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Memorial to
Gorgas
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MEMORIAL to Brig. Gen. Wil
liam Crawford Gorgas, United
States army, Is to be established
in rhe form of “The Institute for
Research In Tropical Diseases
and the Study of Preventive
Medicine.”
This Gorgas memorial will be
established at Balboa, the Pa
cific entrance to the Panama
canal. The location Is fitting,
since It was General Gorgas who
made rhe construction of the
A
canal possible; It also puts the Institute closely In
louch with Its work.
The memorial will be of International character.
This is as it should be. since the fame of General
Gorges Is world wide. It may be doubted if the
work of any single man has meant more to civil
ization. It was his sanitary work that demon
strated to the world that the white man can live
and work in the tropics and maintain good health.
And the end is not yet. since when the time comes
that the North American continent Is crowded the
next great migration of the white man will be to
Oentral and South America. In fact it Is no ex
aggeration to say that the settling of the tropics
by the Caucasian dates from the completion of the
Panama canal.
. Anyone who lius seen the old Panama at the
time of the abandonment of the work of the tlrst
canal, involving so much wasted energy, life, and
money, with Its abandoned equipment and the evi
dences of unsuccessful labor, and the thousands
of unknown and unnumbered graves of its work
ers, cannot help but be struck with the present
aspect of Panama, its splendid sanitation, its beau
tiful cities, Its fine hospitals, and the magnificent
accomplishment of the completion of the work of
the canal, making it one of the most beautiful and
salubrious spots in the world, writes Hear Admiral
W. C. Bralsted, D. S. N., (Retired) in the Pau
American Union.
The accomplishment of this great work and the
sanitary regeneration of Panama are due to the
♦ fforts of the late William C. Gorgas. United
States army, and to his efforts more than to any
other the success of this work must be accredited.
His earlier work In the southern states and the
West Indies, and particularly Cuba, and his later
efforts in Bcuador and Peru, and his projected
work in Africa give one an idea of the vast field
of splendid endeavor which he accomplished and
would have continued had his life been prolonged.
His reputation has gone forth to all ihe world,
and he it loved and revered In every household.
Psrhsps no single life has ever made possible so
•nurti for the good and well-being of humanity as
ba* that of General Gorgas. There can be, there
fore, no question a9 to the desirability of erecting
some memorial which will do honor to this great
man.
Many types of memorials have been considered
in ,hl « connection, but I feel sure that the estab
ii eh men r. of this memorial. The Institute for lie
search in Tropical Diseases and the Study of Pre
ventlve Medicine, carrying with It not only a per
manont monument to his memory, but one that
will continue his work and be of the greatest value
to the welfare of the entire world, would be his
ideal of this commemorative effort. Panama sit
uated in the heart of the Tropics and In the mlds*
of the Central and South American states, which of
fer a splendid field for work of this kind, would
- seem to be the Ideal location, furnishing a wealth
K>f material for the institution which Is beln
brought into existence.
The honor for the conception of this idea and
<»f bringing it into actual existence must he given
to Dr. Belisario Porras, the president of the re
public of Panama. It was owing to his efforts and
those associated witli him. such as the Hon. Jo
■eeph Lefevre, rhe representative of the Panaman
government In Washington, that a provisional
board has been established to begin and carry on
Jhls work. Deep interest has been evinced in the
*uoeess of this undertaking by all who have been
approached on the subject in every part of the
world, and especially by the presidents and repre
sentatives of the Central and South American re
publics, to whom the project has been made known
largely through the efforts of Dr. Franklin Martin,
who lias Just returned from a tour of these coun
tries, which he visits from time to time in the in
terests of the American College of Surgeons.
In this connection I would state that the sub
ject of tropical meSldne has been one of deep
interest to all medical minds in every part of the
world. While much has been dooe In our largest
and best educational institutions to endeavor to
carry on research work and to acquire knowledge
of tropical diseases, and a great deal accomplished
by many special institutions and departments,
such ns the London and Liverpool schools of
tropical medicine, and the work of Institutions
such as Harvard. Johns Hopkins, the University
of California, and many other organizations of
this kind, nevertheless, all this work has been
limited and hampered by the dearth of material
for such study and research, and on account of the
distance of these Institutions from the tropclal
• enters.
