The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-16
DOCTORS OF
TWO STATES
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
GATHERED AT THE JERMYN.
The Semi Annual Session Of the III
terstate Homeopathic Society Held
Yesterday and the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Society Joined in the
sessions-Many Excellent Papers
Read-A Dinner Served in the
Evening and Attended by All the
Guests-Those Who Attended.


the presence of a large number OF clet.
er physicians from various parts OF
New York state and Pennsylvania; all
men who bow before the magic words,
"tSim.lii Siralliba, Curantur.'
IT was the semi-annual meeting or
the Interstate Homeopathic Medical
association, Joined with a meeting OF
the Homeopathic Medical society of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and the
sessions were conducted in one of the
parlors of the Jermyn.
The Interstate Homeopathic society
is composed OF homeopathic physicians
from parts of New York state and
Pennsylvania, and it has u member
ship Of seVenty-five. It's president Is
w. Louis Hartman, of Syracuse, and
its secretary is Dr.. j. b. Bates, OF
Binghamton. The Northeastern Penn
sylvania society is composed entirely
of physicians from this part of the
state. It's president is DR.. Theodore
NJ. Johnson, of Pittston, and its sec
retary is DR.. Anna Clarke, Of this city.
The morning session was called to
order by President Johnson at 10
o'clock and a number of papers were
read by members present. The SUBJ
iects were, in the main, purely tech
nical, and were as follows: SANITARY
Science" DR.. c. w. Roberts, Scranton:
Defects of City Sewers" DR.. T. NJ.
Dunn. Wilkes Barre. Fa.: "Disposition
of Garbage" Dr.. Il. G.. Dueher, Wilkes
Barre Pa; special paper, DR.. r. MUIR
dock. Wilkes Barre, Pa: acute Peri
tonitis," DR.. F. L. Peck, Scranton:
My Experience in Puerperal Convul-
sons," DIR. S. Fl. Sandel, Plymouth.
DIR. ROBERTS PAPER.
DIR. Roberts paper on SANITARY
Science" was especially timely. He
dwelt upon the necessity OF educating
the masses in this all-important and
all essential subject. "To receive an
appointment as a health officer said
he, 'in any city. the authorities should
require an examination on the princi-
pies of sanitary science. The opportu-
atty would then be open TO all. in-
stead OF to n favored few.
What avails the physicians knowledge
of Therapeutics if within the range OF
his vision diseases multiply and thous-
ands are taken to their graves Will:
he is trying 10 save one.
In our high schools and in all in
Institutions of learning, the law of
diffusion of gases, the metals that
should he used in the construction OF
drain pipes; the prevention of damp
ness: the methods Of discovering the
causes of endemic and epidemic dis
eases; how to dispose of waste matter
subject to decomposition; how to build
haalthful and cheap houses for the
poor how to test water and discover
adulteration in articles of food; how
To take yellow fever by the throat and
throttle it and cholera by the loins
and crush it out--all these and many
other things should be taught"
In the afternoon at O'Clock. after
u brief recess for lunch. the convention
was resumed and the papers read We're
us follows: Pneumonia, a Case" DR..
/. A. Martin, Binghamton. N. Y;
The Value of Micro organisms in
Diagnosis" DR.. G. r. Burlnghoft.
scranton; appendicitis: Choice OF
Methods of Treatment" DR.. G. w.
Roberts. New York; Selection of the
Similliun1 in Diseases of Infants" DR..
q. f. Hand, Binghamton. N. y: "a
Few Words About .Aconitc," Dr. Theo.
Sureth, Scranton; 'Specialism anl
Ethics" DR. II. r. Ware, Scranton;
AN Idea in Pterygium.' DR.. w. r.
lkcNil, w NlINeS- EstIIc. / ne iTtdtuleliL
of Chronic Prostatitis. Dr. L. T. ASH
craft. Philadelphia; special paper, DR..
Frederick Brewster. Scranton; "Wha t
Pelvic Diseases Are Fest Treated per
vaginum, DR.. w. r. Proctor, Bing-
hamton, n. Y.
DINNER OF DOCTORS.
The afternoon session was not fin
ished until after 6 o'clock and cont
in the breakfast room OF the hotel.
Tine tables We're arranged in the form
OF a r and at the head was seated
President Hartman, OF The Interstate
society, at his right was seated DR..
H. T.. Ware, of this city, president of
the Pennsylvania Homeopathic So
cioty. while at his left sat Presid ent
ON either side of these two last sat
Dr. L. n. Ashcroft. professor of sur
gerry in the Hahnemann hospital,
Philadelphia, ana DR.. q. w. Roberts,
professor of surgery in The New York
Homeopathic society.
most excellent dinner was served
and at its conclusion n number of in
formal toasts We're responded to. DR..
&. S. Winters, of Binshamton, pro-
posed ITO Our Greater knowledge and
to Our Closer Union" and it was
drank by all
The following papers were read al
the evening session, which Immediately
followed the dinner: "A Plea for More