Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-10-17
Meeting OF the Sullivan County Med
ical Society.

Medical Society, at Forksville Pa.
October End, 1907 meeting called to
order by president Doctor M. E.
Herman at 10 A. M. Constitution
read and adopted with corrections,
DR.. Randall of LaPorte made men
tiOn that Dushore be the annual
meeting place of the society which
shall be held in January of each year,
subsequent meetings be decided by
vote of members present, DR..
Mervine of HillsgFove and DIR. CD.
| Voorsees of Sonestown Pa, joined
as charter members. Program Qst.)
DIR. Bird of Overton read a paper
on Diagnosis and treatment of ty-
phOid fever, DR.. Bird advises all
cases of general malace headache
marked weakness with fever TO al
ways guard as the beginning OF
typhoid fever, he claims that some
of the late Pathologists after exami-
nation of 800 cases that the bacteria
typhoses was not found in the ex-
cretions of the bowels therefore the
old time theory of the disease being
of intestinal origin and the cores.
ponding intestinal aseptic treatment
is fallacy. Discussion opened by
DR.. Marvin who agrees with DIR.
Bird and comments on the paper.
Other doctors claim that the disease
ia of intestinal origin and patients
all show liberation of Pyers patches
and do well under intestinal asepsis,
without this patients become delir-
ious, abdomen distended, fever runs
higher, more danger of perferations
and complications. DIR. Woohead
read paper on Diagnosis and treat
ment of Appendicitis. DIR. Wood
head claims that the subject, very
important one as by far the most
common and most important of all
abdominal diseases, and if recogniz-
ed in time is amenable to treatment.
The appendix is probably the most
vulnerable of abdominal organs from
several reasons. First, it is struct-
ure in the retrograde metamorpho-
ses, it is deficient in blood, nerve,
and Emphatic supply. Second, it
is long and its caliber lis small hence
its drainage is poor and easily inter
fered with. Lastly, it is subject to
traumation by the psoas muscle on
which it usually lies. From this it
is apparent that the appendix may
easily become a very target for the
destruction with mcro-organism,
normally present in its lumen when
from causes these are melted into
activity. Treatment: surgical in
most cases. Discussion opened by
DR.. Randall of Laporte. He thinks
that appendicitis is rare disease
and that young doctors and surgeons
have more cases between their ears
than in the abdomen as he has seen
a great many cases operated on for
appendicitis that when the abdomen
was opened no disease of the organ
was found to exist. All physicians
took part in this discussion and il
was generally thought surgical treat
ment the safest. DIR. j. l.. Christian
read paper on Alkaloidal Medica-
ton. DR.. Christian thinks that it is
time for some new form of medica-
ton, as the unreliabilty of drugs
even flOm our best drug houses.
The doctor quoted from New York
Health Board where they purchased
from reliable drug stores nuX vomi-
cae, belladOnna, acOnite, opium, dig
itallis ana had them analysed by
competent chemist and found they
varied in strength from 8 to 20 per
cent TOO mucn or TOO little OF the act
i've principals. He further claims
that adulteration, substitution, age
and all make it hard for a doctor to
use the present system of medica-
ton. He claims that AlkalOidal
the only reliable medication. The
eubject was further discussed by Dr.
Biddle who thinks that we would
get better results ny the exclusive
use of Alkloidal medication. Drs.
Woodhead and Davies and wives
had an especially fine dinner all
ready for the members and their
wives which was heartily enjoyed
by all. A motion was offered to ex-
fouh fo Tire, Wno.1hooA ov.I na,,sos,