Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-13


and the report of the committee unani-
m0usly agreed to.
DR.. r. L. Sibbet, of Carlisle, presented
and read the /" Report on Medical Legis-
lation.'' 1t contained a resume of acts of
legislation already passed in the interest Of
and the draft of proposed act
all practitioners to be register
ed. The report pays high compliment
to the Philadelphia Record for the
energy, zeal aud success with which it had
hunted down, exposed and brought to jus
tice, issuers Of bogus medical diplomas.
The physicians now in the Legislature,
together with some ex-members, and
highly commended for their labors.
DR.. Jacob Price offered the following
resolution, which was passed unanimously:
"Resolred, That the thanks of the medi-
cal society Of the state of Pennsylvania
are hereby rendered to the editor Of the
Daily Record of Philadelphia for his untir-
ing and most successful efforts in exposing
and bringing to justice those who have
been engaged in manufacturing and dis
posing Of bogus medical diplomas
The annual report Of Treasurer Lee
was read and referred to an auditing COM
mittee consisting Of Drs. Ehler, Curwen
and Stewart.
DR.. Lee presented a brief report from the
committee on plumbing and drainage. and
the committee was discharged.
DR.. r. G. Curtin of Philadelphia read q
paper on Catarrhal Inflammation of the
Pancreas, aud Dr. I. N. Snively, Of
Franklin county, a paper OH :" Hygiene in
its relations to the medical profession
DR.. o. H. Allis. of Philadelphia, lectured
on and answered the questions, "Why
deformity so frequently follows fracture At
the lower end Of the Humerus' and
"Why fractures just above Or below the
knee are so dangerous The doctor
illustrated his remark by taking Off his
coat and showing his own arms--the
right one being sound and shapely and
the other good deal defOrmed by irac.
ture of the elbow joint. He. animadverted
on the misuse by surgeons Of right
angled splints in such fractures and &c
commended that tho broken arm be band.
aged without splints and at full length,
instead of being folded across the breast
as is so frequently done, and from which
practice anchylOsus so frequently results.
The great danger from fracture above o.
below the knee, or from dislOcation Of the
knee joint. is hemorrhage, caused by the
rupture Of the arteries which at that joint
come close the bones and almost envelope
them. DR.. Allis illustrated his remarks
by model of the bones Of the arm, and
diagrams of the bones and arteries Of the
leg.
Drs Varian and Atlee discussed tie
subject at some length and in the mair
agreed with DR.. Allis. DR.. Atlee, how
ever, asserted DR.. Allis's mode Of treat
ment was not new that as long ago a.
the days of DR.. Physick and DR.. DOrse,
substantially the same practice was fol
lowed.
DR.. O'Neal would hesitate to adopt DR.
Allis's treatment for fear that anchylosu.
and damages for stiff joint might be thu
result.
DR.. Ulrich defended DR.. Aliis's practic'
and so did President Carpenter, who hat
treated successfully several cases of frac
ture of the elbow by bandagins the arm
in an extended position and withou
splints. He had passed some Of his pa
tieEts among members of this society, ant
SO complete had been the cure that the,
could not discover which of the arms hat
been fractured.
DR.. Allis concluded the discussion b,
saying that he had very carefully rea,
| DOrsey's surgery, referred to by DR.
| Atlee, and would like every member 0
the convention to read it and see wher
in the treatment of fractures by tina
author accorded with or differed from iii
| own.
| DR.. Trail Green offered the following
preamble and resolution which wcr
adopted
| "WHEREAs, \ bill is now before the Leg
islature of Pennsylvania, the object @
which is the erection, on the grounds O
the Pennsylvania institution for feeble
| minded children. OF two additional build
ings, for an asylum or hospital branch
thereby providing means for the bette
classification Of the several grades of men
tai infirmity treated in that institution
and,
WHEREAS, the institution in Delawar
county represents the only provision mad
in the state for class OF defective person
been found amcnable to modern means o
improvement, therefore,
| 4" Res0lred, That the medical society o
the state of Pennsylvania, associated thi
day at Lancaster, commends the object
| ~
state Legislature, and hereby expresses it
sympathy with all measures for the scien
tific care and training Of the idiOtic an
feeble minded children Of this common
wealth, and hereby presents it rs 4 subjec
that shall receive the enlightened atten
tiOn of state authorities
| DR.. Tyson, of Philadelphia, read pape
| treating of Bright's disease Of the kidney
and exhibited specimens Of urine contain
ing albumcn.
On motion OF Dr.. Ulrich it was ordere'
that hereafter the transactions of tn
society shall be bound in cloth.
Adjourned.
The Complimentary Banquet.
The scene around the Stevens house las
evening preparatory to the complimentary.
banquet rendered to the State society b,
the Lancaster County Medical society, wa
very brilliant. The corridors and waitin.
rooms were thronged by the representa-
tives of the fraternity and the parlOr
crowded with doctors, their wives ant
lady friends. The Italian band of mus;
clans were stationed in the second foo
hall and discoursed sweet music. to tin
strains of which at about halfpast min
the company were escorted by DR.. II. Car
penter, chairman Of the local committee
Of arrangements, to the dining room.
presented dazzling spectacle. Seat:
were arranged for $50 persons at table
running the length of the room and a eros
table running along the West King stree
end. From the eight chandeliers hun,
gracefully festooned wreaths of smilax
and in the centre of these decorations
under each light. a floral horseshoe ant
numerous small baskets of flowers. TIL,
whole effect was excellent and reflected
most favorably on the taste of Mr.. Rohrer
the florist,