The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-13
TIE MEDICAL SOCIETY,
second D","session OF the Doctors OF West
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% The second days session OF tho Me,
cal Society Of the State OF West V
ginia opened at 10 Il. m. yesterday in \
j, chamber Of tho Second branch Of Con
. ell, and was called to order by tempe
ary chairman, Dr.. l.. D. Wilson, Pre-
II dent Austin still not having arrive
Rev. DR.. Cook opened with prayer.
number OF new arrivals registere
among the doctors present whose nam
were not mentioned yesterday being
!. p. Hughart, Of Sewell's, who Is accon
!, panied by J. E. Hughart; ]. E. kendal
. . T. b. Camden and 9. B. Blubaugh,. 0
parkersburg; T. p. Low,her, of Ma,
Martinsville; W. II. Storer, Of Fin
i Grove; Y. Il. Mop, OF BarboursvilIe
John Il. Cook, OF RivesviIle: w. II
4 sharp, Of parkersburg, and G. L. Moore
Of Proctor, all Of whom, with DR.. Johl
J b. Hamilton, Of Washington, D. c., ar
at the Hotel Windsor. AT the Stamn
House are registered Dss. NJ. A. Dow
ler, OF Sherrard; 7. II. Shields, OF Tria
delphia; W. 20. Wilson, of Manning
ton; 7. L, Sherman, OF Gloyer's Gan
J. Julius Richardson, OF New Martina
vile, and T. NJ. Hood, OF Weston.
In all somewhat over fifty member
answered to their names yesterday. Tn,
Board OF Censors made favorable re-
ports OFT six applicants for admission
and they were elected members. They
were: Drs. G. G. Richardson, r. +
Stout, W. NJ. Brownwell. +. L. Lowther
w. G. 0. Nelson and G. L. Barker,
Dr.. A.. L: Hupp, OF Cherry Camp,
having lost his membership by residinr
out OF the State for three years. but INV.
ing returned to West Virginia, was. on
application, reinstated. -
DR.. !. l.. Dickey read the annual re.
port Of the Committee on Neurology.
DR.. 7. A. Harris, OF Parkersburr. read
a paper on Abdominal Surgery, giving
cases coming under his observation. au1
this was discussed at considerable
length.
Dr.. S. L. Jepson, Of this city, read m
Interesting paper postponed from last
years meeting, and it was also freely
discussed.
Dr.. James Putney read the report OF
the Committee on New Remedies, and
the morning session ended while this
was still in progress. He flushed in the
afternoon, aud Dr.. L. Keller read pa.
per on Non.Controllable Vomiting.
Both OF these provoked some discussion,
as did also paperread by DR.. Blubauph
on treatment for dislocated crystalline
lense.
at 4 o'clock p. m. the doctors all
boarded special car on the Elm Grove
road, and were taken out to Wheeling
Park, where for over an hour all the at.
fractions and facilities for enjoyment OF
the resort were at the disposal OF the
distinguished guests, who unbent and
had a good time. Lunch was served.
and the Physicians all returned to town
IN time to get good rest before the
lecture last night.
Last evening at the Fourth Street M.
Z. church, DR.. John B. Hamilton, Sur
geon General OF the United States Ma.
rlne Hospital Department, delivered an
address on physical Culture, Ancient
and Modern" The doctors were delay-
ed in arriving from the Park, and the
meeting did not open till $50, by which
time the Sabbath school room, where
the meeting was held, was we'll filled by
an audience comprising about equal
numbers Of ladies and gentlemen. -
DR.. L. y. Wilson introduced Dr
Hamilton with q few remarks, after
which that gentleman came forward
and making q very happy alluaion to
the grace aud beauty OF Wheclinp's
women, and the city's iron and steel in. .
dustries and brainy men, proceeded
with his talk.
lie said that within the past fifty years
there has been great awakening in Tho
matter OF physical training and culture.
The body cannot become perfect ma.
chine with perfect working parts unless
it receives some culture and develop
ment. No more should We expect a per.
feet, well balanced logical mind without
training or education, than we should
expect sound body without training to
perfect its parts, and bring them into
comparatively perfect relation with each
other. '>'-
MIR. Hamilton cited the fact that one.
fourth OF the young men in the country
who are at the proper age can not pass
lhe physical examination required by
the Government. He explained this
condition by the fact that these Young
men when children wero not given the
proper physical training and culture to
tit them Tor active physical work, and
the endurance OF hardships. He said
that this is largely due to ignorance on
the part OF parents, guardians and teach.
ers. Recently, however, the higher
schools and colleges have taken a lively
interest in the matter of physical do.
yelopment, instead OF discouragine
it in favor OF higher mental deyeIop.
ment and training, and they begin to
see that the more perfect the body is
made, the more easily the mind masters
its difficulties, and the better prepared It
is to assimilate and comprehend that
which is offered to it. -
He then turned bis attention to the
great mental and physical strength of
the Greeks, and the Spartans especiallv
and explained it by historical records Of
their work in the gymnasiums, and the
continual physical training they gave
themselves. He told how the new born
babes OF the Spartans were taken before
an examining board for examination
and il found physically imperfect. were
cast into q cave in the ground, the opin.
ion being that unless nature had nro.
vided the babies with bodies which
could be made useful to tho world and
blessing to themselves they were not
worth bringing up. EII0 -" =,
He dwQlt Of lOngth on the history Of
the rise and fall Of physical culture in
Greece and explained how the overdo.
Ing Of the thing caused its natural death.
tie described an ancient Grccian gym.
naslum, and the scenes therein enacted.
and drew pleasant picture OF the great
minds OF the day seated about the
porches discussing the topics Of the
time while their athletic brethren were
wrestling and running In the arena,
He followed the matter OF physical
training through the middle ages, where
the boy at years old, entered the ser.
vice Of the knights as d page, and at IA
became an esquire, all the time in con.
stant company with knights, and pre-.
pairing himself to earn his spnra and ha.