The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-22
Meeting of the State ChirurgicaI So


In Bel Air OH Tuesday. The sessions were IL
the hall of the armory, which was decorated
with evergreens and I.otted chrysanthemums
The visiting physicians were the guests of the
Hartford County Medical Association. Every
attention was shown the visitors and at might
they were entertained at a banquet. The
morning session began at II o'clock. In the
absence of DIR. j. Edwin Michael, president Of
the faculty, who is confined to his home by
sickness, Vice-President DIR. C.. Brnie, oil
Taneytown, presided. The address of well
come on the part of the citizens of Be-
Air was made by Mr.. Walter w. Preston,
States Attorney of Hartford county. Dr. w.
L. Smith, of Jarrettsville, performed a similar
| function on the part of the Hartford County
Medical Society.
| The scientific discussion was opened with a
paper by DR.. j. N. Mackenzie on the 'Surgi-
| cal Laryngeal Treatment of tuberculosis"
The paper set forth several recent ideas and
experiments in that line Of surgery. Another
paper was entitled ''An Epidemic of Typhoid
Among Children" by DIR. A. X. Bond In
| part the paper said 1.-The ordinary cause of
| typhoid fever among children is too well
known to bear repetition upon any common
| occasion. The record briefly stated of the
epidemic Of this disease is, however, always
worthy of attention, as pointing out santa
tions in the types of the diseases, possible
causes of its onslaught and usual methods Of
| treatment" The doctor spoke of twelve
cases of typhoid fever under his charge in
home for destitute children some years ago
The patients ranged in age from four to nine
teen years. Great care was given to the
nourishment of the patients throughout the
epidemic. The standard fixed for feeding
was a cupful of milk every two or three hours
during the day and whenever needed through
the night. If this amount OF milk is digested
it is amply sufficient. Brandy and whisky
were given when they seemed to be required,
with due caution against the liquor habit AS
there was some tendency to imperfect diges-
ton in several Of the cases they were put upon
pepsin. After each administration of milk
and as a precaution this digestive aid was ex-
tended to nearly all the patients. Baths were
used as needed, although sponging the body
was sufficient to keep the temperature under
control. The patients were forbidden solid
food until the highest daily temperature had
been natural for several days.
In speaking of the causes of the epidemic
DIR. Bond said TT presents a very interest
ing study to find the origin of such troubles.
The institution In Baltimore in which cases
first presented themselves embraced two large
buildings side by side in the centre of the city
The water and milk supplied were the same
for both buildings. As one Of the sources of
the trouble city water from Lake Roland dur
ing the summer months was greatly suspected
as to its purity. Attention was directed to it
as possible source of this outbreak, but as
the typhoid fever was in only one of the two
buildings, each of which was supplied with
the same water, 1t is impossible to lay the cpl
demc to the city water supply.
The milk supply was also suspected, other
cases Of typhoid fever having occurred in an
institution to which the milk was distributed
and in private families where it was taken
but again the fact that in the institution under
my care the disease occurred in but one Of the
two building which had the same milk supply,
induces me to also declare the charges against
the diaries to be not proven. Neither could
the outbreak be traced to the sanitary cond-
ton of the institution, which was good. My
observations, therefore, leaving the cause of
the epidemic uncertain as very many similar
investigations have proven it to be.
Typhoid fever has been frequently attri-
buted to milk supplied to patients and some
times TO impure water, especially water from
unclean pumps in yards, which are not in
keeping with perfect sanitary arrangements.
Certain it is that by careful attention to the
sanitation of diaries and the purity of city
water supply and cleanliness of homes, the
best result in prevention Of this disease will
be obtained"
Other papers were 1.-THE Management of
Advancing Corneal liberation" by DR.. Hiram
Woods, Jr, and 'Tears of the Crvix," by Dr.
j. NJ. Hundley.
Among the physicians present were Drs.
James A. Steuart, j. n. Mackenzie, James F.
McShane, W. ?. A. Kemp, John Morris, John
Neff, w. b. Garfield, Hiram Woods, DR., j.
Mason Hundley, William Lee, A. X. Bond,
William Lee Howard, of Baltimore DIR. C.
Birne, Of Taneytown; DR.. J. c. Bueter. DR..
C. A. Hollingsworth, DIR. w. s. Archer, DIR.
W. l.. Smith, DIR. w. B. Munnikhuysen, DR..
j. w. Scott, DIR. E. Hall Richardson, of Bel
Air DIR. o. b. Carcaud, of Hickory DR.. K.
Opperman, of Abingdon ; DR.. John Sapplng
ton, OF Darlington; DR.. j. F. H. Gorsuch, of
Fork, and DR.. Charles Bagley, of Bagley.
The officers of the Medical and Chirugical
Faculty are DR.. j. Edwin Michael, President;
Drs. Charles e. Hill and c. Birnie, Vice-Presi-
dents DR.. J. 3. Fulton, Secretary DR.. w. F.
A. Kemp, Treasurer.
The second days session of the Medical and
Chirurgical Society was opened at $50 O'Clock
Wednesday morning with paper read by DIR.
Hiram Woods on management Of Advancing
Corneal liberation in Gonorrheal Ophthal-
mia,'' followed by paper on "a Critical Re-
view of Modern Operations for Hemorrhoids,"
by Dr. s. 7. Earle. This was followed by a
discussion.
The next paper was "Practical Treatment
of Strangulation Of the Hernia" by DIR. Silas
Scarboro, and "Reports of Some Recent Cases
Of Abdominal Injuries" by DIR. X. Winslow.
The morning session closed with paper by
DIR. j. II. Kennedy on some cases that came
under his care.
At z. N. the meeting was called to order
and the following papers were discussed:
"The Clinical Course Of Forty seven Cases of
Complete Extirpation Of the Uterus for Car
cinoma," by DR.. w. w. Russell "Primary
tuberculosis in Relation to Ottismedia," by
DIR. E. j. Bernstein :'.Recent Advances in the
Histology of the Nervous SYSTEM by DR.. G.
j. Preston .'Purulent Rhinitis, With Es-
peciaI Reference to Chronic Empyema of the
Ethmoidal and sphenoidal Sinuses."
This brought the session to close. The
meeting closed at P. NJ, SO as to allow those
who wished to return to the city on the 4.30
p. NJ. train.
The banquet Tuesday evening was presided
over by Dr. James +. IL. Gorsuch, who made
a happy toast master. William H. Lyle was
caterer. A splendid repast was served.
Toasts were responded to by DR.. Morris, DR..
Birnie, DR.. j. L. Forwood, of Chester, Pa,
DIR. Butler, DR.. Archer, DIR. Howard, Messrs.
John II. Reckord, Walter w. Preston, j. NJ.
Street, and Harold scarboro.
Aberdeen Items.
ABERDEEN, November 20.-Gunning for
ducks and quail IL still the order of the day
about town. Mr.. Amos Thompson had quite
a combination OF game one day last week,
having shot nine rabbits, squirrel and
guinea.
Rev. F. &. Porter preached last Sunday af-
ternoon to the Senior and Junior Order of
United American Mechanics Next Sunday