Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-09-13

AlimCntary Tract" DR.. Join T.. Hun
ter. discussion opened by DR.. a. NJ
Curtis: Ocular Symptoms and Their
Diagnostic Value in General Discas-
cS.' DR.. S. G. Dickerson, Of Chicago; !;
'Thc N-ltay as an Aid to the Diag-
nosis,' DR.. ii. A. Turner, OF Chicago.
discussed by DR.. Nj. +. Whcatland
Newport, X. l. and NJ. O. Dumas a
i"pcr "n "Operativc Surgery with the
Advanced Section Evacuation iIoSDi-
tails was read by DR.. J. NJ. Rector.
Ike papers tEat created wide dis
cussion on Thursday afternoon were:
"A Study Of Poison Gases" DR.. c.. A. .
Janiicr, Newark, discussed by DR.
Dchavcn llinkson, OF Philadelphia:
"Dcntal Operation During Prcgnan-
cy,' DR.. w. b. Jones, Springfield.
Mass. DR.. Jones pointed ont the
danger of having dental treatment
during the period Of pregnancy and
said that the women OF the race
should especially bear that in mind
DR.. {. S. Wormslcy Of Washington.
opened the discussion.
On Thursday evening 1000 people
crowded the auditorium Of the Robert
Treat School and heard the program
outlined by the Medical Association
to carry the gospel Of good and cor
rect living as expressed in health to
every section of the country. DR.. i.
W. Walker, OF AShcvllle, n. c. ad-
Dressed the audience. Tie said that
iHod, air rest. mind and medicine
were the five steps to be taken in tho
treatment Of Pulmonary Consump-
tion and that a patient under nor
NAL circumstances need not be afraid
OF consumption.
DR.. Roscoe G. Brown, Richmond.
Va, DR.. G. V. Roman, Nashville, Tenn
told what the association was doing
to reach the people in Il general
health campaign. Both Of the speak
ers during the war travelled extern
sivcly throughout the country, study
ing the conditions as they related to
the health Of tho communities.
A feature of this meeting was the
presentation OF tho motion picture.
'rhe End of the Road" under the
direction OF the Bureau Of Public
Health Service. This was one OF tho
cducative sessions OF the convention
and opened the general campaign Of
the Negro Physicians to reach the
members OF the race throughout the
country.
AT the opening OF tho session
on Friday Il clinic was held in which
eases were presented by members Of
the North Jersey Medical Association.
Some OF the scientific papers dis
cusscd wcro: "Acutc Rheumatism, ,"
DR.. l.. b. Beck, discussion opened by
DR.. w. T.. Holmes, Florence, S. G..
some Surgical Observations Of the
Right Upper Quadrant" DR.. J. T..
Perry, OF Kansas City, Mo, discus
sion opened by DR.. S. l.. Carson, OF
Washington, ID. G..
"PlaStic Bone Surgery" DR.. Fred
H.. hlhcc, discussion opened by DR..
David Warlicld 'Thc Treatment OF
Pncumonia,' DR.. j. G. Stewart
"Glaucoma," Or. j. G. Bowling, Wash
ngton, ID. G. "a Plea for the Nor,
Careful Consideration OF Pulmonary
Tub"rculosis.' DR.. George p. McClcn-
don, of New Rochelle. "Clinical AS
poets Of Vaccine Thcrapy,' DR., T., +.
RaWlmS, Of New York.
Other physicians who discussed
vital matters were Doctors \. ~.
Ncnnigrcw. jacksonville, H.: II. II.
Wright. Gnthric, Okla; J. S. House.
Sheriff.. Ark; J. \. Battle, Grccn-
vile, n. c.; l.. l.. Burwcn. Selma
and George \. Flipping, Stromsburg.
Nebraska