The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-08
IS PRESIDENT
MEDICAL men SOCIETY
mankaio Man Elected to Head
S. NJ. Association

From Tuesdays DAILY.
Aaron r. Schmltt, Mankato, presi-
dent.
w. F. c. Heise, Winona. first vice
president.
r. G. Olson, NicoIlet, second vice
president.
w. T. Adams, ElgIn, Mimi, secretary.
G. F. Merritt. ST. Peter, Mimi, treas
urer.
Above are the name of the officers
of the Southern Minnesota Medical
association, elected during the bus
mess meeting this afternoon.
Faribault was decided upon as the
place of the midsummer meeting of
the association in 1917. Secretary
Adams read the invitation of the
Price County Medical Association, in
which the association stated that they
would do everything in their power
to make the meeting a pleasant one
if held there. The invitation was
unanimously accepted. The commit
tee on resolutions, composed of J. H.
Adair, Owatonna, chairman, H. F.
McGaughey, Winona, and w. L.
Palmer, Albert Lea, presented strong
resolutions expressing appreciation at
the reception the association had been
given in Mankato, thanks for the ex-
cellent work of the association men,
bers, and resolutions of regreat at the
death of Emil H. Peckman of Roches
ter. The resolutions were unani-
mously passed by the association.
DR.. A. F. Schmitt moved that a
committee be appointed to revise the
bylaws of the association, and it was
unanimously decided to appoint a
committee, and have revised bylaws
presented for adoption at the next
meeting of the association The re-
mainder of the afternoon was taken
up with the reading of medical pa
pers and discussions.
Rosenow Discussed "PoIiomyeIitis."
One of the most interesting talks
given during the morning session OF
the Southern Minnesota Medical as
ISOLATION at the Grand theatre today
was that of E. G.. Rosenow of Ro-
chester, Mimi, who gave an illustrated
lecture on "Poliomyelitis," commonly
called infantile paralysis, which caus-
ed so much uneasiness during the
prevalence of the disease this sum
mer. During many experiments
which he illustrated with both lantern
slides and moving pictures the speak
er stated that he had come to the con-
clusion that poliomyelitis was not a
mysterious disease, but the bacteria
causing it was Of the same class as
that which caused rheumatism and
other muscular disease, excepting that
it was more powerful, and more dead
ly. Many views of rabbits and gum
ca pigs were shown illustrating the
ravages of the disease when these ami
mails were experimental upon by the
physician. The tonsilsc and i thoat
were pointed out as the gateway
through which infection entered the
system, and views of tonsils taken
from children who had died of the
disease were shown to be in very
bad state from this disease. \, =
Diseases of the throat were discussed
in detail, and interesting discussions
were held on the best treatment for
throat troubles, which as rule were
held to be caused by infection which
settled in the tonils. Frank C.. Todd
of Minneapolis read an interesting pa
per upon the subject as did also w.
R. Murray of Minneapolis, and Justus
Matthews of Rochester. Mr.. Murray
stated that there were many unneces-