New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-07
SMART AFTERNOON GOWNS
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70 shoulder With the English. Germans and French.
In the devtsing Of operations there is nothing
10 choose between these four nations but IN the
use OF antiseptics the Americans and Germans are
pre-eninenty In advance Of all others. Not that
the doctors OF other nations do not know how
TO use anuseptics, but they will take nearly
as much pains TO avoid bacterial poisoning in
g1cal operations as do Americans and Germans
Moreover, there is particular IN which the
Americans excel even those tireess Investigators
the Germans and that is the alertness which char
acter1zes the mental habits Of doctors graduated
rom the medical colleges OF this land. The Amer
lean doctor goes to work his patient first
and theories the afterward. Il Is a
mon saying that the German physician would
rather have his diagnosis verified by post-mortenn
the patient suffered Patients may die before the
o9Gs9r can De ps5gaaed that his o @[n o
the other hand. shifts his treatment readily the
until the patient is out Of danger
hypnotic treatment has been carried further Py
Brown says This is no doubt largely due to the
state Of public opinion here upon this subject
The American laynnan seemingly does not want
ben oq B46gr 52 G no F6nt bs7 s b1 n
qUacks. But the Hypnotic Congress showed that
success IN mental disorders. especially IN the re-
Inoval Of what are called obsessions. and in the
liquors Some Of the doctors OF highest reputation
theory Of suggestion With medical treatment This
is departure, as far as American doctors are
notism in this country relying upon it wholly for
hypnotic suggestion that the medicine will surely
cure are made to go hand in hand with good effect
When asked # treating patients hyDnotiealIy had
Hau-Brown replied that it seemed TO have that
result in many cases where It was employed 70
about many other kinds Of treatment. The ex-
ma5y o5es vsuebIe remedies Is Highly INJURIOUS
but we do not wholly reject them on that account.
laws are enacted allowing one but duly qualified
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new and potent agency for good be added to our
ANY enc who thinks that trip to Paris as a
Government delegate 70 few congresses is more
eraI hundred printed pamphlets, all IN French,
mon In these repoT+s n IS reoueste that She give
forth any new departures or methods advocated
toward inter9ational organization OF any kind
f es9itfon n the had work while the CONGRESSES
we're IN sessi2H she read paper before the
tended by about four huq I9rs delegates from
trodes She is the inventor Of an electrode which
is IN great demand but has refused 70 patent it.
cry She spoke also befoFe the CONGRESS OF
t435aT Sse3IeaI Congress- was so iarge-aboIt FOUR
thousand deIegates-that It had 70 be divided, and
Il was not, al work, however, At the. congresses
were over there were social festivities on a scale
Of lavish Hospitality. The President Of France
gates. ard some OF the affairs to which Dr. Hall
Brown was hidden among the guests OF nonor were
z reception by the President. a reception by the
Minister Of the Interior, reception by Prince
Roland Bonaparte, fete given by the Mayor Of
Paris. & theatre party by the Minister Of Instruc-
ton and a reception by the Minister Of Finance,
She was the only woman delegate TO the Electro
Therapeutic Congress. and when the delegates
closed their session by dinner IN the EiIel Tower
she de chairman Of the dinner, and presided
over the festivities One outcome OF this gather
ing Of peutic experts IS the establish
raent Of q permanent international congress which
will meet every years. II will assemble in
Berne Switzerland in 1902. The fourteenth Inter
national Medical Congress Will be held in Madrid.
Naxt month Dr. EsII-Brown will make address
On hygiene at the Hampton Institute. Virginia and
a. the tenth annual meeting OF the American
Electro-Therapeutic Association, which will be
he'd AT the Academy Of Music. in this city.
September % Is and o. she will speak on the sub
1ect Of electrodes.