The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-06-12
Delaware sIedicnI society.

meeting of tho Delaware State Medical
Society was married. by discussions on
subjects OF groat Importance to the medi.
cal profession. The first query. what
rre the mparatlye Results OF the Medl.
cal and Surgical Treatment OF Appendicl.
tia?' was discussed by Dir. j. NJ. Barton
lof Philadelphia who heartily endorsed
the surgical treatment. DIS. John b.
Devear and Joseph Hearn of Philadelphia,
also participated in the discussion.
| Dr. Judson Dolnnd of Philadelphia dis.
cussod what are the results of tho Brand
treatment OF typhoid fevetF lie descrlb-
Ing the Treatment IS consisting of fire.
queht baths IN water from 65 to 10 Ge.
greas temperature when the patients tenn.
perature exceeded 1o2 degraes. He said
| tfat statistics SHOW that this treatment
had greatly reduced the mortality in ty
| phod fever casns. 1he second question
1 for discussion was:
Obstetrics 1. Is sufficient Importance
given TO the recognition of position In
| lnhorf 2. How Ia the practical applicu-
ton oil the technique ot asepsis best ap-
| Piled at the beuside in practice.
Dr. Theophilue Parvin, Of Philadelphia,
was the firat speaker In this discussion
| lie gave his attention to the second ques-
ton. he empathzed the necessity for
cleanliness, but opposed Interference
with patnre's processes. He thought
legal Interference necessary to prevent
the frequent Injuries TO patients resulting
from the ignordncs of the nurses fire. :
quently employed among the poor In
| large cites. Tie discussion on these
queries was participated In by Dr. G. NJ.
Boyd of Philadelphia. who read an inter-
esttns paper OH the first question of the
query. spirited speech was made by
| Dr. Ulrich, OF Chester, Pa, in which he
4 EN- phasi2ed the position OF DIR. Pafyin.
These officers were elected: President.
Dr j. L. Massey, OF Canterbury; vice
president. DIR. .. u. Robinson. OF George
town; secretary. DIR. T. w. Tomlinson, aad
treasurer, Dr. William q. Pisrcs, of this
C ty
The nominating com mitiee reported
the following nominations of metnbers to
| be recommended to the actin governor
as candidates for appointment On Tie
Medical Examining Board, provided for
by an act OF the late General Assembly.
The following nominations for metn bers
OF the Board OF Gehsors were reported
| and approved: DR.. A. w. Lowbar. Dir. Il.
J l. Springer, DR.. X. Mckee, of Now Castle
county: Dr. ". IL. Cooper, pr. J.. W, Clf.
ton. from Kent; ana Dr. j. p. Waples. Dr.
e. 4. Jones. Dr.. ~ 5hlpley. OF Sussex
county.
Delegates to the various medical socle-
| ties were elected as foilows:
10 the American Medical Society-Dr.
j. j. Black Dr. j. A. Ellegood.
TenDsylyaula Medical Soclety-Dr. ].
". Dewitt, DR. l.. A. Bishop. Dr. j. W.
| Marsh.
Now Jersey Medical Soclaty-Dr. r. r.
| Tybout. Dr. Benjamin Whiteiey, DR.. W.
| +. Haines.
New York Medical Society-Dr. W. T.
/ Skinner Dr. Z. 8. Dwight. Dr. W. r. CIR.
| Delaware State Pharmaceutical Society
DIR. smith Cooper. DIR. George w. Mar
shall. DR.. John Fooks.
New Castle County Medical Socety-Dr
| +. l.. Springer. Dr. Ii. M. kollock, DIR.
Frank BelIvllle.
Kent County Medical Society--Dr. W II.
Cooper. Dr. William Ashcruft DR.. William
Marshall, DR.. j. Ii. Wilson, Dr. j. W. Clif.
ION.
| Palmer. Dr. Il. Il. Eliegood. DIR. J. A. Hop.
kins, Dr. Edward Fowler, DIR. Hiram Il.
| Burton.
| Invitations were received from Dover
| through DIR. J. Ii. Wilson. aud from DR.. IL.
NJ. Koiiock OF Newark, for the next an
nual meeting OF the society. On motion
the society voted to adjourn to meet at
| Newark, Del. June 1896.
The session adjourned In the evening
after DR.. Hannah Al Thompson had read II
paper OH "Iuroercular Diseases of the
| Pslric Organs" ami DIR. John j. Jones Oh
| the removal of the Eutire shaft Of tile
Femur with Complete Recovery"
Clnymont Items,
On Sunday morning last MIR. Eben N.
Baldwin preached In tine Ciaym ont NJ. Il.
| Church grand sermon on the text Ound
| In Rev. 22. IA. Those who heard 1T were
| WbIl 10 near Llib HODle man UlH.
course. In the afternoon the Chijren's
| Day exercises took place; the Golden
| Gates leallet was carried out to letter.
| Mrs. Blanche Casey acted the part OF
guardian to letter. The church WAS
i beautifully decorated with flowers. The
singing was lii charge OF the choir. The
audience was one of The largest ever eeen
in this place OF worship (eAeept on fun.
eral oeeasion.)
The amount OF $50 25 was raised for the
/ Iaf faaI md ~ /
and Mrs. Thomas Young and their three
sons. john. Edwin and Thomas; Frank e.
Myers, Aliss s. Z. Day, Rey. L. Ii. Collins.
| Frank Ford and Prof. A. s. Ottey will
appeaf on the roll of honor from THIS
place OF worsblp. The Sunday school has
| Increased In number uEuer the manage.
ment of superintendent William H0opes.
Rev. L. II. Collins is a fuyurlle with the
! people OF this neghboIhoud, especially
the yuung people, which ought to be. us
we think our preachers, or some Of Ihem
don't notice them enough.
/ Contractor John Ii. Mil commenced on
Tuegday last with force of twenty meE
to build railroad ftom the Claym ont
bTtekyAfd to tho Crescent Oil WORKS. there
to connect with the r., ". y b. X. r The
road Will be about three thousand and
one hundred feet long This Will be
grand improvement. as the bricks call be
loaded In the yard, and sayea vast amount
OF labor ami cost. They are running full
blast. and the proprietor is pushing 1t Tor
all IL is WORTH aud lie can iii an order for
u. nnnured thousand bricks Oh tile Bhort.
est notice.
Nm. .Dan2enbaker has a fine lot of sheep
and lambs, Our butchers would do we'll
to give him call.
| The wedding bells Will soon ring here
again, as one of our prom sDg Young
men Will soon take a companion TO sail
down lIfe's fair stream. Our young men
have In the evening game OF base ball.
and under the management OF Captain
Joseph HOPES, George Shuto ana Jack
| Sprat they Will suon he able, according TO
all accounts. TO play the crack club of Tho
Uniteo States. lIiat If. II nothing pre-
vents.
John Anderson, one of our enterprising
butchers, hns purchased fine young
mare.
The public school closed here on Friday
last Tor the want of funds Miss Lizzie
Priest the teacher. made Il host of friends
here. anu according to all rumors che is
wanted Tor the next term.
some preachers have The queereat way,
Consistent to the text TO keep;
They tell us we should watch and pray"
And Then thsy talk US all 10 sleep.
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