The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-02
SURGEONS OBJECT
To VETERINARIANS
Many Interesting Cases Discusses
IN Sessions Today-Tributs
to Samuel Spencer-Presi-
dent Finley Here-So-
cial Features.

nesday declared that no one couI5 b.. !.
member OF that organization u1Is.- -
/ narv Sns sLclah or surgeon A vstsrS-
"a. surgeon. appointed by the cRS@F
/ 6ersSOh' made application for usr1-
! The LID -, ana the president ruled tha4
ene constitution forbade the eIecff,S -
any others than those engaged N ~.
SeIuaL practices OF medicine and sSr~
/ laws Of ~ Ihe Interpretation OF thu
/ eleStion OF the applicant go
sr,aaIISS nOTrlole conditions prevailing In
1y Dr. 9. p. Wertenbaker. OF the Sf-tro.s
states Marine Hospital Service vvho -
and disse agia na,6 the places as breeders
to nc 1rjbn1kSing cup was declared a msnaca
| The efficacy OF alcohol =, S-..-s
MOunos was the subject OF an IntereSf-
ing review and discussion by severSI
Or. Lucien Lotion read a paDer IN
S Spencer, former president OF
We We w 20 qESin nin Railway. and President
OrleL address to the surgeons
The Proceedings
-, OSteo-Sarcoma of the Head OF The
1Iol1 was the first paper presented.
III. n A Royster, Of Raleigh, N c.
teelo carefully prepared article on
the question.
DR.. {. p. Wertenbaker. of the IJpftes
states Marine Hospital Service. who In
mere oy direction of Surgeon General
Wyman, discussed Sanitation -
Railway Stations with Referenca -
tuberculosis" He called attention -
the EFFORTS OF the railway companies
10 develop and promote agriculture
along its lines. and demanded that
the health OF the public receive con-
SlderatiOn- He discussed in Dlain Io2
guage the conditions existing in roanv
OF the small stations. He declared thzf
vast majority of the houses used FOR
stations apparently were cOnstr,ycfo6
without regard to hygiene. comfort or
Nentllatlon- Dust and dirt were ana
are the essentials in these places. With
a rusty stove in the center, on which
the natives vie with each other I'm
splitting contests.
Dr. Wertenbaker condemned the
common drinking cup and advocated
careful and reasonable observance
Oh the laws of sanitation. He explain
ed that solution Of creosoI would ba
cheap and efficacious. Splitting on the
stoves should be estOpped. Public
comforts should be given considers
tlon and attention, assuring the mem
bers that the department with which
he was connected would gladly CO.
operate in every way to improve con-
ditions.
DR.. Wertenbaker expressed the be-
lief that many cases OF typhoid fever
tuberculosis and smallpox were direct
" traceable TO the conditions existinr
IN the small railway stations, due sole
" 10 the lack of ventilation. sanitation
and hygiene.
DR.. Wertenbaker was given q vote or
enanks Tor his address and also be-
cause he is good fellow"
Cases of Amputation-
Or. Ambrose Mccoy, Of Jackson
Ienn., discussed Three Cases of AM
putation-Arm and Forearm de-
scrlbing the details OF the operation.
IN which several delegates partici-
pated.
Veterinarians Not Eligible.
Inc Committee on New Members
made its report on new meTnbers, in
which thirty-fve names were nm,
posed. and among the names Nsas tha
OF NJ NJ. Charters. a veterinary>ss1
geOn.
Then came some Inquiries as to a.
"uIniSSloh OF a veterinary surgeon a.
member OF the association. II wal
pointed out that She constitution DroS
Vided that only surgeons were eIisi-
PIE ana that veterinarians were not
FRIENDS OF the applicant were cor7-
pHnentary in regard 10 him, hut the
regulations were ineXorable. An ef-
Ut. .pI' was made TO refer the matter to
the Executive Committee but the
president held that the laws did nor
permit OF the consideration OF the an
plicatiOn.
on motion. the name of Mr.. Char
yer was eliminated and the remaining
applicants elected.
DR.. A. A. Moore. of Camden. 6 q
now nearly eighty years old, and wh@
IS lncapacitated from attending the
sessions. was by rising vote. placed
." the Tolls as an honorary member
Alcohol for Dressing
Alcohol as Dressing for Woun5s-.
was discussed by DR.. H r Rahnson-
OF winston Salem, N. G. He reciteTS
number or caSes In which he bad
u uSea pure alcohol In dressing injuries.
OF 0IIen using 80 per cent. solution
he had found that superior 40 6Ra
nee use Of water. the results under
MS observation being wholly Raxisfac-
tory.
DR.. S S. Register. OF Mooresbara
\; G; in discussing the paper sub
periencs had been similar to thai OF
DR.. Bahnson.
DR.. ]. c. Walton. OF Richmond. ex-
pressed appreciation for the splendLa
paper of DR.. Bahnson-
samuel Spencer Address
IN accordance with the announcer
nent. agreed to in the last annual con
Eenton, noon Of the second day OF the
address on Samuel Spencer. a former
president or the Southern system who
lie e some years ago. DR.. Lucien LOp-
-oh; OF Emporia, Va, was chosen to
make the address. He read a paper IN
which the work, character and Quail
les OF the dead man were reviewed
1t some length in a mastery manner
. President w. w. Finley of fba
southern, followed Or. Lopton. referr-
ny 10 the work OF the surgeons and
ne Importance OF having a perfect
organization in the operation OF a
great railway system
Social Features.
shortly after l o'clock this afternoon
ne delegates and guests of the as
'oclaIion were entertained by Dr. LU-
ell.
At this afternoon the women of the
convention will he fppHAra6
he Woman's Club
Ionlght at $3.50 an old-fashioned Vfr-
Slhla supper Will be given the men at
ne WeStmoreland Club
tomorrow comes the boat ride to
JAMESTOWN. Polk Miller and his quar-
et VIII be on board to entertain tho