Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-12
DOCTORS DISCUSS
PEANUT BRONCHITIS
Philadelphia Physician Says
Candy Is Prolific Cause
of Disease
LIGHT BEER is DEFENDED

Atlantic City. y. j.. June 12.-
Bronchial experts. with equal enthusi-
asm, lauded and decried the new peanut
bronchitis therapy of DIR. Chcvalicr
jackson, of Philadelphia. before the
American Medical Association here to
day. The Philadelphia specialist, whose
insistence that a tiny kernel of peanut
may do incalculablc harm unless dealt
with promptly has caused widespread
attention. said he had been amazed by
the intense bronchial symptoms de-
veloped by tiny fragments.
DR.. 4. X. Murphy. of Connecticut,
said peanut candy is the most prolific
cause of bronchial troubles in children.
Doctor Turk. of New York. instanced
cases where one milligrGm "a thousanth
part) of n peanut had caused death
from bronchial affections in from one to
three minutes
Doctor Moshcr. Of Boston, SAID the
same results claimed for the new
technique were obtainablc through old
fashioned procedure. There was fur
ther demonstration on the part of dis
senters when Sir st. Clair Thomson
of London, declaring he had little regard
for highbrow ideas. dryly remarked that
England does not have peanuts. 1--WE
call them monkey nuts there he said.
He suggested that Flctchcrism would be
equally cflicacious and that it might he
even more logical to leave the matter tC
the "splf determination of human ma
ture. sally that brought roar OF
laughter.
Doctor Jackson cited further in
stances where his bronrhosophy teen
nique had produced results of most
convincing nature. Until he went &c
Philadelphia. the former pittsburgh
specialist said. he never used morphl'
in the case of children. At the sug
yestion of Doctors Hare and Graham
he used morphine in child treatments
with results of the utmost value.
Before the section on practice oi
medicine Drs Thomas MCCrac and IL .
mer II. Funk. of Philadelphia. con
tinued the rule that seems to determine
that any chronic pulmonary condition
especially if the signs are marked, Is
tuberculosis. Many persons are sent
he said. to the department for disease
of the chest of Jefferson Hospital who
do not have tuberculosis. The same
was true some of the doctors said in
tuberculosis sanntoriums.
DR.. Charles II. Frazer. of Philadel-
phia. read an important paper on
peripheral nerve injuries before the sur
gerry section.
DR.. Henry l.. Lynah, of New York.
called attention to the similarity of in
fiuenza. Group and diphtheria and the
fact that the former does not respond
to treatment by antitoxin. DR.. Milton
Rosenau. of Boston. paid a tribute tC
enlisted men of the navy who submit
ted themselves for experiments at Deer
Island.
DR.. Lambert OFT. Of Philadelphia
said in his address on Forty Years
Observation Among Beer. Wine anC
Whisky Drinkers' 1t has been m!
observance that war beer and wines OF
low alcoholic percentage are not harm
ful. but on the other hand. are rea
aid to digestion and their sale SHOULD
be continued. However. the sale should
be closely supervised by the state anC
federal authorities. War beer of 81.
per cent alcohol is not intoxicating. L
has been my observance that there i!
very little tuberculosis among bee,
drinkers. | have also found that where
the parents of children We're moderate
beer drinkers their children were
healthy, while, on the other hand
whisky drinking parents produced veal