The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-11
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
srr0ND DAYS SESSION HELD YEs-
TERDAY AND INTERESTING
PAPEHs READ.
Address or Dr. n. E. Chatlle. the Annual
orator Of the Louisiana state
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AL an early hour yesterday morning the
members of the Louisiana Medical Society
met At arunewald Hall for the purpose 81
visiting the Windhausen refrigeratibg ma
chine at the Mers brewery on Robertson
street, near the Old basin.
Taking the ears they proceeded thither,
and at Il o'clock the machine was started.
There were present also DR. Chopin, Of the
Board of Health. Mr.. Kruttschnitt, the Ger
man Consul. and several engineers. The
operation OF the invention was described fully
a few days ago In the DEMOCRAT, and yester-
tiav II operated az successfully as Oh the day
before. Ice was formed by the cold current
OF air In large vault and the temperature
reduced TO about zero. The company owning
the machine are DESTROYS Of disposing Of IL,
and want the Board Of Health to take II for
the purpose of refrigerating vessels at the
Quarantine Station. The members Of the
Medical Society inspected 1t thoroughly, and
then at little after noon returned to Grune-
valid Hall and went into session. DR.. &. NJ.
Bemiss being In the chair. After the transac-
ton Of general business OF minor Importance
the order Of the day was taken UP.
Dr. j. w. Dupree was called upon for re-
port OF the legislative Committee on Health
and Quarantine He said he had no special
report TO make. The laws proposed To the
Legislature had all failed and there was moth
ing for the committee now to do. His name
was placed In the programme by mistake.
Prof. Joseph Jones then took the platform
TO report On comparative pathology Of yellow
fever and malarial. He had with him num-
her or specimens and drawings, as well as a
powerful microscope and objects taken from
yellow fever subjects. In very clear and
learned manner he gave the history Of the
two diseases, their symptoms, and showed
how they could be detected. His drawings
were most artis.ically made.
He was followed by DR.. w, G.. Austin. who
made his report on yellow fever quarantine
and dsnfectio1. He was satisfied that yell
low fever did not originate here, but was
brought thither from points OF Infection. He
advanced many arguments to prove this, and
then discussed disnfection with much ear
neetness.
DIR. nj. Schuppert then read report on the
cure of oblique fractures OF the femur with
out shortening. He described carefully and
explicitly his mode Of applying bandages and
splints, and of taking measurements In order
to discover whether one limb was shorter
than the other during the operation. He cited
a number of cases In which his treatment had
been most successful.
When he had concluded the society ad-
iourned to meet at 7:30 p. M, to listen TO the
address OF DR.. y. Il. Chaille. the annual orator.
Evening session.
AT hals-past o'clock the hail was crowded
with ladies and gentlemen, when DIR, y. T.
Chaille, the orator. arose and said. speaking
on the subject Of State medicine:
Gentlemen when lone in woods, the
bringing savage crept." he could prove how
boundless was his liberty, by hands smeared
In the blood even of his wife or child, but men
and beasts az savage and az strong, soon
taught the primitive man civilizations first
great lesson, that he could barter part Of his
liberty In exchange for greater security TO
property and life, by submitting with his
brothers to the rule Of a patriarch Like
causes forced these patriarchs, combining
many families into one tribe. to yield submits
sion TO common chief. and progress conttnu-
Ing, these chiefs were forced, combining many
tribes into one nation, TO give allegiance TO a
king. Wherever social order has been Sc
cured and civilization developed, men have
been thus forced In larger and larger masses
to unite have overcome obstacles IN proper
tion to the strength of their union, and this
strength has been proportionate 10 the intel
ligence and self denial of the units; tor, 81
though self-interest has organized every ma
ton, as well as every union yet, II these VI
sufficiently enlightened to comprehend that
the individuals welfare depends on the gem
eral welfare, and sufficiently ennobled to ga
criiice the good OF one-even OF ones self-to
the good OF many.
III he making 81 nation thus depends On
the union of larger and larger masses OF
men, lts maintenance and progress are not
less dependent on the redistribution OF Its
united citizens into new &C. Cooperative groups
groups which multiply as civilization IL
creases the interests ~ the nation and the
occupations of it's citizens. Every nation is
forced to distribute its citizens In many diff
ferent groups; some must yieM the sword,
others carry its purse and others balance Its
scales OF justice; while even those citizens,
left by government undistrhuted, find
their highest welfare In organizing voluntary
associations. Every great private as well as
public prise-whether in agriculture or
commerce. In manufactures or mining, In
politics or religion. in literature or art, in
education or acknowledgements for success q
cooperation, and on the strength OF the
bonds linking each unit to the whole. In fine,
the history Of civilization proves that man
team only make progress ~ cooperative
groups and that enlightened self-interest
Is their organizer.
This effort to enforce the trite and brefer
not have been made except for the reasons
that while physicians have, with unanlmity,
constantly complained Of the many and man,
ffest defects in our laws, relative to medical
matters, few have seemed to appreciate that
these defects necessitate. for their correction,
an efficient organization OF the medical pro-
fession: and still fewer have been willing to
make the sacrifices necessary to secure such
an organization. II to complain OF evils with
out an effort to correct them is childish; II to
know the remedy and not strive to apply 1t
is folly; then the medical profession is
lacking either In manly enterprise or in an
intelligent appreciation Of tie Importance
or associated action and Of the means
to effect it. Therefore, the all-important
problem to be solved by us, pioneers in or
Ranizing In one society all reputable mem
bers of the regular medical profession In
Louisiana, is, what can we onlya small part
Of the whole, do to gain our first great need
which is, to bind in one cooperative group all
the physicians of this State?
Manifestly we should appreciate the
obstacles to success, and should our