Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-20
MARSHALL COUNTY ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS RESOLUTION AT
MIDSUMMER MEETING.
WILL START CAMPAIGN
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
Or. Fred Albert, of Mason City, Tells
of ~InfantiIe Paralysis Scourge-State
Quarantine Laws Are Discussed, and
Resolution is Result - Medics in
Picnic.

In an effort to Great public senti-
ment in favor of stronger quarantine
and health laws. which Will protect the
public in the event of epidemics, the
Marshall County Medical Society went
on record Friday afternoon favoring
modern and active health laws for the
state.
The resolution was the result of a
general discussion of the present laXity
in the Iowa health laws, and was
adopted as follows: Resolved. that
We the Marshall County Medical So
ciety, request our senator's and repre-
sentatives to cooperate with the state
and modern health and quarantine
laws"
Campaign of Education.
1t was the sense of the society that
members of the society prepare for
publication in the Times-Republican.
for circulation not only in Marshall
town and Marshall county but the en-
tire state, views concerning health and
III anu PAOPSA duo1 of'
regulations. as a matter Of public edu-
cation, and to create a public sentiment
In favor OF s~tricter quarantine regula-
tons.
Albert on lnfantiIe Paralysis.
Friday was the late for the mid
summer meeting of the county med:cs.
and a picnic at Riverview park was
arranged, to which the dentists Of the
city were also invited.
DR.. Fred Albert, city physician. Of
Mason City, was present at the meet
ing and delivered an address on he
son City. DR.. Albert gave a very in
teresting and careful resume of the
epidemic, treating comprehensively on
the history Of the cases, the pathology
Of the disease, the symptoms. and
observations made during the epide1n-
ic, and told of the after results and
mortality. DIR. Albert's principal ad-
vice was proper quarantine regulations
over which, under the present Iowa
laws, local health boards Ia no pow
er. DR.. Albert advised that the only
method to deal with the disease, or any
other epidemic, was to create a senti-
dlfiOIi6 tllC PCotACS SLAAA ooSAAAo
them to realize the Importance Of quar-
antine. BY getting the people to realize
this Importance a community is able to
observe quarantine regulations. whether
the law classes the disease as quaran-
Unable or not. DR.. Albert said that the
weakness Of the Iowa quarantine laws
the Mason City epidemic became APP
parent.
Hardin County's Meeting.
AT Ackley next Wednesday,, Aug. "a.
DR.. Albert is to appear before the Har-
din County Medical Society, and de-
liver the same address as he did here.
AT the Ackley meeting it Is expected
tina DIR. Edward w. Ryerson, Of Chi
cage, will be present. DR.. Ryerson is
the who has performed several
successful operations in cases of infan-
tile paralysis, by tra~nSplanting healthy
tendons In cases where foot drop" has
been permanent.
Following DIR. Alberts address a
general discussion Of the Iowa quaran-
tine laws was held.
Social Features Of Meeting.
There were about twenty doctors Of
the county, nos of them accompanied
by their wives, present at the Friday
meeting. Owing to the fact that the
invitations to the dentists were not is
sued earlier many of the latter were
compelled to decline the invitation
owing to previous engagements.
A sumptuous fried chicken dinner,
served picnic style, was enjoyed by the
needles and their wives at noon, and
following the dinner the necessary ex-
ercise, to induce digestion, was taken,
in the shape OF a ball game in which
the sides were captained by DIR. A. B.
Conway and DIR. w. S. Devine. The
Conway side won after three spirited
innings, 4 to 3. DR.. Craig, of st.
Anthony, was injured slightly while
running bases, and was compelled to
retire. DR.. Craig stepped into a hole,
w~renching an ankle.
In attendance at the picnic and
meeting from out of the city were DR..
Noble, of Clemens, and wife; DR..
Noble, of Rhodes; DR.. Rowland of Mel
bourne, and wife; DR.. Craig, of ST.
Anthony; DIR. Mershon, Of Liscomb;
DR.. and Mrs. Harold. Of Albion; DR..
Whalen, Of Haverhill; and DR.. and
Mrs. Steelsmith, of Melvin: also Mrs.
Steelsmith's father, Mr.. S. H. Rolston.
Of Liscomb.