The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-23
MEDICAL SOCIETY'S
ANNUAL SESSION
Many Papers Are Presented Aud In
torosHng Addresses
Delivered
"A GOOD TIME AT WAlLELE,
Scheduled Clinic at Queens Hospital
Aud Unexpected One
ut Picnic,
GOOD TIME AT wAlLELE.

At the opening session of the seven
teonth annual meeting OF the Hawaiian
Territorial Medical Society at the Pa
cinc club on Saturday afternoon, there
was an attendance of twenty-five doc
tors, including some women.
Or, A, N, Sinclair, president, In his
opening address told of successful
year for the society lie defended the
bin that failed In last legislature, for
the regulation Of the practice of medi-
cine and surgery aud urged the menu
bors 10 agltuto for It's passage ut the
coming session.
Onlcers for the ensuing year will be
elected this afternoon Those for the
closing year are Dr. A, N, Sim
clair, presidents DR., Il. II. Humphrls,
vice president; DR., j. Il, Judd, secre-
lary-treasurer and Doctors w, l., Moore |
and G, u, Cooper, executive committee
men.
Dr. Currle read the first paper on
Saturday, the subject being "Gouu-
moss"
DR. Currie read u paper by DR.. Brin-
ckerhon on the control of leprosy by
segregation, which strongly maintain
cd the wisdom of that policy.
Or, Cooper made an address in favor
Of the system of water supply for lTo-
noluu, proposed by Marston Camp
bell, Superintendent Of Public Works,
whereby the water power of Nuuanu
dam Will be used TO pump arteslan wa
ter.
Drs. Cooper, Wood and Humphris
we're appointed u committee on resolu-
| lions.
Or. Hoffman, read IN account Of his
recent tour IN Europe"
DR. g, -, Cooper gave u demonstra-
ton of new way to use physicians
felt In making quick spllnt, operat-
ing on DR. Humphrls.
other papers read were the follow
ing;
Suggestion and suggestblIty,"
by Or. I. I<ntsuki
Some Medical Things Japanese
by Or. -. Moore
Report of Work Done in the Ser.
vice Laboratory During the Past
Year." by Or, D. Currie.
lie stated that, since the opening
Of the Federal service laboratory In
June Of last year, no case of plague
in human beings and no plague Infect
cd rats had been discovered In Homo
lulu, and that no plague rats had been
discovered IN the Territory since De-
cember Inst, when some were sent In
from Hilo The laboratory Is examln-
ing now at the rate Of fifty thousand
rats year
"Recent Results in Physlco ChemiC
. Investigations and their Appliance IN
b Therapeutics by DR.. George +.
, Straub
"A New and simpllhed Method foi
the Demonstration Of the Bacillus oI
Hansen" by Or. Goodhue.
On Sunday clinic was held at thu
Queens Hospital, two operations be-
ing performed by DR.. Waterhouse, as
sisted by Drs Collins, Straub and Sex
ton, at which there was full attend
0 ance OF the members Of the society
3 After the clinic the society was enter
. tanned by Superintendent Eckardt.
q In the afternoon the members wen
= out by various conveyances, TO Altar
L Herbert's retreat, Wailele, in Kalih
0 Wiley, where they were the guests o.
: DR. II. Howard Humphris. A plung'
b in the bathing pool was not the leas
10 Joyous experience Of the OCCASION. Thu
fun produced, however, clinic not Of
i the program. DIR. Armitage in dlvlnI
l. for dime cut his foot on stone. DR.
g Hodgins administered first aid and Drs
e Mcdonald and Hoffman, applied anti
l. septic dressings, after which Chimes
II slipper enabled the patient to stay II
It the merry-maklng.
II Today's program comprised the pre-
" sentation Of papers MS follows
u Advanced Surgery Of Vascular sya
r tenn" DR.. J. II. Judd; Some DIS
70 orders Of Inhibition" Or. G. A. Peter
h son. what Shall We as Medical Me
30 10 Prevent the Infection Of Tuber
culosls," DR.. II. \. Holman; 1.-THE EH
animation Of the Eyes, Nose an
Throat Of School Children" Or. w. {
Rogers; "ElectrlCity in the Relief
Pain" DR. r. Howard Humphris.
A banquet at the Pacific Club in tn
evening, followed by medical hlg
links, will close the proceedings.
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A GOOD HOUSEHOLD IMMINENT
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