The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-12
PLENTY OF FRESH AIR
Expert Declares That There Are Too
Many Houses With Win
dow Shutters on
Them.

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colored people OF the city at the Peo-
pies Institute. DR.. Kepford Illus
trated his lecture with number Of
stereopticon views.
The Rev. John G. Sage. director Of
the institute, introduced DR.. rSepford
who in commencing his talk asked
that the windows be lowered in order
to have plenty of fresh air In the hall
In this way DR.. Kepford gave an OBJ
jet lesson in the necessity for fresh
air.
DR.. Kepford by means Of stereopti-
con slides demonstrated the way in
which the tuberculosis germs work.
He showed sections Of the lung which
had been effected by the disease. He
explained how the white corpuscles
| in the blood were able to eat up the
disease germs, when the blood had
not been poisoned with whiskey and
cigarettes, or some other poison.
The ease with which consumption,
and even common colds is spread by
the splitting habit was fully taken up
by the lecturer, and slides to illustrate
this bad habit, and how dangerous it
becomes were thrown upon the screen,
Never let the sputum dry, and be
ground into dust" DR.. Kepford told
his auditors. You should always
burn any discharge while it Is still
moist" He then explained the spu
4 tum flask, and simple methods of car
ing for the matter raised from the
lungs OF a person afflicted with con
i sumption.
i Kissing is Dangerous.
4 DIR. Kspford declared that the habi
4 of kissing on the mouth was mos
] pernicious. He urged his hearers tx
not expose the babies to all such dis
leases, and said he pitied the pool
baby that had to submit to kisse:
A from persons who had not brush &c
their teeth for weeks.
!. Sanitation in milk was taken up b,
the lecturer. Sanitation about the
| house, and the swat the fly campaign
were touched upon. The danger from
the fly was amply illustrated. 1t is
necessary to clean up ones yards al
the fly lays eggs on paper about tn,
yard, If it can find no other breeding
place, the doctor told his audience.
Don't be afraid of water, was an
other bit of advice he gave last night
And he urged that sunlight and fresl
air should be allowed to get into tn,
houses.
Wants Air and Light.
DR.. Kepford believes Keokuk ha
more houses with outside windov
shutters than any other city in TIL
state. He declared against windoy
shutters last night 1t is better t.
pay for a few broken panes Of glas
than to pay the doctor, he told the in
stitute members. tuberculosis is
! house disease, and he asked this aud
ence if they would not try to remen
4 Der that it was better to open thei
7 houses to air and sunlight now, tina,
Wnen TOO 1aC5.
DR.. FulIers Plan.
Following the talk by DIR. Kepfor
/ last night DR. Frank M. Fuller wa
introduced. He spoke of the prevs
lsnce Of the disease among the Colo
s ed people of the city, and outlined
plan for the fight against tuberculosis
J, which will be taken up by the Who'll
s city, according to present plans.
; will be an anti tuberculosis campaign
L DR.. Fuller outlined ths work in thi
q campaign SO far as 1t will effect tn
s colored people Of the city, and at tn
conclusion of his talk committee {
e three men from the institute was a.
+ pointsd to confer with the committee
from the Industrial Association an
other organization for the carryin
out of this campaign.
e The Meetings Tonight.
ii The meeting tonight for the en-
e ployed people of the city will be hel
n at 1880 O'Clock with a second sessio
e at $50 o'clock at the exhibit room
e. at the Hotel Iowa. The lectures wi
i lboth be illustrated by stereoptica
r. slides, OF which DR.. Nspfcrd has
l. largs number Extra chairs have bee
If placed in the room and efforts wi
e be made to accommodate everyor
it who will attend. This meetings ha,
6 been arranged especially for thos
e who are employed during the de
and could not hear the afternoe
o talks.
IS DR.. Kspford, this afternoon, spoil
to the mothers OF the city. He W,