The morning call., 1894-06-07

which represents some of the grandest
scientific triumphs of the century. He
said that electroscopic explorations now
penetrate the darkest places of the human
body. making 1t glow of light to the dag
nostician- BY me ans of antiseplic surgery,
ogeh her with the many allied resources of
surgIe cal skill. almost every cavity of the
body can be reached by medicine or sur
gerry. The oGce hidden recesses of the
abdomen and the brain are now penetrated
with impunity. The time was that when
The brains were out the man would die.
but modern surgery has changed all that.
The grip vas characterized as poison of
the blood. attacking vital nerve centers.
1t weakens the natural restorative powers
OF the nerve centeTs, permits latent tenden-
cles of sumbering diseases to spring into
activity and leaves the patient in q state
of nervous exhaustion. Dyspepsia. he
said, ls 3 brain disease; 1t belongs 10 the
brain-w orking, brain-worTving class.
DR.. Joseph R. HOtf of Ohio was elected
chairman and DR.. X. II. Sayre Of New
York secretary of the section of surgery
and anatomy, which met in the large hall
ana drew large gathering of physicians.
d.. l.. {. Lane read q paper on con-
cussion of the brain, which indicated deep
study Of the subject. He gave the history
of research in this disease, adding his own
IDEAS on the various developments. The
paper was purely technical and scientific,
and so Possessed little interest except TO
students of medicine and surgery.
Under the general heading Of "Frac-
lures" doctors entered upon discus sions,
taking various subjects for their papers.
A paper oy DR.. Oscar II. Aliis of Phila-
delphia on Treatment of Fractures of
the Lower End of the Humerus" was read
by this chairman.
When a IF e.
reading DR.. Hockey of Portland. Or,
moved that the papers of doctors not
present be read by title. The motion was
carried, and consequently the following
papers were quickly passed, as none of the
writer's were In attendance: Treatment
Of Fractures of the Lower End of the
Radius" T. 1. Conner. Cincinnati. c. l..
Bower, Philadelphia; Treatment of
Fractures Of the Shaft of the Femur,"
Lleweiiyn Eliot, Washington, d. c.;
Treatment of Fractures of the Neck of
the Femnr." Bedford Brown, Alexandria.
Va; Treatment of Open or Compound
Fractures" h. 81. Mud, ST. Louis, No.,
John b. Hamilton, Chicago.
a difference of opinion manifested itself
among the doctors about setting a broken
elbow. DIR. McRae said he could not agree
with DIR. a Ills upon the treatment, he pre-
ferring TO have the arm set at n reetangu-
lar position, with the splints covering the
wrist and keeping the palm upward and
horizontal. Ailis is the author of the ver-
teal method, that IS twisting the arm until
the palm OF tile hand is vertical. DR.. Lane
supported DR.. Aliis, who he declared has
brought the treatment into practice and
with good results, as il is accepted largely
in Europe ana other parts OF the world. as
well as by many physicians in America.
Other physicians kept up the discus ion. in
which each gave his individual opinions.
The Treatment Of Strangulated Her
MA" was the subject of paper read by
DR.. Joseph RauSnh0ff of Cincinnati.
d.. A. L. Hockey of Portland read a
paper on "ODservations of the Radical
Cure of Hernia. in which he said To at the
profession was losing thousands of oppor-
tunities through lack of confidence in
themselves and not using the facilities at
hand.
At p. NJ. the doctors. at the invitation
of the Board OF Health, adjourned to see
several lepers who were brought into the
Health Office from the smallpox hospital.
In the section OF obstetrics and diseases
Of women, DR.. A. Il. Mantin of Chicago
was elected chairman and DR.. IL. o. Wer-
den of Plttsburg secretary. Technical