The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-13
7HE SURGEONS ADJOURNED.
Southern Surgical and genealogical As
ISOLATION.
OFFICERS ELECTED IN The AFTERNOON
,u,,,,uo chosen rs tho Place Tor inc N"A'
v,sLIpterss,ing Papers "'@'-S
ful banquet rendered Them

rseruual meeting GA 'n0
o.. ,@.rscolocical Association was called to
,h,pt 30 o'clock yesterday morning by
Ncradden CASTOR one Of the wee
Tents Of tho organization.
Relford Brown. Of the executive
recommended the admittanc'
A. hllowing new members into
,..,rsiion: DR.. Henry o. Narcy'
-.., Mass. DR.. II. Berlin. Chat
1880. Tenn; DR.. G. r. Dean spar
..,, S. c.: Dr. John A. Wyeth' New
,l.s nr Henry Clark Coe, New ork' Ut IT,
n.,r,-f Tuppe. Chattauo ga. ieHb,' -
f.,5.a Edwards. Dr. j. b. Holmes houe'
10 ur n 3riler ChattanO ga ..
Tie Char announced that the hrst paper 20
te-asi would bo that Of a member "3o Luz .
ieea soi down on the programme LOT 'N0 "' ~
AZ, bat who was then absent IL. r;,-
Ir James A. Goggan- M AIe1Alhueii 49, 49,
Aa senior councillor = lhe -, ~ - 80
...,r ~ the Sfate IF Alabama. then read ms
~ "1b1o05inal Section N Case Of
20 the Noseuterv. with remarks.
ma Daner was briefly discussed oy Dr.
Morris and Dr. W.. J.. b. JAWS
Thy Nnxr rArrR.
rh.,.,. essar was re left over from the
,.-evio~s dey hy Dr. George j.. tngemann. OF
A. on "Thinness OF [ terine
yr.r. Stimulating xtra- terDe Pregnancy"
We nanor was discussed by Dr. McMuTtrY,
rt-tsvfNe. Ky. DR.. Ross. Of Toronto,
D.raje Ir. Castor Of Atlanta, Ga. aud Dr..
i- Robert T. Morris Of New York. next
-.,1 pa, or on a Method for Removing
.~r,.,ei Gailstones by Means Of Solvents. "
ue stated that in some instances. If the pa
,srt Was extremely weak IL was necessary 70
.s.ote dead bones without operation by the
mans of decaciiyine acids. lie related some
o.s experiences Ia his practice.
b. Ioif0rd Brown. OF Alexandra, Va,
sa related some of the experiments which 10
Ia .rccessfuilv made with such acids. tur-
t.--emarks followed by Drs. H. d. Marcy. OF
p...ou.J d. T. Davis of Birmingham, Ala;
a1s of Alexander City Ala.
I- fanion Carter Gray If New York fol
Nort with a paper on The Present Status
cerebral Surgery. Tho paper Was an ex-
,-.re'v interesting one. and the time had 20
iee1'ellel 90 enable the reader TO complete
I- essay. Or. Gray spoke 10 detail OF the
treatment Of epilepsy and stated that not a
src'e case If epilepsy had been cured by a
eeretra operation.
riodscussion on tho subject. which was
rsttfre1haustive. was participated 10 by Dr.
ST. Westmoreland. OF Atlanta who adyo-
Gated prompt action as soon as certain symp-
toms Bad appeared. lie advocated trepannlug
.lessrIl in cases Of accident az once. tor II II
Was delsved saw I0r q week u W uld nearly
awavs prove fatal ln speaking OF cases OF
Ell epsy be- took the ground that very often
s..L cases we're caused rom irritation. and In
der % cure them it would not be necessary
On perform an operation, but simply remove
t1-irfitation.
Ir Walker of Indiana. followed with some
experiences which he had gathered IN his
pBct-e Dr. Rarnuger. of the University Of
Virginia, also gave his views.
W. Hunter Mcclure thought that some
tines an Oueratln would prove beneficial IN
cases % epilepsy, and 90 suostantate this be
rected d case which bad come under his per-
fual observation The case which he re-
.erred Co was that of q poor negro. who had
tatu left by the freedman Bureau IN the asy-
um If which be had charge az the time.
