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Dresden, 1911. The "humiliating blush of shame" anticipated in my 

 letter to the American Public Health Association (Am. Jour, of Public 

 Hygiene, Nov., 1910, p. 858) could be seen on the face of every Amer- 

 ican at the exposition and realizing the gravity of the situati-on. While 

 the flags of every civilized nation could be seen floating merrily to the 

 breezes, the stars and stripes were missing. The humanitarian eye 

 among its stars played no part in, had no sympathy with, no contribu- 

 tion to offer for, this most Christian endeavor to raise the hygienic 

 standard among the nations of the world, so fundamental to inter- 

 national happiness and international peace which we so loudly acclaim. 

 While the real cause of this may never become known, the stain, 

 created by this demonstration of indifference, will remain a lasting 

 reproach to the American peoi^le, especially to its public health officers. 



