Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-22

suggested that she act as n subject, but she
demurred on the ground that she feared
abe had too much self esteem" On the
other hand. DIR. Edwin Younkin OF st. Louis,
who had previously read n paper on an an
atomical subject, expressed some skepticism
and defed DIR, Carriker by offering himself
"as a subject at any time" DR.. Carriker
replied humorously that DR.. Younkin could
not very well be a subject under the cir
cumstances and reiterated an assertion he
had made that where perfect polarization
is secured in the treatment OF felons no
pain is experienced.
Several other papers followed, namely, one
by DR.. David Williams of Columbus, O., on
hip fracture, another by DR.. r. L.. Standlee
OF st. Louis on CRITICAL surgery, and the
final one by DR.. w. Il. Hills of Berlin,
Neb., on the surgical treatment of burns.
DR.. Hills had only time enough to explain
that he had applied Teirsch's method OF skin
grating in his treatment for burns. For
ocular demonstration DR.. Hills led to tho
platform a young woman, upon whom he
had operated. and her back was submitted
for examination. 1t had been very badly
burned, but. was entirely healed by his
process,
Doctors Mt Table.
In the evening there was a reception and
banquet at the Willard hotel, at which the
doctors were the guests of local members
of the eclectic school and other Omaha
physicians and citizens. Many OF the visit
ing doctors were accompanied by their wives
and in all about 200 plates were laid. The
president of the national association, DR..
Farnum, was POSTMASTER.
The first speaker was DR.. Pitts Edwin
Howes of Boston, the national correspond
ing secretary. His toast was, 1.-THE National
Eclectic Medical Association" with the SEN
timent: "A progressive and potent force,
the exponent of liberal ideas and the con-
server of rational practice" DR.. Howes re-
marked upon the significant fall of the
death rate from the so per thousand in the
past to the 20 per thousand in the present
that 1t indicated the wonderful progress
medical science had made.
He was followed by Rev. John A. McQuoid
of the First Methodist Episcopal church
who responded to 1.-THE Clergy One of his
observations was that there is a great deal
OF cant about men who constantly talk
about the saving of souls but who neglect
the bodies and stand unconcerned in the
presence of great physical suffering" One
of the gospels and the books of the Acts
of the Apostles, said DR.. McQuoid, were writ
ten by Luke, the beloved physician" Life,
he also remarked, was well worth the living,
but 1t depended upon the liver"
Edwin M. Bartlett was called upon to
respond to THE Law and the LAWYERS
and told several amusing stories, many at
the expense OF his own profession.
The West, the Ultima Thule of the
Progressive was the toast assigned to DR..
f.. b.. Packer of Usage CITY,, Kan. To the
Bostonian, he said, Philadelphia Is west: to
the Philadelphian, Chicago, and to the Chi
cago men, Omaha, and so on, but there
is in reality no east and west. and" con-
tinued DR.. Packer, scoring a good point.
the last few months have demonstrated
that there is now no north and no south"
To the toast Journalism, its Influence
on the Nation" Edward Rosewater of The
Bee responded on behalf of the press. He
briefly touched upon the reasons which con-
stitute the newspaper of the present 1.-The
greatest power for progress upon the desti-
MES of the people-a mighty potential force
that has sprung into being within the last
century, The date, perhaps, of the real
beginning Of the newspaper as a modern
educational influence of such magnitude, he
believed, was that of the Centennial expo
sition at Philadelphia, when the first great
web press was exhibited. The improve
ments in the mechanical line, combined with
increased facilities in every direction, have
enabled the newspapers of today to cover
the country with millions upon millions of
copies, recording the news OF the hour, and
the tremendous effect of such a power is
unquestioned. Some good-natured observa-
tons upon the professional aversion of the
doctors to paid advertising, illustrated by
a relation of several funny incidents, won
for the speaker considerable applause.
The subject assigned to DR.. Byron Clark
of Naw Work Citv was 'AmpriraD EcIep-
tism," with the sentiment:
AN mankind are students, how to live
and how to die forms the great lesson
still" -Bailey's Festus.
DR.. Clark saw in eclectic progress a mar
Vicious evolution of medical science and a
demonstration of modern liberality and
progressiveness.
The last speaker was Hon. John N. Bald
win of Council Bluffs, his toast being THE
Army and the Navy of the United States
"These twin giant defenders of our ma
TONS rights and our nations glory"
AS usual Mr.. Baldwin handled his sub
ject eloquently and voiced the patriotism OF
the nation in its present fight for liberty
and humanity.
This evenings session, to which the pub
lie had been invited to listen to a discus
sion of sanitary science, has been omitted
from the program, so as to enable the asso-
citation to devote both the afternoon and
evening to the exposition. t1
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