The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-08
LOUISIANA CAR
To PAY VISIT.
TO TALLAHASSEE
On. OSCAR BOWLING WILL SEND
HEALTH ExAisfT THERE THAT
LEGISLATORS NAY see WHAT
rs BEING DONE.

IN order 60 demonstrate 20 the mem
beers ~ the Florida legislature the
benefits that may be derived from
state having It's own healgn exhibit car
Dr Oscar DopnnK 81 Louisiana. ~ 4
letter 20 pr Mallory Kennedy ~ this
city. has promised - send the Louis
tara train - Tallahassee
The ftorids state Board ~ Health
- whirh Dr. Kennedy 81 q member .a
sndea gurins 60 Get fs7orabi action hy
the legislature g. having similar
exhibit hauled free by the railroads
The latter arc willing. tse state board
j. 7nxious 20 equip n car at its own
expense and an that is needed h ieEis
lati*e sanction to the car being hauled
free. On this connection the board has
ISSUED i8e following bulletin
Seeing - convincing
Visual education. from childhood q
cid sgc. = the most impressive. The
muEf lasfine. che most convincing
Reference has already been made IN
tals press service - the Educational
Health Exhibit. Which Vas prepared
originaily b the state beard for the
Southern Health Exhibit an Jackson
KllIe last December Since that time
h has been shown 60 the people 81
Tampa, sanford. Orlando, Lakeland.
Palntka, ocaa. Pensacola and ITALIA
hassee. n vas seen and studied iu
these eight cities bv an attendance
equal 60 three quarters 81 their esti-
mated population.
The panels photograph and models
that make up this exhibit. illustrate
practically and visuaily Tire work that
i being done hy the board ~ gathering
necessary vital statistics in Florida
the work ~ the state laboratories. the
Eight against malaria and fynhuid emit
tuberculosis. against the rs ard mos
quite t3al cnrfs disease Rersna. ffuules
Ia sma1lpoA and vaccination. in meas
les. wa0opiug cough. hookworm. glan-
ders and rabies the work that $ being
DONE for F1oridas INDECENT crippled
children. the way a. feed and wssn
snd dress younc babies. and many
ether subjects that need practical Illus
tration 60 have their Importance an
deIstood and appreciated ey the TAX
payers and citizens ~ the state
q e. safe to Say taat the state board
has never inaueurated q More valuable
or more widely appreciated method
~ education than this n has alrsads
been proved more impressive and nn-
pressing THAT the splendid Hteraturs
that has been sent 0ut - the board Is
its work Of education. The question
now ia. How shall 4 81 made more
useful - bringing il 70 more people
o. ~ the people ~ the state ID =
not planned 10 set IL up a. some ceu-
trat place and keep "a there. bat 10 put
it on wheels ADD take ia 10 the people.
n the bis cities and IRE little ONES to
eNery tiilaEe ard hamlet where the faH
lines Of Florida reach
The heard ~ ready The railroads
arc thought 20 be willing a. furnish
free service the equipment is not difil
cult 10 provide and the cost 81 main
tenancc would he q fraction - t1e ou4t
- huG cholcra serum which IS di-
rertion - a recent Legislature. Is dis.
( trihated free % the swine owners nl
1 The state u would cost less per sn-
/ nam than Is recommendation a.
divert 6fteen thousand dollars from
( the health funds. 10 aeht cattle tick
"a proposition rot akin in any 0ay
with human health 81 human life
1 THE oriy real obssaucc "a the Way
d the present lack 81 authority from
i tho legislature. which meets this week
/ ~ hitting the railroad companies 10
give and the board ~ health 70 ac-
I eepf FREE transportation Tor fae health
/ train and attendants over the lines If
! The state.
i a former legislature granted similar
/ PRIVILEGES for handling free = special
train for agricultural education Juat
uoW it is the question whether tire leg.
islature 81 1918 viii rise 10 the or
I portnnity 70 do something really useful
and beneficial Tor the people of Flor
Il ida
II VITA such train. consisting ~ a
car renuiis % Accommodate the exhibit.
another % provide living quarters for
taose who must accompany the exhibit
with FREE transportation FOR train and
attendants Florida would he IN the lead
n al states IN the Union for the edu~
cation - its people in sanitary and
heath uiaft~rS and the results would
be the vast bettermcnt or such condi-
tlans in this state
p woula be q splendid investment
for ERE railroad. = better one for Flor
ida, and instead 81 one person Oh ten
being given the opportunity 20 be hen
tntteo a. has been the case 50 far
nine - every ten would have t3s
Glance
shall Florida have lbs health train
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