Show need darkness and cold to gain strength new yort sept 8 in a preliminary report by the medical commission for the investigation of acute respiratory diseases which under the department part ment of health of this city has been occupied for a year in experimental work with the microbe of pneumonia it is asserted that in this city during the winter months the majority of inhabitants ill carry about this in and much dreaded organism in their mouths the minute microbe waits for a propitious time for increasing its kind when the body becomes enfeebled and so called colds and pneumonia follow in natural consequence that fresh air and sunlight arey natural foe and hi destroyer of the microbe scientifically termed mo js the of one of ho members ot the commission president darlington 0 the board of health appointed the commission and work began in august 1904 the investigators have however hardly entered on the full scope of their work eminent bacteriologist in many large cities were called on to aid the commission with papers on the causes and effect of respiratory diseases outside of new york A central laboratory was established at the college of physicians and surgeons in charge of prof P H hiss the latter in summarizing mar izing the consensus of expert opinion given the commission as to the prevalence of pneumonia germs in crowded localities says no matter what the actual interpretation pre tation the prominent fact brought out is that practically every individual at least in the winter season ahen exposed to environmental conditions such as those existing in new york city acts as a host at some time or other and probably at repeated intervals bov organisms of the most characteristic act type because of this the writer is strongly of the opinion that the microbe Is in close relation to ane cause of what aro termed common colds and examinations have tended to confirm the supposition experiments told of in the report showed that in a dark room at ordinary room tf the pneumonia germ lived H days and when the temperature dropped to the freezing point the germs life was extended to thirty five days in ordinary conditions the germ when exposed to the air and bright sunlight lived less than four hours because of these condition the ex come the conclusion that care must be taken in the use of ulishes and drinking cups by others than a patient for the germ may exist I 1 for weeks in the mouths ot patients who have recovered from an attack of pneumonia los angeles cal sept 7 the proposition to vote I 0 municipal bonds for the acquisition of a city water supply from owens river in inyo county waa carried in this city today by an majority the total vote was for and against the distance from the headwaters of the owens river to los angelos la about miles the entire proposition Is estimated by experts to cost about and will require from three to four years to complete NORTHWEST Y W C A seaside oregon 8 before tha northwest conference of the young christian association an ad drass was belh erad by miss kaly kyly of chicago on genuine and by mra W D wood president 0 the seattle association of finance in the evening the principal feature as an address by rev john mariln dean of oa the subject the fire test |