The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-20
CHISMORE NAMED
FOR PRESIDENT
State Medical SOciety'S
Election.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DEL MONTE. April 19.-The second
day Of the State Medical Society meet
ing opened with a much larger attend
ance than was noted on Tuesday The
morning session was not crowded, owing
TO the fact that many members Of the
society had taken advantage of the I'M
usually fine morning TO take the seven
teen-mile drive. Four or five four-horse
teams were needed TO take the doctors
and their wives.
The scientific side of the meeting was
not. however entirely forgotten, for sew
eral important papers were read. DR.. II.
Bert Ellis of Los Angeles presented pa
Der entitled. "Hyperrophy of the Pha-
ryngeal T0nsiI and Its Relation to Ear
Troubles" Dr. J. Denis Arnold of San
Francisco gave a Contribution TO the
Study Of AUral Diseases; DR.. h. j.
Overeud Of Oakland. d paper entitled,
Ocular NeurasLhenia'; DR.. George c.
Pardee OF gubeInatorial fame, paper
based on a consideration of Five Hun
bred Cases of Reductive Error and
report of q case of cancer OF the eye.
At The afternoon session the attendance
was greater and the interest taken in the
papers considerable. DR.. Ryfkogel gave
q resume of the recent advances result
ing from the use Of The microscope In
discussing this paper, DR.. Sherman of
MERGED Stated that the germ of COnsump-
non --.LO recently DGGU lOUnQ IN tHOtny
and other kinds of hay, and thought this
might account for some cases of tuber-
Culosis in cattle.
DR. d. w. Montgomery showed speei-
mems and gave "a history OF a case Of
rare and marked defOrmity OF the nails
in leprOsy. This was followed by a
paper by Dr. OphulS, suggested by 4 case
he had recently seen Of foreign body in
the heart. He recalled a number Of
cases in which bullets, pins, pieces Of
wood, etc. had been forced into the heart
@ a..
70 twenty years without doing any par
tiCular harm.
Dr. A W. Hoisholt Of Stockton report
cd an exceedingly rare case of tubercu-
losis Of the heart. DR. Herbert X Mot
fit of san Francisco brought into con-
sicerauon a rare form of disease of the
liver. Dr. A. {. Hart of san Francisco
gave dissertation, illustrated with Ian
tern slides. on the cause of decay of the
teeth.
Dr. Z. J. II. Farrell. recently with the
army I'm Manila, talked about our Sick
and Wounded in the Philippines" Dr
Farrell said the sick and wounded were
we'll cared for and looked after. sun
stroke and kindred affections are the
most prominent in Manila; the heavy
drinkers are most commonly affected.
They often come in from duty in the
sun with a temperature Of le4 degrees;
g. few days in the hospital quite restore
them. however. A few drinks and hot
sun often produce temporary insanity.
Reports from the treasurer and secre-
tary showed the society to be In a -four
fishing condition, and the treasurer sug-
gesJed that the dues for the year be re-
uitted
A great surprise to the members at
tending was the absence of the expected
political night Dr. Ross of Sacramento,
who had been suggested for the presi-
Geaey by ,br Winslow Anderson, with
drew and left q free field to DR.. George
Ch.smOre Of San Francisco. who was
elected by acclamation. DR.. G. y.
Davis was elected first and DR.. Z. +.
Kelley second vice president; DR..
Thomas Ross, treasurer; Drs. c. c.
WadSworth. i. Dudley TAFT T. G. Fris-
bic j. Henry EarbOt, =. +. Kelley. J, NJ.
Williamson and George II. Evans board
OF examiners with DIS. Philip King
Brown, Philip Mills Jones and L. S. How
ard as alternateS.