Under the auspices of the Union Church Literary and Social Guild Jast Wedngeday a picturesque lecture on "Broadcasting Health News in China" was given by Dr. W. W. Peter, Director of the Council on Health Education. A large number of lantern slides illustrated the speakers' vivid ind humorous. pre-|. sentation of selling health to China," In his introduction Dr. Peter asked his audience what the would do if they were in a Chine city at the outbreak of an epidemic
health pri cholera Ju order to broadcast he said, must be graphically pi sented to the ignorant Chinese directly and plainly that he understand and follow the presents.
The Os The first requisite, lecturer, was a band, Attract the attention of the crowd. Next, Visualize your message." With picture and comment Dr. Peter out-Tined the anti-cholera campaign which was carried out in Foochow in 1920, the year after a devasting scourge of the disease had swept the city. The campaign was timed to anticipate the first appearance of cholera and it managed to reduce its ravages to a negligible amount. Stereopticon views of floats showing the improper way of eating carried through the city stree preceded by the useful band. The grim consequences of eating cold Yood, raw fish, and drinking unboiled water were shown in a procession of coffins. Then came the right way of eating, hot food only, fiyacreened, water for, tea, polled and dishes were followed by a who. shouted. th afraid of hole earned the proper way to "The wrong way to eat melons—the fruit exposed to flies and sprinkled with unboiled water from the lake was next shown, and.then the right way, the melons being sterilized in boiling water and eaten with clean implements from clean hands. The relative cost, of fire wood for boiling water (20 cents) and wood for coffins ($40) was pointedly iMustrated,
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