Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-12
NEBRASkA'S MEDICOS MEET
Proceedings Of Their Twenty Fourth An
nual Convention.
tlASY VERY INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Disease and How to Combat It--Discussions
of Value to the Professiun-Diph-
thoria and Its Cure-President
Inches Address.

Ihere was a better attendance yesterday
at the secoud days session OF the Nebraska
State Medical society, which is holding its
twenty fourth annual conven tion in the
Young Mems Christian association building.
DR. W. f.. Milrov OF Omaha read paper
on IAN Undoscroed Variety of Hereditary
uidema," at the opening OF this mornings
session. He introduced his subject b' relat-
ing his experience with q patient whom he
had treated. He spoke Of hereditary mdema
In q certain family from great grandparents
down to the present generation. The female
members of the family ran to enlarged limbs
and the malo members to large feet, both of
whom would have especially been adapted
10 comic opera and museums. His history of
the disease was very interesting to the medi-
cal profession, aud the paper was ordered
published with the society's literature.
"The Voice, Musical Instrument, Al
fected by Diseasc' was the title of paper
read by DR.. George Wilkinson OF this city.
He said the voice was not a current OF air,
but q vibration OF the air, aud was
OF the opinion that most anybody
could sing by the training of the voice
If 1t were not diseased. There was no dis
cussion on the paper
Under the heading of practice of medicine,
DIR. w. O. Bridges of Omaha read paper on
''lnterstitial Nephrltis,' an inflammation Of
tho kidneys. lie said the disease pussed its
first stages with little observation and was
seldom recognized. He cited several cases
with which he had had experience. He
thought as did many others, that change
to a warmer climate such as southern Cali
fornia was the best cure for Bright's disease.
The paper was referred to the committee on
publication.
Discussion on Diphtheria.
In the afternoon DR.. A. Bowen of Ne
braska City read paper on "DDhtherla.n
He said he had prepared a paper
on the subject eleven years ago. and
he could offer nothing new on it AT
present. He regarded tho disease, however,
ms one OF the most deadly ioes that humanity
Is heir to. In the first ten years he had lost
only two patients In these cases. he said,
he had been called either too late
or too early. The wav to cure the
disease was to arrest it before it invaded the
system. He thought he had saved the lives
of many Young children BY having them gar
gle one OF his decoctlons of tlncture Of iron
and carboic acid Diphtheria was disease
That meandered around IN the darkness when
nobody was expecting its visitation. He SAID
that it should be looked after and arrested as
soon as it made its appearance. He did not
think there was any need of losing patients
In treating the disease. Although danger
GUS II could be cured as easily rs epiZOotic in
horses.
This was where doctors disagreed. On
the discussion Of the paper DR.. Hlldreth of
Lyons said that as statement it was too
sweeping He did not agree with Dr. Bowen,
because he did not believe that all dlphtheria
patients could be saved. 1t depended en-
tireiy upon the treatment received. He
thought that If the paper was published it
would get the doctors into trouble by the
statement being made public that all diph-
therla patients could be saved.
DIR. Conway was of the opinion that II not
more than 20 per cent of diphtheria patients
were lest the physicians were doing great
work for humanity. He said that patient
afflicted with the disease should not at night
be allowed TO sleep over two or three hours
at time, else they would sleep the long
sleep OF the just. DIR. Gapen Of this city was
favorably impressed with DR.. Bowens state
ment of his treatment on account of its great
strength as an anticeptic. He did not be-
lieve the germs of the disease were alto
gether in the atmosphere. The disease was
contracted by contagion.
The paper was referred to the committee
on,publication.
DIR. ii. B. Lowry of Lincoln road paper
on "Labio- bio-Glosso-Laryngeal Paralysis" He
analyzed tho subject at length, after which
the paper was referred to the usual commit
toe.
Fevers In the Country.
DIR. F.. A Long of Madison made few re-
marks on the continued fevers Of the rural
districts. He talked of fevers ana that
tired feeling'' of patients that he had at
tended. He cited many cases of different
fevers that had caused alarm IN rural Me-
braska. In tho interior part of the state
fever and ague had been given the shake.
F'evers are seldom seen in the rural districts
Typhoid fever was also very mild and of
short dnration on account OF the altitude and
the ozone.
"Refex Pain with Cases" was the title of
paper read by {. G. Allison af Omaha Re-
fiex pain was found most frequently in the
left side of females. One case was cited in
which young lady had pain in her teeth
every time she tried to play piano or looked
at music to sing. Her tooth ache was finally
cured by having her eyes treated.
Dr. IL. McConaughy of York talked OF
"i'rotessional Pecnliarlties" He read a
history OF medical science, of the discover
les In medicine and drugs and the advance
ment OF tho profession.
"Professional Orthodoxy and Hetero-
doxy" was the subject handled by DIR. r. f..
Coulter of this city. He condemned
the quacks for whom the newspapers
had high regard by publishing cuts of them,
He also spoke unkind!y of the doctor VINO
tried to make the public believe he was a
greater physician than any other by tee-
phoning to newspaper Offices that he had just
performed marvellous surgical operation.
In speaking of advertising, ne said 1t was
impossible TO draw the line on llmitable or
unlinitable advertising. II the line were
not soon drawn he said the proft ssion would
be prostituted.
DR.. Clifford OF this city read a paper ON
"Ehe Use Of Thcrsch Flaps with Special
Reference 10 Eye and Ear Surgeryi He
said that the flaps were very beneficial in
preventing blood from oozinY from pores in
shaving tho skin from any part OF the body,
The faos Were mostly used in covering up
old ulcers. and the doctor had present a
man upon the left side of whose head. where
the ear had heen was a trans plantation of
skin.
DR.. ID. c. Bryant of Omaha treated the
subject OF the "Preparation of Enuceated
Eyes for Microscopical Examinations He
gave-the plans ana methods of preparation of
the eye and exhibited specimens of them.
He spoke OF several injured eyes an told
how they wero taken out.
Dr. j. g. Denise Of Omaha followed with n
paper on "a similar subject, thai of a case of
"Orbital tumor in i-year-old child beng
removed with preservation of vision.n
President Inches Address
At last nights session President Charles
Inches OF Scrioner delivered an address as
the retiring executive officer of the society.
In substance he said
biological evolution has far mora I'm stnr.
Tor mans welfare than conservation OF an
cry, When the ruling force is "A knowiedgo
thaf hohlth Is wealth, that the organic pnriiy
OF our whole human being, temp o Of Ihe iiy
ing 90 !, Is dependent ON u new table OF bIo-
losicai icomnlandmeDts. laws will follow easily
enuughi distractions in medicine and theoI
ogy and the whole retinue of marnifIeent
greet us viii be horn of exact scipnro Rut
while discern the onpninua a., ,h;, ,IN