The Portland daily press., 1896-03-10
Eleventh Meeting Of the Academy Of
Medicine.
DIR. HERSOM AND DIR. LEWIS TALK
OF CHILDREN AND CHILD LIFE.
A Bright Discussion of the Papers, and
Good After Dinner Speaking Later On.

Good After Dinner Speaking Later On.
The eleventh stated meeting of the
Maine Academy of Medicine and Science
was held at the Maine Eye and Ear In
Urinary last evening and was called to or
der by Vice President A. K P. Messrye.
The records of the last stated meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the council was read and
adopted.
1t was voted that the twelfth stated
meeting of the academy be under the d.
rcction of the officers Of the academy and
devoted to miscellaneous subjects
The following were elected to fellow
ship: A. R. Wright, Portland, Me-;
Daniel P. Moulton, Lewiston, Me-; E.
E. Drake, d. D. S, Norway, Me-; VIM.
W. Foss, Portland, Me-; Charles H.
Ridlon, M. D., Gorham, Me-
The following were elected to CORE
spending fellowship: Dwight Galloupe,
NJ. A, Portland, Me-. Charles H. Waite
B. A. Rumford Falls, Me.
The resignation of DR.. f. C.. Thayer
of Waterivlle, Me-, was presented and on
motion of DR.. Fuller of Bath it was
voted to lay the resignation of DR.. Thayer
on the table.
The resignation of L. Barton, Esq, of
Portland, was read and accepted.
DR.. Addison S. Thayer, statistical Sec
rotary, reported the death of Honorary
Fellow DR.. Gardner Ludwig of Portland,
Vice president of Section II, Pedeatrics.
DR.. HARRIET A. Lewis, assumed tho
chair and introduced the FIRST essayist,
DR.. Jane L. Hersom, president of SEQ
ton II, who read most instructive pa
per on "The Prevention of Disease and
Mortality In Infancy and Childhood.
DR.. Hersom quoted what Oliver Wendell
Holmes said that the training and devel-
opment of child should begin hum
dred years before It's birth, and that ones
ancestors should be selected with great
care. She spoke of the need of constant
and watohful care of children and of the
treatment and surroundings. A child
should be SO treated as to save it all d.
gestive troubles. Shs spoke of the special
troubles to which infants are subject, and
in systems which are, in some way, not
perhaps recognizable, below the highest
health standard. watchful care in early
life may save crippled heart later
When the mother thinks her child has
growing pains, it is well to examine the
heart.
Great attention shout be given to the
feet. A child shoes should be rights
and lefts, not straight.
DR.. Harriet M. Lewis read an interest
ing paper on "Child Study" of which
the great pressure of news forbids even
brief abstract. 1t was a thoughtful pro-
duction, showing the results of careful
study made by one in the fullest SYM
pathy with the little ones. The paper of
DR.. Lewis, will be valuable addition
to the papers read before and published
by the society. Taken with the interest
ing address of DR.. Hersom, the paper of
DR.. Lewis will be found worthy of care
full study by mothers generally.
The paper of DR.. Hersom related to
the proper sanitary and medical care of
the child while that of DR.. Lewis touched
on all the stages of childhood, and the
mental as well as the physical growth of
the child. DR.. Lewis strongly insisted
that 'even the youngest baby should be
brought in contact with all the elemen-
tary forces Of nature"
DR.. Meserve now resumed the chair
and called on Prof. Dana to open the dis
cussion and he spoke in complimentary
terms of woman and her work. DR..
Dana also emphasized the Importance of
perfect food for infants and urged the
board of health to see that the milk sup
ply of the city be absolutely pure and
suitable for Infants feeding. He hoped
much would be accomplished through
hygiene and condemneds the habit of
promisoous splitting on account Of danger
of tuberculosis and hoped for legislation
to regulate the same. The discussion was
continued by DR.. Addison S. Thayer,
who claimed with the essayist of the first
paper that diet was more important than
"spring medicine.
DR.. George G. Cummings spoke of the
care to the teeth and the Importance of
prevention of diseases of childhood and
recommended longer time of uara ntine
In cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever.
DIR. VIM. Lawrence Dana spoke of influ-
ence of race and nationality.
The children of Iceland succumb
most rapidly to phthisis if carried to
Denmark and the children of Denmark
almost always die of whooping cough if
carried to Iceland.
DR.. Herbert Twitchen spoke of the in
fuence on the future Of the state by
thorough knowledge of preventative medi.
cine.
DR.. George Libby spoke of the impor
lance OF the care of the eyes of children
both at home and in the schools, recon-
mends more physica and manual train
ing.
DR.. Fuller of Bath spoke of the impor-
lance OF preventative medicine and
hygiene.
The discussion was closed by DR.. Her
som.
DIR. Meserve presided at the banquet.
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