St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-22
WANT MORE SWING.
Homeopathic Physicians Want a
Separate Examining BOARD,


Separate Examin lining BOARD.
The hOmeopathists opened their am
shual session yesterday in the capitol,
the hall Of representatives having been
!. placed at their disposal. President
Perkins, of Excelsior. and Secretary
,Genevieve Tucker, NJ. D.. of N0rthfield.
were early in attendance, but the rest
| lOf the doctors were slow to put in an
appearance. There was bare attend
'Rnce both at the morning and afternoon
sessions. A more representative gath
ering is anticipated to-day and tO-m0r-
row. The presidents address was post
pOned until the concluding day of
the convention, it being con-
|. ,sidered desirable that more Of
the medical gentlemen should be
present to hear his words of wisdom.
| mo formal reports were made on papers
jread. The day was largely devoted to
Ii,What was termed miscellaneous mat
ter" DIR. G. Nov. Tobey, OF st. Paul,
| raised an interesting discussion upon
the treatment of winter cholera and
Minneapolis water. He said diarrhoea
largely resulted from drinking impure
water. Several patients of his had suf-
fered from winter cholera, the only
cause for which was drinking impure
water. Some of them had been to Min
neapolis and had partaken of some OF
the city water. He treated all with
prOtOtignlum, and in each case the pa
tients found relief.
DIR. Roberts, of Minneapolis, was not
strong advocate of prOtOtignium. 1t
was all right for the epidemic of winter
cholera at Minneapolis; but for general
practice he doubted its efficacy. He
averred that the winter cholera at Min
neapolis was not OccasiOned by the city
water.
DR.. Donald, of St. Paul, took issue
with DR.. Roberts on this point. He
knew of two families, and the cause of
winter cholera with them was directly
traceable to drinking the city water OF
Minneapolis.
DR.. Roberts, am no apolOgist for
Minneapolis water. 1t is the most de-
testable water on the face of the earth;
but Minneapolis water had not any
thing to do with that epidemic.
DIR. Donald-Well, it is singular that
everybody in st. Paul who had that
cholera had been in Minneapolis imme-
diately preceding the attack and drunk
some city water. Laughter.
President Perkins cut off the discus
sion. as paper on 1.-THE City Water of
Minneapolis by DIR. w. II. Leonard,
of Minneapolis, is to be read at this
mornings session.
Several hours were occupied 10y the
doctors calling up special cases. which
they had had or were having under
treatment. and discussion also took
place upon the desirability of the
homeopathic school having a separate
board of state medical examiners,
apart from the present joint allopathic
and homeopathic board. DR.. Sawyer
of Minneapolis, moved that III the
opinion of the State Homeopathic in
stitute there should be separate ex-
aiming boards for the two schools of
medical thought. This was seconded
by DR.. c. McV. Tobey, and agreed to.
When this step had been taken some Of
the doctors became uneasy. They be-
lleyed that this action had been some
what hasty; that, perhaps, after all one
medical examining board, with proper
Representation Of the homeopathic
school, was better than two boards.
Besides a larger attendance of men,
berS of the institute was requisite be-
. fore such a resolution should be passed.
Notice was given to move a reconsider
alton OF the matter before the conven-
ion finally rises.
The convention opens at $50 o'clock
this morning. ''We shall meet
promptly" were the Presidents parting