Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-06

Thompson's own practice were then given
which closed the report. A brief discussion
followed, and pap,r was then read by DR.
Nancy I. Williams of this city.
The president then passed to papers and
reports under the head of sanitary science,
the leading paper in which was presented by
the acting chairman of the Bureau. DIR. Will
5. Thompson of Hallowell. The report Was
one of the most general, and therefore one
of the most popular in interest, of any pre-
sented at the meeting. 1t embraced many
good suggestions regarding public health,
sanitary inspection, and means for the i'm
provement of the public health through
State local and national boards, which are in
operation in mary states and doing good
work. But he thought it was a public mis-
take to publish from week to week record
of contagious diseases, inasmuch as such
plan tends TO produce undue alarm
in the public mind, and, more
over when it is considered how very trifiing
are the eases reported in proportion to the
whole number which do actually take place,
the plan has little value. either TO the public
or the profession. Hot water, pure air and
cleanliness are important factors in securing
the pubhc health, and their importance
should not be overlooked.
In the absence of the writer, DR.. E. e.
Briry of Bath DR.. Thompson then read
valuable paper prepared by that gentleman
on "Infectious Dis . es and Local Boards Of
Health" winch was SO full of useful general
information on the subject of the public
health and the means of securing it, that it
should be PIRATE as health tract and circu-
lated broadcast over the State. 1t was one
of the most truly practical papers read dur
ing the session.
Dr. Heath of Gardiner reported three cases
of typhoid fever in the same family, ,races-
Bile to foul refrigerator in which food had
been kept
DIR. w. L. Thompson thought that the
highly contagious nature of diphtheria, ty-
phoid fever and similar diseases was in many
cases over-esiimated. as records were numer-
Gus TO show that diphtheria had prevailed to
a very alarming extent in healthy localities,
while what was apparently very unhealthy
localities had been exempt from the disease.
Papers aud cases from The Bureau of OBJ
stetrics were then called for, and after a
brief introduction from DR.. W. +. Shepard
of Bangor, case was reported by DR.. A. 1.
Harvey of Newport, which was discussed
and the bureau closed.
The following delegates to attend the
American Institute of Homeopathy were
then elected; j. II. Knox, Orono; c. M.
Foss, Dexter; and II. c. Jefierds. Bangor.
DIR. A. |. Harvey of Newport spoke of the
importance of having a number of our soci-
.tv ann,;n,.d un,n III. Sat, p,arJ nc
I,.,,th II. had b;ms.If waited nnnn Cov
Marble and nr.s.n,ed IN. names of 6f,.er
hundred net,,i,,n.rs asking IN. above and
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the matter afterward, and a member of the
old school WAS rpaunointcu Rpmarka were
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Tb. nresident announced tho msmbers of
the committee on publication as follows:
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Thanks were extended to Rev. Pbi1ip s.
Thatcher, to the proprietor of the Augusta
mouse, 10 'ne general manager OF 'he Maihe
tho knoY e J, J,;ncoin na;ir,ad and ,ha corr
mittee of arrangements for courtesies. fa-
,ors and attentions received. The final ad-
Jo". "'n.' was s"e,' ""no"noeo ny ."e P'es.-
mos the socie,v has evcr belJ xas a. .Iy.d-
The North End Assault Case.
Ihe following is complete abstract OF
the story told by Miss OBrien, the assaulted
girl OF the Saturday night ARRAY She told
her story before three witnesses and substan-
ualiy told the same to County Attorney Carie-
ton yesterday. She came up from Hallow-
ell on the O'Clock tram Saturday evening
to do some shopping. Here she fell in with
the so-called Stone girl After the shopping
her companion took her into Bowman's crib
on water street, along with another girl.
they went in at the side door and up stairs.
Some men came up another way and met
tbem hero Drinks wore brought nm She
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Leaving Bowmans they went to the Stone
girls sister-in-law's house on Mill street, the
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