Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-04
MAINE DOCTORS,
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eases The paper dealt principally
WIN the eve rs part of the human
body. and as partieipator in its dis
eases. 81, to, within the eye, we often
observe the first symptoms of bodily
disease.
Ihe next paper was given by DR.
Stanweod b. Fisher of this city, Whose
subject was The Role of the Nose.
Throat and Ear to General Diseases 3"
Herein Addiction by DR.. Paul X.
SelleW of Brookline. Mass.
Or. Paul X. Sellew of Brookline
Mass, in his paper on Heron Addc-
ton. gave resume Of the literature
en- heronism and told of five cases
treated by himself by the Towns Lam
bert method.
DIR. +. G. Tyson of Bangor gave pa
per on The Alcoholic Psychoses" IN
which among other things he said that
during the past five years there have
been admitted to the Bangor State hos
pital, exclusive of transfers and other adj
missions. 500 patients. among which We're
81 cases of alcoholic insanity
DR.. +. j. Welch of Portland read a
paper on Artificial Pneumothorax
At the afternoon session the first bust
hfSs III bIusi WIS tue ItduiiiS u tile
Presidents address by r. II. Marsh of
Gulford
Prof. F. Y. v hitter of Brunswick then
gave paper on tiee4 Latest Laboratory
Tests Which Are Of Value In Diagnosis. :.
William II. Wilson of Fort Mckinley
gave paper on "Prophylaxis IN the
Army" in which he told of preventive
measures adopted in the army against
various diseases, especially typhoid fever
and venefeal diseases.
Dr. F. f. Leslie of Andover discussed
"Etiology of Goitre.'' At the close of
the session the annual Grafton was given
by DIR. David l.. Edsall of Boston, whose
subject was Typhoid Fever
Last evening at the Congress Square
hotel the annual banquet was held, and
at this the ladies' We're present as guests.
There We're about 200 that enjoyed the
BANQUET and an informal program or
after-dinner speeches with DIR. y. A. Rob-
inson of Bangor as POSTMASTER.
DR.. Henry w. Miller. superintendent of
the Maine Insane hospital at Augusta.
told the members of the Maine Medical
Association that he hoped everything
would be righted in the trouble at Au-
gusta and that he would be indicated.
In the course of his remarks he thanken
the doctors for standing by him.
DIR. Charles Cook of Natick. Mass, re-
sponded to the toast 1.-The Physician as
a Citizen" 1.-The state Association" was
the toast responded to by DR.. Ralph Ii.
Marsh of Guiiferd. the president of the
Association. while the sentiment 1.-The
Ladies' was ably responded to by DIR.
Charles f. Banks of Portland.
Rev George Edward Pickard, ID. D.,
pastor of the Chestnut street Methodist
church, spoke of 1.-The Clergy and the
Physician
was glad to see the Maine doctors take
an advance step in the direction of Seek
ing helpful legislation.
DR.. Hunt of Greenville spoke of "Ihe
Trials and Tribulations of a Country
Doctor
DIR. Peters of Bangor was called on to
speak for the specialists. and he did II
in a very entertaining way.
The concluding speaker was DR.. +. y
Gilbert of this city, editor of the medi-
cal journal of the profession in Maine
who spoke briefly.
At the close of the afternoon session
TODAY the doctors enjoyed a sail dowr
the bay as guests of the Cumberland
County Medical Association, with clam
bake at Long Island