The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-06-22
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The West Virgin Mssiiral >oclety met
ln tins city Thur-isy AMI Friday oi last
week. About forty oi the physician-.
| surgeons. dentists aud pharmacists from
all parts oi the state aud one visiting
rhy-icisn from krntncky stten.l-i.
~"h"larly and scientific addresses were
ably delivered hy ntr.iicsl men dealing
~ith variety "f professional -nhject-.
the prevention and cure oi di-ra-e- and
the protection al the public health. The
professional meetings we're held i'm the
Court Street A. NJ. r.. church, the pub
lic meeting in the First Baptist church
ami the Clinic and business meeting at
the Crichlow Hospital.
The local medical society had charge ai
a.. arrangements and provided for ths.
entertainment Of the visitors. and be Il
said to the credit of Charlrston'- medical
men that there was nothing oyerlooke,i
Tor the care AMI comfort of the visitors.
the proper dispatch of business AMI in
tertainrent and pleasure of the guests.
their wives and friends
IN Morris street. at which several opcr-
'tions were successfully performed. The
lInics were conducted 10y Dr-. D.. W.
l.omsx OF Bluefield, B. r. Gamhle of
his city and Dr. X. n. Walker. n -hit-
Irclali.t Of tiHs city. who volunteered
nis services to assist the Negro physicians.
There were no charges for these oIer-
aiions and many subjects were found. A
notable part Of the program was the
,'ublic meeting Thursday. the ball in the
,rfnory Friday night followed ny . ban
luet I'm tile apartments Of Dr q +. Hay
len. DIR. j. VI. whittico, OF William
'pn, brother of the eiitnr of The Nc
l'owell Times, wss elect~si president and
'rsolution were adopted Offering the ser
ices OF the nieInbers oi the sorieiy t.
'overnor Cornwell To serve in any cap-
scity during tile war.
Dk. HAKkIsON EMBOSSED.
Dr. X. q. Harrison, of KimbaII. wa
recommended 10y ia. nedicsl -ociety To-
''"vernor Oornwrll for appointment ON
ihe commission of three colored phy-i
'isn- vii" are to co-oprst- with the Stats
Boa Il OF Control ia the --lection Of a
lt~ for the ss'.'so Negro tuberculosis
+" II rum provided for at the last rry
nar -s--ion 81 tlle Iegi-Iaturr
THUKSDAY'S SEs>IoN.
The West Virginia Medical Soc,et,
convened in tlIe Court IT A. NJ. T.
hurch at I o'eloek a. m. Dr. y. l..
Edwards oi Blueiir;d. president. In tls-
hair. Alter the enrolment and reading
4 the minutes of the previous meeting.
Dr. Andrew Brown oi tins city, virs
president. t,Ok the chair aud Dr. Ed
wards delivered his annual address. The
address ws- q review 81 the work of the
sSc'ety from IL organization To- the prs
ent, how u nsemier-hip had bern in
creased from only few ~ the large
numf,er snrOlled now, suggestions for
strengthening the body, making IL work
more effective and far reaching. The al
'iress va sbiy delivered and made bro
iousd impression. After the pre-i.Ient'-
sddrrs- pspers were read a. follows.
Appendicitis in Children" by Dr.
q. T Hayden, Charleston. DIR. Hayden
Iointed out that children frequently -nf-
iere'i with appendicitis a. do adults and
advised csrefui examination IN order tl,nt
a wrong diagnosis might not be made
when children we're suffering with pain.
the seat u which could not be ez-ily do
termihed, and pointed ont the fact that
failure ON the part of the physician ~ DO
- promptly and to arrive at the correct
Diagnosis death might result.
surgical ADe-thesis," wss alley d;--
cu--~i ~ Dr. ~. h. King-low. Of Hlne-
held.
Tie Financial side Of Meiicine." by
Dr. W. g. Lawrence, of Montgomery.
"Feening Normal Infant" by Dr
q. A. Rogers, Of Bluefeld. Dr. Rovrr-
advised breast feedlrg s- the safest. b@-t
and most satisfactory whenever ro--ihle
lie sought ~ discourage artificial feed-
ing Of infsnt~ unle-s breast feeling u-
either dangerous - health and life of
mother or child, and in that cs-e ne sny-
ge-ted cow'- milk and clz--ed a. a ssut.er.
-titious fsllscy that the COW from
which the milk came should have a calf
about or near the age Of The child 10 10
fed. The able Blueseld physician sought
70 take away from bsbyhood and child
hood one Of - most ancient and nau.sst-
ing t~rrors by advising against the do.ing
OF babies with csrtor OIL. He said it ws-
an irritsnt and gave at best only smpo-
rsry relief. IL the Doctor can. by props-
4andA OF oalerNine. rnmoxa froun shs