The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07
DR.. LORENZ OPERATES
CURES DEFORMED BEFORE PHYSI-
CLANS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Delegates to the American Medical
Association Busy Attending Meet
ings of the Sections.

NEW ORLEANS, May 6.-Sectional meet
ings kept the delegates to the American
Medical Association busy to-day. There
were seven meetings in the forenoon and
a dozen in the afternoon. DR.. Adolph
Lorenz was a conspicuous figure at the
section of surgery and anatomy He was
Immediately recognized upon entering the
hall. and introduced from the chair by
Chairman Moore. He was cordially APP
plauded and briefly expressed his acknowl-
edgments Stories have been afioat here
that there would be some criticisms of DR..
nothing Of this character has yet appeared.
visitor with no desire to appear as a par
ticipant
AS a result of interesting papers read by
Drs. H. M. Bracken and Cressy L. Wilbur
and Hon. w. A. King, of the Census Blu
reau. resolutions have been passed by the
hygiene and science department impressing
physicians throughout the country with
the necessity of cooperating with the Gen.
sus Bureau in recording vital statistics and
improving the methods of determining the
causes of death.
At meeting of the section of materia
medica, pharmacy and therapeutics, over
which DR.. Solomon S. Cohen presided, DIR.
ing that there were too many patent med
icineS," and proposing an act OF Congress
to limit the sale of poisonous and danger
Gus patent medicines.
interesting paper before the diseases Of
children section on the development and
Much of the interest to-day conferred in
the operations performed by DR.. Lorenz
at the Charity Hospital The surgeon was
probably moved to consent to make the
a v,ctr TONS hxrV hot hox hooy,
in circulation that there was a disposition
in some quarters to criticise his work. The
operations were upon two particularly ag-
gravated cases Of club foot, and the subjects
were children. The amphitheater was
| thronged. DIR. Lorenz worked for more
than an hour and apparently restored the
said the cures would be permanent after
four months. The demonstrations made
very strong impression upon those who wit
messed them. A large number OF deformed
children were brought to the hospital but
the surgeon was too fatigued to do more
work.
geons and physicians will continue their at
tacks. He attended the surgical section
meeting yesterday and was invited to adj
upon y Sos Said the %
only thank you for your kind invitation to
speak to you. and say that wish the best
success to you all.
After it was all over a Chicago surgeon.
who declined to allow his name to be used,
| said that the attack was only postponed
the medical congress to be held in Washing
ton three weeks hence. DIR. Lorenz knows
we are after him. said the Chicago sur
geon. He says he will not go to Washing
| ton because he does not intend to be roast
| ed. But that will not help him. The papers
are all ready with accurate notes on his
| ing men of this line in the country The
| public has heard that Lorenz does wonder
| full things. For its own protection the pub
| lie ought to know that to obtain the sue
cesses he takes wonderful chances, and
| that there are many failures and broken
bones"
from early in the forenoon till late in the
afternoon. President Billings presided
Chairman H. N. Meyer, of Chicago. re-
| ported the progress of the business COM
mittee The report of the provisional COM
| mittee in favor OF the establishment of a
national bureau Of medicines and foods was
| referred back to the original committee.
and the discussion brought out the state
ment that quacks, nostrum vendors and
| patent medicine concerns maintained power
| full Hobbies before Congress.
Surgeon General Wyman asked amend
ments of the Constitution so as to have the
title of his department conform with the
title conferred %f,1 q, upon PoIt, 1t by Congress
ton that the American Medical Associa-
| ton respectfully urge President Roosevelt
| to name a reputable medical man on the
| isthmian canal commission, in view of the
| fact that the construction of the canal is
| through a region in which. without ener-
getic sanitary control, Is sure to result in
| an enormous loss of life from preventa BILE
| disease. The resolution was unanimously
| adopted by the delegates.
The report Of. the business committee in
| favor of the amendment of the bylaws so
| as to provide for the admission Of reputable
| pharmacists. which was recommended by
| the section on therapeutics. was adopted.
| The action of the legislation committee
1 Cefeat viyiSQCffOp
| In Congress was adopted and a resolution
| passed memoralzing Congress not TO give
attention to any further legislation on the
subject.