San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-24
DocroRs DISCUSS DISEASE.
Second Day of the State Medical
ASSociation--A Body of Men
That Mean Business.


The question of "prize" being dis
posed of las reported i'll yesterd ay's
| LIGHT the report of the committee
OH legislation was called for. DR..
Cupples, as chairman Of the commit
tee, gave reasons for desiring that the
discussion of his report be made a
special order and 10 o'clock this
morning was assigned as such time.
The report of committee on surgical
cases was called for but was not forth
coming, Chairman Cupples stating
that no time had been found to COM
pile and he asked permission to pre-
sent biennial report at next meet
ing. Request granted.
The report of secretary and treasur-
er were read and referred to an audit
ing committee, consisting of Drs.
Leak, Powell and Graham.
Chairman of Arrangement committee an.
nounced papers or letters from j.. Conner lU3
'ass street. Detroit, Mich; W. E. Davis.
wick. New Jersey; SamueI Logan, New Or
leans, La: J. Collins. Warren, Boston. Mass;
X A. KinlOch. Charleston, S. c.: Alex B.
Moss, New York, N. Y; F. Lange, New York,
n. Y; william BrOdie, Detroit, Mich: Henry
Nancy, Boston. Mass; Paul 5. Dunbe,
New York: Austin Flint, New York, n. y; +.
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Ranch, Springfield, H.; F. A: King, Washing
| ton. d. c.: H Mediation, Macon, Ga: n. ).
Davis. Chicago, Ill: James NeO-ie Siyde,
Chicago. ILL.,; d. W. Yande.l, L 'uisville, KY;
| C. n. Packard. New York; 5. Costa, Philadel-
| phia: Rudolph Matas. New Orleans; W. n.
Mather, Louisville: Theodore Au Grace, De-
Urot; John Ashhurst, Jr;, Philadelph!a: 5; 4.
Chaille. New Orleans: Dudley T. Reynolds,
Louisville: w. H. ByIord. Chicago: Joseph
Price Philadelphia; d. W. GOodell PhiadeI-
pha; Henry |. Bowdelet, Boston. Mass.
Louis A. Stevenson, New York; n. Kun, MI.
waukee:T. G; Thomas, New York; william
Osler, Phiadelphia, Pa: L: Wyth, New York;
Netten Bryman. New York
Drs. Denton, Daniels and Smith
were appointed committee to take
charge of papers relating to revision
OF the Pharmacopeia of the United
States and report upon same.
Drs. Noyes of Michigan, Grant of
Ohio, Avis of Ark, and Cain of Ten
nesee, were invited to sit as CORE
spending members.
The afternoon session opened with
q paper on Texas fevers by DR.. West,
Galveston, who took the ground that
there was no typhoid fever in Texas.
After discussion, most spirited and
referred to the publishing committee,
the weight Of opinion being against
the opinions advanced by the es-
sayist.
DIR. Aubrey reported a case of en-
largement of the thyroid gland
which was also referred to the pub
fishing committee. Adjourned to $50
this morning.
This morning at 10, President Paine
called the meeting to order and the
minutes of yesterdays session were
read and adopted.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR.
Scudder, of Madison Square church.
An invitation from the Young
Mems Christian association was re-
ceived.
The report Of the committee on leg
islation was presented and was fine
report. DR.. David moved that 5000
copies be printed for general distriou-
ton. This was afterward Withdrawn
after a discussion and left optional
with the committee, which was con-
tinued.
The report of the Judicial commit
tee was received and adopted.
The report of the special committee
on Opthalmologists came UP, but was
postponed until the last day of the
session.
Section work was then taken up,
and opened by discussion on the
practice of Medicine"
DR.. Dock demonstrated micro
scopical examination in the determi-
nation of disease. He then read pa
per on "Leprosy" and a discussion
followed.
After the discussion on leprosy the
association adjourned until this after
noon at 3 O'Clock. A session from to
; O'Clock will be held, and at 5 o'clock
the convention will adjourn to take
carriage excursion to see the points of
interest q hnnt the CITY