The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-24
18th ANNUAL SESSION.
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA
MEETS AT ASSOCIATION HALL.
Large Number Of Fellows Pressnt-Dr.
Wsiiford's Address Of Wslcone-Dr.
Hunter MoGuire's Prize.


in the big hall Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association. Or. William +. Nc
Cure, the presiden Mt of the society. called
tie gathering TO order, and the attend
ance was very large, quite number Of
ladies being among the visitors. Bishop
John 4. Newton, who is also an IN. D."
was called upon to offer prayer upon the
close Of which the Chair announced that
Or. j. r. Wexford. Of this city, would
deliver the address Of welcome. The lat
ter was seated on the platform among
the following ex-pTesdebIs ana ana, 'T i35ie,
honorary fellows: Drs. BenJamln Btack-
ford, j. Edgar Chancellor, William -.
Cooper, Hunter Mcclure, Herbert NJ.
Nasn, William w. Parker and oscar
Or. Wexford then delivered his address.
He told of the organization OF me So
ciety; of its objects and IFS aims. lie re-
called the progress OF meulcal science
and told Of the great work that had been
achieved. He told what changes Tor good
the influence Of the society nad wrought;
lie welcomed the members ~ gIdCeiul
language, and extended 10 them every
The president rendered the thanks of
the society for the generous welcome
rendered through Dr. Wexford
DIR. MARTINS ADDRESS.
The next feature Of the programme
was the dIQfeSS 10 lHt Ihp'A~ p
fesslon by Or. r. 5. Martin, Of Stuart,
Va. He congratulated the society upon
its growth and its spienald accoIhPiiisR-
mcnIS and upon having seiecte" iit4.
mond of which Daniel Webster Sdiu' ~
hath pleasant seat, as me place LOT
their twenty-dfth annual meeting. Dr.
Martin said that he proposed 10 ulSctsS
preventive Medicine ana inaI vs. t.te
theme which he 50 admlrapIy pTtsehteu,
lie spoke Of the good sums 81 money
spent by the Government In standlng
armies, sending people OF on WIG goose
Chases to discover we uutun po.'' " ~
argued that II would be lar betltr LOT
some OF these sums TO be appropriated
for the keeping out oil America the coh-
tagiOus diseases. ,,.,,o sig
~, No 81 c"nsumptiOn. lie thought
everv CITY and county In the country
should have a iirst-Ciass board or hetIth.
Gne-seycnth of all deaths We're
CAUSED by eonsHmPl"" 81 tho bociIIi
e. conditions most favorable 10
tbe existence Of this dreaded germ.
Evidence adduced had streh5 ny ha,,i,o
theory Of the TRANSMISSION OF pe,iJ
tt,m,tt'ooIrSI,,l0sis to man. The baciiH could
lao conveyed either ~ itod or W H'.h'
Thcy we're more PreVditht di ,T{s >nu,
mitch COWS than other ah'iiIdiS, ! ao ~ -
Wi, Roard Of Health had thousandS oi
-, Killed because they contained
mn Hr Martin referred to an instance IL
which a man who hdd p,Sl Ptt,,,,-.
S'',',tb, bo1,rht the clothes al d con5uinp-
ma In six months had contracted tne
diec1ec and two montHS tateF ,|1ettr', -
demonstrate the larger Oh W s,,Si,a
sneaker said that some dulHOiL'y
- !, cae. In which woman WIN con-
g',,1ution married three HUSBANDS ga
80 Nom died from tuberculosis, as dl4
the woman herself. Inc germ, W. , -
from one person TO another ny "I,l"" =,
contact-by using the same room el.' -
cn,,id evan be transmitted by kissing,
not FOUND IN HUMAN BREATH.
Or Martin stated that careful eXamlha-
tinns showed that the bacih was hoj
I,rfoired in the human bredh. lie sara
mar rypectoration was the most dahSeIou
of transmitting the disease, anu lHdt tiIa
could be largely prevented by lne PaiI''
ustup a \ uer cent solution OF cdIDOlc
ari% or rho use of a spittOon cleaned with
boiling water, and the contents buthea'
These crsyentatives should prevail every
wherein the hotels, sleeping cars
steamer berths, etc. 49, ....,,-,~ voc
less prevalent among coal-miners ana
most SO among tin-mlners' ,i.o. -
Or. Martin then took up the subject Vl
smallpox which could De I ~
prevented by vaccination. lie Nre re-
earded vaccination as one OF the
greatest scientific discoveries. IL was an
effectual protection against smallpox.