Panama offers the ideal situation in almost ev
ery respect for the successful Investigation of these
diseases, which have in the past proven to be an
insuperable obstacle to the development of some
of the most splendid sections of the earth. What
has been done In Panama proves that hitherto
uninhabitable and undeveloped countries of the
greatest possibilities for successful human habi
tation, with attendant prosperity and well-being,
in the most attractive and desirable parts of the
<;arth, are easily within our reach If we can apply
in their development the knowledge that will come
from this great institution.
Another splendid feature of this endeavor is Its
international character, bringing about a com
munity of interest and kindly intercourse among
the humanitarian leaders of all countries, making
for a better and kinder feeling than has been pos
slble where the association has been one merely of
political and diplomatic relations. As a single
example of this, It is my belief that nothing will
tend to cement the friendship of the American re
publics more than the common interest and inter
course brought about by the work of this institu
tion for the welfare of their Individual countries.
The proposed memorial will consist of a digni
fied and classic building, housing the laboratories
for the work and providing every facility for the
teaching of students from the various countries
who may be privileged to undertake work at this
institution, and who will carry to their homes the
knowledge that when applied will, it is hoped, pro
duce results as splendid as have been produced
in Panama itself.
Until the completion of the Gorgas memorial
building proper the laboratories and equipment of
the new Santo Tomas hospital have been offered
for use, so that It la hoped that active research
work may begin by January 1, 1922. This work
is actually In progress now. The study of the
plans for the memorial building proper is well
under way, and construction will be begun as soou
as these are completed.
The Tropics, which are so prolific in vegetation
,»f every kind, seem equally fertile In the devel
opment of all types and kinds of dread diseases,
which tend to make them unsuited and impossible
of habitation until careful sanitation makes them
safe, when they become the most desirable, the
most attractive, and most prosperous of abiding
places.
It would not be feasible in this short article r<
direct attention to all the known diseases that It
would be possible to study In this Institution, but
among them would be found such as malaria, yel
low fever, plague, dengue, human trypanosomiasis,
beriberi, pellagra, leprosy, the various helminthic
infections, cholera,-the various mycoses, the my
iases, etc. Added to these are many unknown and
undiscovered banes of existence, which remain to
be found out and to be made innocuous. We are
THE IDAHO SPRINGS SIFTINGS-NEWS.
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but on the threshold of tremendous advances that
can and will be made through the efforts of re
search work. Every scientist today realizes that
it needs only effort with willing, conscientious, and
untiring workers, and the proper provisions for
carrying on efforts of this kind, to discover and
control diseases In away that never was dreamed
of In the ages gone by. Already the nucleus of a
corps of men specially skilled In tropical and pre
ventive medicine has been selected and Is await
ing assignment to work as soon as the laborator
ies are ready. Almost all the leading institutions
have expressed an Interest in the work and a de
sire to send the best of their research workers to
rake advantage of the privileges they will be of
fered at this institution for an endeavor of this
kind.
It is hoped that many scholarships will be de
veloped in the great educational institutions which
will enable deserving young men of high attain
ments who wish to make n life work of these sub
jects to be sent to the Gorges Memorial Institute
for a thorough grounding that will enable them
to carry on throughout their lives in all countries
the purposes that will mean so much to the well
being and happiness of their respective countries.
It must be remembered that the dangers of trop
ical diseases are not confined to the Tropics alone,
but on account of world Intercourse are constant
ly being carried to the non-troplcal countries, en
dangering their health and well-being. With this
institute at Panama, associated as It will be with
the health department of the republic and that of
the United States, whose officers are stationed In
Panama, the constant flow of persons coming from
the Tropics through the canal to the northern and
non-troplcal countries will be under most careful
supervision, and any dangerous element should be
discovered and taken care of at this point. The
splendid chain of hospitals already built and build
ing In Panama, which are the equal of any In the
'world, furnish opportunity for the care, isolation,
treatment, and study of any infected persons that
may be found. In view of this practical applica
tion of the work of the Institute It is felt that all
countries involved will be interested to assist In
the maintenance of the Institution when once es
tablished.
To ro.v mind one of the important and special
departments of the institute will be its library. It
is our hope to gather here the most complete and
the finest library on the subjects of tropical and
preventive medicine in the world.
