New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
North Carolina's Health
Board Waging Relentless
and Successful War on
the Medicine I akers.

windows OF the houses glowing warmly with
electric lights.
But what was this that was happening?
Watch. At intervals of a few seconds some
CHEEKY little house would relapse into dark
ness its lights extinguished. its windows DARK.
Which meant that baby life had gone out.
This tragedy was staged in FIVE acts, to show
the percentages of baby deaths in the State
OF North Carolina at the ends. respectively,
OF one day, one week one month, one year
and two years.
The idea behind this pathetic drama
caught by Mr.. Warren H. Booker, chief Of
the boards Bureau of Education and Engi-
neering, while in collaboration with Mr.. Tay-
lor, of the New York Milk Commission, and
developed as here described. Mr.. Booker was
assisted in the construction Of the village by
his wife and one or two college students
The Childrens Bureau OF the Department
OF Labor, at Washington, became much in
terested in the village as to request the loan
OF it for use in connection with the Child Hy,
giene Exhibit, at the Panama Pacific Exposi-
ton. 1t has recently been shipped to San
Francisco
A CAMPAIGN OF POSTERS, PICTURES
AND STATISTICS.
But TO recur to the visible evidences in the
Jacksonville exhibit of the North Carolina
campaign against patent medicines. These
consisted in the main OF posters and placards,
demonstrating by pictures, diagrams, state
mcnts and statistics the damnable character
Of the principal nostrums which find large
sale in the state.
That consumption exists and even fourishes
in that glorious Land of the Sky" favorite
resort of invalids, and in the long reaches Of
resinous pins country. is dscouraging and
damaging fac: which the plucky doctor means
10 overcome The population OF North Caro-
lima is 80 per cent rural, and nearly half ne
ero circumstances which readily account for
the prevailing helplessness.
Some Of the most backward and hopeless
people in the world, as readers of Ruskin are
aware, the jewellers in the life giving air
OF the Swiss Alps. Their chalets are close
sealed at night against the pure mountain air,
their habits OF living are deadly.
The consumption cures which most pre-
vail and reap harvest OF cash and corpses in
North Carolina as in other states, were mer-
cilessly shown up at the Jacksonville exhibit
especially in the North Carolina section.
NoSTRUMS WHICH INFEST THE
LAND OF THE SKY"
The two nostrums most conspicuously bull
letined were Eckman's Alternative and Wine OF
Cardu Another fsvorite fake, not intended
for tuberculosis, is Fruitola, which received
its share of attention. THE Gold Brick Food"
was the compliment paid to Sanatogen. a
medicine. or food which has entered into the
composition of many distinguished authors
and chemists until they fairly exude its praises
for print! Peruna in these posters was
dubbed temperance whiskey." Why write
Lydia L. Pinkham?" asks one placard "She
died May II, 1888" Other nostrums with
which North Carolina is especially familiar are
Hicks Capudine and the sarssparlas.
No superhum1n courage is required to pump
shrspnei like these posters and cards into the
enemy's trenches. 1t can be done for an in
definite period before one encounters serious
resistance The medicine takers have no de-
fence But when the csmpaigners execute a
flank movement against the higher powers
which are secretly allowing and abettng the