The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-31
WACO wIRELINGs.


The Therapeutic Association On
session--The November Races 49, Te,ss
Methodists, Etc.
WACO, Oct. SO.-LSpecial. DR. w. IL.
Wilkes, mayor of Waco, called the State
acknowledgements association to order
at 10 o'clock this morning, delivering a
short address of welcome ON behalf q,
the community and local members of the
medical profession. on tho stage of the
hall were displayed several electric bat.
lerles, the largest of twenty-lour-Cnll
capacity, to be used during the session
Tor practical demonstrations. Most OF
theSe belong to DR.. Baird, of ALBANY,
VINO is an enthusiast on the subject OF
electricity as u therapeutic agent. He
mas with him boy, Is years old, who
was nearly dead with peritonitis. He is
as 1 SOUND as dollar now, and DR..
balru says he cured him
with electricity. At the opoping
hour physicians were present from Ans,
TN, Albany, Comanche, Brennan, Mar
nm, whitney and MoOresyille- prob
ABLY twenty in all. Drs. w. II. Wilkes
ana IL: l.. Taylor, both of Waco, woro
elected temporary chairman and secre
taf{, ana the meeting took arecess un-
I'll Up. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
me doctors met again at . o'clock
their number being reinforced nv
several new arrivals on the noon Mis-
sour Pacific train. An election for per-
manent officers was then proposed, with
the following result:
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First yice-president-Dr. II. w
brown, waco; second, DIR. Frank IL. Al
lon, Lexington.
Secretary-Dr. II. l.. Taylor, Waco.
Ireasurer-Dr. Robert, of Hillsboro.
the following committee was APP
pointed TO draft q constitution and by-
laws, to be reported at the next meeting
OF the association: Drs. Daniel, of Aus
TN; Paine, of Comanche, and Powell, OF
Albany.
A formal address of welcome was then
delivered by DR.. II. w. Brown, of Waco.
who also INDUCED in some practical
suggestions respecting the work to be
done.
DR.. Baird, OF Albany, read a paper on
Eiectrlclty AS a Therapeutic AGENT
lIVhtiilg OF IL as IA stimulant, tonic and
a seuatlYe. lie has given much alton
tlon To tho subject and believes within "A
short time electricity will be GENERALLY
used by the medical profession. Ho
says it must be rescued from the hands
OF charla'ans and quacks.
Other papers are to be read vet and
several interesting experiments arc
promised for Z morrow.
DR.. Daniel, of Austin, and Dir, Brooke.
OF Fort Worth, editors Of tho Courier.
ReeGord of Medicine, are both here.
lnere were some new arrivals to-
night and the session will last through
tomorrow.
GENERAL LOCAL NOTES.
"A mass meeting of citizens is called
Tor saturday night to take steps toward
making the races in November a grand
success; in purses $4,000 will bo award
ed and the town can take care of 5000
visitors. Especial effort will be made TO
nave all country merchants within a
radius of hundred miles come here,
There Ia strong sentiment devotion
Ing against the resignation of Mayor
" likes me Day, this evening pub
iishts appeals from leading citizens that
the mayor. shall remain at tho helm OF
inc municipal government.
lhe Methodist conference of north
west Texas meets hero noXt week. and
the committee on entertainment report
that homes have been secured for 5OO
Vl7'trre-and more, should tho attend
anCe ho larger,
Wallicks "Bandit King" drew bio
mousse tonight, especially IN the CALLER
D., Cotton o6d receipts, by wagon, to date,