Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-23
TO LIVE LONGER,
SAYS PHYSICIAN
Johnson of Champaign Holds
Centenarians Will Be Com
mon in Fifty Years.
STUDY ORGANS BY MOVIES
Delegates to State Medical Society
Meeting Witness Novelty
Of Science.

terday its discussion Of scientific |
topics. In the executive session the
''insurgent" element succeeded in
electing new officers, from which a
progressive management is expected.
Longevity was the subject of a pa
per presented by DR.. Charles B. John
son Of Champaign, who characterized
as Anticipated the Biblical axiom that
the days OF our years are three
score and ten"
In my judgment fifty years from
now centenarians will be as common
and as we'll preserved physically as
are persons of IS today" he said. In
, he seventeenth century there was a
gain Of four years in the average
length OF human life. Again in the
eighteenth century it was heightened
by four years, but in the first three
quarters of the nineteenth century
he span increased nine years. What
the addition will be in the 100 years
from 1875 to 1875 We can only con-
lecture"
THEORIES OF OLD AGE.
On the cause of old age DR.. John
son compared the following theories
of authorities:
CazaIius-A man is as old as his
arteries.
DR.. Arthur V. Meigs-A man is cd
in proportion to the amount of NOR.
bid fbroid material in his body;
fibrosis is old age.
Lorand-A man is as old as his
thyroid gland
Metchnikoff-The length of mans
life is in inverse ratio to the length
of his large intestine.
"Metchnikoff intimates when evolu-
ton shall have had time TO work its
way mans large intestine will be
done away with as q worse than use
less Crgan,' the physician represent
ed. HE calls that organ an asylum
for harmful microbes and seems to
think it should be relegated to tbs
junk pile He cites instances wnere
individuals have lived comfortably
without it for many years"
MOVIES DEPICT ORGANIC LIFE.
DR.. T. H. Weisenburg, professor at
The medico-chirurgica college of
Philadelphia, showed before the dele
gates moving pictures Of micro-or-
ganisms The pictures were pro-
nounced miraculous by the profess
sional assembly. They we're followed
by a series illustrating the abnor-
malities of mental detectives
THE beating of a living heart will
J H. Oh Ifp ~ nh
within a short time" announced the
professor. The value of this new
form Of recording cases is that they
remain accessible to the profession
long after the abnormal patient has
disappeared"
After having read the report of the
public policy committee, Chairman A.
NJ. Harvey of Chicago presented the
following resolution, which was
adopted:
THE Illinois Medical society in.
structs its delegates to the American
Medical association to support the
bill for a national department OF
health and as a means thereto to op-
pose and denounce all acts Of trus-
tees and other officials of the society
in opposition TO such bill, either by
feeble support or by advocacy Of meas
ures intended TO harm its enact
ment"
DIR. BLACK RESIGNS.
The divergent views expressed By
the house of delegates concerning its
attitude toward the state board OF
health eliminated in the resignation
of Or. Carl E. Black of Jackson
vile from his unexpired term as one
Of the nine councillors of the society.
In his place was elected DR.. Charles
D. Center of Quincy. For The tnree
expired terms on the council were
elected:
DR.. ]. H. Arp of Moline, DR.. c. S.
Nelson of Springfield, DR.. F. a Burk-
hardt of Effngham. DR.. A. L. Britton
of Athens was chosen president elect
of the society. He will assume the
presidency at the 1914 meeting
After sixteen years Of service DR.
E W. Wiese of Ottawa announced he
was not available for reelection as
secretary. He was voted present OF
$500. In his place was elected DR.. w
H. Gilmore of Mount Vernon. Dr. A
J. Markley of Be.videre was reelected
treasurer.
NEW OFFICERS NAMED.
officers for the year we're elected as
follows
Presidentelect - DR.. A. L. Britton
Athens.
First Vice President-Dr. Sumner
". Miller. Peoria.
Second Vice President - Dr.. D. G.
Smith, Elizabeth.
Secretary-Dr. W. H. Gilmore, Mt
Vernon.
Treasurer-Dr. J. A. Markley, Bel
videre
Councilors-For three years, Fourth
district, Dr. 4. H Arp of Moline;
Fifth district, Dr.. c. r. Nelson ot
Springfield: Seventh district. Dr. {. F
Burkhart Of Bingham; to succeed DR.
Carl E. Black OF Jacksonville. resigned
Sixth district, DR.. c. D. Center o.
Quincy.
Delegates TO American Medical as
sociation-Dr. Andrew NJ. Harvey o.
Chicago, Dr.. Arthur NJ Corwin OF Chi