Typhoid fever. which was most IRE
QIIeutly seen among people III t4i' "a ny
OF life, the speaker said, was most Ire
ouentlv gpread by drinking waSar or gen |
craI and domestic filth. lie explained n"
this malady could be prevented TO large |
extent Dlphtherla, RABIES, scarlet leNti
and other contagious diseases were tOucl-
ed upon, and Or. Iart.n spoke, In con-
clusion. Of the great need Of means 10 !
carry out the aims ana oDJectS OF the
State Board Of Health, which the state
should give as one-third Of the deaths IN |
This great land were the result of contagl- |
Gus diseases, which could be prevented. |
Or. Martin was accorded a shower 81 |
applause as he ceased, and was hdhded |
Il beautiful bouquet Of roses as ne TOOK |
MS seat.
NEW FELLOWS ADMITTED.
The committee on admission of fellows |
then made its report, which recommended |
the following named physicians as mem |
bers OF the society. Johh Robert BdSby' |
Newport News; John Barham, Baskcr-
Vile HOiimS, James john BtsnOp, clear |
Fork; Edward NJ. Blackwell, Ryerton; |
Charles Ford Brdincr, Cdtharpin; Thomas |
5. Brandurant, Mount vance; Frederick |
" Chaplin, Hot Springs; sidney \. taVer' |
star Tannery: Earnest i. Campbell. |
ArrInrIale; H. II. Cunningham, Rich
moud, H. d. Davis, Stanardsville, James |
r. DeshazO, Ridgeway; Daniel =. Elhs, |
Ashland victor II. Erpes, Jr, Boydton; |
Fnomas r. Evans, Charlottesville: Frank !
Fletcher, Jenkins Bridge; Frank W. |
Haius. Petersburg; Franklin McCue |
Hanger, stanton, Charles p. Hersh- |
berger, Goodies Mill; Isaac Walter Kite, |
Liberty Mill; II. Gilbert Leigh, Jr., Peters |
burg. Dun Green Lewis Rawley Springs. |
Thomas VI. Lewis, White Post: John |
Wesley Long Rehmondl -,u Thomas no "a NJ r.
Cabc. Davis Mills; Walter y. Newman; |
Liberty Mills; FentOn NJ. Nichols, Round |
Hin: Frederick ". owen, ClaremOnt; |
Thomas NJ, Parkius, Mt. Sidney; Charles |
y Parrish, Portsmouth; Marshall j.
Payne, Locust Grove John VI. Ropp, |
Run: Ameiius Reeves Stands, Westover; |
Harry G. Summerylle, White Post; Silas
II. Stickiey Stephens city; William r. |
Straw, Chatham Hill; Edward K. fanny, |
Clarksville: John Thompson, Amherst;
George X. Vanderslice, Phoebus; f. f. |
Vorhels, Amherst; f. 4. Williams. Avon: |
Thomas 3. Lane, Port Hayward; Wyatt
s Beazey. Richmond; Joseph f.. Slade
Stoney Creek; Fletcher Drummond, Lee
Mont; George J. Tompkins, Natural
Bridge; Hamilton + Howard, Alexandria;
Wi77am r. Jones. Richmond; James b.
Boidridge. GARRISON; 6. NJ. Miller, Rich
mond: joseph T. Taylor. Subjects; James
r. SledGe Parksiey; II. W. Henry. Staun-
ton; John y. Butler Sparta: Henry :.
Sa yls; oWyHytHeviIle: i. e thurman
o'%eaI. y T Welch Dew, Lewiston. |
Cyrus Mccormick. Berryville; W j. Hall |
KelIy: Samuel Lyle, LynchburS.
This report was adopted as was the
report Of Secretary bdWaros.
Or. Hunter Mcguire handed In the re-
mort Of the executive committee of the
The Hunter Mcclure prize for the best
essay on appendicitis was awarded by
The committee to whom the essays were
rnforrnd fo Or. Edward r. Field. Had
dington FLATS, Norfolk. This prize was
s100 The committee 10 award the