The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
MEETING OF DOCTORS
DR. LoRENz IS ACCORDED Al
 OVATION.
A Committee Report Declares That Patent Medicines are Too Numer- ous and Action by Congress
 is Recommended.

New Orleans, May 6.-Sectional meet ings kept the delegates to the American Medical Association busy today. There were seven of them in the forenoon and dozen in the afternoon.
 Dr. Adoiph Lorenz has been a conspic- uous figure at the section of surgery and anatomy. Though he entered the hall quietly at the opening meeting he was immediately recognized and introduced from the chair by Chairman James k. Moore. He was very cordially applauded and briefly expressed his acknowledge ments.
 Stories have been afioat here that there would be some criticisms of Dr. Lorenz's methods in the discussions, but nothing of this character has yet cropped out. Dr. Lorenz says he is simply here as a visitor with no desire to appear as a par ticipant.
 As result of interesting papers read by Drs. H. M. Bracken and Greasy l.. Wilbur and Hon. W. A. King of the Gen. sus Bureau resolutions have been passed by the Hygiene and Science Department impressins physicians throughout the country with the necessity of cooperating with the Census Bureau of recording vital statistics and improving the meth ods of determining the causes of death.
 At meeting ot the section of materia medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, over which Dr. Solomon Soils Cohen presided pr. Robinson read committee report declaring that there were too many pat ent medicines and proposing an act of Congress to limit the sale of poisonous and dangerous patent medicines. Dr. John F. Cook of Chicago. read an interesting paper before the diseases of nhf6rAn an kA dAx,a lowe axxA care of children. He urged better ac- commodations in factories and the ap-
 pointment by the Supreme Courts of the various States to have Jurisdiction of the question of the education and labor of children.
 The Southern Medical College Associa- ton has elected Dr. Christopher Tomp- kins of Richmond, President; pr. Mo- Namara of Birmingham, Vice-President, and Dr. G. c. Savage of Nashville, Sec- | retary- Treasurer, and selected Birming- ham for its next place of meeting The American medical editors have
 elected Dr. c. E. Dem Sajors of Phila-
 delphia. President: Dr. Charles Chassaig-
 mac of New Orleans. and Dr. O. F. Ball of St. Louis, Vice. Presidents, and J. Mo- | Donald. Jr.. of New York, Secretary
 Treasurer. MilKankes swilt make q strong
 bid for the next convention of the Amer ican Medical Association Much of the interest today in connec-
 ton with the presence here of the dele-
 gates to the American Medical Associa-
 ton centered in the operations performed
 by Dr. Lorenz at the Charity Hospital
 The surgeon was probably moved to con-
 sent to make the demonstrations by re- ports that have been in circulation that
 there was a disposition in some quarters
 to criticize his work. The operations
 were upon two particularly aggravated
 eases of club foot and the subjects were
 children. The ampitheatre was thronged,
 many of the visiting delegates being pres
 ent. Dr. Lorenz worked for more than an hour and apparently restored the de-
 formed feet to normal condition. He said
 the cures would be permanent after four months. The demonstrations made a very strong impression upon those who wit
 messed them. The report that the doctor
 would operate attracted a large number
 of deformed children to the hospital but
 the surgeon was too fatigued after the
 two operations to do more work.
 The House of Delegates was in session
 from early in the forenoon to late in the afternoon. President Billings presided.
 Chairman H. N. Mover of Chicago re-
 ported the progress of the Business Com mittee.
 The report of the Provisional Commit tee in favor of the establishment of a
 national bureau of medicines and foods was referred back to the original commit tee and the discussion brought out the
 statement that quacks, nostrum vendors and patent medicine concerns maintain powerful Hobbies before Congress in the
 endeavor to safeguard themselves in the
 sale of their products Dr. H. l.. E.. Toh ne yNaS sttbrniffad rA- port of the Committee on Legislation. The report of the Committee on Scientific Exhibits presented a long list of eminent physicians throughout the country who had assisted in the work of the commit tee.
 Surgeon General Wyman attended the session of the delegates and asked amend
 ments of the constitution so as to have the title of his depart &ent conform with the title conferred upon 1t by Congress Dr. Wells of Baltimore offered a reso-
 lution that the American Medical Asso-
 citation respectfully urge President Roose-
 welt to name a reputable medical man on the Isthmian Canal Commission in view of the fact that the construction of the | canal Is through region In which with out energetic sanitary control Is sure 10 result in enormous loss of life from pre- ventable diseases The resolution was l approved by the Business Committee and unanimously adopted by the delegates. Dr. Sanders of Alabama offered reso-
 Iution setting forth that coherent and constitutional system for the protection of
 public health ought to be prepared by the | American Medical Association and sub
 mitted for adoption to the people of the | nation.
 The report of the Business Committee l in favor of the amendment of the bylaws | so as to provide for the admission of rep
 utahle pharmacists which was recom-
 mended by the section on therapeutics
 was adopted. The action of the legisla- | tion in securing the defeat of the vivisec- l tion bill in Congress was adopted and a
 resolution passed memoralizing Congress
 not to give attention to any further leg | islation on the subject.
 | Most of the afternoon session was given up to the report of the Organization Com | nnittee Dr. J. N. Mccormack of Bowling | Green. Ky, Chairman. and the hearing ] of reports from the various states on the | work of reorganization now Tn progress. | The committee presented forceful rec ommendation for strong and enthusiastic orqanIzation of the medical profession
 throughout the country in the interest of
 the public welfare.
 Tonight the Association listened to an l oration on medicine by Dr. J. M. Anders
 of Philadelphia and later the delegates | were entertained at the beautiful home of | Mrs. Cartwright Eustis. The business of l the various sections during the day was I 4an~ GF tnlefGAIfnNF 0-