The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-26
Typhoid Fever and APP
pendicitis.
LICENSE TO NURSES
Among Those Who Pass is Miss Elmer
Phillips, of Raleigh. The Proceed
ings of the Last Day of The
State Medical Asso-
ciation.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., May 25.-The
discussion of typhoid fever of it's dis
Summation through various agencies;
appendicitis and the means of cure
and the forcible remarks of Dr. Tenn
pleton of Cary on this subject were
among the salient points of interest
in the sessions of the North Carolina
Medical Association today Interest
also attaches to the list of names in
dicating who were the successful as
pirants before the board of examin-
ers for license as professional nurses.
This Mornings Session.
Upon the assembling of the medical
society in the third and last days ses-
sion this morning at 8 o'clock, the
discussion of typhoid fever was re-
sumed, and DR.. II. ID. Steward, of
Monroe, led the symposium in care
fully prepared paper on the topic,
''Prophylaxis of Typhoid Fever" His
paper was the precursor of one OF
the most interesting open discussions
yet heard, except that when those Civ
ing their experience with flies, bed
bugs, fieas, ice distributors and other
agencies in disseminating typhoid fe-
nary mortal wish for wings to fly or
flea away and be no more and be
done with it.
For instance DR.. Weaver, of Ashe-
vile, told of how in one home near
Asheville six in one family had ty-
phoid and thirty different families
caught il by some member of it eating
food at the sick persons home, where
millions of flies swarmed over the
dining room table.
Dr. SummereIl, of China Grove; DR..
Wilmington, of Asheville. and DR..
Hubbard, OF Worthwhile, spoke in this
discussion
DR.. LeGrand Query of Columbia,
read fine paper OH appendicitis,
which was followed by an interesting
discussion of the disease by DR.. HUI
bert Royster, of Raleigh, and DI.
Weaver, of Asheville the latter say
ing there was no absolute means of
making correct diagnosis of appen-
dicitis
DR.. Templeton, of Cary, made the
welkin ring with repeated rounds of
applause when he declared that he
was surprised to see so many coun-
try doctors here who were not sur
geons in the sense of performing alb
dominial operations, sit silent when
surgical specialists were treating APP
lied to be cured. Plenty of country
doctors cured or relieved appendicitis
by applications of ice packs, hot water
massage and various other forms Of
medical attention. He did not intend
to reflect on the surgeons or minimize
the value of surgical operations, but
in a voice that could be heard mile,
DR.. Templeton declared that many
people afflicted with appendicitis
could get well and get up without
being cut up by specialists in distant
hospitals.
DR.. Long said that if the general
practitioner would withhold all purga-
tiVeS and all food in cases Of s,sppen-
dicitis nine cases out of ten would not
need a surgical operation to recover
apparently, though eventually the pa
tient would die.
The Afternoon Session. 4
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion. the new president, DIR. e. c..
Register. of Charlotte. was indicted
into his office Interesting papers
vile: Lott, Winston; Register, Raleigh;
Il. f. Harris Henderson,; Stevens
Asheville; Harrison. Baltimore.
A resolution providing for COM
mittee of five to form society to ar
rest the increase of tuberculosis was
adopted. The president will name the
committee later.
Resolutions of thanks to citizens of
Greensboro for courteSieS to the
Greensboro papers, press correspond
ent Andrew Joyner and the press of
the State for excellent reports of the
session. and to Guilford county medical
committee were unanimously adopted
by a rising vote and the session adj
journed sine die at six o'clock, after
the greatest meeting ever held in it's
history.
Trained Nursea Licensed.
Licenses were issued by the board
of examiners of trained nurses of
North Carolina to the following nurses
tonight:
Miss Mona Powell, Smithfeld; Miss
Carroll Crocher, Wilson; Miss Ellen
Brown, Durham; Miss Beulah E.
Owens, Durham: Miss Effe e. Reid,
Wilmington: Miss Daisy NJ. Sloan,
Charlotte; Miss Annie M. Insch. Char
lotte; Miss Laura ID. Worth, Guilford
College; Miss Sarah Toard, South
River; Miss SaIlie Lineberger, States
Vile; Miss Annie M. Hawkins, Char
lotte; Miss Mary Speets, Winston
Salem; Miss Mary M. MiIlner, Win
ston-Salem; Miss Minnie Lamb. Gar
land; Miss Mamie j. Lakeland, Char
lotte; Miss Elinor S. Phillips, Raleigh;
Mics Lydia Holman. Ledger; Miss