The herald., 1895-06-06
WHAT THE DOCTORS said
At the Fifteenth Semi-Annual
Meeting Yesterday
TECHNICAL TERMS GALORE
Tossed About the Chamber OF Commerce
Assembly Hall
Wcighty Subjects Discussed and Discoveries
oi Modern Science Explained in
the Various Papers

Inc nrSb session OF tne 0tteentn SEMI
annual meeting of the Southern Califor-
mia Medical society was held in the as
sembly room of the chamber of com
merce yesterday afternoon.
Almost every seat was occupied when,
at ? 80 o'clock, President P. C. Remon-
dino called the meeting to order. Mayor
Frank RAIDER gave an appropriate address
of welcome on behalf of the citizens of
Los Angeles, and DIR. ". w. Hitchcock
welcomed the visiting physicians on be-
half of the medical fraternity.
A response to the addresses of welcome
was made by Dr.. Remondino. after which
the minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
A resolution was offered by DR.. Chester
Hard inviting all regular physicians pres
ent to participate in the discussions.
Nine applications for mem bershlp were
received and referred to the board of
.censors. and then the first paper was real
by DR.. George J. Rowell.
DIR. Rowell's subject was chronic arseni-
cal poisoning. with the presentation OF a
case The paper was discussed by DIR. ID.
Il. Van Slyck, DR.. Carl Schwalbe, DIR.
Still.
DR.. c. A.Ruglges of the state board of
health was next introduced and made a
brief and informal speech.
The next paper OH Obstetric Common
places, wos read by DR.. Walter Lindley.
chairman of obstetrics, and discussed by
Drs. J. Il. Cowles. Charlotte Baker, O.
u. Fitzgerald and ]. IL. Hurley, chair
man of thera peutics.
Dr. Anne Nixon presented paper on
Ergot's Place in Obstetrics Today, which
was discussed by DR.. Newlands. L. A.
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next paper. on Surgery OF the Gall Blad-
der, which was not discussed for want OF
time.
DR.. f. D. Bullard. chairman OF nervous
diseases. then read paper on Cerebral
Syphilis. which was also not discussed; (;
and DR.. r. j. Hall closed the afternoon
session with paper on Cfanlotomy for
Epilepsy and Allied Diseases OF the brain
which was discussed by Drs. Francis
Haynes and II. g. Brainerd.
TAT o'clock, the hall having been aired
anu relieved of the superabundance of
technical terms the abstruse and erudite
amalgamation that had accumulated
during the afternoon. the evening session
was called to order. and an audience that
was even larger than that of the after
noon had bled for further enlight-
eminent regarding the latest achieve
ments in medical science.
The first branch entered upon was
Miller, chairman. who read paper on
morbid appearances OF the tympanic
membrane and their significance, which
was discussed by DIR. Joseph KuItz.
DR.. Granville MacGowan changed the
subject and read OF some interesting cases
OF surgery of the bladder. after which
paedra tries were introduced and DR..
Thedoa wilkins chairman, read paper
on bath treatment of young children in
pneumonia. Noses and throats finished
the first day and the evening session,
DR.. E. W Fleming dealing with a demon
stration of specimens of the nose and
throat DR.. w. d. Babcock speaking on
The diagnoses of diseases of the accessory
sinuses OF the nose, ethmodial and
sphenodial.
This morning the society will take a
change of air and scene. Leaving the
they will start for Catalina Island.
There they will hold the second days
session, returning tomorrow morning.
There will be an address of welcome at
Catalina py Captain J. B. Banning. and
the election of officers will take place.
President Remondino will deliver an ad-
dress on Why Americans Should Employ
Chinese Physicians. and then the follow
ing programme of papers will be given in
regular order:
Practice-Dr. +. r. Burnham. chair
man, The Hygiene Of Childhood; DR..
Norman Bridge, ~ Llttle Understood
Form of Pneumonia.
Some Painful Disorders-possibly reflex
of abdominal nerves, often Stimulating
malignant disease.
DR.. Albert NJ. Jones, Hemorrhage of
Stomach from CIrrhosis of Liver with
report of cases.
Gynecology John r. Haynes
chairman, Prevention OF Lacerations of
Puerperal Tissues During Labor.
DR.. d. b. Van Slyck, Remarks on Ger
tain genealogical Procedures: DR..
Francis l.. Haynes, Repair OF Recent La
cerahons of Puerperal Tissues.
Volunteer papers-Dr. DIG. .MacGowan.
The Differentia Diagnosis of Addison s
Disease from the Pigment Affections of
the Skin, with presentation of case.
Report of some interesting cases of sur
gerry OF tn Q bladder.