Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-24

The president extended the thanks OF
the society for the generous welcome
rendered through DIR. Wexford.
PAPER OF DR. MARTIN.
The next feature OF the programme
was the address 10 the public and profess
sion by DR. r. s. Martin. OF Stuart, Va
He concentrated the society upon its
growth and It's splendid accomplishments.
and upon having selected Richmond. OF
which Daniel Webster said 1T hath a
| pleasant seat" as the place for this
twenty-fifth annual meeting.
pr. Martin said that he proposed 10
discuss Preventive Medicine" and that
was the theme which he so admirably pre-
scented. He spoke OF the great sums of
money spent by the government in stand
ing armies. sending people off on wild
goose chases to discover the North Pole
ana argued that II would be far better
for some OF these sums TO be appropriated
Tor Keeping out OF America contagious
diseases.
pr. Martin went into an elaborate dis
cussion OF consumption. lie thought every
city and county In the country should
have hrst-class board OF health. One
seventh Of all deaths were caused by
consumption. The speaker gave the d.
mensions Of the bacilli. the conditions
most favorable 70 the existence OF this
dreaded germ. Evidence adduced had
strengthened the theory of the transmits
sion Of bovine tuberculosis 20 man. The
hacilh could be conveyed either i'm food or
In milk. They were more prevalent
| among mich cows than other animals.
The New York state Board Of Health had
thousands ~ animals killed because they
contained the germs.
CAUGHT FROM CLOTHES.
pr. Martin referred TO an instance in
| which man, who was perfectly healthy.
| bought the clothes OF a consumptive. and
| in six months had contracted the disease.
| ana two months later died. To demon
| stratc the danger Of the bacilli the
| speaker said that some authority spoke
| OF case I'm which n woman with con-
! sumption married three husbands each
| Of whom died from tuberculosis. as did
| the woman herself. The germ was spread
! from one person to another by intimate
| association or occupancy Of the same
! room. and could even be transmitted by
| kissing
Dr. Martin stated that careful examlna-
! lions showed that the bacill was not
! contained in the human breath. lie said
| that cXpectoration was the most dan
| gcrous means of transmitting the disease
| and this could be largely prevented by
| the patients using a spittoon containing
| "a per cent. solution of c.rbolic acid. or
| the use Of spittoOn cleaned with boiling
| water ana the contents burned These
| preventivcs should prevail everywhore-in
| the hotels, sleeping cars. steamer-berths,
! &c
Consumption. declared the speaker. was
least prevalent among coal-miners. and
most so among tin-miners. The value of
outdoor life was referred to-
SMALLPOX AND OTHER DISEASES.
Or. Martin then took up the subject
of smallpox. which could be largely pre-
vented 10y vaccination. He regarded vac
citation as one Of the greatest scientific
discoveries. II was an efTectual protection
against smallpox.
TyphOid-fevcr. which was most fire.
quenuy seen among people in the prime
Of life. the speaker said. was most fire.
queuuy spread by drnking-water. or |
general and domestic filth. He explained
how this malady could b. prevented to
large extent Diphtheria. rabies scar
Leftover. IA other contagious diseases |
were touched upon. and .Dr Martin spoke. !
IN conclusion. OF the great need of |
means 70 carry out the aims and objects |
Of the State Board OF Health. which the |
state should give. as one third Of the |
deaths in this great land were the re- |
suit Of contagious diseases. which could !
De prevented. Or. Martin was accorded |
a shower Of applause when he closed. and |
was handed beautiful bouquet of roses |
as he took his seat.
NEW MkMBE.ltS ADMITTED.
The Committee on Admission Of Fe;- f.,
lows ODr W. -. Turner. Of Isle of |
Wight county. chairman then made its |
report. which recommended the follow
ng-uamed physicians as members of the |
society. John Robert Bagby Newport |
News; John Barbour Baskerville, Hollins: !
James John Bishop. Clear Fork: Edward |
". Blackwell. Riverton Charles Ford |
Drawer Catharpin: Thomas S. Bondurant.
