The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-03
Feast For Doctors
Continued from Page One.

motions recalling boyhood days. Vocal
solos were rendered by j. L. TallInan
and ID. NJ. Jones, the accomplishments
being played by Mrs. F. X. Meagher.
Some highly appreciated selections
we're given also by ladies' quartet,
consisting of Miss Cornelia Mansfield,
Mrs. F. X. Meagher. Mrs. George Ner-
bovig and Mrs Fl. A. Patterson.
DR.. James announced that the Blue
Earth County Medical society would
give the visiting doctors and other
guests dinner today at the Presby-
terrain church. On behalf of his COM
mittee the doctor expressed thanks
to the Mankato Commercial club for
the donation OF the Elks' hall
DR.. r. A. Dodge of LIE Sueur. presi-
dent of the Southern Minnesota Med
icai association. read a paper on ''Eut
genics." which advocated the inculca-
ton OF customs of marriage that
would discourage the breeding of the
unfit and encourage the breeding OF
the fit.
Paper on Medical Ethics.
Justice George l.. Bum of the Min
nesota state supreme court, read a
paper on Medical Evidence" He
scored quite a hit. as was indicated
by burst of applause. when he said
the doctor who warped his testimony
for one side or the other for the sake
of getting money ought to have his
license taken from him and the law
yer who induced him to do this ought
to be disbarred. He referred to the
familiar phrase, plain liars. damned
liars and expert Witnesses" as indica-
tive of the contempt in which expert
enced law practitioners were wont to
hold men who gave testimony in per-
sonal injury suits and other actions
at law. from the standpoint of persons
possessing superior knowledge along
certain lines. He spoke of the fire.
quency Of one side having it's doctors
to give expert testimony showing
one state of affairs and the other side
having IT'S doctors to give expert tes-
timony showing something altogether
the opposite. the expert witnesses be-
ing themselves hired practitioners as
well as. the attorneys at law Yet he
brought out the point that inasmuch
as both sides had their expert wit
nesses in cases where expert wit
nesses were employed. and there was
liable to be a feeling of contempt for
such testimony on the part of judges
and juries, the results were not so
serious as they were generally sup
posed to be.
Talk on Heart Strain.
DIR. Charles L. Greene of st. Paul
treated the subject, "Unrecognized
Heart Over Strain in Middle Age"
He spoke of the seriousness OF mid
dle-aged people not taking care of
themselves and getting medical aid.
on discovering the first symptoms of
weakness OF their hearts. He said
there were many, middle aged men,
who, after following occupations that
kept them comparatively inactive for
q score or more OF years, have sud-
denly resorted TO violent physical
exercise in their quest of health, and
very often with extremely bad results.
DIR. Edward w. Rosenow of Roches-
ter gave an address on THE Etiology
and Experimental. Production of
Herpes Foster" his discourse being
illustrated with stereoptieon views.
8 Papers were read during the morn
ing session of the convention today as
follows: Some Fracture Problems"
DR.. A. r. Colvin. st. Paul; 'Is II Pos
sible to Obtain Bony Union i'm .Intra-
Capsular Fractures of the Hip Joint ~.
DIR. Charles II. Lemon, Milwaukee:
and "Migraine." DR.. Sidney Kuh, asso-
ciate professor of medicine. Rush
Medical college, Chicago.