Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-12


insane patients, and we urge the Legislature to
enact such laws as shall make the reform OBJ
Hgatory.
DENIED THE IMPUTATIoN.
A general discussion took place Several
members said The society ought to take no
action in the matter at present. Their remarks
implied that the committee which had studied
the subject for two years, did not know any,
thing about it. DR.. Trail Green, of the COM
mittee. rose and vigorously refuted the impu-
tation that the committee did not know any
thing about the matter. I'VE are not num-
skulls" he remarked.
- DR.. Ayers then read a minority report con-
tanning recommendations as to the manage
ment of insane asylums, after which DIR.
Woods amendment was adopted.
The first speaker in the morning session was
DR.. Charles W. Dulles, who protested against
the Pasteur method, stating that il caused
needless apprehension among the people.
DR.. Ernest La Place, a little Frenchman
professor of pathology at the Medico-C Chirurgi-
cal College in Philadelphia, made an excited
reply to Dr.. Dulles. Losing his temper he said,
In so many words, that DR.. Dulles statements
were untrue.
DR.. Dulles rose again and said: ~ do not
believe in mere laboratory men, who cure sick
ness only when 1t is kept in bottles and tubes,
or rabbits or dead mice. ! do not mean TO set
up my opinion as infallible: but do not be-
lleYe in the Pasteur clap-trap, that keeps num-
bers OF innocent animals in uninterrupted suf-
fering by day and night, while in Germany a
ended the discussion.
DIRECTED AGAINST QUACKs
DR.. J. V. Love was introduced, and papers
were read by DR.. William H. DAILY and Dr. T.
A Lippincott DR.. L F. Flick, of Philadelphia,
read a report of the Committee on Medical Ex-
aminers. Dr. Mccormick, of Lycoming, made
the following motion, which was carried:
Resolved, That the presidents of the differ
ent county medical organizations entitled to
n oil
committee which shall be known as a legisla-
tive committee. The president of the State
society shall call a meeting at some convenient
point, Of this committee as soon as possible
after the adjournment of this society," AT this
meeting the committee shall proceed to organ
iEe by the election of such officers as they NAV
think proper and take such action as they may
deem best to secure the passage of a medical
law, that will give protection to the people of
this State against incompetent practitioners of
medicine. The necessary expenses of this COM
mittee to be paid by the State society, pro-
Tded that in the event the president of any
county society neglects or refuses to serve the
chairman Of this committee shall appoint some
one to represent that county,
In the afternoon at 8 o'clock the election of
officers took place. resulting as follows: Presi-
dent, DR.. Alexander Craig, of Lancaster county;
Vice Presidents Drs. F. H. Vanvalzah. of Mifiin
county; Thomas T. McKennan, of Washington
cOun Y; w. s. Foster. of Allegheny county; S,
d. Bell of Butler county: Permanent Sec
retary, DR.. w. b. Atkinson. of Philadelphia;
Assistant Dr. Charles w. Dulles; Correspond
ing Secretary, DR.. Isaac r. Cleaver; Treasurer,
DR.. George B. Denmeyer, of Philadelphia.
1t was decided to hold the next convention at
Reading on the first Tuesday in June. 1891.
The Committee on the Revision Of Bylaws
made their report and papers we're read by
Drs. Ayers, Aulde. Bane, Roberts, Green,
Packard, Wharton.
the meeting adjourned to meet this morning at
o'clock.