The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-18
DOCTORS IN CONVENTION.
Semi-Annual Meeting of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland
In Westminster.

| The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty OF
| Maryland held lis semi-annual meeting in the
Fire Department Building, this city, on Tues
day. Nearly a hundred physicians were
present, the major part of them from Balt-
more 1t was very interesting meeting, as
was shown by the general discussion OF the
subjects of the papers read
| Dr. C. Birnie, of Taneytown, the President,
presided. DIR. J. W. Herring, Comptroller,
elect, delivered the address of welcome, and
said, personally, there is no body of men he
would so gladly welcome to Westminster as
the medical profession. He spoke of his own
graduation in medicine in 1856, and of his
settling in Westminster. Upon his shelves
were a number of medical works that he
thought were complete, and contained all that
| could be said or would be known. Gradually,
| however, as the science of medicine and sur
gerry progressed these books had to be put up
| higher on the shelves and newer books put in
| their places. The Doctor went on to speak
| of the great and wonderful progress of the
profession, and, after remarking that he had
not intended to get off into regular speech,
stopped rather abruptly in an interesting adj
dress. He said that he and the honored Pres
ident CDR. Birnie) had lately been making
| different kinds of addresses, and that II the
| Il
liens, - the Faculty would have to excuse him.
DR.. Herring again extended cordial wei
come to the Faculty to Westminster, and was
applauded at the close of his remarks.
DIR. Birnie responded upon the part of the
Faculty, saying he felt more at home with the
medical profession than with any other body
of men, The Faculty, he said, had a history
to be proud of, extending over one hundred
years, and among its members had been many
illustrious men. The purpose OF the Faculty
was higher than the relief of suffering Il was
broad charity; purpose to teach men how
better to live, to improve the hygiene of the
state, to better care for the insane, aud so on.
All these improvements, he said, must come
from the research, study and experience OF
the medical profession.
Before the reading of the papers was begun,
DR.. Wiuslow, of Maryland University Hos
pital, Baltimore, explained the Wyatt method
of amputation He had present a boy of
about twelve years whose left leg had been re-
Gently amputatsd by the Wyatt method. DIR.
Winslow described the cause requiring the
amputation, and had the boy placed upon a
table and the remaining portion of the leg ex-
posed for examination. The boy he said did
not lose half an ounce of blood by the opera
ton, except that in the severed portion of his
leg; that the patient did not suffer pain longer
than As hours, and was in condition to leave
the hospital in two weeks from the day Of the
operation.
Dr. E. F. Cordell read a paper giving
history Of the Faculty and its work, which was
full Of interest He spoke of its work in the
establishment Of medical colleges and college
OF pharmacy: in the requirement of an exam
inaiion of those who desired TO practice medi.
cine, even of graduates of medical colleges; of
the work of the faculty in the matter OF vacci.
nation; of its efforts to prevent epidemicS; OF
its work in the matter of sanitation, &c
DIR. William 0sler, Of Baltimore, followed
with a paper on Home Treatment Of Con
sumption He said the usual treatment Of
this disease had been desuliory aud unsystem
ATTIC. and an absence of n rigid regime. The
arrest or cure of consumption Is a question OF
nutrition. The most important matter Is fresh
air. Patients should be outdoors during sun
shine, no matter how cold the weather, and
should take their me4ls IN the open air, only
returning into the house when absolutely nee
essary. Fresh air, absolute rest and nutritious
food were essentials. AS to food he recon-
mended raw eggs three times day. aud a
gradual increase Of the number 10 twenty or
thirty day. He gave history Of case un-
der his care where the patient VA the past
eleven months. by living in the open air in dAy
time and taking raw eggs, milk and other
nutritious food, had been relieved Of her
cough, had gained more than twenty pounds
and he believed she woRld be soon fully re
stored to health.
DR.. Oser was followed by DIR. c. :. Millet,
of Brockton. Massachusetts DR.. Millel
agreed with DIR. 0sler. but be a. con
WINGED of the necessity OF fresh air for con
sumpiives, he required his patients 10 be IN
the open air all the time, except i0 the case
Of rain or other bad weather. He gave his
tory OF a number Of the cases under hrs treat
ment where the patients were required even
10 sleep in the open air, and told Of their gain
IN flesh. weight and their general phgslcs!
condition hy living in the open air and taking
pleoty Of nutritious food. Dr. Millei exhibited
a number OF photographs showing the homes
and the places where the patients slept, on
balconies and porcbees. with no root abovs.
A number Of gentlemen spoke GA the sub
iect Que saying that he believed tuberculosis
could be as readily cured as other diseases.
bu, very large per eeut- Of these afflicted
could not take The time 60 make "A business %
getting well--could not take the aseaei rest,
be out in the open air Of the country and oh
tain The necessary nutritious food.
Dr. J. H. Biilingslea, OF Westminster, read
a paper on Bladder Troubles IN Old Men.
in which he advised the use Of the eaiheIer.
He gave the history Of bis treatment IN sew
eral cases, in one Of which he leit the raihetsr
in for fourteen DAYS with good results and 40
evil ones
DR.. Charles r. Foniz, also Of Westminster,
read paper on IAN Interesting Case Of
Cys;iiis,' 10 which he gave the diagnosis aad
treatment Of case be had.
These two papers ~ere discussed together.
DR.. III. II. Young, DIR. J. H. Braaham and
Or. J. C. Hemmeter each read papers, and
tha, fha Eseulfv took "A recess 10 discuss m