The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-19
INDIANA HOMEOP ATHEISTS
THIRTY-FIRsT SESSION OF THE
STATE INSTITUTE.
Papers by Drs. c. b. Mccullough, j. n.
Taylor, f. G. Stewart and Others
New Sanitary Law Suggested.

| George, of this city and by prayer offered
| by Rev. j. e. Pounds. pastor of the Cen
! trail Christian Church. Mayor Thomas
! Taggart was introduced and on behalf of
the citizens of the city welcomed the MEM
bers. His address was felicitous and was
/ briefly responded to by the president. The
attendance was good, among the more
/ prominent physicians of the State noticed
being Drs j. n. Taylor and w. b. Cham
bers, of Charlottesville; A. w. Holcombe
and j. NJ. Evans, of Kokomo f. II. Huron
and II. c.. Thomas of Danville w. b.
Huron, of Upton S. Harrell, of Nobies-
vile; J. S. Martin, of Muncie; c. Martz. of
Fort Wayne; NJ. H. Waters, of Terre
Haute; H. N. Coons of Lebanon; j. n.
Lucas, of Shelbyvilie; ID. H. Dean, of Rush
Vile; n. F. Canaday, of Hagerstown; w.
| NJ Merrilees of Leavenworth; Il. Franz of
Berne; w. H. Hickman, of Bedford G. r.
! Armstrong and r. b. Noe of Thorntown;
| w. r. Bentley OF Morristown. Also in at
tendance was DR.. w. 7. Colt, of Crawfords-
! vile member of the state board Of
examination and registration. The homeo-
pathic physicians of the city present in
1 cluded Drs j. 4. Boyd, o. S. Runnels, j.
! A. Compton, w. b., f. c. and w. r. Stew
/ art, Miss Rebecca w. Rogers, S. Runnels,
! W. B. Clarke, w. e. George, H. A. Adams,
I j. r. Haynes and c. b. McCuloch DR.. 7.
! e. Costain, of Chicago was also present,
as was DR. H. w. Pierson, editor of the
! Homeopathic Advocate of Chicago.
| The reports of the secretary, DIR. F. c.
/ Stewart, of this city, and the treasurer j.
| S. Martin, of Fort Wayne, were read and
! accepted both showing the good condition
and progress of the society during the past
! year, and DR.. w. r. Stewart, of this city,
! chairman of the committee on publications,
! reported as to the work accomplished
! along that line.
The presidents address was then deiv-
! cred, the vice president, DR.. +. II. Huron,
| of Dapville, in the chair. 1t was interesting
and well received. 1t was briefly descrip-
| tive and very eulogistic of the homeo-
| pathic system of medicine, and making
| very PLAIN how it has come to be regarded
| the most scientific and satisfactory OF all
| systems He paid considerable attention TO
recent editorials in the indiana Medical
! Journal, explaining their alleged err
! rors and Inconsistencies, and show
! ing how much all the other
schools are indebted to homeop-
athy. He claimed that homeopathy and
/ its adherents We're entitled TO the medical
| control Of one of the insane asylumS of
! the State, and spoke of the necessity of es-
taDlishing a homeopathic general hospital
! in this city. He closed with strong plea
/ for higher medical education, and stated
that the first medical college in this coun-
! try to adopt a four years course was
/ homeopathic one
/ Under the head of reports of outstanding
J committees DIR. O. S. tunnels, of this city,
! chairman of the committee on legislation,
! reported fully and interestingly to the
work done in securing the passage of the
i new medical law Which is now about to be
| put in force. DIR. S. Runnels, under the
! head of reports from local societies, re-
ported as to the tiourishing condition of
! the indianapolis Homeopathic Medical So
/ ciety, of which he is president.
! announcement member
| society, DR.. f. c. Stewart, has recently
! been elected physician for the Orphans
/ Home on College avenue, in this city, was
received with appreciation.
partial report of the board of censors
We're voted in-Drs. R. B. Noe of Thorn
town, and c. b. McCulloch, of this city.
! In the afternoon the reading of papers
| began, the first bureau taken up being that
| of the diseases of children, under which
DR. f. {. Stewart read an interesting con-
! tribution entitled tuberculosis" which
was treated practically from the standpoint
of prevention and treatment. This paper
! was we'll discussed, or rather concurred in,
| by Drs. Holcombe Bentley, w. r. Stewart
C. Martz, j. N. Lucas and ]. d. George
In the bureau Of sanitary science paper
! of great value to the general public was
then read by Dr.; j; n. Taylor, of Craw-
| louisville its title being Some Proposed
Sanitary Laws" The authors points and
| conclusions were rendered peculia valu-
| able because he had so long Sc the
State as member of the State E of
| Health eight years, four as it's pre- mt
! and is eX-president of the American con-
| ference of health boards. He promised
| with the statement that too many and too
| lneXpllcit laws are enacted, causing con-
fusion and overofficiousness in the depart
! ments. He found that the liberties of the
! people are becoming more and more cir
cumscribed, producing discomfort and often
| should be left to legal Interpretation, but
| more to that sense of right and justice to
all that resides in the heart of every true
man, thus avoiding the danger that would
otherwise menace individual liberty and
| even national independence, remembering
that it is to the people, sovereigns and
absolute, to whom belongs all authority
and all power, which may be delegated or
recalled at need. OF these laws, actual or
| cited were those forbidding public funerals
splitting and quarantining cases of con-
sumption n, and typhoid fever Those are
ticable or just. Unfortunates to be
pitied, not prosecuted. The people should be
! thoroughly educated in matters of public
| sanitation, and health boards may rest as
| sured that there is law enough on the stat
ute books to meet any emergency, as peo-
pie aroused to danger will furnish all that
may be wanting in the way of protection
or assistance. This paper was well received.
| 1t was faVorably commented on by several
Drs. c, b. McCulloch and w. t. Colt
| thought that laws often acted as educators
and DR.. w. E. George that common sense.
| not law, was gradually prevailing. DR.. w.
! B. Stewart also believed that the education
| of the people in these matters was the
best cure for the evils DIR. w B. Clarke
| attached Importance to the health hoard
| experience of the author and that it was
| remarkable that it's tone was so moderate
as the oVerof1ciousneSs of health board Of
| ficials so well known. He thought the
| paper of interest to the general public and
that it should be published in the newspa-
| pers.
In the bureau of obstetrics Dr. c. B.
McCulloch of this city. read an interesting
| paper on "Obstetrical Technique in HosDit-
| ais, descriptive of methods and results
! learned in the great Cook County Hospital
| Chicago. Quite a spirited discussion of the
| question of antisepsis then ensued partic-
| ipated in by Drs. w. b. Huron Hickman
| Coons, Holcombe, Colt Waters O. S. Run
! nels, w. r. and f. G. Stewart. The belief
| in cleanliness was general though several
| had noticed that bad results seemed more
| apt to occur in the best surroundings than
| in those apparently bad
| The next paper was by DR. w. r. George,
of this city, on "Ante-partum Care" be-
| carried out during CESSATION, and urging
that this information should be persistent
| ly taught that in the end the race may
thereby be improved. The paper was dis
| cussed by Drs. w. 3. Huron, Hocombe,
Bentley, Pierson, Waters Rogers. j. G.
| Stewart. /. d. George and o. S. Runnels.
| The general idea was that the literary
! character and professional aim of the pa
| per was high, and the plan of popular edu-
| cation along the lines 1t indicated Were
! highly indorsed
| pleted the society voting to take it up
! this morning at O'Clock. As this year the
| meeting will be a three-day one instead
| of the usual two. the customary evening
| session was omitted that certain social
| functions may be the better subserved.