Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-21
DAKoTA's DOCTORS.

Work or Ii Territorial Convention
Now in session in Yankten-Inter
esting Proceedings las Evening
and T0-day-PubIic Addresses and
Private business.
Yesterday afternoon was enjoyed b!
the members of the Dakota medicaI
association in visits to various places OF
lnterest-the public schools, the Indian
school and the insane asylum. Last
evening when they assembled in the hall
for the transaction of business they were
refreshed in mind and body by their
recreative indulgences and ready for
work.
THE PROCEEDINGS
of last evening began with q call to or
der by DIR, j. B. VanVelsor. of Yankton,
chairman of the committee on rrang
merts, who delivered some brief, fitting
and eloquent remarks in behalf of the
association and the city which was hon.
ored by its presence.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. c. F.
Clapp, of the Yankton Congregational
church.
Q. j. B. Harris, mayor of Yankton,
addressed brief words of cordial welcome
to the members of the association In be.
half of the city of which he is the execu-
tive head. He bade them welcome and
hoped their tarry in u city would be
one of enjoyment and profit.
Dr q NJ iIooIy of Hrro, xroo,l>aA
of the medical association, was down
upon the programme for the address of
the evening. He gave to the audience
an exceedingly able paper upon the
subject of blood poisining arising from
defective digestion and other imperfect
processes of the organs of The human
body. The paper evinced thorough and
comprehensive research and industrious
and painstaking observation on
the part of the learned
president of the association aud also In.
dependent and original thought. The
gIst of the doctors contribution wal
that sulphureted hydrogen and other
chemical products of the corporal lab
oratory which produce blood poisoning
may be generated in the system by de-
~fective processes of digestion. He then
proceeded to illustrate the subject by
various examples and to discuss the
appropriate remedies. The savants OF
our medical association are evidently
abreast with their brethren IN the rest
of the work.
General H. j. Campbell, who had pre-
%yiously been invited to q seat beside the
presiding officer, on motion OF DIR. Ware,
Of Lennox. was called upon for some re-
marks Emu ne addressed the convention
in brief terms upon topics connected
with tho visit OF it's members to Yank-
ton.
There was a fair attendance OF listen
ers upon last evenings interesting ex.
~ercisss and those who 80 far favored
themselves as to occupy seats in the hall
were amply repaid for their attendance.
There are no topics of more absorbing
interest than those which hold together
the medical organizations of the land.
From conversations with various
members of the association last evening
the reporter concluded that it designs
entering upon experiments and obser-
~vntions upon various subjects intimately
connected with the sanitary condition of
communities, which will have q benefi-
cial effect upon Dakota and Dakotaiaus.
This is q field which can be industri-
ously titled and always with good re-
suits.
To-DAY's DoINGs.
The members OF the association paid
a visit to the college this forenoon, upon
the Invitation of President Ward, after
which they assembled at the hall and at
ten o'clock began upon the programme
of exercises previously laid out.
The forenoon session was consumed
in reading papers upon the practice oil
medicine, original and selected, and con.
tainlng information of the highest i'm.
portance to the profession, by DIR. j. B
Van Selsor. OF Yankton.
The committee on finance made its re.
port.
THIS EVENING
the members of the ASSOCIATION will
assemble at DR.. VanVelsor's residence,
where a social reception will be rendered
by the doctor aud his wife.
ALL TIL LATEST NOV
elites in Summer MilIin-
cry, at Mrs. A, WhisIer's.
Ladies are invited TO call
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