Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-19
THEIR BUSINESS SESSIONS.
What the Physicians Discussed Yesterday
in a Technical Way.

What the Physicians Discussed Yesterday
in a Technical Way.
A larger number of delegates attended the
morning session of the Homeopathic State
Society yesterday than on the opening day.
The session was very profitable one, and sew
eral able papers were read and discussed.
The first business of the meeting was to in
vestigate the charges of the members, who
were enticed into displaying their features
in that troublesome souvenir. The commit
tee appointed to inquire into the charges
made against DR.. Dean, of Braddock, recon-
mended, through DR.. j. Richey Horner,
that he be acquitted. He made q request
that the doctor be heard in his own defense.
DIR. Dean then told how he had been VIC
tim of circumstance, over which he had
no control. He was acquitted.
After this case was disposed of the con-
vention resolved itself into a Bureau OF
Gynacology, with DR.. Butts in the chair
and Drs. E. NJ. Mercer, 7. M. Bulick, F.
NJ. Boyer, J. w. Thatcher, Samuel Starr.
w. j. Chapman, NJ. L. Compton, j. j.
Detweiler, II. E. Kistler, II. N. Martin
and NJ. Preston as associates.
Chairman Butts read an exhaustive paper
which provoked animated discussion,
CSpCCldll1 diuOhS thC pAy
Papers were also read by Drs. Mercer,
Snedly, Buick, Mohr and Millie j.
Chapman.
After the completion of this bureaus
proceedings, the convention resolved itself
irto the Bureau of Obstetrics, with DR..
Srrah j. Coe as Chairman, and DIR. G. F.
Bingamen as Acting Chairman, the latter
reading the first paper. Other papers were
read upon the subjects involved.
At the afternoon session of the society
u1on DR.. Guernsey's announcement of the
serious illness of DR.. c. G. Rowley, in Phil
acelphia, a telegram of sympathy was Or
dered sent Upon recommendation Drs. E.
D. Warren, of Altoona; H. W. Coolidge, of
Sc;anton; G. S. Schwenk, of Philadelphia,
ant 81. &. Hayle, of Bellefonte; were ad-
mited to membership. DR.. Guernsey, of
the Bureau of Materia Medica, concluded
hisreport by suggestion that each member
of the society analyse some medicine and
report at the next annual meeting. DIR. G.
s. Middleton was appointed Chairman of
nual report of the Bureau of Obstetrics was
read by DIR. G. F. Bingaman, and Dr.
Theodore M. johnson read an able paper
upon "Placenta Previa," which evoked
animated discussion.
DR.. W. j. Martin read the re-
pot of the Bureau of Pathology
AMI Pathological Anatomy" which was
approved. DR.. W. K. Ingersoll, of Phila-
daphia. was appointed Chairman for the
ensuing year. The report of the Bureau of
0ohthalmology, Otology and Laryngology,
OF treatment of eyes, ears and throat was
read by DR.. j. E. Jones and approved by
tbe society. DIR. II. F. Joins read paper
UPON "Habitual Mouth Breathing" in
w1ich he advocated the use of celluloid
Instrument between the upper teeth and lip
al preventative. DR.. W. F. Bigler read a
piper advocating the exclusive use OF only
tie best artificial aids to eyesight. DR.. II.
Z. Crippen narrated details of successful
oleration upon cross eyes. DR.. j. H. Jones
rad paper dwelling upon the evils OF the
ue of short-range glasses for long-range
vision.
IDr. F. W. Wllcox's paper upon an opera
tim by which cleft palate was united,
awakened great interest. DR.. j. Richey
Hsrner read resume Of the discussion by
tht County Medical Society upon differ
en.ial topics. One case was very interest
inF. 1t was infammatory rheumatism, and
th patients temperature had reached 10S 80,
n dangerous point. He was immersed in
bath of equal temperature, which, however,
was reduced to 800, bringing the patient to
go and saving his life. In another case,
nan whose legs were improperly set on by
nature. The thigh bones were broken, reset
as in cases of fracture, and the operation
was a complete success.