Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-03
DIT. s. S. ADAMS.
SURG. GEN. wYMAN.

will besk in the sunshine Of the direct
patronage Of the United States, whose
president will open the congress or the
morning Of the 9TH Of September and vel
come the visitors from foreign countries.
The Congress is a growth Of the Pan-Amer-
Jean ideas which spTang int popularity a
few years ago under the fostering care Of
The late Secretary Blaine, who had hoped
to leave pau-Americauism-p0litical, COM
mercial, social and scientiiic-as the bright
Jewel Of the closing years Of a brilliant
career. It is in addition "A direct result Of
ibe Columbian year and the Chicago ex-
position.
Congress by act of July Is, 1892, made an
appropriation and authorized the president
90 issue invitations 10 all the governments
OF the American hemisphere to send dele
gates to a medical congress in Washington
in 1893. All the governments have an
nounced that leading representatives, OF the
medical profession will be sent here as del
egates IN response TO this invitation. The
larger cities and colleges Of Latin-Ameri-
can countries will send delegates, 80 that
there will be many of our southern neigh
bors on hand to receive the greetings of the
great throng Of well known physicians OF
thr United States.
The United States will be represented by
6 delegates. IS Others have thus far been
appointed by state governors, Others will
rome az municipal representatives, and del
cqatca will attend from medical societies
aud colleges.
The ryesidOnt Of the congress will be the
celebrated DR.. William Pepper Of Phila-
ilolphis, practitioner, professor IN the Penn
sylvania university, medical editor and
studcut of the natural sciences. The work
~ general secretary to the congress will be
reformed by DR.. Charles a. l.. Reed OF
Cincinnati.
The congress will last four days, in the
morning of Sept. 3 holding "A general meet
.--. 1T which the addresses of President
Cleveland. DIR. Pepper, DR.. Reed aud DIR. ;.
e.. Adams, chairman of the local committee
e arrangements, will be delivered. This
...camaking and a reception at night will
al for the first day, but the three sue
,.cding days will be crowded with sessions
a. the congress and OF the numerous sec
f'ous into which il has been divided and
Nth excursions.
TO the medical profession the most inter
e. will attach to the section sessions, at
mich experts will read technical papers
.l their speciatles. Twenty-foUr sets Of
quarters have had 10 be provided by the
committee for meetings Of these sections,
which have been divided as follows: On
bnatomy, dcrmatoiogy and s~yphilography;
children's diseases, diseases of the mind
aad nervous system; gynecology and alb
dominal surgery; hygiene, climatology and
~delnography; larynogology and rhinology;
-.,w.,. h-~f.v.n rr4 nF4r.nflgps medical
Jurisprudence, medical ~pedagogics, medi-
cine (generaD, military medicine and sur
yrry. obstetrics, o~phthalmology, oral and
dental surgery, orthopaedic surgery, otol-
oZy, pathology, railway surgery, registra-
Won, surgery general, physiology, thera-
leutns and pharmacology.
IN interesting feature of the congress-,
aul one with u commercial aspect TO 1t,
Will he the medical exhibit, OF which the
purpose is 10 introduce to foreign visitors
HE medicinal resources Of the United
EtsteR with the view to diverting South
american trade from European channels
l. the Unitad States.
Or. II. II. Barker, the chairman of this
section, says that the manufacture OF in
tiuments and skill in their manipulation
have advanced ~ that operations are now
EASILY possible that u few years ago would
not have been attempted even by a very
rash doctor. Another feature Of the eX-
Libit will be the display Of triturates in
which the active principles Of drugs are
embodied, 80 that the doses given now need
1e only a small fraction as large as former
q. In the matter of dentistry the advance
IN mechanical science will be very apparent,
sld some interesting applications of cleo
fricity TO dental work will be shown.
In the last Cleveland administration,
when the international medical congress
met here, one of the operations which at
tracted the most widespread attention and
comment was the implanting of a tooth
into the long vacant cavity of a subject
who offered himself for the experiment.
Since that time numerous dentists have
successfully implanted teeth in the mouths
Of patients willing to undergo the pam Tor
the sake Of the improvement effected IN
their looks.
The papers read and the active work OF
the congress over, the delegates will make
an extended our through the principal
northern and eastern cities. One Of the
longest stops will be at Philadelphia, where
some delegates will rest, while Others 20
down TO Delaware breakwater aud have
fully explained the workings OF the present
American system Of quarantine rs exempli-
lied on Reedy island.
The proceedings Of the section on quaran-
tine will he perhaps the most important as
il will be the most popularity interesting of
the various section sessions of the congress,
especially In view of the prevalence Of
cholera and yellow fever. The chairman of
the section will DO DIR. Walter Wymau, who,
asupervisingsurgeon general Of the marine
hospital service, has control of all national
auarantines. DIR. Wyman is "a young man
for such an important post, being only
about ~ years of age. He is a son OF Pro
fessor Edward WyInan, formerly a we'll
known educator OF st. Louis.
The doctor served the government in
various capacities and stations prior TO bis
promotion TO his present Office on the re-
tuement of DR.. John Il. Hamilton, whose
assistant he had been. The efficiency OF
this years quarantine is the best evidence
Of his fitness for his Office. He has arranged
an extensive programme for the Quaran-
tine section. To DIR. John j. Cassidy of
Ontario has been assigned the opening Of
the discussion on the hygiene Of vessels,
ventilation, heating, sanitary arrangements
and disposition OF cargoes all coming I'M
der this head. DR.. Walfred Nelson, Z. S.
A., stationed in New York, viii read one OF
tho papers most likely TO provoke a long
discussion. II will deal with the propaga-
tion Of diseases by shipping and the re-
s%ponsibility Of nations for epidemics. The
matter OF pilgrimages and immigration as
disease breeders will be touched.
A celebrated fever expert, DIR. Juan J..
Ulloa of Costa Rica, has been given the
theme international Uniformity Ia Quar-
sntine Regulations" and other physicians
will offer suggestions relative 20 treatment
OF opideuics on shipboard and on land.
Two other delegates 10 the congress on
the part Of the general government besides
Dr. Wyman will be Surgeon General George
NJ. Sternberg Of the army and Surgeon
General j. X. Tryon Of the navy. Both
these gentlemen are New Workers by birth,
and both aid gallant service In the late
WIZ. DIR. otefnberg has an international