Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-18
STATE SAWBONES.
Gle sing Day Of the Annual Session
at Grafton.
Summary of The interesting Proceedings
Papers Read and Discussion Conse-
ouent-EIecton Of Officers and
Social Wind Up.
Sn,,.inI 10 TIE ReniStsr.

Special 10 the Register.
GRAFTON, W. Va, May T.-To'day has
been busy one with the disciples of Es-
culapius, and tonight they are RECALLING
themselves after their two days hard
work with banquet at Brinkman's Hall,
10 which some two hundred people are do
ing ample justice.
The morning and afternoon deliberations
of the association were opened with prayer,
after which the doctors settled down to
business.
DR.. G. H. Carpenter, of Mooreield, read
avery interesting paper on Insanity and
Its Proper Treatment BY the State" DIR.
Lszzell, of Paramount, in paper gave his
views on New Remedies" relating TO the
treatment of various diseases.
Doctor Morgan, of Clarksburg, offered a
resolution which was adopted, endorsing
the code Of ethics of the American Medical
Association, and instructing delegates to
that body TO support and advocate such
measure TO the extent Of their influence.
The same gentleman also offered resolu-
ton leading to the establishment Of a med
ical journal under the direction and con-
troll of the State Medical Association Of
West Virginia. This latter resolution on
motion of DR.. S. L. Jepson, of Wheeling,
was referred to the committee on publica-
ton, with instructions to report on this
subject at the next annual meeting OF the
society.
DR.. John Frissell, of Wheeling, read a
paper on Health, How Acquired and
How Preserved" in which he severely
condemned the use Of tobacco, alcohol and
other stimulents.
III Of
approving the work of the National Board
OF Health, and calling on Congress to en-.
courage the same by proper appropriation.
A blank form for the collection Of facts
and statistics, and for the use Of the chair
man of the Committee on "Climatology
and Epidemics," was reported by Dr.. Z.
W. Hale, of Warrington.
Cholera Infantum and its Sanitary Rela.
TONS" was the caption Of paper by DR..
7. o. Edwards, Of Wheeling, which was
read by title.
Germ Theory of Disease" a paper by
DR.. E. C. Myers, OF Wheeling, was also read
Abuse of Ergot in Obstetrics" was the
! title of paper read by DIR. Morgan, OF
! ClaIksbug This paper called forth dis.
| cussiOns from Drs. Lands, of Columbus %. /;
Slower, Of Virginia; Morgan and Gregg Of
| Wheeling.
DR.. George Carpenter read a paper on
/ Insanity and Its Disease, and its proper
! Management by the State" IL was dis
! CuSsed by Drs. Reeves and Baldwin, OF
! Ohio; Kunst and Howell. members OF the
| association.
The following new members were ad-
/ mitted into the society: Drs. K. NJ. Baird,
| C. VI. FriSSell, J. H. Silvey and |. p. Ber-
! ney, of Wheeling; T. F. Laubaum, OF New
| burg: j. l.. Nixon, Of Pennington; c. o..
| Henry, of ShimiSon; J. c. lawson. OF
J Bridgeport; q. L. Bumberger, OF lrondlle {;
| J. |. Warder. of Weston.
An amendment to the constitution was
| adopted restricting the reading OF papers
/ to twenty minutes time.
resolution was offered by DR.. Lazzell,
and adopted, for the purchase OF twenty
| five copies OF the Code of Ethics of the
American Medical Association.
DR., S. l.. Jepson, OF Wheeling, read one
! of the most interesting papers OF the day,
entitled "Puerperal Fever DR.. Jepson
made special reference to the treatment Of
the disease by anti-uterine anti-septic-irri-
CATION. The doctor warmly advocated the
washing ont of uterus of puerperal fever
patients with disinfectant solutions. The
gentleman gave some striking cases
Of its efficacy, and was listened to
throughout his remarks with marked
attention by his colleagues. Profs. LaRdis.
who is professor of obstetrics in the Startling
Medical College at Columbus, o., spoke on
I,r JepsOn's paper and warmly sanctioned
the same and the treatment it advocated.
DR.. Fleming Howell, of Clarksburg Of
| fered the following resolution, which was
adopted
R,mlr,d, That a committe of five be ap-
! pointed by the President Of this Society,
whose duty it shall be TO collect statistics
and general information relating to the
management of the insane, and report TO
this society at its next annual meeting.
The following was the committee ap-
pointed: Doctors George II. Carpenter
chairman, Fleming, Howell. kunst J. b.
Reed, George H. MOtiet, \. Il. Stifel and
Allen Cuttings.
Cures of Anomalous Disease was the
name of the paper read by title by DR.. {.
+. Ulrich, Of Wheeling. Ir. l.. w. Hall
| likewise read paper by title on a case OF
| "Pelyic Hrmatocele.'
The following officers were elected for
! ensuing year President, A. Gerstell, of
Keyser; first vice president, c. I. Richard.
| son, of Charleston; second vice presidents,
| A. F. Stifel, of Wheeling, d. P. Morgan, of
| Clarksburg; treasurer, J. A. Campbell, Of
Wheeling; secretary, S. L. JepsOn, Of
Wheeling.
Board of Censors-A. H. Kunst J. B.
Reed J. +. Reeves, J. u. BroSnsdeld and
A. II. Thayer.
Alters passage OF the usual resolutions
of thanks, etc, the West Virginia State
Medical Association adjourned to meet at
Clarksburg on the third Wednesday in