Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09
American Medical Scientists Pre-
sent Serious Facts Before
Convention.
THE GREAT NATIONAL CURSE.
One-Third OF a Million Incbriatcs Die
Every Year. But a. Many New
Recruits Keep Ranks Full.


Philadelphia, April 5.-The national
uprising against the liquor traffic is
being strikingly reflected In the notable
conference row in progress In this city.
at the Hotel Ritteuhouso the semi-an .
nual meeting of the American Society
for the study OF Alcohol and Other
Drug Narcotics. Nearly two score OF
the most distinguished scientists ana
medical leaders of America are present
ing the very latest developments OF
research and professional practise as
they relate 20 alcohol and lts poisonous
effect upon human life.
Among the prominent scientists ana
physicians announced for special dis.
cusslon during the two days az the
conference are. l.. D. Mason. MD.
Brooklyn, n. Y; Henry j. Berkeley. NJ
d, Baltimore. Nd. j. r. searcy. NJ 49,.
Tuscaloosa. Ala; u. ~. Kress. MD.
Washington, d. e.; j. Madison Taylor.
n. d. Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred Cor
don, MD, Philadelphia, Pa. Tom A
Williams, ND Washington. D. C.:
q. ID. Mills, MD, Philadelphia. Pa.
Henry o. Marcy, MD, Boston, Mass:
Heinrich stern. MD, New York city.
". S. Snow, MD. New York City:
Matthew Woods. Md. Philadelphia.
Pa. Frank Woodbury. MD, PhiladoI-
phia, Pa; Il. A. MacNicoll. MD.
New York city: Howard A. Kelly. NJ
D.. Philadelphia, Pa: G.. A. Rosen-
wasser, Newark ~ j. " A. Ellis
worth. MD. Boston. Mass; J. j. Kin
dred. I'D. Astoria, n. Y: T. J. Mays.
MD. Philadelphia. Pa: william Lee
Howard. MD, Westboro. Mass: O. H.
Hughes, ND St Louis, Mo, w. +.
Waugh MD, Chicago. H.; T. ID.
Crothers, NJ D.. Hartford, Conn: Henry
Beates, Jr.. MD. Philadelphia. Pa: e.
p de NJ Sajous, NJ d, Philadelphia,
Pa; @. n. Benton. MD. Chester. W.
Va; G. Alfred Lawrence MD, New
York city; j. H. Lands. NJ D., Gin
cinnati, Ohio; G.. J. Douglas. MD, BOs-
ton. Mass; n. A. Rodebaugh. MD.
Columbus. Ohio; De Lancy Carter.
Md, New York city. Papers have
been promised from Drs. Kellogg, Hall
Kelly, kobler and others.
AMERICAS MILLION INEBRIATEs.
'lnebriety and It's Prevention" was
read by Dr. De Lancy Carter Of New
York city. specialist in mental diseases.
He declared that the problem was to
correct the present conditions. and IN
some way check the army Of inebriates
recruited every year. TO the extent Of
100000 who are dying yearly
There are 1000 600 inchrlates IN this
country. Fully a third die every year.
and yet the number keeps up. There
are evidently certain distinct causes
that work 20 supply this death rate.
This is the field for physicians. This
Us the sanitary problem that exceeds
anything known 10 modern civilization.
He urged Institutions for their treat
ment. lectures. educational efforts, and
every legal method Of restraint, that
can possibly check and prevent this
great on-coming tide Of lnebriety
NEITHER FOOD NOR MEDICINE.
Alcohol Not Food or Medicine.
But Always a Poison" was the title
Of a paper read by DR. Howard A. KEEL
ly professor OF diseases Of women. at
the Johns Hopkins hospital. Baltimore.
Maryland
he declared that alcohol was non
Efficient as "a food, and most condem-
uahe wasteful substitute. IL should
bee classed as a drug and as a poison.
with no rightful position as medicine.
The effects were 80 pronounced that u
should be abolished In the interests Of
civilization.
lie concluded that as one 81 the hui
man family. no individual member has
q right 10 introduce into the household.
pr use, for his own pleasure, even
moderately that which may hurt Others,
as well as himself. and set at work
svu influences that soon pass beyond
The hope Of controlling.
DRINK AND SCHOOL CHILDREN.
"AlcoholIsm I'm School children" was
thc title OF "a paper by n. a. Mac
Nicholl. NJ d., surgeon ~ the Red Gross
hospital, New York city lie said Boz
Dart:
That the number Of schoolchildren
I'm New York city who appeared under
the Influence OF beer and wine was
startling In some sections at least
half OF the schoolchildreu were given
beer, and came 90 the school more or
less under Us influence. In some in
stances children We're sent home be-
cause they were stupid and unable 90
study and rooite
Parents Cf these children were often
lncbriatcs, and the children We're given
beer and wine n the place of food. Al
most every school In the city furnished
examples OF children suffering from the
effects of alcohol.
Little or no recognition was made Of
Il by the authorities. The teachers
were afraid 90 speak of this abuse. and
the ward bosses and saloon men regu-
lated these conditions as thoroughly as
they do political matters"
Tho doctor. concluded that one of the
most important fields FOR temperance
work was teaching parents not TO give
spirits TO children
DURABLE AND PREvENTABLE
"Thc Treatment and Cure Of Inebrie-
tyr was the title of study by Dr. T.
n. Crothcrs superintendent Walnut
Lodgo hospital Hartford Conn.
lie declared that inchriCty was a very