Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-12

at ten o'clock yesterday morning. \
number OF additional members who
came in during Wednesday night and
on the early morning trains, were pres
eat.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Speer'
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Among the late arrivals from out OF
town who registered during the morn
ing we're Drs. L. S. Buck, of Morgan
town: V. r. Moss, Barboursville; W.
s. Kener. Parkersburg; Aionzo An
drews. Weston: E. II. Douglass, Pc
troleum: II. B. Stout, Petroleum; e. Z;
Hoffman. Keyser; A. S. Warder ana
". r. Van Kirk. Grafton: n. d. Baker
Martinsburg: w. L. Mcclure, west
Union. and ID. c. Louchery, Salem.
sill others came in during the day.
Drs. Harris. Dickey and Walden,
from the special committee appointed
Wednesday afternoon to express the
sentiment Of the Society on the Con-
gressional bill intended to prohibit ex-
periments upon animals in the District
of Columbia, submitted the following
resolutions:
Whereas, The fact that there is a
bin pending before the Congress CT the
United States to suppress vivlsecuon
in the District OF Columbia has been
brought to the attention of the West
Virginia State Medical Society,
Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the resolutions adopted by the last
meeting Of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION regarding this bill, and
recommend cur Representatives in
Congress to use their best efforts to de-
feat the said bill.
Resolved. That the Secretary be
directed to transmit at once copy OF
these resolutions to the Senators and
Representative from this State.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted
DR.. Schwinn, of this city. from the
Committee on New Remedies, surgical
side, read splendid paper covering in
an admirable manner the latest meth
DDS. discoveries and experiments in
surgery, citing as he proceeded a num-
Der Of cases. The paper was loudly ap-
plauded.
The discussion upon the paper was
opened by Dr. Harris, combining him
self to an operation for hernia referred
to by DR.. Schwinn.
The next paper was upon whooping
cough and pneumonia, by DR.. w. w.
Golden. who prefaced his remarks by
saying that the object was to save
young practitioners the great anxieties
he had been. subjected TO over his first
case of that nature. The Doctors
notes of his case having been lost, he
said ne was compelled to rely upon
memory, but he did this 10 good pur-
pose. his narrative being minute as to
details and carefully prepared. His
conclusion was that the physician
should be very reluctant to arrive at
an unfavorable prognosis. as be had
known of cases where the respiration
was as high as 10. the pulse not lower
that 40 and frequently higher and very
weak, and temperature of l09 and 10i
for several days, TO make perfect re-
covery. He threw out many sugges-
tons for treatment, among others the
use of pure oxygen gas in desperate
cases Of this complication.
The discussion was opened by DR..
Louehery, of Salem. who cited q case
where three children in one family,
who had whooping cough for ten days
before he had been called in, treated
with peryoxide Of hydrogen and ten
psr cent. solution of cOcoaine as a
spray, with compound syrup of tulu as
a cough mixture, had produced Won
derful effect in a short tine and COM
plete cure in a few days
DR.. Lowery doubted the efficacy of
the treatment, except TO hold the symp-
toms in abeyance. He thought the
treatment was palliative rather than
curative.
DR.. Taylor gave some interesting eX-
periences, particularly in MS own fam
lily, and was followed BY DR.. Grimm.
and he by Dr. Ulrich, who mentioned
asafoedita as a very efieaeiouS remedy.
DR.. r. w. Hazlett said DR.. Golden 5
paper was a very superior document,
containing valuable hints on the treat
ment Of grave disease. Talking
about specifics" he said. Il don't know
Of any specific for any disease-excep5,
I will say sulphur for itch" and then
proceeded 10 give some of his ideas in
a very earnest and interesting man
ner.
Applications for membership were
made by DTs. +. a. Hill, Of Shirley, w.
Va, Z. w. Alexander. OF Le9therwood,
and w. II. Gil!sspy, II. G. Mecks and
c. b. Sellers, OF SisterSvl'le. They
were referred to the Board o. CensOrS.
The Secretary cordially invited al
visiting physicians to take part in the
outing and banquet at Wheeling Park.
Dr. H. Yoknm. OF Beverly, read a
very interesting report of a case OF
gunShot wound in the brain, in July,
1895, near Beverly, in which there vas
complete recovery. The bullet was
from a % calibTe revolver.
The discussion was opened by Dr..
Shields. of Elm Grove. vino detailed Z
case of fracture OF the skull in the case
OF an Elm Grove miner, who was found
eleven days ago unconscious beside the
B. & o. railroad track with his feet in
the creek and his entire body exposed
10 a cold rain. Yet under these con-
ditions the temperature had never risen
above 80 nor fallen below the normal,
and yesterday the patient was sitting
up.
Or. Lauchery. of Salem. narrated
briefly & case OF skull fracture where
there was a complete recovery.
Dr. f. ]. Hupp detailed case of gun
Shot wound in the forehead, produced
by a 80 cahbre bullet. and illustrated
his remarks With the patient himself.
The patient was wounded in the fore
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