Mt Vince; Frederick ". Chaplin. Hot |
Springs. Sidney \ Cover. Star Tannery:
Ernest J.. Crumpler. Arringdale: II. H.
Cunningham. Richmond; +. d. Davis
Stauardsvile, James T. Dcshazo Ridge
way; Daniel 5. Ellis. Ashland; Victor NJ
Epus, Jr, B0ydton Andrew b. Evans
Jr.. Church View. Thomas r. Evans.
Charlottesville; Frank Fletcher Jenkins's
Bridg; Frank ". Hams. Petersburg:
Franklin McCue Hanger, stanton;
Charles 7. Harshbarger. Goodies Mil;
Isaac Walter Kite Liberty Mills; II. Gil
bert Leigh. Jr., Petersburg: Duff Green
Lewis Rawley Springs: Thomas NJ. Lewis,
White Post; John Wesley Long. Rich
moud: Thomas K. Marshall. Bedford city. |
William O. McCabe, Davis Mills; Walter
A. Newman. Liberty Mills; Fenton VI.
Nichols Round Hin. Frederick w. owen,
Claremont; Thomas VI. Parkins, MoInt
sidney: Charles r. Parrish. Portsmouth,:
p |
81. Ropp. Montgomery; George W.
Scott Madison Run; Amelius Rives
Stands. WestOvcr; Harry &. SOnmerville,
White Post; Silas VI. Stickiey. Stephens
City: William r. straw. Chatham Hill;
Edward Il. Tarry Clarksville; John
Thompson. Amherst; +, \. Williams,
Avon. Thomas f. Lane Port Haywood:
Wyatt $. Beazley, Richmond: Joseph f.
SlaGc. stony Creek; Fletcher Drummond,
Bridge: Hamilton T. Howard. AleXan-
dra; William Il. jones. Richmond; James
H. B0liri1ge ClIrksOn. {. NJ. Miller
Richmond: Joseph +. Taylor. Subjects
James r. Slcige ParHsley; II. ". Henry
stanton: John II. Butlel. Sparta; Henry
:. Myers. Forks Of Buffalo; William
Sp.ler Savers. Wytheyillr; y. +. Turn
man. O'Neal; r. WEIGH Dew. Lewiston;
CYRUS Mccormick. BerryWllc; W. }.
Han. Kelly; Samue! Lyle, LynchburS;
George X. Vanlerslicc. Phoebus; T. L.
Voorhees,. Amherst
This report WAS adopted, as was the
report OF Secretary Edwards.
Dr. Hunter Mcclure handed In the re-
port OF the Executive Committee Of the
society.
THE INQUIRE PRIZE.
The Hunter Mcclure prize for the best
essay on appendicitis was awarded ny
!
referred. TO DR. Edward T.. Field, Had
dlngton Flats, Norfolk. This prize was
Slco The committee to award the Price
Nash prize recommended that that prize
be not awarded. This was agreed TO.
Secretary Edwards announced that ope-
rations would be performed at both the
college hospitals a. l o'clock to-day.
The Neurological Committee suDnl''eu
it, report setting forth the deaths OF
members Of the society which occurred
during the past year The committee con
s.sts OF Drs. John r. Apperson CchaT-
mani. Thomas W. Smith. l.. Landlord &
Y. Robinson, and G. +. Busey
The following is a list of the members
who died during the past year: Dr. James
Gardiner Paxton Williamson, near New
Market. Va; DR.. Clement Clay Barbour
born in Georgetown. -. c., died at New
mort. Ky: Dr. James l.. Drewry, near
Drcwryville. Southampton county; III
John Thomas Day. OF GAINESVILLE, Fa1r-
fax county: Dr. Edward G. Lee, or i'ui-
enburg county: DR. Robert Page born III
Cumberland county died at stanton: Dr.
Knox Thompson. Of Danville, Dinwiddie
county; Dr. II. Il. Mott of Leesourg' va,