The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-28
MEDICAL MEN MEET.
INTERESTING SESSION OF SEW.
ENTH DISTRICT MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION.
N"moer OF Interesting and Instruc.
tive Talks are Made by Local ana
visiting Physicians-Dinner Seryc6
at Claremont Hotel.

at ClaremOnt Hotel.
The Seventh District Medical Assc-
citation met here today with a roAd
attendance and very interesting se.-
sion was held. Several very instruc.
1--WE papers were read and discussed
eHhaustiVely by those present. Be-
'ore adjournment it was decided to-
accept the invitation of DIR. Eadie IN !,
mold the next meeting in Kingstree
with the Williamsburg County Medi-4
cal association in September, the
exact date to be set by the presidene
and secretary Of the district assocfa~
tion in conjunction with the officese
OF the Williamsburg County Associa.
ton. -
DR.. William Weston. Of Columbix'
was elected president of the dlistrict
association, and presided at the meet I
Ing, and DR.. Walter Cheyne Of Sum-
ter, was chosen secretary. DIR. Rioh~
ard B. Furman Of Privateer was elect-
Cd vicc-pres.dcnt. The morning sasl
sion was held in the Elks' Club par
iors and the afternoon session WA
continued at the Imperial Hotoo
where an enjoyable dinner was. serv-
ed. 81.
DR.. j. A. Mood read the first papst,
"Heredity as a Factor in the ProduS-
tion Of Crime" ~
DR.. Sandys paper on "Classifl-
cation of Mental Disease" as used at
present at the State Hospital. was an
exhaustive discussion of the divisions
and subdivisions of the mental. dis.
eases as classified through the latest.
knowledge in the science Of medicine.
DR.. Wyman read q paper on "Pre-
vention of Venereal Diseases a.
adapted from the report OF the house
OF delegates. In discussing this pa
per, DR.. Williams pointed out that
the relation between crime and TIE.
feebleminded Is a fixed one. and In our
effort to reduce crime. we are con-
FROM I'd with the question Of the fee
bler ed. He doubted methods Of
sterilization as effective, but favored
segregation Of feebleminded under
State control. The feebleminded are
most prolific class. he stated. and from
standpoint Of economy steps should
be taken to prevent reproductions Of
this class of unfit. In the State Hos
pital were as many people as in Glenn
son, Winthrop and the University Of
South Carolina combined and the
State should certainly afford to sex-
regate them.
DR.. Baker in discussing the question.
referred to it as one of the most im-
portant in the State today. He said
insanity was largely a matter OF
heredity. He thought that something
ought to be done now. The males.
should be sterilized and the females
segregated, he said. DR.. III. A. Mood,
DR.. Walter Cheyne, DR.. Weinberg and
DR.. Stuckey also discussed various
phases of the question, bringing out
new points in an interesting and in
structive manner.
DR.. H. A. Mood read a paper ON
Diagnosis and Treatment of Amoebic
Dysentery." introducing Chaparra
Amagosa, a new drug, which will un-
doubtedly become valuable addition
to the pharmacopoea. DR.. Williams
pointed out that this was not q rars
and DR.. Cheyne thanked DR..
Mood for his excellent paper.
"Duodenal Ulcer was the subject
of we'll prepared paper read by DR.,
w. E. Mills. At the conclusion of his
paper an adjournment was taken for
after which the discussions
were continued.
on the changes which had been made
at the State Hospital and outlined the
treatment Of patients at that institu-
ton, pointing out various methods in
which physicians could aid those in
charge of the hospital. His talk Yves
a lucid explanation, Of methods in
operation at the asylum. At the con-
clusion Of his talk he answered g. num-
Der Of questions concerning the build.
ing. DR.. S. c. Baker, who is one OF
the regents of the State Hospital,
brought up the question Of training
which the nurses got at the State Hos
pital, and pointed out that at present
It was practically as thorough as il
was in a general hospital
DR.. Milton Weinberg read a paper
On practical and Systematic Exam.