It should be mentioned in this connection that
the headquarters of the provisional board have
been established at the Pan American Union, un
der the personal supervision of the director, Dr.
L. 8. Rowe, who is a member of the provisional
board.
It is easy for one who has bean in Panama to
picture this beautiful and useful Institution, stand
ing upon the shores of the Pacific and surrounded
by the buildings of the new Santo Tomas hospital
and those of the Panama Exposition, with their
beautiful gardens and artistic embellishment, and
to realize how splendid will be the ultimate result
of these endeavors to perpetuate the life and work
of General Gorgas.
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Sunday School
Lesson
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 21.
PAUL PREPARES FOR WORLD
CONQUEST.
LESSON TEXT—Acts 15:1; 16:5.
GOLDEN TEXT—But we believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ we shall be saved.—Acts 15:11.
REFERENCE MATERIAL—GaI. 2:11-21;
5:1-26; Eph. 2:4-22.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Some of Paul’s
Helpers.
JUNIOR TOPlC—Beginning of the Sec
ond Missionary Journey.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—Revisiting Friends In Asia Minor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—Paul Champions Christian Liberty.
I. The Controversy in the Church at
Antioch (vv. 1-5).
This difficulty was a most serious
one, for it threatened the disruption
of the church Into Jewish and Gentile
divisions.
The question was, “Shall Gentile con
verts be required to keep the Mosaic
law as a condition of salvation?” This
issue was brought on by the coming
of certain men from Jerusalem who
declared, “Except ye be circumcised
after the manner of Moses, ye cannot
he saved” (v. 1). The question was so
difficult that Paul and Barnabas were
unable to put them to silence. These
Jewish legalists had the letter of the
Scriptures on their side; they could
point to the commandments where
this was enjoined upon believers (Gen.
17:14). Paul could not point to any
Scripture where it had been abro
gated. If Paul could plead that Abra
ham was justified before he was cir
cumcised, his antagonist could say.
“Yes, hut after justification the rite
was divinely Imposed.” The brethren
at Antioch decided to refer the matter
to the mother church at Jerusalem. Ac
cordingly Paul and Barnabas and
others were sent as a deputation to
Jerusalem.
11. The Deliberations of the Council
(vv. 6-21).
1. Peter’s Speech (vv. 7-11). He
argued that God had borne witness to
His acceptance of the Gentiles by giv
ing the Holy Spirit to them the same
as unto the Jews. Since, therefore,
God had not put a difference It would
be folly for them to do so. God’s
action in sending Peter unto them was
the unanswerable proof that there was
no distinction to be made.
2. Paul and Barnabas rehearse their
experience (v. 12). They told how that
Gnd hud Mt Hla ■»(>I o t approval upon
their preachlug of salvation* %y grace
through faith apart from works, by the
working of signs and wonders through
them.
Jl. The argument of James (vv. 14-
21). He took the fact declared by
Peter and showed bow It harmonized
with the prophecy of Amos. He
showed that the reception of the Gen
tiles was not In conflict with God’s
plan, but in strict harmony there
with. God’s plan for the ages Is ns
follows: (1) Taking out from among
the Gentiles a people for His name
(v. 14). This Is what Is now going on
—the calling out of the church. (2)
After the church is completed and re
moved the Israelitlsh nation will be
converted and restored to their land
and privileges by the Lord himself
at His return (vv. 16, 17). (8) Follow
ing this will be the conversion of the
world through the agency of con
verted Israel (v. 17; cf- Rom. 11: 15).
His Judgment was that the Gen
tiles should not be troubled with
things that are Jewish, but should be
warned against the perils of heathen
ism, such ns meat offered to idols,
fornication, and blood.
111. The Decision (vv. 22-29).
The mother church at Jerusalem
came to a unanimous agreement and
accepted the resolution offered bj
James. They not only sent a letter
stating the decision of the conference,
but took the wise precaution to send
Influential men along with Paul and
Barnabas to bear the same testimony
by word of mouth. This letter de
nied the authority of the Judaizing
teachers (v. 24), and declared the
method by which this decision had
been reached (vv. 29-27).
