San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

ant TO vaccination now will make this
task duty that must not be shirked."
Dies In Six Weeks.
In his discussion of the paper read
by DIR. Battle of Austin. regarding
pure food, drug and narcotic laws, DIR.
Brumby said that the L. $. Agricul-
tural Department has revealed the fact
that little chickens can no longer live
and grow on corn meal diet, and
that live pigeon fed corn meal only
has ben known to die from weakness
after period of from four TO six
weeks. He stated that in his estima
ton. corn meal. flour. lard and moas-
ses have specially lost their value as
foods. and he said that this par
ticular phase Of the pure food question
has never been brought before the pub
lie las il should.
DR.. Battle gave an outline Of the
work of the State Pure Food. Drug
and Narcotic Department. with iu-
structions TO county officers to as
sist in reporting and remedying cases
of violation of these laws. DIR. Bat
tie said that the county health Of
ficer can be a powerful factor in caus-
ing the manufacturers, millCrs and
other food producers of the country to
lift the food-giving standards of their
products. by keeping strict watch
for adulterated food or food that is
not wholesome.
A Mosquito Lecture.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the morning session was the
mosquito lecture and cartoons given
by A. e.. Mitchell of Austin. intro
duced by DIR. A. J.. I.incecum. chair
man of the meeting. as the most tai
ented cartoonist in Texas. MIR. Nit
chell astonishcd the audience with sis
clever drawings of mosquitoes and
their methods of breeding. with pic
lures showing the subsequent results
of bites from the. insects. and pre-
scented refreshing climax when he re-
vcaled the fact that his pictures were
clearly outlined on his paper. VISIBLE
only to him. on Il picture-sericS of
mosquito-war material supplied by the
State Health Department to every
school applying for the course. Mr..
Mitchell made possible the idea. and
draws the comic cartoons that delight
children of the grade schools. The
drawings are traced in faint coloring
on the heavy mapiid paper used in
making the drawings. aud are the
means OF furnishing visual education
TO youngsters in the matter of mos
quito prevention and destruction.
The Full Time County Health ri
ficcr." was discussed by DIR. Alex
Harrison of Austin. who stated that
county officers should give all their
time and as much science as possible
to work in their rural and semi-rural
districts, where. as rule. sanitary
conditions are not az good as they ART
in cities. The fact that county health
officers are poorly paid was given as
one cause Of their inability to cope
with their respective problems. at
times, but they were urged to persist
in their campaign against disease and
its spread. because of the fact that
the service is so important and so cs-
sential.
Every county health officers cam
paign for Improvement of health cou-
ditions is more important than war
against ticks or boll weevil." DR..
Harrison said.
Talks on Pure Water.
John II. Hawley of Fort Worth,
talked on The Municipal Wafer Sup
ply" stating that no water. whether
it is artesian. underground or fill
tered. is entirely safe for human con-
sumption without much publication.
He said that the ordinary conception
of the absolute purity of drinking
water obtained from artesian wells or
underground cisterns is mistaken
idea. out of date. and that even ill
tered water supplied by water com
panies in the various towns of Texas
may be impure il it is situated in an
unsanitary location. or il the con
tsiners and underground pipcssare. not
protected from lesion. $50
"Every underground stream should
be called guilty until it is proved
Innocent" Mr.. Hawley said. "There
are $4,000 species of algae alone that
grow in surface waters that are lia-
Bile at any time TO pollute and poison
drinking water. No water should be
used for drinking purposes except
water properly filtered or purified. :"
During the afternoon meeting of
the general session. at $3.50 in the
Travis Park Methodist Church. the
following program will be given: Adj
dress. "The Practice. of Medicine: a
Lay Sermon" by Wayne Davis Of San
Antonio: address. The Practice of
Medicine Mutual Concern to tho
Laitv and the Medical Profession.
by DR.. C. NJ. Rosser of Dallas; adj
dress, 1.-The Public Health Import
ance of Dentistry" by DIR. w. VI.
Bourne of San Antonio; address.
"Shall We Have Competent Phar-
macy" by w. III. Whiscnant, San An
tonic. member of the Texas Board of
Pharmacy: address. "Shall the Sick
BE Served?" by DIR. w. ID. Haggard.
Nashville. Tenn: address. "The Ser
vice Of Medicine by DIR. S. r. Rob