St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-21
Brief Review of the SOciety'S
Work for Twenty Years
by DR.. Wheaton.
Forty-Third Annual Of the
American Institute Of
Homeopathy.
A Monument Site on the Field
Of Gettysburg Chosen by
Judge Lochren.


wise, bewhiSkered and specialized set
OF men, is in annual session at the West
hotel. The State Medical association is
the legal name of the society. 1t COM
priseS nearly all the representative ply
sicians of the old school in the state,
and is good-looking body. The session
began yesterday morning with prayer
by Rev. C. F. Thwing. followed by an
address of welcome by Bishop Fitzger-
aid. The bishop made some humorous
allusion to his long residence here and
his fitness to welcome the doctors. He
spoke of the proverbial modesty of the
city that prevented her praising herself,
but for the doctors, they cOnld not be
praised too much. Mixing in happy
manner wit and wisdom, the bishop
succeeded in making the medlcs feel
quite at home. and though none of them
offered to cut up the reverend gentle
man on the spot, it was apparent they
had warm feeling for him. The read
ing of the minutes. roll call, and the ap-
pOintment of committees occupied
few minutes. and then DR.. Wheaton,
the state president, read his annual
address. He reviewed briefly the work
of the society in its twenty years of ex-
istence, and incidentally called upon
the society to awake from its lethargy.
present medical board act were intro
duced at the last session of the legisla-
ture, from which he judged that
the society would do well to
watch the legislature, especially
as it was pledged to aid in passing laws
to prevent quackery. The president
closed with eulOgy on the late DIR. ID.
W. Hand. of st. Paul, leading men,
Der of the association. The following
committees were appointed: On nomi-
nations, E. j. Abbott, j. Ohage, j. w.
Mcdonald, w. A. Jones, G. Marcellus,
r. l.. Moore, c. Dampiee, DIR. Dodge.
DR.. Ruffee; on new members. DR.. A.
Sweeney. DR.. J. II. Dunn and DR..
Blackman.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION
was devoted toreports of chairmen of de-
partment of sectors: that on surgeryin
by DIR. W. J. Mayo of Rochester; that on
gynecology in the club room being
guided by DR.. Philo E. Jones. The
as ''Prostatis Hypertrophy, Surgical
the Larynx," "Osterplastic Surgery of
the Foot, "Pleurotomy for Empyema,"
and others equally interesting. The
doctors talked well, and did not agree
in everything. which made the discus
sions the more spicy, and weird ap-
plause occasionally greeted brother
who had floored an opponent with
seven-syllable word. DR.. Millard's
paper of surgical treatment of infam-
matory stenOsis, with Illustrative in
tubatIon. caused the liveliest DEBATE.
The doctor brought in victim, set him
on a table and proceeded to intubate
him for the benefit of science. The
patient received the tube with
to the forking of the roads
go down the epiglottis or sprint down
the trachea. Then the patient gurgled
and struggled, and looked as pleased as
one of the LAGOON in he-embrace of
the serpent.
DR.. Hunter and others discussed the
paper. DR.. Hunter claimed that intuba-
ton had been very useful in saving the
lives of infants taken with diphtheria.
and described very minutely the
method he employed to obtain the best
results. He advised physicians not to
cut the string that held the tube. An
other physician urged practice with the
use of the breathing tube. and said he
tried his on dog first. A young doctor
with a decidedly German accent OPP
posed all his learned brothers, asserting
that Inhalation was humbug. and no
substitute for the operation of trache-
otomy.
Other papers on surgical topics
Benign Neoplasms in the LarynX," bv
DR.. WIS. Laton; "Abscess of the Liver"
by DR.. j. ". Mcdonald: "a Case Of
Amputation Below the Knee" by DIR.
Mary s. Milestone. Several papers
were sent in for publication, which
were not read.
The section on gynelcology had be-
fore it number of papers, the mere
naming of which would bring all acute
lock-jaw. Neither programme was COM
pleted at the time of adjournment to
prepare for the evenings entertain
ment. The association will be called to
order this morning at O'Clock. The
order of business will be reports of COM
mittees; reports from sections on
practice OF medicine. DR.: 3.
j. Abbott. chairman, AMI the
chairman. At 1880 officers will be
elected, and in the forenoon the sec
tons on diseases of children. DR.. D. NJ.
Sullivan, chairman; medical education,
Dr.. E. Y. Chiffon, chairman: pathol-
ogy, DR.. J. G. Stewart, chairman: nerv-
Gus diseases, DIR. A. T. Wass, chairman,
will report. In the evening the assocla-
tior will banquet at the West hotel.
TIE DOCTORS ATTENDING.
There are about 200 physicians in
attendance at the meeting, the names of
most of whom are below: W. j. and j.
oh I nd,
Benedict Benedict K Ka S. n F. A. BlacRmer.
Albert Lea; E. 7. Chiffon. Howard
Lake; D. NJ. Cool, Faribault: c. D.
Cooley, Madelia; Walter Courtney,
Brainerd; G. E. Dampier, Crookston;
l.. P. Dodge, Pennington; Charles
Dolan, Waterville: j. A. Dubois, Sank
Center: c. NJ. Ferro, Tracy; w. D.
Finn, Redwood Falls; j. K. NJ. Gas
kill, South Saltwater; E. S. Gibbs.
Monticello: A. F. Groves, Brainerd; J.
P. Humes, Winnebago City; Frederick
N. Hunt, Fairmont; Philo E. Jones,
Red Wing: c. r. j. keilum, Heron
Lake; I. NJ. Marcellus, Sleepy Eye;
W. W. and W. j. Mayo, Rochester; B.
J. Merrill, Saltwater; Thomas Media
Valley; J. F. Mulholland. Jordan;
Newhall. Red Wing; F. L. Puffer. Bird
Island; Fl. n. Rice. Paramount; c. E.
Rogers. Monteyideo; j. D. Simpson,
Henderson; V. Smith, Duluth; A. w.
Stinchfield. Eyota: c. II. Tasker, An0-
ka; j. W. B. Welcome, Sleepy Eye: II.
II. Wilcox, Albert Lea. From Mime
apolis: r. O. Beard. H. Cary, j. D.
Donnell. F. A. Dinsmoor. G. W. Emery,
A. c. Fairburn, B. Foster. S. Friediadd
er, B. f. Graham, III. E. Holmes, c. II.
Hunter, E. A. Hutchins, 81. Ii. Kim
ball, j. NJ. Kestler, A. FL. Lindley,
j. w. Mcdonald, /. c. Mitchell, L. c.