IV. The Socond Missionary Journey
Begun (15:80; 16:5) :
1. Contention over John Mark (vv.
86-41). Paul was suspicious of Mark
because of his desertion on the former
Journey. Barnabas took Mark and
sailed to Cyprus. Paul chose Silas and
went through Syria and Cilicia con
firming the churches. The Lord thus
overruled it to good, for It gave an
opportunity for wider dissemination
of the gospel.
2. Finding Timothy (16:1-9). This
was at the very {dace where Paul on
his first journey had endured cruel
stoning. Timothy was with Paul
through much of his work ever after
ward. a great blessing to him.
Hezekiah, the Builder.
And the rest of the acts of Heze
kiah, and all his might, and how* he
made a pool, and a conduit, and
brought water Into the city, are they
not written in the book of the chron
icles of the kings of Judah 7 —ll Kings
20:20.
The Pure and the Defiled.
Unto the pure all things are pure;
hut unto them that are defiled and
unbelieving is nothing pure; hut even
their mind and conscience is defiled.
—Titus 50:1.'.
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Four Drowned in Ontario.
Ottawa, Out.—ln an unsuccessful
attempt to save his 9-year-old daugh
ter, Laura, Thomas Toohey, age 53,
anti three other members of his faiu
ily were drowned in Otter lake.
the youngest, waded beyond her depth
while bathing ;t few feet from shore.
Kathleen and Dorothy, trying to reach
Laura, soon got beyond their depth
ami sank. Mr. Toohey and his son.
Bernard, who were nearby, jumped in
to the water and swam to where the
girls had disappeared. They succeeded
in bringing them to rhe surface, but
were unable to conduct them safely
to the shallow waters. They all sunk
together.
18,000,000 Facing Starvation.
London. —Eighteen millions of Rus
sians are facing death in the famine
district, according to the latest esti
mates from Riga. The starvation zone
is 800 miles long, stretching along the
middle and lower Volga valley. The
Poles have discussed dosing the fron
tier hut the fact that 1,500,000 Pole*
held prisoner in Russia are being re
turned makes the dosing difficult even
if politically advisable.
Business Conditions Improving.
Washington.—More active buying
by retail dealers in some sections of
the country during July indicates »
■light Improvement In the business sit
uation, according to Archer Wall
Douglas, chairman of the committee
on statistics and standards of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, in a monthly review of bu«i
ness conditions.
Reduction in Crop Yield.
Washington.—Practically every im
portant farm crop showed a loss In
prospective production as a result of
adverse conditions during July. The
Department of Agriculture’s report
forecasts 52,000,000 bushels less wheat
than estimated a month ago, 91,000.
000 bushels less corn, 192,000,000 bush
els less oats and 61,000.000 bushels less
potatoes.
Olympic Makes Fast Trip.
New York. —The liner Olympic com
pleted her fastest transatlantice voy
age, having made the trip from South
ampton and Cherbourg in five days, 18
hours and 18 minutes. Sir Bertram
Hayes, her commander, said the big
boat would have done better had she
not been delayed longer than usual at
the French port.
Dr. Harding Marries Nurse.
Monroe, Mich.—Dr. George T. Hard
ing, father of President Warren G.
Harding, came to Monroe, married Miss
Alice Severns, for many years nurse
in his office at Marion, Ohio, and left
the city before more than a score of
Monroe citizens had guessed his iden
tity. Dr. Harding is 76 years old,
while his bride is 52.
Racing to Port Prohibited.
Washington.—Midnight racing of im
migrant-laden steamers into American
harbors to land the monthly quotas In
the first minutes of the first day of
the new month, may be done away with
if ship line officers and imigration of
ficials can get together and formulate
a new agreement. The difficulty is
said to be with the smaller lines.
Learn to Soar, $120.
Croydon, England.—Forty dollar*
an hour is the cost of learning to fly
at an airplane school just opened here
If you’re quick, you can learn to op
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If you have more coin, you can take
a post-graduate course, Including loop
the-loop and other stunts.
Child Saved After Seven Hours.
Eureka, Calif. —Four-year-old Betty
Jean Sanders of Garfield, Wash.,
girded with a big life belt, was tossed
about on the oil-coated sea for seven
hours after the sinking of the Alaska
before she was picked up by rescuers.
The child was in charge, of her grand
mother. The woman placed the life
belt, about the little one nud took her
with her in one of tin* lifeboats. The
boat upset in launching, and the child
was thrown into rite sea.