The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-12

The fifteenth semi-annual meeting of
the Interstate Homeopathic association,
which embraces New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania, was held yes
| terday afternoon and evening in AL
bright Library hall and attended by
thirty or more physicians of this school.
DR.. Van Lennep, the eminent homeo-
path of Philadelphia could not be pres
ent. The programme called for a ses-
sion in the forenoon, but the meeting
was not called to- order by the presi-
dent, Dr. F. w. Lange of this city,
until 2.30 in the afternoon.
Those in attendance were as follows:
DR.. Sidney F. Wilcox, Of New York;
DIR. w. l.. Hartman, of Syracuse; DR..
II. y. Ware. DR.. Theo. H. Sureth, DR..
George J. Berlinghof. DR.. A. A. Linda
bury, DR. c. w. Roberts, DR.. j. w. Cool
idge DR.. F. W. Lange, Dr. Anna Clarke,
DIR. II. b. Heilner, DIR. Mary Shepherd,
DR.. +. f. Snyder. DR.. L, A. Martin. DR..
W. H. Proctor and DR.. C. S. Winters
of Bnghamton; Dr. II. w. Champlin,
of Bloomsbury, Pa; DR.. j. T. Green
leaf, of Owego; DR.. Miller, of Susque-
| hanna; DIR. A. F. Merrill, of Great
Bend; DR.. f. II. Hill. of Tunkhannock;
DR.. F. NJ. Bishop, of North Valley, N.
Y; DR.. A u. Getman, of Oneonta, n.
Y; Mr.. G. w. Cobb, of Boston, agent
for Otis Clapp & Son; DR.. Mark S.
Purdy, of Corning. N. Y; DR.. F. w.
Adriance, of Elmira, n. Y.
DIR. HARTMAN's PAPER.
DR.. w. Louis Hartman, surgeon to
| the Syracuse Homeopathic hospital,
read a paper on gall stones and alb
scess of the liver. Diagnosis, he said,
| is of the greatest importance to the
surgeon. 1t is very humiliating to open
the abdomen and find nothing but bile
in the bladder. 1t often happens that
there is a septic or rather a malarial
| condition and the gall bladder will be
| at fault. In these cases the patient
| may not have chills or much rise in
| temperature. There may be symptoms
of complete hillary obstruction.
The differential diagnosis between
! gall stone and gastralgia is a simple
matter, as in the latter there is hardly
any liability of a chill or rise in tenn
perature, and in the former a decided
| chill comes and the temperature rises
! to 102 or l03 degrees. The age of the
| patient has a great deal to do with
the diagnosis. as most cases develop
between the ages of thirty and sixty
five. 1t is stated by pathologists from
their record of post mortem that In
twenty-five per cent. of all females over
sixty years gall stones exist.
When a positive diagnosis has been
made the surgeon should not hesitate
to advise the patient to undergo oper-
alton, for the percentage of mortality
is so slight and the old bugbear, hillary
fstulae, is Of such rare occurrence at
the present time that the pain of oper-
alton is not as great as single attack
of collie.
Abscess Of the liver is a very blind
disease to diagnosis. The idea must
not be adhered to that it is necessary
to have chlls and high temperature in
order to have pus imprisoned in this
organ. Jaundice is not an important
factor. The paper was discussed by
nearly all present.
PERSONAL EQUATION.
DR.. j. r. Greenleaf. of Oneonta. n
Y, read a paper on Personal Equa
ton" The cyniC says that every man
has his weak spots; each man has his
peculiarties, his personal equation
The optimist says every man has hi
good side. Why is it, he asked, that o
the gross number of graduates of medi
cal schools only twenty-eight per cent
ever succeed as physicians, either il
their ability to cure the sick. to snatcl
deaths victims from his grasp, to viii
and hold the respect and confidence o
the community, or make a living fo
themselves and families?
Let the physician study himself, am
If he finds that any element Of his per
sonal equation is detracting from hi
fulfillment of that which he desires t.
be, let him abandon 1t at once: what
ever is detrimental must he given VI
whether it be manner habit. matter
Of dress, hobbies, or fads. Cut ther
all off.
No profession conduces so much T.
conceit, arbitrariness and dictatoria
ways as the practice of medicine. A
; soon as the front door of the patron
house is shut behind him the physic