The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-19
INTERESTING session
OF the State Medical Society at
White Sulphur Springs,
DOCTORS FROM OTHER STATES

s-..lnl n.unnl 10 Nc Melll0mor,

WuuE SrlPIIrR SPRINGS W. va,
.mly Precisely at 10 o'clock thil
morping President Wilson called the
State Medical Society to order, Aftel
roll call and the appointment OF three
gentlemen To I'LL mp the vacancies in
IN, Board Of Censop, the Secretary read
a communication from Major d, +,
Elklr General Manager, inviting the
mrnbas and visiting physicians gener-
aIlyto participate in sightseeing ex'
cursion, omuibasrs, saddle horses and
bnssics being placed ut their disposal,
The invitation was accepted with
thanks,
Apumbrr Of applications for member
Sims were placed IN the hands OF the
B"arI Of Ctnsors and they retired for
consultation, DR., Fullerton OF Charles
ton, the secretary, being III, that report
was omitted and next In order were the
rroorts ut the Treasurer and Committee
on Neurology, The latter committee
reported the ioss ui one member, DR.. B,
e. Vincent, Ot Maiden, W, Va, elected
n fellow Of the society In 1877, The
report WIS a graceful tribute to his
pr. i. Mayer read q short essay on
fine value Of Crockett spring, Montgom.
rry county, Va Tho water in this
snilpg is 7O' fahrenheit in the coldest
weather. The cssayist recommended
thr water for rheumatism, gout and dis.
eases Of that nature. At the conclusion
of this paper tho Chairman Of the Board
of Crnsors reported favorably on the
applcnlions Of the following gentlemen!
Bs. james Puttncy, y. A. Hildreth,
Walter c. Beard, j. B. Walkinshaw, L.
4. l.ppItt, William Neal, O. +, Richter,
j, A. Jackson, $, J.. Peck, Thomas +.
Stewart Il. =. NOorI, Il, NJ. llogg, Berry
II, Irons, +. 7. Fry. On motion OF DR..
u. MBcr the report was approved and
these gentlemen were constituted mem.
hers Of the society. The President vel.
coined them with u few appropriate re-
marks,
Dr. !. D. Mayors, Of tile Committee on
State Medicine, made the report from
The Fourth District. llu stated that
there had been in that district an cpl.
,lelnic Of measles, whooping cough, Of.
ten complicated by the presence OF
pneumonia. The supposed cause Oi lie
epidemic was dampncss caused by ex.
CrssiyG rains,
Dy request, DE-. l.. u. Edwards, Of
Richmond, Va, made Il very interesting
eriempOn speech, with reference to the
advantages Oi State Medical Examining
Boards. The speaker stated that only
three States had these boards, Virginia,
North Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia
and bordering on Virginia. lie urged
the necessity Of passing a law establish
ing board to prevent those who failed
to pass the examination In Virginia
from cOmiug over into West Virginia
ani praClicing without being duly pre-.
pared. Within the last five years the
effects Octhis law Nre plainlyperceptible;
it has excluded those who are not
worthy to enter it from the field Of prac.
lice.
At the conclusion Of DR.. Edwards
speech, Or. llOopman, OF Baltimore,
reai q paper on Pathology Of Fevers."
DR.. lloopman began by defining fever
MS an abnormal elevation Of tempera.
tnre. There Is n tendency to abandon
the theories set forth by scientists in the
past ten years on the subject. II we do
away with the old theories the question
Is, have We anything better TO substitute
for them? Can we say what controls
and dissipatcs heat in the human body?
The remainder Of the paper was de.
voted TO the recent discovery destined to
Cllect change in the treatment OF ie.
yeS, and at the close was loudly ap.
pauded.
DR.. upslur, Of Richmond, Va, read u
very interesting and instructive paper on
"Rcirx Bladder troubles" Some dis.
cu%lon OF this subject followed. II was
led by Dr. Hunter Mcclure in short
address, which was fully in keeping
with his reputation as one OF the leading
surgeons in this country. lie was fol.
lowed by Dr. Richardson, Of Charles.
town, in few interesting remarks.
The convention then adjourned till $3.50
pm.
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"tI .osaian s,o,,"G "G ~. ,. MHs a!aeitlYh luz
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by j. II. Michael. He was followed by
Dr. j, d. Myers, Huntington, w. Va,
w." T lvaH u paper on care ot our
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should he put under tbo 'S arm ,'"Hl nit
Lifting hy boih hnnIS ircr"o,,I. -. ~ Nv
maliormaton Of shine md ANNA NINA
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allowed to rcnch iiS third vaSs V ,Si,,,ori ~
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