The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15

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Mrs. j. A. Austin will give a family
dinner this evening in compliment to
her mother, Mrs Tallman Bailey.
Mrs. Bailey will leave tomorrow for
Washington. D. C., to join Mr.. Bailey
in permanent residence.
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Sorosis club will meet February %
with Mrs. J. d. Mcfarland. Mrs. H. w.
Roby will read a paper on THE Trial
Marriage and the discussion will be
conducted by Mrs. G. A. Huron and
Mrs. H. w. Charles.
AT the guest day meeting of the
Portia club held Thursday afternoon
at the Y. w. c. A. paper was read by
Mrs. G. f. Worley on the Economics
of Pure Foods and Drugs" which
i aroused SO much interest and enthusi-
asm that the club passed resolutions
commencing the splendid work of the
present state board of health. and ask
ing that the list of health measures
originating with the Kansas state
board be published. The guests
representative women of Topeka and
many bright women from out of the
| city-heartily endorsed the action CT
| the club. 1t was also the consensus
| of opinion that when a bunch of bus
| mess men, with a "dehorned" secre-
| tary, attempt to improve on the rec
ord of the present board they will find
they have undertaken a Herculean
TASK me following IS the list re-
ferred to:
Measures originating with the KAN
sas state board of health:
First to inaugurate the anti-f1y cam
| paign, originating the now world wide
slogan "Swat the f1y!"
First to abolish common drinking
cup, now prohibited on interstate
trains by federal government and 81
states.
First to abolish the roller towel.
now forbidden on interstate carriers
after March l. 1913.
First to forbid use of ice directly in
water tanks on trains, to become eff
fective July 1. 1913
First to establish a standard for
oysters, compelling shipments in glaz-
ed metal containers that can be ster
ilized, instead of old, filthy, wooden
tubs, and ice packed around instead
of in the oysters, saving the consum-
ers $4,000 annually. Most of the
states have since adopted the Kansas
standards.
First to invent a portable emergency
hypochlorite plant for purifying po-
luted city water supply on short no
tice, in case of typhoid epidemic.
Since adopted by many other states
and countries.
First to utilize the Boy Scout move
ment in town clean-ups and anti-fy
campaigns. Since recommended by
national organizations
First to utilize moving pictures as
an educational feature in public health
work. Their use has since become
universal.
First to make Investigations cover
ing one year of the loss in weight of
stored butter and flour, to check up
short weights. These data are now
used all over the United States.
First to utilize the popular post
card in public health education.
First to investigate the question of
copper in oysters Now considered
a classic even by the federal govern
ment.
First to make a study of tomatoes
and the tomato industry.
First to investigate drinking water
on trains and in stations, as a result
of which the federal government has
standard of what is pure water" and
of which the Kansas secretary has
been appointed a member.
First to start research work on the
relation of the sand fly to the mys-
FERROUS disease of pellagra.
First to have a summer school for
physicians and health officers to train
them for state service.
First to undertake a social study of
vital statistics to be used for social
betterment
One of the five states that the United
States public health service grades in
class A in certain j.. phases of public
health work.
First TO ADOPT CIVIL service eAdIllHd-
ton as basis of appointment of food
and drug inspectors.
First to fix standard for medicines
not standardized by the Z. s. p, n. F.,
and other standard authorities.
First to regulate the sale of deterior-
ated patent medicines. Kansas stand
ards are copied all over the United
States.
First to demand physical examina-
ton of employees in packing houses.
Requests for the Kansas Health AL
manac come from all over the world.
Kansas bulletins are used as texts
in domestic science departments and
of Kansas.
Mrs. Albert t Reid gave family
dinner party Friday to celebrate the
forty-sixth wedding anniversary of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A Low.
Mrs. Charles Mitchell entertained
her Oridge-ru9 = ''a !. Frio'S'
The members of the Topeka Avenue
Bridge club will have a dinner party
tonight at I o'clock for their hus-
bands at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Peppmyer.
The Minerva club will meet Monday
with Mrs. Norman Atkinson, 1907
Tyler street. The meeting place has
been changed to Mrs. Atkinson's home
the Scott. Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs.
Davis will be hOstssses;
The Vespuccian club had a Valen
of Mrs. E. V. King. in honor of the