Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-26
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY
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the society appoint one fellow from each
county who shall be charged with the
duty Of reporting and exposing each IL
legal practitioner in his county.
The discussion being ended, DR.. Tay-
lors motion was voted on and carried
Drs. Taylor. Barnger and Ewell were
appointed on the committee.
STATE BOARD or HEALTH.
DR.. Hugh II. Young, of Johns Hopkins
University, gave a most interesting de-
monstration OF prostate operations, after
which reports OF committees were called
for. DR.. Grandy. Of Norfolk, member
of the Committee on Health Laws, intro
duced a bill which he desired the society
10 endorse. making q new law for the
government Of the State Board of Health
The bill provides tor making the board
absolute on all health matters, and EN-
uovering the secretary Of the board 70
act on health matters whenever he deem
ed such action necessary.
DR. W. T. Oppenhmer president OF the
Richmond Board OF Health. objected TO
the bill, in that il created one man
power. and gave the secretary of the
board too much power. He onered an
amendment that the secretary OF me
board be required TO have an office in the
CAPITOL building, and be required TO ue-
vote his entire time to the work OF ms
Office.
mr. Ramon ID. Garcin seconded Dr.
Oppenhimers amendment, ana oHered
several objections TO the bill as a whole.
During the discussion the usefulness Oh
the state Board was brought into ques-
tion and DR. Iandon b. Edwards took
the floor i'm defence Of the board, OF
which he is a member DR.. Harvey OF
Danville. another member OF the uoaIu'
and Or. A. S Priddy, of Charlotte, spoke
In defence of the state Board, the laI-
ter asserting that the board had done
valuable work in checking and suppress
ing epIdemics
After the question had been freely dls-
cussed. Dr. Gordon moved that the Dill
be referred back 20 a committee OF hNe
b,t subsequently withdrew his motion.
The amendment offered boy Or. open
himer was withdraw by him. he explain
ing that he feared IL might be construed
as being aimed az Or. Irving. the pres
eut secretary of the board.
DR.. Jones. of Brunswick moved, as an
amendment that the appointment or
members Of the board be made by the
Governor on recommendation OF the VIZ
ginia Medical Society. This was asreeu
TO. Another amendment agreed TO pro
vided that all members of the poaiu
should be physicians.
The report of the Editing Committee
that $500 be appropriated for compiling
the Virginia Medical History was read
and adopted.
CASE or DIR. JORDAN.
Under the head Of miscellaneous busi-
ross the case of DR.. Arthur Jordan
aooinet whom charges of nOn-profes-
eionaI conduct have been preferred. was
called nm. and Or. Upshur asked that u
he referred to the judiciary Committee
with instructions to report 20 the so
ciety at its next annual meeting.
DR. Lucien Lotion of Norfolk. read
naper on DRY Hot Air i'm the Treatment
of Nerve and Joint Diseases.
The Evening Session.
After this paper had been read a recess
was taken for supper. Immediately after
tho society reconvened Or. ). Allison
/ Hodges read a paper on Nerve Sequelae
of Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis" iustrat-
ing it by two very interesting patients
one a babe in arms and the other an
Italian boy about Z years Of age The
latter proved TO be a most singular and
highly interesting case of ataNic ophasla,
/ the boy being able 70 receive and under
I stand anything Sdlu 10 hliii bHl DNit5 "H-
able to use his speech properly, getting
/ his words tangled up in most unintell-
! gible fashion.
! The paper was briefly discussed, after
which Or. A. r. Stands of Washington,
/ d q read a paper on Treatment of
/ Clubfeer"
DR.. j. Wesley Bovee, Of Washington,
d. c.. followed with a paper on 'splenec-
tony" with reports of two cases.
DIR. Hunter Mcclure was called upon 10
read a paper on "Hepatic Calculi," but
he waived his right to the floor and had
his paper referred 10 the Committee on
/ Publication.
DE-. George T. Harrison. of New York.
then read a paper on pelvic Haemato
ceIe studied Chiefly With Reference 90
Pathogenesis and Therapeutics" The pa
per was highly scientific and exceedingly
valuable. provoking an interesting discus
| sion.
CARE OF EPILEPTICS.
Dr. Wharton sinkled. of Philadelphia,