The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-05

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the same school, Dr. Robert Fl. Bal
cock, professor of diseases of tn
heart and lungs, university of CHI
cago. DIR. c.. ID. Balfour, OF the May
staff, Rochester, DR.. Charles Lyman
Greene, professor of medicine, uni
versity of Minnesota, DR.. Charles I
Granger, of the Mayo Staff, Roches
ter, DR.. A. Hirschfelder of Minneapo
lis, DR.. w. ]. Marclay, formerly su
perintendent of the state tuberculo
sis sanitarium at Walker.
Committee in Charge.
Dr. E. W. Benham, DR.. J. S. Hol
brook, Dr. C. J. Holman and DR.. A
F. Schmitt of this city had charge o.
the gathering last night and the
Misses Margaret Schmitt, Heller
Schmitt and Catherine Wise assisted
in receiving the guests and saw tina
their wants were cared for.
Rev. P. K. Edwards, rector of st
Johns Episcopal church. led in
prayer as the guests were ready tc
be seated at the tables.
The menu for the dinner was as
follows:
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Celery. Olives.
Turkey with Cranberry Sauce.
Baked Potatoes. French Peas
Head Lettuce Salad.
Pumpkin Pie Cream Cheese
Coffee. Cigars.
Tables Prettily Decorated.
The tables were very prettily deck
ed in cut flowers and smilax, chry
santhemums, roses and geraniums
being used. At the close of the
dinner, Dr. f. W. Benham, vel
coined the physicians to the city
and sp0ge particularly of the
gratitude of the association to
the distinguished guests from a dis
lance who are here for the conven
ton, DR.. Robert II. Babcock, Dr
James B. Herrick and Or. Ludwia
Hektoen. Or. Benham also spoke
with approval of the work of the
program committee in securing such
excellent addresses. The Elks ciut
was also mentioned, and DR.. Ben
ham expressed the appreciation Of
the medical men for the use of the
club rooms, and the privileges of the
club
Blind Specialist Responded.
DR.. Adair of Owatonna was called
upon, and also extended a welcome
to the speakers. DR.. Babcock o.
Chicago, the blind heart specialist
was the first guest TO respond anG
after telling one or two good anes
dotes said that he was overwhelmed
with the hospitality and corliality oil
the Minnesota men, although he knew
that the doctors of this state have a
reputation for that sort of thing.
DR.. Hektoen expressed his pleasure
at being here and spoke of the great
strides the medical school Of the Uni
versity OF Minnesota has beer
making and of the growth Of the
medical profession in general in Min
nesota.
DR.. Herrick was the last of the
guests to be called upon, and also
spoke of the advancement made in
the study and practice OF medicine
in Minnesota within the p22t few
years. He spoke of visiting the Mayo
clinics in Rochester yesterday, and
paid tribute to the skill and knowl
edge of these great surgeons, whom
DR.. Herrick said, are not equalled in
the world.
Address Ely Dr.. Herrick.
DR.. James B. Herrick of Chicago,
gave the opening address of the con.
vention last night. His subject was
"The Bundle of His" The bundle
is group of nerves in the heart, WHOSE
breaking down causes an irregular
heart action, causes the two sides OF
the heart to beat out of unison, and
a disease known as heart block
The doctor lectured on the various
results of various conditions Of the
bundle of His and closed his ad
dress with lantern slides illustrat
ing the points he had made. Dr.
was called upon for a
of DR.. Herrick's subject
Dr. Ludwig Hektoen talked on
"The Cause of the Crisis in Pneu
monia' and his address was listened
to with a great deal of interest by
the physicians. His lecture was also
illustrated by lantern slides, showing
charts and diagrams il
Illustrating his lecture.
"Tuberculin" was the subject of an
address by DR.. w. j. Marcley. DR.
Marcley was the first superintendent
of the Walker sanitarium for tuber
cular patients and in his lecture last
night he told of his actual expert
ence with people suffering from that
disease. DR.. Barcley believes thai
II the patient has temperature OF
not more than 100 he should have
some light work to do, the time OF
work varying from onehalf hour tc
Tour and one-half hours daily, accord
ing to the condition of the patiently L
the temperature is more than 1O(
the patient should be kept in bed
he said that any excitement. owe
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