Show SS is 10 run 1711 P DOCTORS the disease known as tuberculosis which has been dubbed the great white plague by baebi is occupying the center of the stage so to speak at it the present time in washington physicians and dige diglae ae were gathered together toe ether last week to enter upon a campaign for the complete mastery of th s dread and fatal disease which has become a benom senom to tile the people of the united states in every section and almost enery town this disease makes itself known and until within the last few years it was not generally known that it is infectious to the last degree and hundreds of cases develop ed from contact with cases of the disease the press tell of the experiments peri ments which these medical men in their eferts to combat the aisea e and secure a method of preventing the spread of the disease at the con bention in washington ten children with well developed cases of the disease ea were offered for experimental purposes and a great scientist from austria declares that the experiment will result in a demonstration of the exact nature of infection and point a way to prevent it this is 13 an important step in our civilization and out of the deliberations will come fruit for the prolonging of human life and for the perfecting of mankind physically it is said that the ravages of ahli disease are greater than small pox yellow fever ever or any other of tle dri dried ad disca diseases seq it I 1 n i great field is the one which out the source of disease ard works out a prevention as vi ea ell as a cure auces Su ces to the do doctors tors in convention assembled or wherever they kiy be |