Show CAMPAIGN AGAINST consumption resolution adopted at tuberculosis convention empowering committee to enlist aid to fight the dreaded disease st louis oct 5 that pythis ls of the lungs cannot be cured was the statement made today by dr fred Koben heir of sti louis at the session of the tuberculosis convention today who explained the discoveries of professor otto von chroen of the royal university of naples professor von chroen was unable to be present and sept bis paper to be read professor von chroen explained that a patient suffering from consumption could live for years in apparent health but under favorable circumstances tho germ of the disease would become active and destroy the lung tissue in cases of pythis is of the lungs the professor said he had discovered a new germ which together with the germ that had hitherto been known to doctors to destroy all animal life existed only in cases of pythinia pythis ia of the lungs the following resolution was then adopted resolved that a coan attee of four be appointed who shall constitute a committee on publicity and alu shall be empowered to enlarge their number by enlisting a number of prominent philanthropists physicians and others who may bo able to assist in carrying on a strong educational campaign against the diseases dr kellogg of battle creek mich was appointed chairman ot the committee the following officers were elected president M V daniels austin texas secretary M F smith austin treasurer dr dark belle new york city chairman of the council P 0 hamford colorado springs the congress then adjourned alno lie |