Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-23
PHYSICIANS TIPPLERS,
S0W0N'T FIGHT RUM,
=, SAYS WOMAN DOCTOR
Attacks Medical Society for Re
fusal to Adopt Her Reso-
luton Against Use
of Liquor
SAYS IT HURTS HEALTH

Doctors, may be too fond of cocktails
to work against the liquor traffic. At
any rate, physicians OF Pennsylvania
sidetracked an effort to put them on rec
ord against intoxxlcants as a beverage at
their convention in the Belleyue-Stratford
today 49,. .. ..
The cocktail theory was advanced as
an explanation by DIR. Ida Stewart-Co-
gill, OF this city, one of the most pronn-
inent women physicians of the state, at
whose request resolution aiming a blow
at whisky, brandy and other strong bev-
erages was introduced before the House
or Delegates Of the State Medical Society
by DR.. William II. Walsh. also of Phil
adelphia.
After holding the matter under con-
sideration for "a hours. the Committee
on New BUSINESS to which the paper had
been referred, reported that, Following
careful consideration and while recog.
MIXING the evil effects of the excessive
use OF distilled liquors as a beverage.
we, at the same time, consider Il To he
outside the duties of the society To enter
the political ieid for or against liquor
legislation"
"The opinions of Individual members IN
social and political questions" the re-
port continued, ARE not under the iuris-
diction OF the Medical Society OF Penn
sylvania. We, therefore, recommend that
no action be taken on this resolution"
The delegates accepted the report. II
was signed by the members OF the COM
mittee, Drs. Frank c. Hartman. Of Ian-
caster; j. B. Lowman. of Johnstown. and
Harry A. spangler. OF Carlisle. chair
man.
Doctor Stewart-Cogill declared that she
had asked many members of the con-
vention to present the resolution, ana that
they had refused on the ground thai 40
pass II would be TO take side in a
political question.
They We're afraid OF losing their morn
ing drink, she said! They vyere IN
willing to sacrifice their personal nlass-
ures for the sake OF improving mbiI,
health. which. as physicians, they are
bound to conserve.r
An announcement BY. Dr. Allan I
Smith, professor OF pathology IN The ITni-
versity Of Penneylyanla. thai he ha,. ais
covered cure for pyorrhea. a serlos,s
affection Of the gums and teeth whIch
aiIllets 9 per cent OF dentists patients.
SUCCESSFUL results in treating oer,a,n
types or cancer common 10 women were
reported py Dr. James II. Percy, OF Gales
burg. ILL.,, who declared that ona =, ~,
great mistal1ss made In treating thst ,or,s my
OF the scourge had been. the TOO free
use Of the knife.
That physicians cannot diagnose dinb.
tperia without the aid Of a Laboratory
was SET forth BY DR. George n. Moffif
head OF the Harrisburg city laboratorv'
he advocated a radical extension M he
period OF quarantine for diphtheria.
proving mat the germs Of the disease
cannot be eradicated. In some cases for
two months after the apparent tsrmina-
tion Of its ravagcs
The relation Of pyorrhea 10 other a,s-
eases Was set forth by DR.. Lawrence
latchneld OF pittsburgh. who showed
snst l.s y PEI tse,, % Pyorrhea palienfs had
eillitIg Or other forms of rhtnist II.... -
He secuted the belief that tobicco ~.
dleinfeqiapf ol the hloufh. s. '.ha,,,.s
that of group Of p<orrhea slIlIo1.rs IA
rpf cent rere tobacco ueors