The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-25
DEMONSTRATED
BY MOVIES
CAMPAIGN AGAINST DAIRYMEN
WAS CONDUCTED WITH SUCH
ENERGY IN GERMANY THAT
THE MILKMEN PETiTIoNED
THAT THE PICTURE BE PRO.
HI5ITED.

Berlin, Feb. 24.-A moving picture
film, showing the dangers of an i'm
pure milk supply, has heen exhibited
with such good effect in Germany. that
health officials at once became much
mere rigorous in their enforcement Of
the pure food regulations. Their cam
pajgn against negligent dairymen was
conducted with such energy that the
milkmen finally presented q petition
to the authorities, asking for the pro-
hibition Of this particular film In
reply to this action Professor Schloss-
mann, of the Dusseldorf municipal
hospital for children, who Is respcu-
Si5lG for the film, proved that it had
led to the trial and conviction OF many
dairymen for violation of the pure
food regulations. Its exhibition was
net discontinued
Much is being said nowadays in
Germany about the possible evil ef-
fects OF moving pictures, but the other
side Of the question, the moving pic
ture as a public educator, is well Illus
trated by the experiment OF Professor
Schlossman. His film showed partic-
ularly how impure milk is RESPONSE
BILE for many of the diseases Of chill
dren, and 1t was exhibited extentIvely
throughout the Rhine Province in pro-
noting a propaganda for reducing the
rate of infant mortality. The net re-
suits so far have been excellent The
health authorities are enforcing exist
ing rules and regulations much more
effectively; the dairymen are produc-
ing a better article, AMI the children
are drinking cleaner and purer milk.
Moving pictures have become an i'm
portant part Of the entertainment bust
ness in Germany. There are now no
less than 200 moving picture theatres"
in the capital, with as many more in
the suburbs. The tendency now is
to erect special houses. architectuaily
suited for picture show. Three such
establishments are now building in
Berlin, one Of which will seat 1,soo
persons.
On the other hand, there are already
signs of overproduction in the busi
ness. With so many competitors in the
field. prices of admission must neces
sarily be kept very low. Moreover,
the film- producing companies, which
are on a strong financial basis, are
making harder terms for the show
managers than hitherto. particularly
for the best class of films. AS COM
petition grows. the tendency to put
on trashy, sensational and melodram-
attic films increases. Many Of the man
ayers hew as closely as possible to
the line Of police prohibition; hence
the cry is raised with growing fire.
quency IN the press for a more rigid
censorship Of films. A committee of
university professors, scientific and lit
erary men and artists has been ap-
pointed to find ways and means for
making the moving picture do better
service in disseminating general
knowledge, particularly of scientific
and educational value.
ALPS WEATHER BAD.
The weather IN the Alps last sum-
mer was Indictment, and as a result
the number of fatal accidents to
mountain climbers was reduced from
132 to e5. Had the weather been warm
and summerlike the number of tour
lists would have been normal; there
would have been the usual number of
attempts to scale dangerous peaks, and
instead of 95 fatal accidents there
would have been something like the
1872, recorded in 1911, or the average
of 12S for the past ten years.
These statistics have just been
made public by the German-Austrian
Alpine Society. BY far the larger
number Of the fatalities Of 1912 were
due to falls: these amountd to So out
OF the total Of 95, and the greater part
Of these occurred during high noun
tain climbs. 13 persons were caught
by avalanches and killed: s froze to
death; were carried over precipices
by snow slips, and died Of heart fail
ure, due to over-exertion. Sudden
changes in the weather, particularly
unexpected snowstorms, were the di-
rect cause Of many Of the deaths.
MEAT PRICES ADVANCE.
Meat prices, with the exception of
beef, have advanced sharply again,
after having remained nearly station
ary since October. October prices
were much higher than those for Oc-
tober Of 1911, and any advance over
them means that a considerable por-
ton of the poorer classes will eat less
meat and eat 1t less often.
The number of animals available for
slaughter in Germany is today much
lower than it was year ago, and