Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-23
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SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF
TUBERCULOSIS TO HOLD
A MEETING

TUBERCULOSIS TO HOLD
A MEETING
A meeting Of great interest to both
the physicians and laity of the state
viii be held in Albuquerque, October
A. 1t is the annual session of the New
Mexico Society for the Study and Pre-
yention of tuberculosis, and will be
held in conjunction with the Thirty
second annual meeting of the New
Mexico Medical society.
The program, which has been pre-
pared under the direction of DR.. Leroy
S. Peters, secretary, of Silver City,
presents a variety Of high grade pa
pers dealing with the various prob
lens connected with tuberculosis and
brings to this meeting a number Of
distinguished and eminent specialists
both from within and without the
state.
The presidential address will be
delivered by DR.. A. G. Shortle of AL
buquerque, who will take for his sub
ject: "a Further Report on Cases
Treated by Artificial Pneumothorax" I"
In 1882, Forlanni, Of Pava, Italy, sug-
gested this method of treating tuber.
culosis. In 1908, DR.. John B. Murphy,
Of Chicago, independently, in an ora
tion on surgery before the American
Medical association, suggested the
same method and reported a number
of cases SO treated. Nothing much
was done until the past few years,
when there was a revival of interest
in the operation, and it has been ex.
tensively employed in many sanitaria,
both in this country and abroad. The
object of the operation which is rath-
Their simple is to place the diseased
lung at rest and to give it chance
to heal, and this is done by the intro
duction of nitrogen gas into the pleu
raj cavity. It is best suited to unila-
teral, or one-sided cases, though it
has been used with good success in
bilateral, or two-sided, cases where
the disease on one side is quiescent
and not extensive in character. The
method is limited in its usefulness
but has placed one more weapon in
the hands of the medical profession
in its war against this great disease
and what successes have attended its
use have been dramatic, not to say
spectacular, to degree; in some in
stances literally pulling the victim out
OF the jaws Of death
DR.. A1exius Mr. Forster, of Colorado
| Springs, who as medical director Of
the Eudowood Santarium, Eudowood,
Md, won the $1,000 prize for the best
exhibit at the International Congress
on tuberculosis. will discuss, "Obser-
4 vations on the Difference in Attitude
Of the East and West Toward the Tu-
berculosis Problem This promises
to be an exceedingly interesting pa
per as Dr. Forster has had wide
experience in both sections of the
country and is eminently well quail
fled to discuss this phase of the sub
ject.
DR.. John w. Finn, of Prescott
Ariz, "a militant crusader in the
cause Of public health-and who is
well known throughout the state, hay-
ing spoken on public health topics
under the auspices of the council of
health and public instruction of the
American Medical association, will
present 4The Medical Profession in
Its Relation to the Tuberculosis
Problem"
"Hodgkin's Disease and its Relation
to tuberculosis" by DR.. Charles C
Giese, of the Modern Woodmen sana-
tarium, Colorado Springs, will be Of
great interest to medical men,
IAH j. C. Walkup, M. G., q. S. A..
will read paper on Tuberculosis
and the X-raZ" Through the cour-
tesy of the commanding officer of
Fort Bayard, Colonel George E. Bush
nell, NJ c., U. S. A., DR.. Walkup will
have with him number of X-ray
plates to illustrate his paper. On ac-
count Of the vast amount Of clinical
material available at the great million
and half dollar army hospital, this
paper. and the plates, will be Of more
than ordinary interest
Specifies" will be the subject Of
the paper by DR.. c. M. Hendricks, FL
Paso, Tex. The subject speaks for it.
self and will be handled by Dr. Hen