The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-18
WEFE HIGHLY PLEASED
The loctOfs' Annual Meeting Pro-
bounced a Great Success.
sPELMAN. PRESIDENT
Yesterdays Session Was Very In
tsresting-Matters of Interest
TO tho Professional Fine
es Banquet Served.

E68Qluk Tue AlAAnat01 was ot6R0nocA win
and tbs association listened to the read
Puerperalis." by B. L. Sandow, NJ. D., of
Neihart The paper was very well received
and called forth compliments and COM
ment by President DIR. King. DIR. Gum,
DR.. Mccullough, DIR. Shultz, DIR. Holmes
and DR.. Spelman. Several interesting
cases were reported.
DIR. Shultz of Butte presented a paper
on Syphilis" with his course of treat
ment, and the members talked it over at
some length. Those participating in the
discussion were DIR. Sandow, DR.. Shuiin,
DR.. Campbell, DR.. Spelman, DIR. McCul-
Tough, Or. Douglas, President DIR. King,
DR.. Holmes, and was concluded by DR..
Shultz.
sAnti-toxin In Diphtheria," was the sub
ject of an interesting paper by DIR. j. I.
Mckenzie of this city. The paper con-
sisted of q very complete report upon the
use of the new remedy, in the case which
was treated by himself and DR.. .Spelman
in Anaconda last winter. The association
was very much interested in the report as
tn. was the first case in which anti-toxin
was used in the northwest.
DR.. Mckenzie outlined the state Of the
patient, giving the temperature, pulse
and respiration as he took 1t from time to
tifuc, anu III CouCAuoiOn ICticWCu tue re-
suit. He found q gradual increase of tenn
perature pulse and respiration up to the
time of the administration of the anti-tox-
in. An offensive fetid breath for some days
before visible emulation, finally q dark
gray membrane appeared; patient was
delirious and could not lie in recum-
bent position had no appetite but con-
slant thirst, with difficulty in swallowing.
One hour and half after administering
anti-toxin went to sleep and slept more
than two hours with very little disturb
ance, something he had not done for six
days; staying awake for half an hour,
asking for milk and again going to sleep
for another hour. The coming on of
sommia within an hour and q half after
administering is particularly noteworthy.
Three hours after there was q fall from
100 dicrotic pulse to ia very regular,
which later on arose again to 124 dicrotic.
Again the patient stayed awake for two
hours beginning on the eighth hour, with
out delirium.
DIR. Holmes andIDr. Spslman commented
very pleasantly upon The report. DIR.
Shultz related q singular case which came
under his observation some years ago,
where seeming immunity was given to a
family by blisters on which diptheritic
membranes formed.
The association at this hour, IL o'clock,
adjourned to meet at 1 80 o'clock p. m.
The session in the afternoon was opened
by DIR. Spelman, with a paper upon .'Le-
sions of the Kidneys, Called Bright's Dis
ease" The paper was thorough and gave
evidence of deep research and hard study.
A tabulated statement showing reports of
the analysis of $50 cases of Bright's dis
ease, exclusive of amyloid disease. taken
from the autopsy records OF the
Philadelphia hospital for five years
DIR. It. A. Grigg, President DIR. King, DIR.
Leavitt and DR.. Gum, DIR. Shultz, DIR.
Sandow and others spoke on the subject,
and it was brought out that in their opin-
ion, alcohol. meat and lack of bathing
are the -uses of the disease, which is
aggravated IN high attitudes.
DR.. Owings of Deer Lodge read a paper
diagnosing catarrhal Jaundice" which
was praised by the doctors, who COM
pared their remedies and enjoyed the
subject.
A patient suffering from disease
called "acrom ogy.' was then presented
before the association by DIR. Carl Schulin
of Helena. The trouble seems to be a
thickening of the skin of the extremities,
and Is new case in medical circles and
asvery interesting in professional eyes.
The cuticle on the mans head, hands and
feet seemed to be nearly one inch in
thickness. The disease is type of
myxoedema and its cause is not yet
thoroughly understood. This case was
an interesting feature of the meeting.
DR.. Lesser was called upon for his pa
per on Typhoid fever" but stated that
owing to the pressure of business he had
not had time to prepare a paper. He gave
discussion in which DIR. Shultz narrated
his personal experience last fall.
This concluded the scientific portion of
the programme and the business of the
meeting was then taken up.
On motion an assessment OF So was or
- .fr h.
penses of the association during the en-
suing year and of the next annual meet
ing. The custom OF letting the expense
fall upon the doctors of the city visited
was considered too great a burden to be
thrown upon the profession in the smaller
towns to be visited in meeting around
the state.
DR.. Campbell of Livingston moved that
a committee consisting of the president
and secretary with one other which was
afterwards made himself by appointment,
should endeavor to secure a bacteriologi-
state Agricultural school or the state uni
versity. The motion passed.
Considerable discussion was evoked by
the resolution introduced by DIR. w. NJ.
Shuts which concerns the medical code
and was afterwards amended and passed
Resoired. That 1t is the sense OF the Mon
tana State Medical association that the publica-
ton OF advertisements Of the secret nostr ums
in the journal of the American Medical associa-
ton Is reprehensible and should bedisccntinued.
That olr delegates TO the American Medical as
ISOLATION are Instructed to vote In favor OF any
proposition looking toward the disconIinuance
OF tine Advertisements OF secret nostrums IN the
journal OF the American Medicaa association.
After a general discussion of the need
of a state board of health, DIR. Lesser sug-
gested that a committee be appointed to
draw up bill arranging for a state board
of health. DIR. Spelman Incorporated the
suggestion in resolution, which passed.
DIR. L. Z. Holmes of Butte moved that
the thanks of the State Medical associa-
ton be extended to the Anaconda physi-
clans for their courtesies and hospitali-
ties.
The committee to draft the state board
of health bill was announced as follows
DIR. j. Hood Owings, Deer Lodge; DIR.
Leavitt. Butte; DIR. Campbell, Livingston,
who withdrew and DIR. Holmes of Butte
was substituted.
Votes of thanks were passed unani-
mously TO the Anaconda Recorder for its
editorial on the ethics of the nrofession :