Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-12
THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Second Days Standardization OF Oacers
More Papers Read.


The state medical society, now i'll ses-
sion at TitusvilIc, reassembed yesterday
morning. DR.. Zeigler, president, in the
chair. Rev. J. A. Maxwell opened the
proceedings with prayer.
After reports from county societies and
that of: the treasurer, DR.. Il. Lee, of Phil
adelpaia, read 4 paper upon L" Defective
Hearing of Locomotive Engineers by
,, DR.. l.. Tambull, of Philadelphia. Tho
paper concluded by recommending that
| examinations of eng iueers he made every
| two years, and that certificates DO with
| held until after examination, and that
when tiremen present themselves for pro
motion. special precautiOn be taken and
| instruction given that ear troubles arc
| likely to be induced by their occupation,
and that they should report them at once
| and be treated.
DR.. Charles Il. Mills, Of Philadelphia,
read az interesting paper on criminal lun-
acy, and among the subjects discussed
were the psychology OF crime, eahe classiti-
cation of criminals, the relation of crime
to insanity, the test Of responsibility i'll
criminal cases, thc medco-!cgal methods
of determining responsibility, and the dis
posal of the criminal insane, including
under this last head such questions as the
|
of modifying existing laws relating to the
insane, and the Importance of establish
ing in Pennsylvania aud elsewhere special
criminal iuuatic asylums.
| The speaker referred to the case Of Gui-
teau, and said it was necessary TO make
critical study of the case before coming to
4 conclusion. The weight of evidence is
| on the whole in favor OF his insanity, but
rs to the form of his insanity there may
be some doubt.
A communication was received from Dr..
Il. L. Kennedy, of Philadelphia, calling
the attention of the society to tho fact
that cinchOna can be acciimated and sue
cessfully grown within the limits OF the
United States, and that tho newly APP
pointed commissioner is not indispOsed to
enlarge tine work of his department., and
it would be well fer the state society to
encourage him.
Committee OH publication-Drs. W. B.
Atkinson. B. Lee. John V. Shoemaker, J.
G.. Lee. Albert Fricke, Charles rurnbull
AMI Edward Jackson.
Norristown was selected for the next
place OF meeting,
DR.. ". II. DAILY, OF Pittsbu-g, read a
paper upon Tonsilotomy," and one ON
the "Use of powdered boracic acid in the
!
ton Of tho middle ear'' was read by DR..
Charles 5. Turnb,sll, OF Philadelphia.
Dr.. Shoemaker. OF Philadelphia, of the
committee to select officers, reported the
following: Fer president, DR.. William
Varian first vice president. DR.. A. Has
ton, Of Philadelphia ; second vice president
Z. p. Allen; third vice president, III.
Thayer fourth vice president, A. NJ. Nit
ter: permanent secretary, DR.. WIN. B.
Atkinson Of Philadelphia recording Sec
rotary, Edward Jackson, of Chester cor
responding secretary, Dr.. John G. Lee, OF
Philadelphia treasurer, benjamin Lee, OF
Philadelphia.
Tho committee appointed to prepare Z
schedule Of subjects aud requirements Ol
!! tine medical society of the state Of Pennsyl-
vauia ,d2s; sned rs Il guide to medical exam
iners in lscertaining the fitness of candi
dates for the study Of medicine, made y re-
. port Il provides for q more genera
education Of candidates. Il minority re-
port was submitted, when DIR. John Atlee,
of Philadelphia, moved that the report be
rccommitted to the committee for further
motion, spoke Of the necessity of eIevat.
ing the standard OF education for those
/. seeking admission into the medical pro(es.
g sion. In conclusion, he said that phys!c.
iaEa, a hundred yca,s ago, were more
generally prepared i'll the way OF
thorough education than st present. The
motion to refer was agreed to.
DR.. Il. l.. Seibert, chairman of the COM
mittee on medical legislation, submitted 8
9 report in reference to the act Of the leg is
! lature providing for the registration Of al
practitioners of medicine and surgery
The committee say that under this act the,
addressed letters to all the county medica
9 societies and the prothonotaries in coun
u tics in which there is no societies, and re
c ceived responses from 4G out of 81 ccuntie
i in the state. From these it appears tha
Il GA graduated from the University of Penn
. sylvauia aud 1920 from the Jefferson
i medica! college. The whole number 0
0 practitioners in the counties reporting Il
i 2,2CO, and of this number GIG arc not grad
4 yates of any college. Tho report from
G Philadelphia shows l., ,554 registrations, 0
c which go are homeopathic and 21O from
other institutions outside of ths
University of Pennsylvania and Jeffer
G son medical college in that city. Their
n are 4S registered who are stated to b
: without any regular medical education
s The committee sa; that the enforcement
of the registration cct is the first duty o
the profession, and q committee sEoui'
be appointed in each county medical so
ccty to supervise tho work.
DR.. John T. Carpenter presented
preamble and resolutions adopted by tn
judicial council Of tie society. providin
that the medical soc;c;y "f the state O
Pennsylvania request the different facultic
; that may have applications made to thet
IS under tho provisions Of section Of til
It medical regulation act Of Pennsylvania, t
+ give each and every applicant fair, tu
y and thorough examination in all brarche
IS Taught in their own school aud REQUIRE
e of their own students, before cs:dorsin
e their diplomas, and refuse to endorse an
e diploma unless tho holder is wCil Iualiiie
to practice his profession
T. After y long discussion the committc
e. were allowed to withdraw the paper.
Is DR.. Lehman, of Philadelphia, read
= papcr on the medical relations of the pre-
&c vailiDs food idulterations, in which it wa
'e stated that the general character Q
Z! adultcratiGns was not OF 4 nature caicu
J. lated to actively spread diseases" II
II referred specially to glucose and Cleomal
le gariEe as important substitutes for con
g mon articles CT food and said g that til
n first of these bodies was so much lik
IL common sugar aud the second SO niue
ii like common butter that no serious injur
'e could result from the extensive use {
s. either. Tic impurities present in glucos'
III although sometimes spoken of with alarm
O. are really of little importance"