The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-24
GERMS IN BUTTER
ATTACK BABES.
Beware of Bovine tuberculosis
Warns DR.. Knopf
OPPOSES BIG FAMILIES
Last Born Easy Prey to That Dis
case; Health Congress at
Washington Important.


important gathering Of the year, relat-
Ing to health. was that of the Ameri-
can Public Health Association, in ses-
sion in Washington three days this
week, and just adjourned. Nearly
every phase Of public health work
known tO-man was discussed here in
the various health meetings by noted
experts.
Much stress was laid on bubonic
plague and it's prevention, and the
use Of butter as an agency in spread
ing bovine tuberculosis. There, was
much discussion of the tuberculosis
phase Of public health work A
symposium Of papers on cold storage
developed the fact that cold storage
food is generally favored by the ex
perts over that which comes fresh,
this being particularly true Of eggs
and poultry.
In the sectional meetings of the
American Public Health Association
the most important action was that
by the laboratory section in demand
in Standardization of disinfectantS.
Sterilization Of mentally deficient
children to prevent race degeneracy
was urged by a special committee
of the American Public Health AsSO-
citation.
In the National Hygienic Exposi-
ton there were lectures on the ques-
ton of drug habit-forming agencies,
particular attention being paid to
soothing sirups and throat tablets.
1T was also stated in this lecture
course that morphine and cocaine
habits are increasing at an alarming
rate in the United States
In connection with the coming In
ternational Congress on Hygiene and
DemOgraphy it was announced by
Secretary General Fulton that Presi-
dent Taft will personally open the
congress Monday morning at II
o'clock
Would War on Degenerates.
Sterilization OF children who are
mentally deficient in order to prevent
the perpetuation Of race OF degene-
rates is demanded in the report Of the
committee on the conservation OF
child life Of the American Public
Health Association, presented to the
general session Of the association last
night. The report now goes to the
executive council for action. and will
be referred to the association fol
adoption or rejection today.
In the general session blow was
aimed at the idea Of large families
by Or. s. Adolphus Knopf, Of New
York city. when he declared that IL
large families it is the laSt-bOrn child
which is most likely to develop trace.
of tuberculosis.
DR. W. c. Rucker, assistant surgeon
general Of the United States public
health service. in an address before
the general session Of the association
declared that he who liveth ra
free taketh no plague his addreS
being a plea for a general hsn
against rats as carriers of bubOni
plague.
The report Of the committee on tn
conservation of child life was rea
prior to the beginning of the genera
program Of lectures last evening.
Taking up the question Of the men
tally deficient children, the repor
says: The sterilization Of thOS
mentally deficient in order to preven
the perpetuation Of race of degene
rates has been suggested to the com
rnittee. This is the most desiraDi
method Of handling the question, an
i would be we'll if legislation coul
b" adopted rendering it compulsory.
he committee also declared
favor Of standard method Of regis
terng births, the report declarln
that at present about 50 per cent Q
the births in cities are actually regis
tered with the health authorities.
isutter Spreading tuberculosis
In a paper dealing with newer pre-
biems in the antituberculOSis Warfar'
hr. $. Adolphus Knopf. Of New I or
city. said that butter is sprea din
tuberculosis. He said that it has bee
determined that germs of boVln
tuberculosis are found in butter, an
that nearly 70 per cent Of the chi
dren who die from tuberculosis die {
bovine tuberculosis.
AS rule" said he, ''in large fan
lies it is the last born child who COZ
tracts tuberculosis. He said this
so because of mothers Of many chi
dren become weak and are not alb
te bequeath strength to the later Dor
children. He made a strong pie
against motherhood for those wome
who are suffering with tuberculosi
saying that rs per cent of them q
bringing in children into the world.
Child Labor i'm Home and Factory
taking up the child-labOr questiO