Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20
PARIS.
''roceedings OF the North Texas Medical
Association Personal.
Special TO the Gazette.

recommendation
Special TO the Gazette.
fARis, June 1.-THE North Texa.
medical association was called to order
by the president, Or. Bacon Saunde rs
and the business of t he association inn
mediately pr oceeded with. A com
mittee on credentials was appoin ted
consisting of Drs. H. A. Hughe, n n
thompson and o. H. Caldwell. An.
plications for membership were 70,
ceived from Drs. A. p. Penderprass
w. L.. Pierson and A. M. Skeen MI
were duly elected. The members n,
Inc association present are as follows,
n. a. Hughes, Collinsville; q. IT
caldwell, Dodd CITY; j. d. Bedford
Dodd City; w. w. Vannoy, Dodd
CITY; j. X. Lyons, Bagwell; f. d,
thompson, Sherman; j. ID. Colbert
ii. w. Pierson, Resale: q w
bedford, Paris; L. w. Rush. Paris. ].
f. Hooks, Paris; ]. NJ. NJ. Fort, Paris.
J. II. Neagle, Paris; A. M. Skeep,
Dowlin; \ b. Pendergrass, Leonard.
Q. G. Burke, Texarkana. Bacon Sa,n.
ders. Bonham; A. ID. Ruff. Pattonvijle.
+. ~. Moore. Garnet; S. C. Relyea,
Ladonia, with about ten others whose
names could not be got.
the subject OF surgery received the
attention OF the association, DIR. Relyea
OF Ladonia being called upon for pa.
per upon the subject of fractures, in
general, who, in very able manner,
brought out the importance of a thor.
ough knowledge of anatomy and
the science of surgery, de.
filming very clearly what constitutes a
fracture and how fractures most fire..
quently occur, dividing them into
their various classes and modes OF
treatment.
DIR. J. d. Bedford of Dodd City con-
tinued the subject, presenting very
exhaustive paper upon the fracture OF
the long bones of the lower extremi-
ties
The meeting now adjourned until
the evening at $3.50 p. M. at which
DR.. Vannoy of Dodd City read q
very practical paper upon the
fracture of the long bones. making a
very earnest plea for simplicity in the
mode of treatment and called upon the
profession generally 20 throw away the
many mechanical appliances and de-
pend almost entirely upon the plastic
apparatus, urging the plea that the
cross-road doctor cannot supply himself
with wagon load of appliances.
The papers read called out a very in
teresting discussion and general in.
dorsement OF the plastic method with
the Use of the Bavarian or movable
bandage.
DR.. Hooks of Paris read very inter.
esting article upon the subject of "Ma.
larial Hematura,n as read before the
Texas Central District Medical associ-
alton, which elected discussion a. to
the existence of malaria. No differ
ence of opinion prevailed as To the
severity of the disease and the almost
certain death of the victims.
The hour being very late, the asso-
citation adjourned until s o'clock n. m.
On the second day the meeting was
called 10 order by the president. when
DIR. Turner reported the treatment of
four cases of hepatic collie.
Or. +. ID. Thompson read very In
teresting paper on lacerated perinnum
under the section on gynecology.
In the course of the paper the doctor
described several cases operated upon
by himself very successfully.
A discussion was had upon the paper
read. participated in by many of the
members. :.
Or. Fort, during the discussion,
stated that during practice OF thirty
four years he had never had occasion
but once to take stitch, and that he
Thought it was unnecessary, claiming
that a proper use of instruments will
never bring about a lacerated peri.
mann. Another cause If rupture of
the perineum is the injudiclous use
sFssa s's|s Sss ~ las
age of twenty. for the large majorifS'"l
cases of ruptured perinaum occur In
women who have married before they
are physically developed. -,
The president at the close OF Tue us,
cussion read his treatment OF a case OF
ovariotomy In which he was emf
nent,y successful. and rte OF thanss
was given to the president for the val
uable psper read by him.
The president appointed the follow
ing committees: CO., c,,oo,
On surgery: Drs. Sunson, Smell
and Pendergrass; u r.,dwa,,
ON practice: Drs. o. ID. CALDWELL
Vannoy and Neagle, n uoo,s
On gynecology: Drs. - r. hhooh''
y, r..i a,,1 Gnx
Dodd t,ity was selec'ed as the next
,,,ace of the meeting Of the pssociation
and the timethe ID TUESDAY III WV
Der, 1854. ..a 10 the
Knights Of Honor for the use o. '"'''
hell .,,o rated To
,,o,r local correspondent for the IN
iarast manifested by THE GAzETIn,
IN The proceedings of the North leAas
Medical association: ,aet at
The association adjourned to meet ~
Dodd City In October. lin, i'm
ma colored brother is max ny a.
,nanse preparations for tomorrow; sho
law of emancipation. The ellte o. ,nv
Jay " iii he In attendance from many
been invited and much oratory WIZ %
the result. ..,,nsnt mon shares
= he paris building and Loan aSSo'i
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md congregational churches A'e WV
pirnicEE, nrf r.s%tursed yesterday with ny
laughter, Mrs. Marian 'li'' WY
verv bad health. ,,,,h.m Of Missouri
4 Waiting her ann. Mr' ~ a long III
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ness Mrs. Cunningham Is rec0ss''