The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-13


India, told them forcibiy many things
among them that had Great Bri-
tan brought naught else than Occi-
dental medicine to India, they should
for ages to come be grateful" how
ever, conscious the Doctor of Medi-
cine may be of the small imperfec-
tions, we yet have more than just
warrant in laying claim tnat we. daily
and hourly, are nearing state of
accuracy in the art of relieving dis
eased condition, not successfully ne
gated by ahyone,-e. g. the control
and ultimate elimination of Tuber-
culosis, Syphilis, Cancer. Cholera,
Yellow Fever, Plague, Smallpox, Ty-
phoid fever. Diphtharia, Scarletina.
etc, in fact all riof the infectious dis
eases are under control throughout
the civilized world. Germany an
nounces her firm resolve to stamp out
Tuberculosis in her own country with
i'm twenty years, ana let me assure
you that within the coming thirty
years, we shall no longer know the
frightfu ravages of Tuberculosis in
our own dear, native land. AS yet
we have not had time in our society
work to stay the hand Of numerous
errors and fallacies, so persistently
prolfered and Spread to an unsus-
pecting public. but cen that may be
taken up radically in the future. then
you shall ser how thoroughly we
remove the putrid sores and social
foibles Of suffering humanity, and
whatever else may happen. the world
will always lie Indebted TO our pro-
fession. ana lies ready to bless our
best endeavors. .lorore God and the
reign Of law. in saecula saeculorum.
In conclusion. allow me to reassuro
YOU again Of how welcome you are in
our midst, and that your meeting
win prove to r. one of success and
result i'm great benent TO all con-
cerned.
lin response TO the address of well
come. Or. .. y. Iliner, OF Lima. in
a few wcli chosen words expressed
the thanks of the visiting doctors in
being so cordially welcomed to this
convention. DR.. Hner is one Of
Ohlo's most eminent physicians. hav-
ing been a member Of the medical
profession for over fifty-four years.
He spoke in the absence of DR. Hnr.
tin StamU. of Fremont. who was de.
laved in arriving.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting and reports of COM
mlttees on new and unfinished busl-
ness took up the next half hour
Pellagra Discussed.
DR. r. !. Tussiiig, OF Lima, was in.
troduced. who spoke on the subject
''Pellagra with report OF a case liii
Northwestern Ohio" DR.. Tussihg
divided his subjeet into two divisions.
His nrst treatment OF the topic was a
review of the. siibject. and the sect
ond Il report Of the case. ."Pellagfd
receives lts name from the roughent
ed condition of The skim, the speaker
began, 1T is. adpon-contagiops, pom
Inherited discase, II was not farly
f, recognlzed as sepqrate disease pfJ
4 cause OF its simlarityito a number
of other diseases. y Nothing Is known
Of the c-yuse or its origin although
number of theories have been ad-
vanced by eminent physicians. pei
lagra, has not developed so rapidly
as 1t would seem. 1t has merely. be-
come recognized and It is believed to
/ have been In therUnited States for
over forty wears. ips The Carolinas
have n great deal of Pellagra. as al
so have a number Of southern states.
Pcllagra more commonly affects corn
fed people. although it is known to
exist in people who have never eaten
! corn Field laborers are most COM
| ~. = Il
! II Is also more common to women
| than to men" Dr. Tussing then went
| on TO give the symptoms of the dis
ease, describing it from the first sign
of illness. and It's effects upon the
patient. At the close of his address
the subject was left open to discus
sion to which Or. Carl Sawyer re-
sponded by citing a few cases of the
| disease which had come under hi:
own personal observation.
DR.. L. o. Richardson next discus.
sed the subject Foreign bodies in
eye with localIzation by X-ray and
removal with magnet" Dr. Richard
son handled the subject very COM
prehensively, and held the interest OF
/ his audience. lie said in part;
among the five special senses, roya
importance has az all ,lmes bedl
conceded to sight, The value of the
eye in the animal economy, has
drawn to its diseases. a nerve-fag-
ging interest. Shut off the light OF
the eye which II the cheer of the
soul. and the blackness Of darkness
rushes in to overwheln the stoutest
heart" DR.. Richardson then discus
sed the various injuries OF the eye
and their cure. He spoke OF the
treatment of foreign bodies in the
conjunctiye, the cornea, the iris and
| the vitreous.
| Al the close Of DR.. Richarson's adj
dress, the subject was open to dis
cussion by Drs. w. II. Van Note, OF
Lima, H. l.. 1hler, OF Marion. w. G.
| 6tlnchomb. Of Bellefontalne. IT, d.
Belt. OF Kenton and Harry Dachtler
OF Toledo.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was called
to order by the president. Edwin A.
Murbach who Introduced DR.. Fill
more Young. of Marion. who gave
a Heart Clinic with exhibitions OF
twenty cases covering most heart
LESSONS.