Evening star., 1893-09-06

DR.. Victor c. Vaughan.
DIR. Victor c. Vaughan of Ann Arbor
presided as executive president over an in
teresting session of the section of general
medicine and read paper on Immunity
From Infectious Diseases"
DR.. Francisco A. Risquez professor Of
medicine in the University of Caracas and
physician to the military hospital in the
federal district of Venezuela, read a paper
on Malartal Diseases in His Country The
third paper of the day was read by DR.. G.
Mendozabal of Mexico, on the History of
Malarial Fever in the Valley of the OriziNa
and Its Relation to Typhus and Typhoid
Fever"
Victor c. Vaughan. NJ. D.. ph. D., dean
of the department of medicine and surgery
OF Michigan University, was born in Ran
dolph county. Mo. in 1851, a"a educated
at Michigan University. He is a member
Of the German Chemical Society. and the
French Society of Hygiene. He discovered
tyrotoxicon in 1884. and other poisons in
cheese in 1890. In 1882 he proved thai ar
senic and other poisons would dffuse
through the dead body, which had been
denied up TO that time. He Isolated some
OF the poisons of cholera infantum, and
first pointed out the relation between ,d-
trefactive changes in milk and this disease
DIR. Julian }. Chisolm.
The opthalmologists held L meeting yes
tciudy dlteThooI the most IN
teresting paper read was that Of DR. f.. o.
Belt Of this city on "A Comparison of Eyes
of White With Coored Pupils in the Public
Schools of Washington" He stated that
there was an increasing tendency to near
sightedness among school children. Ex-
aminations and investiga tions seem to con-
firm the conclusions that defective eyes
were the result OF hereditary infiuer ces
The few cases of abnormal eyes found
a
white indicated. he said the influence of
heredity. and the more advanced civiiiza-
ton in the causation Of defective eyes. Es-
pecially is this so, he said, Of astiglnatiSn
which was found in 3 per cent of the white
and in only 10 per cent of the colored pu-
pills. DIR. Julian J. Chisolm is president of
the section.
DIR. A. II. Ohmnnn-Dumesnii.
An address of welcome was delivered at
the meeting of the section on iermatulogy
and syphilography by DR.. A. H. Ohmann-
Dumesni.
DIR. William NJ. Welsh. physician in
charge of the municipal hospital Cor con-
tagious and infectious diseases Of Phiia-
delphia, read paper He cited statistical
record of 5000 cases of smallpox.
feature of this section is an exhibit
on display of leprous specimens brought
to this country by DR. Beaver Rake Of
Trinidad and the plastic models of DR.
specimens of DIR. Ohmann-D -Dumcsnil of St
Louis.
DIR. c. II. Hughes.
An interesting section is that over which
DR.. c. H. Hughes Of St. Louis presides as
executive president. 1t is devoted to dis
eases of the mind and nervous system. In
his opening address DIR. Hughes surveyed
the field of surgical practice both in the old
and the new world and drew from the list
80 10
are fully abreast of the times. and es-
pecially in the domain of mental and ner-
vous treatment. This address of welcome
was responded to by DR.. Manuel Carmona
of the City Of Mexico, who also presented
n paper on The Treatment of Spatic Pa
ralysis in Adults" There was also a paper
on THE Progncsis of Railway SPINE" by
DR. F Y. Dercum of Philadelphia and
Hemorrhage." by DR.. d. r. Bower of Chi
cago.
DIR. j. VI. Keating.
The section on diseases Of children had
session yesterday afternoon and several
interesting papers We're discussed DR. I
NJ. Keating. the executive president Of the
section was unable to be present and DR..
J. Lewis Smith of New York presided. DR..
Heating sent an interesting papcr ON
whooping cough as 1t exists in the Rocky
mountains, together with his obServa. ions,
of the same. which DIR. Bla ckader of Mon
treal. Canada, read
A paper entitled "Bacteriological niaeno-
sis of Diphtheria" was read by DIR. Harold
c. Ernst of Boston. The pape: showed
careful preparation and dealt with the two
forms of the disease. the lighter form and
the viruleut. DIR. Ernst :naint aimed that
the only certain way of distih gushing the
two forms Of the disease was by the use OF
the microscope. Owing to the protr;a cte,,
length Of the session several papers went
over and will not be read They will be
nrinfa1 hnwpyar in the nrOcaaJi,, Of, l,a
congress. During the meeting OF this Sec
ton DR.. j. Lewis Smith of New York will
read paper on the prevention and treat
ment of diphtheria. This will be followed
by discussion on municipal control and
prevention of diphtheria.
DIR. Giles :. Mitchell.
The section on obstetrics met at the Eb-
bitt House and about one hundred physi-
clans We're present. DIR. Giles s. Mitchell
of Cincinnati. executive president of the
section. occupied the chair and in his open
ing address spoke Of the improvements ac-
compished in late wears in the medical
science. Papers relating to subjects To
which the section is devoted were read by
DIR. w. II. Baker of Boston. Dr. John q
Pollok of New York, DIR. Hugh Hamilton
of Harrisburg. DR. Sarah Haskett Steven
son. DIR. f. F. Tucker of Portland Dr
Manuel Gutierrez of Mexico and Dr. r
Zarroga of Mexico.
Dr. {. VI. Hobby.
DR.. c. NJ. Hobby of Iowa City presided
over the meeting of the section on otolopy
DR.. Politzer of Vienna gave a talk EXPLAIN
ing an interesting collection Of anatomical
specimens from the aural region. Dr.
Hobby read a paper on the prevention Of
deaf mutism. DIR. Johnson Elliot of this
city read an address on the treatment of
deafness by means of the phonograph. DIR.
NJ. ID. Leaderman of Kew York read a
paper on anoids q contributing factor in
aurai affections, and DIR. Charles 5. Turn
bull one on preventable deafness.
4 Medical Exhibit.
In connection with the congress an in
teresting exhibit of medical supplies and
surgical appliances has been arranged in
the Washington Light Infantry Armory
Hail. in the basement Of the opera house
building Many of the well known manu-
featuring firms of this country and abroad
are represented The collection embrace
pharmaceutical preparations. surgical in