The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-01-28
DAY IN
MEDICAL CIRCLES
Business instruction And Mirth Combined
Drowning Feature Was Or. II. w. Wileys Lee
ture-ElaborateIy Arranged Banquet Followed

circles. They played in four separ-
ate and distinct roles during the day,
namely the listener, the talker, the
banqueter, and the merrymaker. They
did great deal of all of these d.
versions, and in their roles they ac-
quilted themselves creditably.
1t was indeed big day for the
medics. The pleasures were confined
not to the physicians alone, but their
wives and guests enjoyed themselves
equally as much. Business, instruc-
tion, and mirth. combined to make the
annual reunion, of the members of the
society and their wives beyond
doubt the most successful in the his
tory of the organization.
Nor can it be said that the enjoy
ment was all that of the Canton
medical men, for representative M.
DIS from all parts of the county were
present. making the affair one OF
Stark county, and not Of Canton alone.
First on the program for the day
was the annual business meeting of
the Stark County Medical society, for
which members gathered from all
parts of Molly Stark to elect their
officers for the ensuing year. The
meeting was one of the best attended
in the history Of the society.
But the crowning feature of all OF
the events was the lecture of DR.. H.
w. Wiley, chief of the bureau of
chemistry of the department Of agri-
culture at Warrington, at the First
M. ID. church. A large number of
persons realizing the rarity of the OPP
portunity of hearing lecture from
such an authority, flocked to the
church, taxing its capacity to the ut
most, and evidence of their relish of
the talk was shown by the deep at
tention and interest displayed by all
present.
Following the lecture came the BAN
quet, probably the most deliberately
arranged and most thoroughly car
ried out in the history of the society.
Eighty-seven physicians with their
wives sat at the tables and having par
taken of the generous feast set be-
fore them, they again feasted upon
O repast Of rare intellect and wit fur
nished by speakers who We'd with
one another in spellbinding their au-
dience. DR.. ,Kahler, the retiring pres
ident, introduced the toastmaster, Lr.
c. G, Jones, of whom IL can. be said,
conducted the banquet in very clever
manner. Speeches were made by DR..
Frank Gavin, DR.. J. B, Dougherty,
Rev. e. o. Buxton, DR.. l.. e. Flick
finger, and DR.. H. w. Wiley
DIR. wILEY's LECTURE.
DR., H W. Wiley, chief of the bureau
Of chemistry of the Agricultural de-
partment at Washington spoke be-
fore a good sized audience of Canton
citizens, including many physicians, at
the First NJ e. church last night. The
subject Of his talk was The Relation
of the Medical Profession to the Pure
Foods and Drugs Act" in which he be-
seeched the local society to continue
its efforts toward the promotion of
the pure foods cause, and denounced
the adulterators as persons who were
menaces to the welfare of the Ameri-
can people.
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock that
the speakers entered the church. Rev.
a. P. Herbruck, pastor of Trinity Re-
formed church, arose and pronounced
the invocation. DR.. Kahlor acted as
chairman of the meeting, and in his
Introductory speech he characterized
the medical profession as ''the occupa-
tion whose object was to prolong life
and make 1t more comfortable" He
then introduced DR.. Wiley, as man
whose fame was international and
who was known In all parts of the
civilized world for the good which he
had accomplished towards the cause
Of pure foods.
DIR. Wiley in opening his lecture told
nnNk H. N1t hsAE
ed conferred upon him by being invit-
ed to Canton, ''the city to which every
true American citizen wants to make
at least one pilgrimage, for reason OF
its being the home Of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley To the memory of
Mckinley he pronounced rare trih-
ute, designating the martyred presi-
dent as "a man who loved peace, al
though 1t was his lot to see war in
his administration. and a man who
loved everything that benefited the
welfare of the American people,"
He then spoke of the close afllia-
ton of the medical profession and the
ministry. Both he said seemed T.
be linked towards the common good of
man, and he told of their appreciable
influence towards the passage of the
pure food and drugs act.
Our cause" he said, as one of
common honesty and good morals. 1t
70 measure for the abolishment of
poison in foods and the cheating of
the people.
"The pure foods and drugs act is
divided into two separate sections,
one which applies to drugs and e
other TO foods. II does not apply only
to those substances which we com
monty call foods, but to all kinds of
condiments, beverages, confectionery
of every kind, and every other thing
which we. may eat. 1t applies not
only TO man but 1t also charges II a
crime to provide adulterated food for
animals. f4v
''As the law applies to drugs II is
stated In very clear and comprehen-
siye terms. 1t deslgnates adulteration
and misbranding TO all forms of drugs
used for cure, for prevention of dis
ease or any other purpose. 1t is an
Oifense to abstract any good ingred-
lent, while It is likewise a violation
II any injurious substance is placed In
the drug. II Is an offense for the
seller of the drug to use any kind Of
device, design, or brand that is in any
way misleading. II is a case Of tell
ing the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.
"But in relating the history of the
pure food and drugs act, one must go
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