Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-05
Trismus Nascentium.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE HEALTH BoAF

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offered by Mr.. Marbury declaring that the
occupation of rooms in the basement of school
buildings by families of janitors and o. A.
injurious to health and should = re d,sc5urIped
There were quite {: lumber OF Interested spec
tat0rs present, Including several physicians.
The discussion was opened by MIR. Warden
who had, with Dr. Verdi, signed the majority
report sustaining the report of the medical
promised his remarks by saying that he re-
membered nothing in his whole life which had
SO Disguised him as the discussion wuich had
taken place on the subject: Referring to the
report of DR.. Bliss he said That he (the Speaker)
was charged with having signed the report
without having any just appreciation of the
technics involved i'll the question: He asked
why any member of the board should assume
that he had signed the report without examin
insthe subject. Ii was true that he was not a
medical expert yet he ques i0ned the right of
any one To assume that he had not a just ap-
probation of the technics involved. &c. They
knew not what would happen, and as IN adv0-
cate he might be called on to defend his meIi-
cal brother in case Of triSmuS. The records
show that Or. Stewart (who is assaulel) was
appointed August l6th 1874, and now in his
old age after serving the board faithfully he
was to be stricken down and his reputation
ruined.
DR.. Bliss" Whew.'
Mr.. Wafden.- The gentleman can 'whew.'
put gu VIII ,rrove every point" He denied that
peached, and asked if DR.. Cox had made ex-
animation of single case. As the two physi-
clans on the committee differed, it was
perfectly proper for him (Warden) to unite
with one or the other, and yet he is assailed for
his action. Referring to the report quo ing
Prof. q, B. Wood, that the disease is much
more common in hot than temperate ATTITUDES,
he remarked that DR.. Cox had borne out this
authority.
DR. Cox denied that he had done So AMI re-
marked that the disease was also prevalent in
high attitudes.
Dr. Bliss read that 2944 had died in the
Dublin hospital, and asked how many colored
children were among them.
Mr.. Warden, continuing, said that he did
not mean to say the disease was confined to
the negro, but that it did exist TO Il great ex-
tent among them WAS certain, and the subject
was above rldicule.
The members of this board hal been way
laid on the streets about this nonsense in the
He referred to WebSter's Unabridged, and
there found trlSmuS-gnaShing of textbook
jaw. The TACT that it is regarded by the peo-
pie. among whom it exists as incurabie. should
remove it from ridicule. He claimed the right
to know something of his body aS we'll as The
doctors. and after having examined the sub
Ject he endorsed the report OF the president
and DR.. Stewart. and urged that they should
do justice TO DIR. Stewart by endorsing the
report.
DR.. Bliss said he was willing to abide what
ever Judgment should follow the publication
of the report. He had discussed the cases
reported by DR.. Stewart and had no feeling
against him.
THE UNCARED FOR POOR.
Mr.. Marburry regretted the course which
had been pursued, and hoped that there would
be no more procraStination, and tlat there
should be no further occasion for The papers to
style this board a debating society they
ehOuld have higher 0biect-tO determine the
causes and prevention of dieaSeS. He be
lieved that many OF these cases were triSmuS
i'll the number. Oft times he thought that
death resulted because the parents being poor
had no doctor. For two years past this dis
ease has increased. and for two years there
have been no physicians to the poor. 1t is true
there is a free diSpenSary, but how are the poor
in Georgetown and at the navy yard to reach
it He noticed Il case in Georgetown, which
came under his own notice, and which would
have resulted fatally but for the timely dis
,covery by an officer, and remarked it would
be better TO have the street lamps unlighted,
should be starving and dying daily for want of
medical attendance. There is no place in the
country to-day where such state of things
exists, when an appropriation of but 5000 is all
that is necessary to relieve it.
AN INTERSECTION.
DR.. Cox asked If sentence in which he is
said to have denounced the Investigation as a
farce was i'm the report when it was before the
board, or was it interjectcd after it had been
sent to the printer.
DR.. Verdi answered that he had added the
sentence spoken Of
Dr.. Cox styled the course of DIR. Verdi unfair
and said the board should put the seal of CON
den on such a proceeding-h interjec-
ton OF remarks calculated to place member
in false light before the public with no oppor-
tunity to defend himself.
COOL IN cox.
DIR. Verdi remarked that he had expected to
go home without saying word, but it was i'm
possible, for DR.. Cox would get excited. This
was rather cool in DIR. Cox after his course at
the last meeting in which he COX charge
him (NerdD with appointing him self chairman
OF the committee, and also attributed the mo
ton to another than the one who made it.
After he was corrected aud called to order and
sists in letting them go to the public.
DR.. COx.-1 withdrew nothing. | simply
dropped the subject.
that you we're satisfied with the EXPLANATION
and withdrew the remarks.
A FARCE.
Dr.. verdi, continuing, read the clause
charging that DR.. Cox had styled the inveSti-
CATION farce. [Dr. COx.-I.et's have the
Proof.l You have had enough from Mr.. War
den and when called to account he has not
the manlnesS to withdraw the objectional
words. He read letter from DR.. r. &. Mauss,
stating that in the last four years he had about
forty cases of triSmuS, including seven in Ger
man families.
DR.. Cox said it was cool in rVerdi to speak
OF personalities when he engaged in them
when he wrote the addition charging him co.
with having styled the investigation a farce.
Ii was unklnd, unjust and untrue 1t was
true that he said he had no faith in the post
mOrtem examinations of the subjects.
DIR. Bliss asked that DR.. Verdi modify his re.
port where 1t refers to him as not having re-
ported case correctly, submitting that his
yeracity was as good as DIR. Stewards.
DIR. Verdi said that DR.. Bliss explanation
was satisfactory.
DR.. Cox again asked that the paragraph
charging him with having in advance of the
report said that the investigation was a farce
be stricken out, as it put him in a very dis ID
vantageOuS attitude before the public.
MIR. Warden remarked that he was sorry to
make the statement but that Dr. Cox di!
speak of the matter as a farce.
DR.. COx.-1 have no recollection of it.
A NUISANCE.
DIR. Nerdi.-Dr. Cox must remember a con.
verSation in which he said, Instead of giving
DIR. Stewart praise for his acts, he should he
removed as nuisance
DR.. COx.-"I never said anything of the
kind
DIR: Verdi.--And he also spoke of the inyes-
| LEGATION as a farce.
Mr.. Marbury said he had heard that DR..
Cox made some such remarks as attributed,
but did not regard them as sincere.
DR.. Cox remarked that even if he did he had
! the right to express his opinion. He would
say now that the evidence is not sufficient to
bear out the report-and it was farce.
After further discussion Dr. Cox withdrew
| his remarks attributing the motion under
which the investigation was ordered to an.
| other member than the one who made it.