The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-29
PUBLIC HEAL TIL EXPERTS
DISCUSS TUBERC UL OSIs CARE And CURE
Ignorance More Than Poverty or IN
sanitary Conditions Foundation Of
Disease is Told at Walker Session
SEGREGATION NOW NECESSARY
Dr.. Dearholt Recommends Minnesota
Follow Example of Wisconsin in
Fight Against Consumption.

One Of the most successful conven-
lions Of the meeting of the Charities
and Correction Conference was held
yesterday at the State sanatorium at
Walker. A special train took the
delegates to Walker The morning
was spent in inspecting the various
buildings. Dinner was served in the
new dining room which is now under
process of construction.
Matters relating, to the cure and
prevention of tuberculosis were dis
cussed by well known public health
men. Emphasis was laid on the
finding of employment and recrea-
ton for convalescent cases. DR.. Hoyt
3. Dearholt, executive secretary Of
the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, suggested that Minnesota
follow the example of Wisconsin ana
combine the work of REPRESENTATION
and tuberculosis work by employing
discharged tuberculosis patients who
are in need of out door work, to do
the demonstration work.
Problem Of Ignorance.
tuberculosis was declared more of
problem Of ignorance than of -pov-,
erty, bad housing or unsanitary con-.
ditions. The need of more publicity
work was emphasized by many of the
;peakers. In this way, they said, the
people of the state will be educated
to arrest tuberculosis in the early
stages.
Aid for Children.
"There is only one way to get rid
Of tuberculosis" declared DR.. H. W..
Hill, secretary of the Minnesota Pub
lie Health association, and that Is
to segregate those who have tuber-
culosis. If we find case of scarlet,
fever, small pox or other .cominuni-
cable disease, we quarantine the pa
tient in order to stop the spread. We
know that tuberc uiosis Is commnni.
cable, but We are just beginning to-
realize that the cases must be segre-
gated" t.tsH " 3
Miss Minnie Patterson, head of the
Visiting Nurses of Minneapolis, made
an appeal for work among children,
She said that with her years Of work
among tubercular people, she had
found that the best results had been
obtained in the children's cases.
'Take the children when tubercu-
losis is just starting and give them
the proper environment, and you
will get at the root of the difficulty"
said Miss Patterson.
DR.. Dearholt gave facts to show
that tuberculosis is as much coun-
try as city problem. He urged the
establishment of convalescent homes
where patients who were discharged
from sanitoria, could stay while they
were working. ~
DIR. H. L. Taylor, chairman of the
advisory committee of the Minnesota
State Sanatorium, suggested changes
in the Minnesota law so that the
commission would have the right to
compel negligent counties to care for
their tubercular people. 81
Commissioners Talk.
At the meeting held last evening
10. M. Larson presided Mr.. Larson
is a commissioner from Lac qui Parle
county and he spoke of Causes of
Poverty and It's Relief in the C0un-
try Districts" Other speakers of
the evening were M. Bulls, Pine
county commissioner, Louis Nash of
st. Paul, John Kelley, commissioner
of Wright county, and A. e. Rako,
chairman of the Beltrami county
board.
Mr.. Nash, who is Ramsey county
Commissioners, and one of st. Paul's
most prominent citizens, said that he
would like to speak at the conference
of next year on "The Cause Of Pow
|erty." He said that it is Justice, RAJ
ther than charity, that is needed for
those of poverty.