The Washington herald., 1916-01-01

Or. Helen C. Putnam. OF Providence,
r. l.. speaking on THE Wefl@Bcing of
Children as Determined by the Educa-
tion of Women"
''Our millions of ailing and diseased.
defective and degenerate children soon
would be brought down to few thous-
and II education OF women included ccr-
tain elementary facts of life known to
scientists" continued DIR. Putnam. IF
the law that special mental and physical
defects in men and women forbid parent
hood were understood early enough II
would be violated much less often by
indiyidua1 women"
The section on public health listened
to papers from number of leaders
in political and social science.
Robert W. de Forest. president of the
National Housing Association, gave the
following as requisites of all buildings
occupied b human beings: They should
be weli-lighted, well-ventilated.s sweat ther-
proof. damp-proof, vermin-proof. should
AFFORD protection against extremes OF
temperature and against undue fire haz-
ard. and should have an adequate and
convenient supply OF water and proper
toilet facilities
Now that cities are becoming sani-
tary," said Mr.. de Forest. greater en-
phasIs can be placed on the social side,
to the fitting of dwellings TO meet social
needs" Even from the beginning" he
said. I'VE have made progress along this
line and have established certain prin-
ciples upon which future work must be
based. One of these is the necessity for
privacy within the dwelling -
May ProIons Life Indesniteiy.
Declaring that It is not impossible that
some day science may know how to
lengthen life indefinitely. Prof. Irving
Fisher. OF Yale University, told the con-
gress some of the experiments that are
being carried out to prolong cell life.
Statistics were given which. Prof, Fisher
thought. showed the number of sick per-
sons In the United States to be appalling.
Concerted work by the government was
declared By r.5f Fisher to be OF the
greatest ir':.. rtsnce. He thought the
conseryati of our national vitality
should be an Official national policy.
According TO Prof. Fisher. civilization
has upset the equilibrium Of our life by
surrounding US with artificial conditions.
He did not think 1t would be practicable
to return TO our natural conditions. but
said we could do much in the way Of
improving those under which we live.
The number OF accidents In mines
can only be reduced through the adop-
tion of more stringent laws govern
lus Inc VI WIN pen
alties for all violations. whether by
operator or employe. declared Albert
H. Fay. of the United States Bureau
of Mines. addressing the section on
conservation of natural resources. The
education of the miner to realize the
dangers under which he works also
will have much to do with accident
prevention. Mr.. Fay thought
For Astronomical Research.
A vast project which IL undertaken
expenditure of an immense sum OF
money. the purpose being to increase
the knowledge OF the dimensions of
the earth. was suggested to the con-
gress yesterday by DR.. r. s. Wood
ward. president Of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington, speaking be-
fore the section on astronomy, me-
teorology, and seismology. He sug-
gested that a continuous network of
precise triangulation be made cover
ing South. Central. and North Amer
ica. extending all the way from
Alaska to Patagonia. This plan is in
harmony with resolutions presented to
the congress by Lieut.. Col Sflvestre
Mato. chief of the geographic-mili
service of Uruguay.
Simultaneous observations OF the
moon in North and South America for
the purpose of determining more ac-
curately the shape Of the earth. should
be made, according to Prof. Ernest w.
Brown, Of Yale University.
Prof. william wallace Campbell, d.
rector of the Lick Observatory, will
give an illustrated lecture on The
Evolution of the Stars" in Continental
Memorial Hall at o'clock Monday
evening. The lecture will be open to
the public.