Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-29

sPefs mead ot the 8oon1ou 1
the Arlington Today.
in AAfShikScfs IN THE TRKAr11YNr or MAN
r. PATIENTS RELATED BIZ MANY PaYsrcrAxs-rH
g. IMPROVEMENT THAT Has BEEN MADE m I'm
IL CURE OF THOSE BKREFr OF RxAsos.
!, There were ladies in the big banquet hall q
n the Arlington Hotel when. this mornine
d PRESIDENT Clark called to order the Associatio
4 OF Medical Superintendents of American Inst,
% uons Tor the Insane. The four or Eve repre-
!. sentatives Of the weaker sex in the roou
e were not there to participate actively in tn
y proceedings; they were wives and daughters O
some OF the fine-looking men who filed abou
one hundred Of the chairs that faced the pre
siding officer.
Ten o clock was the hour at which business
was to commence, but it was at least thirt,
minutes later than the schedule whom the bro
ceedings were duly opened.
Dr. JOHN cuRwEN's HxpIrrrNcss,
. FIRST to claim the floor was DR.. John Curwen
secretary OF the association. DR.. Curwen look,
as though he might be twin brother 70 George
w. Chiids. He invariably gases ct the ceilins
n wmsn 'pshaa PEAK. TO the convention, man
pleasing humor Of his utterances. In 4
chatty way he detailed his experiences
IN securing copy for . diploma Of honorary
nembersh'p; He had secured diploma writ
hnguist who drafted il had said he
found IL difficult to prepare . document
IN good Ciceronian on . subject that Cicero
knew nothing OF. An official seal had also been
sscurea and on this was the new motto Of the
ASSOCIATION in Greek; the motto, translated, Is:
Clothed, and In his sound mind"
secretary Curwen called attention to the fact
nas tnree local Photographers we're anxious
70 secure group picture Of the associa ton,
t ths nr, W. W. a0dding made brief mention Of
TO the effect that no time could be spared Tor
posing; there was too much business awaiting
| attention.
Dh. II. A. roBKY's INTERESTING PAPER.
| FIRST among the papers read was that of Dr.
II. A. Tobey Of Toledo, Ohio, entitled ..How to
control the Temperature of the Bath" DIR.
Tobey is a bright specimen of young manhood.
HIST ms face Is a pleasant one, decorated with
a us. mustache: No one but an enthusi-
ast charged with a good deal Of personal
magnetism could have interested peopfe as DR..
IoDey did: He admitted that the title of his
paper might be misunderstood and there were
nose who would even advance the idea that
c cnrrg WAS IN something insinuatng Such
conclusions were unfair. for he re-
sarded the association as the clean
est oody OF men-mentally. morally |
and physically-that had ever come within the |
range OF his acquaintance. After detailing the |
many deficiencies in the systems of water 6eaI.
ing generally employed in large institutions he |
went on TO relate particulars OF horrible acct
gent that took place in hospital he |
nad charge OF. patient suffering from
general paralysis was in a bath tub, seated in
TWO or three inches of water. The attendant.
having washed his charge, found it necessary
10 ,eaVe the room to get some forgotten ar
ucie OF ciotnlng and when he returned found
w ,nas inc patient had turned on the hot
the scalding that the injured man died the next
norning. similar accidents had occurred in
similar institutions, said the doctor so he had
gwen the subject Of water heating great deal
q. at!enuon. With the aid of q large drawing
Sc showing sectional view of his new system DIR.
Iooey made plain his invention, which he said
was In successful operation in Toledo TODAY
and had been for some time past.
DIR. FOLSOM ON GENERAL pARAIYsu.
when the applause which followed Dr..
Iobey's paper had come to an end tall man. 4
studious in every feature and somewhat bald !
took up position on the left Of the president
mat was Dr. Charles s. Folsom, an honorary
and ne read northumberland
FONTS Regarding General Paralysis" Some 4
people know more than little about paralysis.
3ut great many more are absolutely ignorant.
IN answer to the self-put question, what is
general paralysis?" DIR. Folsom said:
"Cilnically, 1t is a primary disease some y
lines acute, but for the most part subacute or g
nronic In its early manifestations, with a q
lennite recognizable anatomical basis, and pro- ii
'resslve In which symptoms of brain failure. =
90 slight to be remarked at their aetuai .
ncipiency. are rapidly or slowly succeeded bya
ereDr coordination, both psychic and motor.
including under the term psychic the so-cxlled p
noral as well as the purely intellectual attri- =,
u.es OF the mind, q disease which in its course
involves every function OF the brain, and NAV b
It's various phases exhibit most of the ct
ymptoms known to the neurologist az
eii as the alienist first impairing, then para tr
Eng In Its steady progress all those high 2.
nguish civilized man, and finally. after the in
SELF iiie u
For awhile the paper was deeply scientific IN
40 tnen II suddenly became deeply interest ie
The PAPER DISCUSSED. pa
There was strong testimony offered az TO the Co
alue Of DR.. Folsoms paper those participant =! &c
g IN the discussion and eulogy being Dr. 7. an
. Fisher of Boston, DIR. G. H. Hughes of 81. ut
ouls, DR.. +. H. Clarke of Lexington. XIV. us
resident Clark, DR.. Gilman of Mount Pleas. wa
It, Iowa, Dr. W. W. Godding and DR.. W, A. sn
orion of Providence R. L, 40
THE ABUSE OF HYPNorICs. alb
The Abuse Of Hypnotics," was the title of an
:. John b. Chapins paper. In a matter-of- ",
81 Phiiadeiphia sort of a way the doctor to
AAosoAy Va ocNcIM cases where | roI
g absorption Of hypnotic medicines lad sbtt
suited seriously and he spoke with some a. ne
rity OF those physicians who in private prac- an,
9 dosed insane patients with choral and e
en- like drugs for the purpose Of preventing
Use or disturbance.
Discussing DR.. Chapin's paper DR.. EN-
ush OF Philadelphia said it was not unnatural I
~ In private cases the first action Of The In
erage practitioner was to silence the patient IN.
d to paralyze his mental as well as his motor A..
lnifestations. An insane person in q privste 'nA
'idence was never allowed to disturb the ing
ghbors. WIG be
)r. Moulton Of Boston told Of an interesting bod
e-that OF woman who had teen poisoned u, the
the excessive consumption Of tea. The
'r. Andrews OF Buffalo touched upon III. this
empt 50 often made to treat insane ner.
8 In their homes He said that phvsi-
rs who countenanced that we're n
ponslble for great deal of the -.
mage which has been done BY hypnotics Ioce
'tors who have had no experience in hos. 30.
Ills Tor the insane do not understand The row
per method OF administering sleepin0 defe
lights. s'p'nS ,,ro,
THEIR USE coNDEMNED. then
r. Hughes insisted that physicians in pri. deal
practice were too apt to regard insanity keel
ncurabie; they believed the patient MIGHT II
a. weii be dead a:be insane and proceeding e..