Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-11

to offer the victim, O. non-traumatlc
epilepsy, except the same old drugs
with which we have been smothering
rhe SYMPTOMS Without killing the
disease. these many years. Surely
this is another open road. What is our
treatment in the acute infectious dis
eases-in pneumonia, in typhoid, IN
scarlet fever, in la grippe. in measles
ard through the whole list? The an
sver is huminating to our pride, even
when we clothe it in so seemingly
name as the sustaining and palatiVe
treatment. What does that mean
when truthfu,ly translated? Ihls;
that we sit at the bedside and watch
nature throw off the burden Of disease
and when she has done 90 we thrust
her behind us. and bow our acknoNl-
edgments to a world OF admiring pa
tients and their families. Shall l con-
tinue the list? Lei me seek for some
triAing ailment for which every Ola
woman claims to have a certain RENE
DIV. Surely, advanced medical science
will not confess its helplessness heIe;
What do you say to whooping cough
I wonder il there are two physicians
whose treatment are alike! nave
forgotten what is the last specl1c lor
nertusis Is it bromoform; or is that
already a page from back numper
IF any of the surgeons are smiling at
the moor showing of the medicos, let
me stop long enough to ask them whaI
is
THE LATEST SURE CURE
for q very trihing ailment which
frd in their treatise Of surgical as
CAGES chillblains? The walls OF the
GREAT army of chillblain sufferers pre-
vents me from hearing their answer
so I will go on. Dialects is the sign
nost of another road. A repulsiVe
GIANT hand points helpless.y up an
other avenue marked agromegaiey'
Some one with gasping breath WINS,
rers asthma at the entrance OF sun
another. The piercing. heart-renuine
cry Of a suffering child calls our nor,
rided attention TO the road reserved
n tubercular mengitis. The living
breathing stump of a human being'
CRYING 'unclean, unc,ean! sits at the
entrance to the dread Path or lepTos!;
mass bv pulmonary tuberculosis ana
rheumatism. but with laDcrlhe
breath. hailing step and a doUotiul
heart Why should l go on? MY sun
iect has led me into the conslderatiol,
Of thoughts more Illuminating IMAM l
like 10 dwell On. If these thoughts
should serve to greater endeavor IN our
steady professional labors, snail De
content s.,
A letter of regret was read from
DR.. ]. w. Johnston, OF Davis, me
Treasurer. in the course of when ne
referred to the forthcoming paper o.
DR.. Harris. and urged its Importance.
DR.. Wingerter was chosen treasurer
pro ten.
NEW MEMBERS.
Drs w. P. McGrail, of this city
Henry P. Lynch. of Moundsville. w.
r Stone. of New Cumberland, w. M.
T.enestreet. Of Charleston, A. Nj:
Snanglar. of Winifred. e. B. Plant OF
this city. f. B. Ridgeway, of this city
w 2 Tavlor. of this city, j. g. wal
den of this city, applied for admittance'
and the applications were relerreu W
the Board of Censors. Some o. the
members of the Beard we're absent anu
A. H. Thayer and R, NJ. Balra were
named to fill the vacancies.
The annual report OF the treasurer
showed the following:
Balance, June 2S, 1S95.......,.sla5 90 90
Receipts ....... $500 ''''''' A'0
s0eO M
Total ....... go. .''''''''P 90 o.
| Expenses $500. 1900 $3.50
balance 800. ...... 10y 10
The report was referred to an audit
ING committee for report.
The report of the Committee on PUP
gcation was made by Dr. Dickey.
The Board OF CensOrs made par
tiol renorf and the members recon-
mended we're elected.
The report OF the Commlttee On
Neurology was read by DR.. Dlckey. II
contained biographies OF Or. b. H.
Hovt. OF Ravenswood, DR.. eugene d.
Wiimoth of Eikins. DR.. w. H. Mackey,
Of Morgantown, and DR.. f. Arnold
Cerstell of Keyser. The last named
sketch was a particularly interesting
one. 1t was as follows:
p. ARNOLD GERSTELL, NJ. D.
..Dr C;ersteu who was one OF the old,
est nhvsicians in the State, and VINO naa
! M an practising in the same community Aol
more than nifty years, died on March lst,
| 1896, at his home near keyser, W. VA ~
The eighty-hrst year OF MS age.
"Dr. Gerstell left behind him his VIE,
nee Miss Hannah Cresap, one daughter
! ana four sons. Two of the sons, kopert
ard Richard, are physicians, i ana f 2CIn
| graduated in the same class IN 1913, rom
| The University of Maryland. Inc eloer'
| DR. Robert Gerstell, has for some time
| been practicing at Elk Garden, W. "a, Va,
and is a member OF TINS S9cletE ,,o,t ne
younger, DR.. Richard Gersteli' IL 4ocdIeu
| at Cumberland, Maryland. -.
| Or Gerstell was a man VINO always
maintained high standing in his protes-
! sion. He served at one tlhne as ptesSTie W.
| of the Allegheny county, Maryland, Meo-
| ical Society He was elected president oil
| the West Virginia State Medical Society
! i'm 1854 He was also member OF the
American Medical Association.
! Tile was born in Konigslutter, Germany,
/ In 1915 His father was physician, anu
! having died when the subject OF cur
| sketch was quite young the BOY was eu-
ucated by his uncle, VINO hnally sem mn.
| IN the University of Gottingen. which, at
| thai time attracted students from all
narts of Europe. Conrad Martin Langen-
! beck the celebrated anatomist ana sur
geon, was professor ol sutIsJaS III III LA -
| versity. lie was. particularly KING 70
| Young Gersten, who was warm trlehu
and elassmate of the professors son. Max
| T'anSenbeck. who afterwards became so
famous as pathological anatomist. Young
| GersteU also enjoyed the friendship OF
6jffarbach and Schonlein. DR.. Robert
| Gerstell. of Elk Garden. has in his pos
scssion a pair of obstetrical forceps that
| beIorged to his father, which had been pre-
sented to his father by the great Islander.
"Durinp mis- course at GOttingen young
| Gersteu took part in all the physical exer-
| cisss ana athtetic contests with the same