The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-18

cholera. armed patrols around every reser-
vol, lake or other public water supply to
see that 1t is kept clean, and house 10
house inspection.
Papers BY DR.. Rnrgles of Stockton on
"Ctolera and Drinking Water" by DIR. S.
S. Herrek of this city on the Disposal Of
City Refuse" and by Dr.. Carter If Yuma.
Arlz., upon the establishment of land
quarantine station at Yuma. closed the
aftern Don session.
The evening session opened with the read
ing of a paper written BY George n. Knber,
NJ d.. of Fort Bdwel, Cal. and read by
DIR. c. w. Nntting of Etna, Slskiyou County.
on the ''Etolngy, Distribution and Proven
ton of Land and Ship Cholera" The
paper was most interesting one to ply
sicians and surgeons, but was couched in
technical terms which rendered it at times
almost unintelligible TO laymen.
DR.. Orme followed in q brief paper on
SANITARY Suggestio which was full o {
officers of California. He warned them
that because by the excellent work of the
sanitary officers in New York cholera had
been once stamped ont, ii was no reason TO
believe that 1t could be controlled unless
the health officers all over tho land acted
in unison and adopted as stringent meas
ureS as those ad0pted before, and he
warned the officers Of the law that if chol-
era did become epidemic in this country
shotgun quarantine would he started
Ill many PAL u Vi tue country. L he DANGER
OF lmmisIation via Canada and over the
dividing line was pointed out.
Don't let us get scared, however" con-
cluded the speaker. I'VE have stamped
out cholera once this year and we can do it
again il we work together"
DR.. w. +. McNutt followed in a brief and
witty address upon the Importance of the
education in the common schools and COL
leges upon hygiene. He said that the ne
cesslty for general education in hygiene was
never so apparent as when the Congress Of
the United States undertook to talk about q
general quarantine law. The Representa-
tives and Senators showed about as much
knowledge of the principles Of hygiene as
Digger Indian has of astronomy. Then he
told of his attempts to get a series of lee
lures on hygien eiintrodueed in the High
School course oil THIS city, and said if it was
TO do over again he would suggest that the
lectures be first given the Board of Eluca-
ton in order that they might understand
exactly what they were asked to do.
The paper of DR.. Winslnw Anderson on
Milk and Its Adulteration" was one of the
most interesting papers of the day. 1t
should have been entitled 'adulteration of
what we eat and drink" for before he got
through the doctor had plaster of paris in
flour, roasted horse liver in ground coffee,
oak, beech and birch leaves in tea, almost
anything ana everything In tobacco and
beer and candy and bread and pie, and then
he went after milk. 1t rather took the law
mans appetite away, and since he didn't
mention hash, IT is probable that most of
those who heard him will take chances in
future nn the dish long known as the mys-
terry. just the same, DR.. Anderson Is get
ting ready to make it extremely interesting
for some of the furnisheTs of food in San
Francisco. aud lie will open the eyes of the
people TO the gross adulteration constantly
being pracllced right here at home, adulter-
atiO1s that endanger life
The next pa eT. lV DR.. j. IT. Mel can of
Alameda, dealt with municipal sanitation,
in tho course Of which he compared the
growth of population and death rate of San
Jose, Sacramento, Oakland and Alameda
aud brought down upon him an unexpected
and highly amusing discussion. San Jose
and Oakland, wh0 seemed 10 think they had
received the worst Of 1t in the comparison
MADE, rose in wrath and attacked the cor
Iectness OF tbs doctors figures. They didn't
propose tine paper should be printed until
the figures had been verified. Sacramento
was satisfied, even though its water supply
was condemned. 1t was finally decided to
give DR.. Mclean chance to verify the
disputed figures.
An interesting and novel paper by DR..
+. A. Met, celebrated veterinary surgeon,
on the diseases which animals communicate
10 men. deserves more than passing
notice, and should receive a prominent
place in the report OF the convention. His
suggestions OF ante and post norton exam
ihHttoHS ul al caltle slaughtered 1or 1000,
and The placing of an official stamp upon
all meat sold, etc, were heartily approved
Then followed discussion OF the papers,
the convention closing at midnight.
Commencing to-day the Medical Society
of the State Of California will open its
twenty annual meeting at B'naI
Birth Hall, and will continue daily, after
noon and evening sessions, until Friday.
The programme is the most elaborate ever
presented by the society, and it is said the
meeting will be the most imnortant ever
held by medical men In California. Up
ward Of 400 delegates will be in attend
ance.