Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-22
PHYSICIANS TALK SHOP At BIG
MEETING OF COUNTY SOCIETY

kane stressed the Importance of TAX
ing cases of arthritis as early as pos
sible. He cited the case of a little
girl under his care. The disease
started in one knee, and although
every means possible was used to To-
cate and remove the focal infection
the disease gradually spread from
Joint to joint until now practically
every joint in the body is affected.
The work of the Washington
League for the Conservation of
Health was explained to the physi-
clans and surgeons by Dr. George w.
Swift of Seattle. Dr. Swift is a very
fluent talker, and his pertinent anec-
dotes were thoroughly enjoyed.
A banquet was spread in the Ma
sonic hall at 6 p. m. and the even
ing program opened with a paper by
DR.. p. d. Mccormack of Spokane on
Some Minor Perplexities in Pedi-
atrics. DR.. Mccormack specializes
in infant work and in his paper took
up the subject of toung-tie, circum-
cision, the injection of blood and salt
solution in the longitudinal sinuses,
naval hernia, collie, appetite, thumb
sucking, breath-holding stammer-
ing, bed wetting and diaper burns
He touched upon each subject brief
ly, giving causes and treatments in
each case.
The discussion of the paper was
opend by DR.. E. H. Current, another
Spokane child specialist.
The treatment of osteomyelitis, or
inflammation of the bone, was dis
cused by DR.. C. f. Eikenbary of Spo-
kane, who described the disease and
made a plea for early diagnosis. He
suggested immediate treatment by
opening the bone for drainage Her
took up the subject of chronic in
Illumination of the bone, showing
several X-ray pictures of diseased
bones, outlining a treatment in each
case. DR.. Eikenbary served several
years in the orthopedic department
of the service, spending considerable
time in England and France, where
he gained wide experience in bone
surgery. He outlined the prevailing
treatment for bone disease.
The discussion was opened by Dr.
s. e. Lambert of Spokane, who en-
phasized the point that all dis
charges from bone sinuses must be
diagnosed as tuberculosis, DIR. H.
P. Marshall of Spokane cited a case
which came to his attention while
pTacticing in Pullman several years
ago to prove his point that bone sur
gerry does not necessarily require
Zig expenditure for instruments. The
~ by Dr. Marshall and Dr. E. Ma
guire.
Acute mastoiditis, or inflamma-
ton of the inner ear, was the sub
ject of a paper by Dr.. George w
Swift of Seattle. DR.. Swift was at
Fort Riley during the big influenza
and scarlet fever epidemics and came
in touch with several thousand mas
told cases. He showed x-ray pic
lures of diseased mastoids and out
lined three different types, giving
definite treatments for each type.
He showed why certain mastoid pa
tents recover without operation,
while others, who may not show so
severe symptoms, do not, and de-
scribed several different operations
used in opening the mastoid. Drs,
Rott of Spokane and Berg of Union
town took part in the discussion,
pointing out that the X-ray plate is a
very important item in the diagnosis
of the disease.
The Spokane physicians and sur
geons who attended the meeting were
Drs. Aspray, Marshall, Currents,
Rott, Libby, Eikenbary, Cookery,
Lambert, Weisman, Mccormack and
Butts. Drs. Alley, White and John
son came from Lewiston, Idaho, Drs.
Cilchrist and Carrothers from Mos
COW, and DR.. Habel from Lapwai,