The Detroit times., 1913-08-05
PUBLIC HEALTH
TRAIN STARTED
ON ITS WAY
Michigan Begins Big Campaign
of Education in Disease Pre-
ventiOn
SPECIAL WILL STOP
IN MANY TOWNS
Pictures, Charts and Models To
Be Used To Assist Hygiene
Experts

LANSING, Mich, Aug. 4-The state
OF Michigan today started campaign
or public health education And the
method OF education was decidedly
unique.
Leaving Lansing early this morning,
public health special, III charge
OF DR. Robert l.. Dixon head OF the
state board OF health. + l.. shannon,
state analyst for the dairy and food
commission, and Food Commissioner
Helme, started a tour OF Michigan dur
ing which every important community
In the state will be visited. The trip
will continue for "A days. The spe.
cial carried three exhibits cars and a
Pullman.
The purpose of this public health
special is to teach. not only the i'm
portance OF good health. but what Dr..
Dixon considers even more important
the principles OF disease prevention
Crowded into all available space in
the exhibit coaches were pictures
charts and models. There was a tu-
berculosis shack, showing how best
TO construct healthful quarters for tn
bercular persons models of sanitary
water devices OF all kinds. practical
substitutes for public drinking cups
and towels.
In one of the exhibit cars. two bed
rooms had been constructed. con
trasting good and poor systems OF
ventilation. In another part of the
car a model garbage incinerator was
demonstrated. Then there was appar.
atus showing the proper construction
OF wells TO prevent pollution OF the
water.
These were only few OF the fea-
lures with which DR.. Dixon expected
to interest the public in disease pre-
vention methods. Moving picture eX-
hibits and lectures will be given in all
towns where overnight stops are
made.
Food Commissioner Helme expected
to deliver most of his hot shots in
exposing TO the public numerous pat
ent medicines against which his de-
partment has declared war Also he
planned TO talk on the adulteration
OF foods and the proper handling OF
milk, and cream. AS side line he
Will exhibit models OF sanitary dairy.
Analyst Shannon will lead cam
pagn for the determination OF the fly.
About so cities and towns I'm the
etate will be visited by the special
The length of the stops will vary from
several days in the large cities TO an
hour or so in the small towns.
The itinerary:
Aug. 4-Lansing. Charlotte, Bellevue
and Battle Creek.
Aug 5-Battle Creek. Augusta
Galesburg. Kalamazoo, Bloomingdale
Aug. 6.-Kalamazoo. Plainwell. Mar
tin, Wayland. Grand Rapids.
August Grand Rapids Muskegon.
Aug. 9-Muskegon, Rockford, Cedar
Springs. Howard City. Big Rapids
Aug. 11-Reed City. Cadillac.
Aug. 12-Cadillac, Mention Kingsley.
Traverse CITY
Aug. 13.-Traverse City. Northport.
South Boardman, Kalkaska, Mancel.
ena.
Aug. 14-Mancelena, Elmira, Petos.
KEY.
Aug. 15-Petoskey, Brutus, Pen
ston, Mackinaw City.
Aug. 16-Mackinaw City, Cheboy.
gan, Wolverine, Gaylord.
Aug. 17-Gaylord, Grayling.
Aug. 1s-Grayling. West Branch.
Standish. Pinconning
Aug. bay City. Saginaw.
Aug. 20-Flint. Holly.
Aug. 2l-Plymouth, Detroit
Aug. p and 23-Remain in Detroit
Aug. 25-Detroit. Ypsilanti, Ann
Arbor, Dundee.
Aug. 26-Dundee, Tecumseh. Ad.
rian
Aug. 2I-Hudson. Hillsdale
Aug. 2S-Jonesyille. Homer. Albion.
Eaton Rapids.