The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-20

though it sometimes occurs in children separatIve iritis Is the most danger ous form of the disease. Great stress was laid on differential diagnosis. pr Woodson told of the standard .diner- ences between the various forms oi iritis, dealing with the phenomena oi the pupil. cornea, the aqueous humoul and other compositions of the eye. 1t Is not necessary to search the ' causes of iritis to properly treat the | disease as 1t does not vary with the causes The applications for dllating the pupil are necessary in the treat I ment. Constitutional treatment should have some cognfkance of the cause or iritis Remedies were given for the constitutional treatment of the disease
 when caused by syphilis, rheumatism, gout and gonorrhea.
 | The paper was loudly applauded. pr. A. A. Greene of Annlston fol- | lowed in q discussion based on the importance of early differential dtag-
 nosis on which depends the future nap
 piness of the patient.
 pr. Carl K. Fox of Birmingham in
 the discussion of iritis told of one in- stance of treatment which ne was sure
 was tuberculosis of the eye.
 Dr. J. A. Goggans of Alexander City participated briefly in the discus
 sion and Dr. Woodson closed with q | relation of few treatments for iritis. | Dr. Woodson said that nocturnal pains | and discolorations are sure signs of
 Iritis.
 A paper on '"The Rational Treatment | of Pneumonia" was read by Dr. Charles I.. Guice of Gadsden. One of tho prime needs in treating
 pneumonia Is to test the efficiency O. l the heart during the period of infec" | tion.
 Remedies for Pneumonia. Remedies TOT pneumonia were dealt with extensively in this paper. Mus tard baths are commonly used by Dr. Guice. He gave the opinion that -ew cases of pneumonia need stlmulants hut when needed his most common arc alcohol, strychnine and saline. The comfort and hyRenics of the pa-
 tlents were dwelt upon by Dr. Guies
 as imperative. He argued against cx- pectorants as useless, as arc applica-
 tions.
 pr. W. M. Wilkerson of Montgom- cry discussed the cardinal phases or treating pneumonia, saying the' heart stren gth of the patient should be hug banded. The creosoted carbonate treatment is well thought of by Dr.
 wilkerson. He commended the use of ice as an agent, an Ice poultice for one.
 
 strength of the patient. Dr. P. q. Trent also participated in l the discussion. He said ! per cent ccV-
 CTS his mortality list frcm pneumonia.
 He believes in free administration of calomel.
 Dr. R. NJ. Cunningham of Enslcy
 contradicted the remedies of Dr Trent, | saying that the achievements of the 1 latter gentlemen are perhaps due to q ! remarkable series of benign eases ln- trinsically tending to recovery" Secretary Morris announced the ap- pointment of the following members | of the Committee on Nomination of | Councillors. Drs. J. c. LeGrande, Harry q. Inge, c. A Thigpen, J. A.. McEaciiern. M. B. Cameron, A. L..
 Harlan. B. B Simms. G. T. McWhor- ter. Charles l.. Guice.
 Dr. Robert Abbe of New York 1 opened his Jerome Cochran" lecture, ",rhe Problem of Surgery" with a
 tribute to pr. Cochran's memory whom
 he did not know but wished he had
 known
 Dr. Abbe told of the skeptic nature of the world today In all fields of s:i- | entific progress and particularly in
 surgery. The lecturer told of the 7e- cessity of sub-graduate and post l graduate work.
 SurEery'a Importance. Dr. Abbe in emphasizing the lni- portance of surgery said, Scissors arc