The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
MISSISSIPPI DOCTORS.
THE STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT JACKSON.
Attorney General Miller Delivers No
table, Admirable Address of Welcome
and DR.. B. F. Ward Makes His Mark
Increased Membership.

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State Medical Association convened here
today at IL o'clock q. M, in the hall OF the
House OF Representatives, DR.. Luther Sex
ton president, and DIR. w. L. Todd, score.
tary. The session was opened with prayer
by the Rev. w. ii. Little. Attorney Gen
eral l.. NJ. Miller received the association
in chaste and timely address. Among
many other good things with which his
address was replete, after alluding to the
light esteem in which human life is held
and appealing to all aid in righting so
wrong thing, he said: "The radius of
your influence extends to the haunts oil
infamy where the minister's football is
never heard, TO the den OF ignorance where
the school master has never penetrated, TO
the retreat OF lawlessness where the officer
OF the law is bafled. You leave the bed
side OF the dying outlaw, your soul har-
rowed by his remorse or shocked by
his eilrontery, TO visit the desc
lated home OF his victim. Who can
draw such moral2 Who can tell
such tale, who can speak with such
dreadful force as you? You who hold
human life in such sanctity that you care
fully nurse the Pickering taper in the tor
tured body long after your success has
become cruel kindness. To law We can
not look for q remedy, better laws has no
State than ours, let each man help 10 ox-
tend the sway OF the unwritten law, with
out which the letter is powerless; TO en-
grave on every human soul the divine
communication shalt not kill In this
great work through the considerations
suggested, you may be tho most potent
factors"
DIR. b. +. Ward, OF Winona, responded
in most mastery address, Astounding Ia
classic lore and erudite science. claiming
medicine TO be the tue science OF
nature" and according to medicine rs hay
ing been the chief motor to knowledge,
which is superior 10 tradition and which
has revolutionized the civilized world and
banished superstition and ignorance, and
aided truth in its triumph over preju-
dice" This address was indeed able and
eloquent and bespoke the finished scholar
IN It's author.
The thanks Of the association was unan-
imously voted TO both OF the eloquent
speakers and copies OF theiraddVsses were
requested for publication in the proceed
ings OF the association.
There were twenty new applications FOL
membership, which were referred 10 the
appropriate committee.
DR.. W. l.. Todd, the Recording Score
tary, and DR.. W. A. Galloway, Correspond
ing Secretary, made their reports.
The committee on the program adopted
for the business OF the session, reported
that the delivery OF the Presidents AL
dress, originally intended for tonight, had
been postponed until tomorrow night In
consequence Of an address TO be delivered
in this hall tonight by Miss willard.
Tho necessary committees were up
pointed and other action had inciden. {,
the perfection Of the organization.
DIR. j. +. Hunter, Treasurer. made hi
report.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock pm.
The Medical Association resumed laboi
at o'clock p. m. The committee 10 whom
was referred the trcasurer'sreport, reported
the same rs corrcc, and IL wis allowed.
DIR. ID. l.. Phares, OF the Agriculture
and Mechanical College, read paper OF
Successful Treatment OF Dysentory." Ill
enumerated n number OF diseases a
"synomy" Of dysentary and claimed tina
II may be sporadic endemic malarial. III
/ entered into learned dissertation rs thu
proper treatment Of the disease, citinI
/ la detail numerous cases In Iii
practice, the medicines used being pow
| dercd opium, acetate OF lead aud calomo
/ In small doses These drugs combine,
| I'M small quantities TO modify aud inilu
ence each other, NO that all the organ
came up to their work In fine style. an'
the elementary tube resumes IFS Junction
without the assistance OF laNatiycs. lie ha'
A successful experience OF forty years II
the treatment OF this disease. The pape
was discussed by Drs. liver, Green, Dunn
/ Lockwood, llalbcri and Quin. The papc
WIS ordered printed In the proceedings.
The committee reported iayOrably OF
| tho application for membership Of the fol
/ lowing names, all OF whom were elected
| to.wig Drs. 4. II. Marselis. A. :. Baugh
win Humphreys, Will Ball. 5. o. Smith
| Henry Christmas, Eugene II. Pool, J. l.
Walker. Il NJ. l,aincy. Jcn Davis Eyer
II. l.. Cannon, Buiord iarkin, +. l. Clip
son. Patton Il. Brown, Y. g.. Southall, Jr.
| Med Calchings, Ernest i. Jones. W. u
Harper. +. 4. Turner, NJ II. Turner J
/ ~ hAhtis
DR.. w. A. Evans, Of Aberdeen, read
learned paper on Heterogeneous
Il FEVER
Drs. liver and Robbins stated that ID
Eyans's paper was one TO be studied, NOR
than 10 be discussed, that Il was able an
profound aud Of great value 10 the assoc
alton. Il was discussed by Drs. Ill
Green, Harrison, Sexton. The thanks {
the association wcrc voted 10 DIR. Evan
fr his valuable paper and the same VI
ordered published.
DR.. T.. W. Rowland. Of Concoyille, n
ported the history OF two cases Of scarl'
lever In his practice. These cases were n
ported on account Of their unusual dcvo
opment, they not having been exposed
the disease. II not spontaneous, they mul
have been contracted by the poison left
the house by cases therein two yoafs ate
The report was discussed by D0ctol
Halbcel. Cant aud Hill, these Rentlome
claiming that there are undoubtedly cas-
OF scarlet fever Of spontaneous origin an
that the germs cannot exist over one yea
II that long Tho paper was ordered pul
lished, and thanks were rendered the do
tor for his paper.
Adjourned I'LL o o'clock tomorrow NOR
ing
some Georgia Far mer--
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