The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
WASHINGTON NOW
IS HEALTH MECCA
From All Quarters Of Globe
Scientists Come to Attend
Conference.

whshington, September I:-"ssn
tneton during all of this week VIZ %
the health Mecca Of the world. Here
have gathered from all quarters OF the
globe thousands Of experts on neaAtn
ana vital statistics TO attend the NJ
tesnth International Conference on
Hvsiene and Demography. whose sss-
.,ons viii begin tomorrow morning
and continue throughout tho wesk
Every important country In the worio
4. reoresented by delegates. OF wnom
there are about 5000 In all
President Tai, will welcome the con.
gross to the United States to-morro"
morning. DR.. Max Ruoner. OF the EN-
neror Frederick William Un1SersAtS'
Berlin. president OF the permanent IN
ternational commission OF the congress-
win deliver an address on the progress
hetnx made among the nations ana
the possibilities Of the future by means
Of the public health hyEtenic snd r'taa
statistical work being done foiIo"
ing this the roll OF tho to1rty-tnlee
foreign governments represented "An
be answered by the heads OF the oele-
cations from those countries. res
dent Taft will be introduced ny Ol.
Henry p. walcott, of MassachusettA
president OF the present congress- s..
exates from about 400 cities in TINS
country. from every State and Territory
.xcent Alaska, from the leading UNI
yersities Of this country and Europe
ana from numerous social oetterment'
medical and scientific societies are here
In the sixty years Of It's existence
thi. In the first time the congress has
met In the United States. Supreme et-
forts have been put forth by the Amer
lean committee in charge OF the ar
ran1ements to make the session one
that will rank In importance Win any
ever held.
In additi IN to the numerous meetin1s
to be held on various sections. win
lectures totalipg hundreds. vast eA-
hibit has been prepared In building
.,.cted for the purpose. containing al
most every conceivable device OF any
value in the promotion OF health IDEAS
"Preyention" is the WORD which
weu might be inscribed over the en-
trance TO the exhibition hall. for ma
torifv Of the sanitary ARRANGEMENTS
set forth there. from the method OF
cleaning a market to the building Oh
a city filtration plant, contain the soea
that IAN ounce OF prevention is worth
a pound Of cure.
what the nation. through the United
S,atea Public Health Service ana its
other bureaus. is doing. and what tne
states ana cities and hundreds OF pri-
vate charities are doing in their enorts
70 conserve the human strength OF the
country. IL shown by models OF All
sorts
The United States Navy Is repre-
sented BY an operating room OF pat
tleship and by ship kitchen, wnele
latest devices for preparing large
quantities Of food with speed and clean
illness are shown.
The army has erected q number OF
its various types Of kitchens to snow
how II provides food for its men. ano
a complete hospital corps Is encamped
right outside the doors Of the exhibi-
ton building, ready either for play OF
actual service
How the tenement dwellers OF large
cities are being taught better housing
ana living conditions. what large man
ufacturing concerns and other employ
ers are doing for the well-being Of their
employees. what colleges are doing IN
their physical development depart
ments. how the lives Of babies are being
looked after, what children's play
grounds are accomplishing. what the
United States Bureau OF Animal In
dustry II striving for In its meat In
spection, model dairy and other work
these and numerous similar human con-
servas1on enterprises are brought to
che eye q the visitor By working
modeloL