The record-union., 1891-04-23

the ex-pupil, instead of replying in kind
TO his sarcastic professor, was very mild
in his answer. He said DIR. Cole had mis-
understood him on many points. He
had not meant to say that he resorted to
the measures he had suggested in his
paper in all cases, but only where the
circumstances made it appear to him
necessary. He thought DR.. Cole had
been a trifle too severe, however, and had
even overlooked some acknowledged
truths in order to facilitate this severity.
Afternoon Session.
When the society was called to order
for the afternoon session DR.. Wythe,
Chairman of the Board of Censors, rec
commended the following applicants for
membership: Nelson Watts (reinstate-
ment), S. r. Mathor and Kaspar Pischl.
The Secretary was instructed to cast a
ballot electing those recommended.
DR.. Parkinson by request read the re-
port of the Committee on Neurology, re-
porting the following mortality list of the
society during the past year: George
Walker Graves, of Petaluma; James Muir
ply, of San Francisco; w. B. Simonton,
of Oakland; John Larkin, Henry Ferrer
and Walter Hodgdon, of San Francisco;
r. K. Reed, of Stockton; e. T. Wilkins,
of Napa, and Thomas Jenkins, of Oro-
vile.
DR.. D. B. Van Slyck, of Pasadena, then
read q paper on the uses Of Obstetric
Forceps." He first devoted himself to a
description of cases in which the forceps
were to be called into requisition, and
then described the kind of instrument to
be used in each particular case.
DR.. w. A. Briggs, of Sacramento, in
dorsed the suggestions of Dr.. Van Slyck,
and said that in his practice he had con-
formed invariably with these rules, and
he had found no reason for abandoning
his belief
DIR. Cole was on deck again with an OBJ
lection to the methods and suggestions of
Drs. Van Slyck and Briggs. He said he
did not wish to take up the society's time,
but he would challenge the author of the
paper to a discussion of the subject at the
society's next annual session. He differed
with the gentleman, and would KNOCK
his theories OUT
Mrs. DR.. c. B. Brown said she thor
oughly agreed with DR.. Van Slyck's ideas
concerning the use of forceps.
FIBRoID TUMoRs.
Under the head of gynecology, DIR. c.
E. Blake read Dr.. O. .. Burgess paper
on Treatment of Fibroid Tumors Of the
Uterus with Special Reference to the
Method of Apostoli, and the Radical
Surgical Procedures
&. DR.. L. T. Bicknell of Los Angeles and
DR.. G. Cushing of San Francisco also
SpOhG Ol1 lllt S6illt SllDJtCl. LIZ SuSllIl1S
said he had spent several weeks with
! ApostoH and, also with Keith, the
latter being one of the greatest experts OF
! tibroid tumors. Keith had told him that
| in great majority of cases it was better
to let the tibrOids to care for themselves
rather than to operate upon them. The
great trouble with doctors he said, was
that when they got hold of new idea, or
a new process, they allowed it to carry
them away, to the exclusion of all reason
and thought. Too much was expected OF
new discoveries. This was what happened
in regard to koch's lymph for the cure OF
tuberculosis. DR.. Cushing thought that
the time would come when the surgeons
knife would not be used at all.
DIR. Wythe of Oakland and Z. S. Clark
also made few remarks on fibroid tu-
mOrS.
The Board of Censors reported at this
juncture in favor of the applications of r.
| S. Markell, B. A. Plant and G. B. Nichols
! for membership.
DR.. Gushing of San Francisco then read
| his paper on Backward Displacements
of the Uterus" This was an exceedingly
| interesting discourse to the doctors, and
when DIR. Gushing concluded he was
asked many questions regarding the prac.
tice of repairing these displacements.
DR.. Plummer, on behalf of the Execu-
| tive Committee, reported on the various
| llldIteTS WHICH Ildu DStH IGl01JHd 10 lHd
committee. The committee recommended
that the Board of Censors furnish re.
ceipts to applicants for membership; that
in order to maintain the dignity and
! honor of the profession and the society
members should refuse professional
recognition TO those who have been ex.
PEELED from the local medical societies
! that the denunciation by O.. f. @. Nor.
gan of the society practice system should
be heartily endorsed by the society, anC
that the practice referred to is inimical tC
the profession and should be condemned
by the society.
The Committee on Legislation ther
made its report, through DR.. w. Z. Brigg:
of Sacramento. The committee reported
that it was with regret that it announced
that it was unable TO secure a better
medical law for the State. Strenuous eff
forts had been made by the committee a
the recent Legislature, but, being with
out money, it could not accomplish any
thing. The defeat of the medical bill
was attributed to the lack of interest in i
by the public and the blindness of som,
doctors, who did not understand the pur
port of the proposed law. The public
| looked with suspicion upon the commit
| tees efforts against the dishonest prac
tictioner and quack, and mistook tn,
doctors motives.
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