St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21

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the banquet at the Ryan this evening,
and other matters concerning the en-
teri ainment of the convention.
DR.. c. B. Witherle. of St. Paul. chair
man aof the committee ON revision of
the constitution, reported that it. was
IfUt considered advisable at present to
make any change in the constitution.
Among the miscellaneous business
two letters were read-one from the
New York State Medical society, and
one frem Secretary Atkinson, of Pilila-
pelphia, secretary of the American
Medical society. Both letters urged
the Minnesota society to make no
revision of the code of ethics. There
has been something OF a sentiment over
the country in favor of revising the
code of ethics SO as to permit physicians
to advertise their business. There is
still a strong sentiment against such a
revision. On motion of DR.. Tefft, of
Plainview, the matter WAS laid on the
table. 50 ii
A letter from the Commercial club of
St. Paul was read. 1t extended the
eourtesies of the city TO the delegates.
A vote of thanks was given. -
On melton OF DR.. Rogers. OF St. Paul,
the presidents address was postponed
to this morning. Is
In the afternoon the Section OF the
Practice OF Medicine. of which DR.. E.
j. DAVIS, OF Mankate, is chairman. con-
vened. Papers were Immediately taken
UP.
DR.. j. w. Andrews. of Mankato, read
paper on" Functional Diseases of the
Bladder" He maintained that the
Bladder frequently has disturbing
causes without positive disease. The
paper was discussed by Doetress Wass.
of Minneapolis, and other physicians.
A large part of the afternoon was
taken up with the paper of DR.. Karl
Won Ruck, of Ashyille, N. c., On 4'Ther-
apeutic Uses OF the Pneumatic Cabinet"
The cabinet is a machine in which
patients afflicted with tuberculosis are
placed for treatment. The patient is
caused to lie in vacuum. with the
nostrils and mouth exposed SO that he
may breathe the air outside. The
vacuum causes the blood that has ac-
cumulated in the diseased parts to cir
culate through the system. thus re1iev-
ing the Inflammation.
DR.. Longstreet Taylor. Of St., Panf,
whose guest DR.. Won Ruck is, ably
opened the discussion of the paper. He
took the view of DR.. Won Ruck, that in
hn is,
thing. -
DR.. 81. NJ. Bracken. of Minneapolis,
caused ripple by a caustic criticism of
the cabinet method. He said that six
years ago he bought a cabinet. and that
after three-years' thorough and con-
scientious trial, he found it to be use
less and fired it into the woodshed"
DIR. Won knck retorted that if the ma
ehiBe were used scientifically by man
that understands its uses, he felt conf
dent that it would produce good re.
suits.
Considerable cress-tiring and ques-
tioning from all over the room took up
an hours time
Naturally. the discussion drifted upon
Koch's lymph. DR.. ven Ruck said that
he had given over 10000 injections of
the lymph. and found that in proper
cases it produced good results. He
thought that the American medical fra.
ternity had been too hasty in describing
| the remedy. However, he observed, the
lymph is again gaining ground in this
country. He said that it was not avail
able in many cases, and should only be
used under proper conditions of the pa
tent.
DR.. W. j. Mayo, president of the state
society. said that the lymph he had
found was almost intal1ibIe for dia5 .
nostic purposes. but it was not so avail,
able as curative. 80
DR.. Thomas McDermott, Of St. Paul.
opened discussion on .Eornical Opac.
ities"-one form of partial blindness.
He advanced the idea that great good
could sometimes be accomplished by
rubbing the cofnea with certain agents.
DR.. E. j. Brown. of Minneapolis, in
| discussing the matter, spoke of the use
| OF electricity in conjunction with the
rubbing -
| 1t is expected that large number Of
physians will arrive today. But the
! largest attendance will, no doubt. be on
Friday. Surgery" is the topic on that
day. and this subject always insures' d
large Attendance. Qnite a number OF
physicians who arrived yesterday failed
| to register on the convention book.
| Those who registered are as follows:
From Minneapolis = Doctors r. j,
| Hill, Annes T. Wass. Lizzie r. Wass, j.
ID. Simpson, james Il. Dunn. +. A.
| Dansineor, j. w. Macdonald, A. ii.
| Llndley. J. Warren Little, e. &. Bart
lett, r. O. Beard. Nv. a. Hall. j. "a.
Martindale, Edward j. Brewn.
ST. Panl-I,oetors Z. B. Witherle, PARK
Richie. V. J. Hawkins. Peary IL. Mill
ard, Burnside Foster. K. A. Bole, Fred.
i erick w. Van Slyke, A. W.. Dunu.i,=,
Arthur Sweeney. H. Lopgstrret Taylor.
| F. H. Johlisc q. ID. +. Brooks.
Dulutil-Dr. c. +. McCumb.
Madelia-i1r. C. q. Cooley.
Winoua-Dr. J. b. MeGaugi,ey. ~
Faribaalt-l)r. a. e. Rogers.
Rochester rs. W. w. Mayo, w. j.
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