The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-01
WALKING ERECT
CREATES MUCH
SURGICAL WORK
DR.. Barrett, of Chicago, Tells of
Changes Made When Man
Began to Stand Up
X-RAY PROVES IT'S
VALUE TO PHYSICIANS
Difficult Skull Fractures LOcat-
ed By Its Aid and Opera
tons Are Successful

Ii this were u certain kind OF news
paper, we might have lot of fun
with Dr. Claiming w. Barrett, OF
Chicago, who conducted gynecolog-
ical clinic, Monday morning, in ST.
Mary's hospital, IN the course of elm
les under the auspices OF the Detroit
College OF Medicine and Surgery
Alumni association.
For DR.. Barrett said things which
might easily be construed, by clever
reporter, into meaning that Nature
doesn't know her business, and into
criticisms OF the Creator. II could be
inferred, from what he said, that eyo-
luton had proceeded In a mistaken
direction when 1t took man from all
tours and made him walk upright
him, in this case, really meaning her
for DR.. Barrett was talking particu-
larly of women.
What DR.. Barrett actually said was
that in bearing her young woman Is
at disadvantage, compared with the
animals which proceed on all-fours.
He described how the upright posi-
ton causes pressnres which lead TO a
great deal OF trouble for women who
have children, and tremendous
amount OF work for surgeons. lie told
/ OF the Importance OF a muscle known
as the levator AMI. and OF the disputes
! OF surgeons about this muscle. Or.
| Robert l.. Dickinson. OF Brooklyn, In
sisting that IL could not be separated
| from its surroundings and handled
with any precision. while Or. Chan
ming insisted that II could. And just
TO show that II could be, he operated
on a woman whom the bearing OF chill
dren had made unfit for work.
Or. II. Wellington Yates also held
gynecological clinic, after explain.
ing the ravages which may be caused
BY the streptococcus bacterium.
Or. Frank B. Walker told Of the
case OF a workman who had engaged
in a debate with fellow-workman
that ended in a fight. The man was
struck on the head with an adze. Or.
Walker operated as soon as possible.
trephining the skull and taking ont
fragments OF bone. The removal OF
each piece was followed by hemor-
rhages which DR.. Walker stopped by
packing with fine gauze. In 10 days,
the patient had recovered his mind
and was out OF danger.
DR.. Walker also showed a man
about 90 years old, who was injured
In a motorcycle accident. Or r j..
Hamlin operated on him. about three
weeks ago and he will recover a
dozen years ago. surgeons would have
found that the man had fractured
| LETT leg. and might. have suspected a
I q a. {.
nave had difficulty I'm locating IT, and
the man would have died. In this
case, the X-ray was used. Tie plate
showed, quite indistinctly bur yet un.
mlstakably, several fractures OF the
skull. The man made II clear that he
understood questions that were asked
! him. but he was unable 10 answer
| them for he had lost the power OF
controlling his speech. Paralysis OF
| the lower limbs set in Four days az
/ ter the accident, he was operated on /.
and as soon as his leg permits him 10
walk. he will be able 10 leave the hos.
/ pital
AT O'Clock. the alumni were guests
OF the faculty at luncheon In the De
ltroit College OF Medicine and Surgery
! At . o'clock. members OF the associa
| ton went TO the Herman Kiefer hos
pitaI were DR. Guy J.. Kiefer and DR.
Nv. G.. Vaughan, Jr held a tubercu
| losis clinic. Monday evening at s
o'clock. in the Wayne County Medical
/ society's building. DR. V c. Vaughan
OF Ann Arbor, president OF the Ameri
can Medical association. Will talk Of
THE principles OF immunity"
/ Several class reunions will be held
! Tuesday evening The class OF 1879.
will meet in the lobby Of the Temple
! theater. at S:i5. and after the the
alter will go 10 the Wayne Counts
4 Medical society building. The class
OF 1906 will meet at O'Clock In tn,
Wayne County society's building. The
places OF the other reunions have moi
| yet been announced