Where the old man came from was not known
% any one. Whether he had ever been hurt
did not become apparent. lie never uttered
aw0ri and ho walked about 10 the room 20
which be was assigned so persistentv that be
finally lefi mark on tie wall where his
shoulder had touched the wood. He behaved
ike an animal.
DR MGrIEE TALKS.
one day. when Dr. Mcclure had very little
g. DO DE made t. thorough examination Of the
man and discovered slight depression on the
le.t side of the skull. lie trepanned him and
t0k out a small piece Of bone. The patient
was tlen put TO bed and q nurse set over him.
The next day when Dr. Mcclure called the
patent greeted BIN bv saying Good morn
Ms Doctor where is the army today
Who're was 10 yesterdayN the Doctor
gersd. Yesterday 1t was at Mannosses."
te patient replied.
ibis was Just SIX years after the battle OF
Manassas. and after six years Of perfect men
n nativity thought returned to the patient
as sIll as the pressure on bis brain had been
removed. Us was ascertaned that the negro
lsi been ht with an iron hook on the head
ty fel0w-boatman. with the effect Just
stated The interesting feature Of this case
was ile rapid restoration OF the activity Of
the brain The patient died two years later.
The Chair announced that Dr. George Ross
q. east Franklin street, had rendered an
invitation o. all the members Of the Associa-
tol and visiting physicians present to take
il.h With him nt nls residence at 80 +. ri.
President McMutory announced as audit
Mc committee Dr. W W. Potter of
Buffalo n. ", pr j. T. Wilson. of Sherman
Texas and Dr. W. f. Westmoreland, of At
Al'a. Ga.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie session 10 the afternoon was opened by
Nce resident Gast0n
lr Bedford Brown. Of the executive cOun-
gu. commended the following new men,
.en Dr A. NJ. Hartley. OF Louisville. Ky:
i. Vance, oi Louisville KY; Dr. j. Is.
Nlplree OF Murireesboro. Tenn: DR.. W.
j gan. OF Louisville. Ky. DR. James
t'aa- of Laurens. 5. g.. Or. 4. Walker. Of
lvaasvle Ind.
Afs'o.ution was adopted changing the by
Jaw, sl as iO extend Tie limit of membership
hou one hundred 20 one hundred and fifty.
before the reading Of The aper was taken
-r again President McNurtry announced
tai lr H. d. Marcy had kindly volunteered
speak briefly on The kangaroo Tendon
Surgical Ligatures Dr. Marcy illus
iale. lbs remarks 10y exhibiting dissected
i AN opossum. lie showed that the
"N' 0lialned 4 number of parallel threads
itl,Irg 90 longitudinal directions which are
lss- as slture material The same quality IS
.--4 l be tails OF rats. squirrels and kan
tai'0' some fourteen years ago DR.. Marcy
,7-' Do Australia for a kangaroo and since
-,- through his influence. some two or
--.fe house. ga Boston provide tho market
kangaroo tails for surgical purposes.
e.- tail contains from thirty TO forty
.-ivals 9i various sizes and from eighteen 10
ncles 10 length.
IT, Marcy explanation was highly appre-
@''l Aii treated a great deal OF interest. A
thanks from the meeting rewarded the
t1Ar when he closed his remarks.
Iaul b. Barrluger OF the nlyer-
.' '- Virginia followed with u very inter
-E aier ou "Nenom0us Serpents f the
H'ei States and the Treatment OF Wounds
lol oy Them" The Professor spoke of
.c. l.ass,s u snakes 90 he ind IN this
~n''f only two of which are venomous,
g exhibited specimen Of the Arizona liz
"a "hniher yenOmout reptile. About the
le's of bites Professor Barringer stated
'-"' OUT ~ n'ne or ten rattlesnake bites only
Ds proved fatal. while only one out of one
lthiiel copperhead bites had shown the
eeu'e result lie found in the sacs Of the ven
V'A9l- teeth of the rattlesnake from 500 10 600