Show the tuberculosis Con congress grets nw fv things which mark the modora progress prop cab of civilization have advanced so a rapidly an knowledge of the th nature and curability of the decision of physicians that the disease is in not hereditary has lifted a burden of dread front from thousands of b hearts and the ho bucceny of methods of treatment in the th early binges of the disease has hag brought hope to thousands of others hut but far more important than this has bei been and will be I 1 the he work of ef bringing about an understanding of the dangers of the disease and impressing the no ne colty of precautions from septem ber 21 to october 12 the united states will bo be the host hoot of the tha international magress on tuberculosis which Is ie to meet in washington mr roosevelt has lately accepted the presidency of tho the congress tile the occasion will un doubled ly be the most important event that has ha yet occurred in the light fight against the dread disease the con entson will bring together the most noted ex expertise pertis of the world and meth oda of treat treatment and prevention ehlt li have shown the beat results will be illustrated it will be as a interesting to the layman as an to the physician for in the st amling out of consumption much of the work mork will have to be done by laymen officers of state and city governments the police boards of health and private citizens it to la to be hoped says saya the youths youth a conti Comi anion anlon that the congress will also do some thing to allay the groundless fear which many persons persona h have a ve of anyone known to be suffering from losla ionia an attitude which frequently renders it impossible to secure the monk mant desirable sites for treatment camps or hospitals and often results in grave injustice it not actual cinel ty 11 to the individual if due tion to la observed isolation Is in no way this indeed Is tile the chlor chief losson chih those most far familiar nillar with the iho matter are trying to |