Stand
ard Tomorrow.

William Kabitzka. the professional
Wright aviator. passed two of the gov
eminent tests yesterday In the new
baby Wright aeroplane. He few at
the rate of sixty-six miles an hour.
thereby passing the speed test. and re-
mained aloft for two hours. which Is
the requirement for endurance.
The altitude test. the most difficult
of all. he will attempt tomorrow. The
requirement is an ascent Of 1900 feet
in three minutes.
About 500 persons who gathered at
the war college to witness the hydro
flights were disappointed because the
Wright machine. which was 20 have
been tried could not be gotten ready
IN time. Lieut.. H. II. Arnold will prob
ably fly il tomorrow. Among the visi-
tors were Prince Polinesakoy. of the
Russian army. who is visiting Wash
ington: Miss Jewell Of the Poll Players.
and Gen. Charles Humphrey, L. S. A,
retired
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
My Wife and I
Want to Tell You
How She Stopped
Me From Drinking

For over twenty years was a very hard
drinker. loved liquor. I cared for moth
ing else. Every cent could get hold of I
spent for beer and whiskey. My work was
neglected. Our home was in sore straights.
My case was about as hopeless as a mans
could be. My wife was constantly beg
ging and pleading with me, but ! loved
liquor too we'll couldn't stop.
Many women would have despaired and given
up all hope. but my wife didn't. She kept trying
Finally, about ten years ago, she gave me a
simple remedy, hoping against hope that 10
would have some effect upon my drinking. Much
to her surprise, IL stopped my drinking entireiy!
II took away every desire ever had for alcoholic
liquor. Ihave not touched drop since.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Torpedo Fleet Sails.

Under the convoy of the cruiser Balti-
more, the vessels of the reserve torpedo
feet at Charleston. s. c.. have started
for New York, to take part in the naval
review next month. Bearing in mind the
disastrous, experience of last year, when
these tiny vessels were caught and dis
abled In a severe storm on their way to
New York, Navy Department officials
have directed the torpedo boats to take
the inside route up the coast They will
run only in the day time. Commander
Irwin Is in command Of the squadron.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Gave whisky to Boy.

Pleading guilty to a charge of giving
whisky to fourteen-year-old Furber Au-
gustein, Charles Chiseldine. forty-five
years old. of Congress Heights. yester-
day was sentenced to serve six months
in jail by Judge Mullowny. of the Police
Court, who deplored the fact that the
law prevented him from imposing a more
severe penalty. In pronouncing sentence,
Judge Mullowny said to Chiseldine:
You're menace to society,"" Chisel-
dine pleaded that he was drunk when
he gave the boy whisky.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
BnttIeShip Fleet to Assemble.

Most of the ships of the battleship feet
will assemble at New York October s.
that is, one week before the official date
Of the mobilization. This was decided
oil following the request Of the New
York entertainment committee and
Mayor Gaynor that arrangement be
made whereby the ships might spend
more time in port. The vessels OF the
reserve fleet will report at New York
october 10 and the destrcyers will report
October L.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Taken Fatally III ON Trnin.

, Albany. n. Y. Sept. 21.-Col. David 8.
Robinson. of Elmira, son of former Gov.
Lucius Robinson. was taken I'll on a
train while on the way to Maines Falls
in the Catskill Mountains to-day and
died in baggage room at Rayena. Al
bany County
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Miss Westcott as judge,

Miss Edith c. Westcott, principal of
the Western High School, is to be one
of the judges in an essay-writing con-
test held by the American School Peace
League and open to school children of all
countries in the world, The contest will
close March /, 1913.