The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-20
LAST DAY
Of MfDICOS
Session Ends With a
Banquet at the
Club.

The closing business hours of the Ha
Waiian Territorial Medical Association
yesterday afternoon at the University
Club were devoted. first. to the readins
OF valuable papers on medicine anG
kindred subjects, and finally to the
| election of new officers for the ensuing
year. The election resulted as follows
president, DR.. A. G. Hodgins; vice
president DR.. A. n. Sinclair; secretary
and treasurer, DR.. F. H. Humphris
Executive committee. DIR. H. V Muir
ray, Dr.. E. S. Armitage
| The afternoon was pleasantly passed
| in the reading and discussion of the
| papers. The papers and those present
! ing them were as follows:
The Importance of Free Nasal Re
| splration and the Consequences of
Nasal Obstruction. DIR. E Armitase
The Window Resection for Devia-
| tion of the Septum" m"
DR.. w. G.. Rogers
"A Leprosy-like Disease of Mus De-
cumanus". DR.. r. w. Brinckerhoff
'"The Use of Baths, Especially Medi-
Gated Baths, in the Treatment of
Leprosy" ........... DR.. H. T. Holman
Quarantine and immigration" $500
............... ..Dr. {. RamuS
Some observations on Surgery in
Honolulu" "..............Dr. J. r. Judd
DIR. Rogers showed some Instruments
used in the treatment of operations of
the nose which were related to sub
jects appearing in his paper.
DR.. Brinckerhoff, whose article on the
leprosy-like disease which appears in
rats, showed some photographs show
ing diseased rodents. DR.. Brincker-
hoff said he had not yet come across
any live rat so infected, but if anybody
ever came across one he would be
greatly obliged to get it of him, dead
or alive.
DR.. Ramus' paper was devoted to
many of the questions which come up
before a quarantine office. He told of
the regulations covering the inspection
of passengers on vessels and the causes
Of rejection of those whom the regula-
tions refer to.
DR.. Judd gave some valuable obser-
vations on surgery in Hawaii which
have come under his personal notice.
He spoke of the climate of Hawaii as
being particularly favorable for surgi-
cal cases, and decried the practice of
ordering patients to the Coast to get
into another climate before submitting
to operat tions. He believed this was one
of the best climates for almost any
operation. 1t was a splendid climate
also for convalescence. The open-door
and open-window life in Hawaii, he
argued, were admirable for many cases
DR.. Armitage gave a scholarly paper
on nasal respiration which was atten
lively listened to. He considered that
the climate of Hawaii is much bet
ter for respiration than many other
countries because of the evenness of the
and lack of humidity in
the atmosphere.
DR.. Wood showed some stereoscopic
pictures which he had taken of subjects
in Hawaii. He showed these to prove
how much better they were than the
photograph as showing de-
tails. This was applied to matters
medical and he told of some operations
in the bovine herds of Hawaii, which |
were remarkable, as being done by |
young part-Hawaiian who knew MOTH |
ing of why he performed the operations
but knew exactly how to perform them. |
This surgery, commented Dr. WOOD |
was little short of remarkable. The |
were interesting to the
nedicos
A vote of special thanks was given
TO DR.. A. w. Morton of San Francisco
;or his attendance at the meeting and
or the valuable operations performed
oy him for the benefit of surgical
science while here. The physicians con-
idered themselves privileged to have
lad DR.. Morton among them at this
ime.
A vote of thanks was also extended
o the University Club for the use of
IS house for the meetings, especial
mention being made of Mr.. Prosser
nd Mr.. Smith of the House Commit
ee. In addition thanks were extended
o Mr. and Mrs. Gartley.
Before adjourning DR.. Hodg'ns. the
ewly-elected president, made speech
;hich was enthusiastically received.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Gathered about the festive banquet
oard amid the scent of chrysanthe-
1ums and in the soft light shed by
ellow-hued electric candelabra, the
fteenth annual meeting of the Hawai-
IN Territorial Medical Society came to
pleasant close last evening at the
University Club. 1t was an occasion
: unusual good fellowship among the
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