Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-26

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keep on advancing and hghtlng for hours
without recognizing a disability. which
would be almost immediate in the older
bullet. The chances Of ultimate death to
the greatest number are perhaps increased
by the modern rifles, but the immediate
effect on an advancing column Is lessened.
That this Is recognized as a general PROPOSE
ton by men who have already given the
test was brought out in a striking manner
by Rruns OF Tuobigon at the last Berlin
congress. He showed the effects on cadavers
OF bullet wounds where the point OF the
modern bullet had been filed off. called
"dum-dum bullets" claiming that the En-
glish troops in the late Indian wars had
hled them down on stones after they had
found that they had a much more disastrous
effect on the enemy. These effects were
thoroughly illustrated by his many expert
ments, and he ended by appealing to his
countryinen to use their influence at the
next international Medical congress to urge
that such bullets should be forbidden by
proper state regulations by each nation
represented; so that in case OF a general
European war those added horrors should
be saved"
The Rocntgen Ray.
As to the therapeutic action in the Roent-
gen ray, DR.. Saunders said:
at has been proven by a number of tests
In the last year that there is a therapeutic
action in the Roentgen ray. To add to the
statistics that have already been given rela-
tive to the matter, two cases have been un-
der observation. Two cases Of carcinoma
of the breast that had reached the ulcera-
tive stage and had been proven carcinoma
by microscopical examination, showed a
rapid change for the better after three
months treatment with the ray. The sit
tings being of ten minutes duration three
times a week and applied through a dressing
of gauze. In both these cases the healing
up of the ulcer was very rapid, healthy
granulation springing UP and the zone OF
cancerous deposit that was not already
broken down rapidly atrophying. In both
cases relief from pain was very marked.
In one case there was only a small nodule
left, which is gradually disappearing, six
months since treatment was discontinued. -
The wonderful operation on the stomach
of an old man, by which the organ was
completely removed, resulted in some start
ling conclusions. Practically a new stomach
was caused to be formed. The doctor related
the case thus:
Perhaps the most brilliant successful
operation that has been recorded in the last
year was that by Karl Schlatter in the sur
| gical clinic of the University of Zurich, on
September 6, 1897, who operated on a pa
tient 90 years old, who was suffering from
carcinoma of the stomach He removed the
entire stomach and then stitched the
oesophagus at an opening made in the small
intestine and about fifteen inches from the
pylorus. The longitudinal slit was made into
the intestine and the mucous membrane of
the oesophagus was united with the intes-
final mucous membrane by a continuous
circular suture. Above this a second suture
extending through the muscular and sorous
coats, and above all a lembert. The pa
tient made a most remarkable recovery,
going into a speedy convalescence, and on
the latest report, eight months after the
operation, the patient was in excellent
health.
The remainder of the paper was devoted
to a resume of meteorological cases, and
the use of gloves in surgical operations.
A brief meeting of the Intercollegiate
committee was held shortly after noon. 1t
accepted the report of its subcommittee on
a uniform curriculum for the homeopathic
colleges of the country.
A proposition made to the Intercollegiate
committee by the interstate committee urg-
ing that, in order to encourage students of
homeopathic colleges to apply for appoint
ments in the regular army, their last years
tuition fees be refunded to all who make
such application, was voted down. The OBJ
ject of this idea had been to establish a
plan by which it could be ascertained just
who might be refused appointment to the
regular army on the ground of his particular
school of medicine.
No action was taken by this committee at
this time regarding the proposed extension
of the college term to five years.
Two Questions Disposed OF.
During the afternoon there was another
important meeting of the interstate commit
tee in which it finished up it's business for
this year and adjourned. The two questions
disposed of were the need of a uniform state
medical law and Senator Aliens resolution
to provide against discrimination against
homeopaths in the military service. Another
matter came UP, but it had to be deferred
to next year for final action. being mean
while referred to a of
three to report next year. the orig
inator of the idea. DR.. Eldridge C.
Price Of Baltimore. being made the
| chairman. This was nothing less than
a proposed bill in congress for a system of
impartial federal governmental supervision
of medical colleges for which the endorse
ment of the institute was desired.
The national medical bill drawn up by
DR.. Price for securing this desired federal
supervision of all the medical colleges of the
country aims at a triune national board to
be composed of coordinate boards to repre-
sent, respectively, the three dominant
schools, allopathic, homeopathic and eclectic,
each board to be chosen from nominations
sent up through its own national body, the
allopathic members through the American
Medical society, the homeopaths through
the American Institute of Homeopathy, and
the eclectic through the National Eclectic
Medical association, and the three boards
to be appointed for five-year terms at a
salary of $4,000 per annum. Its great OBJ
! ject, the bill stated in its title, as being "to
secure for any graduate of any properly
qualified medical college the right to prac-
tice medicine in any and every state" This
1t hopes to accomplish by a thorough system
of federal governmental inspection of the
colleges, but each Of the three boards to be
confined in its particular province to its
own particular school of medicine.
They would arrange curriculums and
set forth the questions candidates
for graduation would be required
to answer. The colleges would make the
! preliminary examinations OF the graduates,
but the final examinations would have to
be made by three supervisory INSPECTORS of