The Washington herald., 1921-09-09
CUTTING TONSlS
OFTEN NEEDLESS,
THERAPISTS TOLD
Boston Specialist Says
Electricity Could
Save Most.
TALK ON EYE TODAY
Physicians to Tell Today Of
Treatment 0bviating Re-
sort to Glasses.
TALK ON EYE TODAY

Tonsils are being slaughtered un-
necessarily by wholesale, DR.. WILL
lam d. McFee, of Boston. former di-
rector of the department OF Physio-
therapy at Walter Reed Hospital.
told members Of the American
Electrotherapentic. Association at
yesterdays. session at Hotel Wash
ington.
Ninety per cent of the tonsils
could be saved without danger to
the patients. DR.. McFee estimated.
The large majority of infected ton
sils would yield to electrical treat
ment, the physician declared.
New Eye Treatment.
The delegates are looking for
ward to an address this morning
by DR.. Samuel J. Harris of Boston.
who will tell the results of a treat
ment originated by him, which pur-
ports to remove the defects of eye
sight. without resort to glasses. DR..
Harris. in his own person, according
to members of the convention, Is a
demonstration of his treatment.
having abandoned the use of glasses
after wearing them sixteen years.
The treatment employed by the ply
sician consists of a combination of
electricity exercise and rest for the
cyeSCwith the object OF re-educating
the eye muscles.
sunIisht Cures.
Large numbers of infections yield
to treatment by sunlight and by ar
tificial actinic rays, DR.. T. Howard
Plank. of Chicago. told the dele
gates last night.
DIR. Virgil C. Kinney. Of welles-
vile. n. Y. was chosen president
| of the association at the election
held yesterday. Two Washing
tonians were nan't on the new
slate of officers. Dr. Elnora C..
Folkmar and DR.. Charles Read Col
lins. both being named vice presi-
dents. Others elected are DIR. c. II.
Sampson. of New York. vice presi-
| dent: DR.. II. J. Plank, of Chicago.
and DR.. William T. Johnson, of
Philadelphia. vice presidents: DR..
Willard Travell. of New York.
treasurer: DR.. A. 3. Hirsch. of New
York. secretary. and DR.. Byron
Sprague Price. of New York, and
DR.. F. II. Morse, of Boston, trus-
| tees.
May Change Name.
The question Of changing the
name of the organization to the
Amerjcan Association for Physical
Therapeutics was discussed at the
session last night. the convention
going into executive session to de-
termine the matter. Those cham
pioniug the change point to the in
creasing number of physical agents,
such as radium. mechanical Vibra-
ton and numerous others now en-
ployed by electrotherapists.
Some Physical characteristics o.
the Radiation from Quartz Mercury
Arc Lamps" will be the topic today
of DR.. William W. Coblentz. chief
Of the section of radiOmetry. Bu-
reau of Standards: DR.. y. F. Dor
sew. of the Bureau of Standards
will discuss Some Physical Prob
lens of the Electrotherapist
Other washingtonians who will
speak are W. II. Wadieigh, acting
chief OF the esctirp of radium. Bu-
rsau of Standards. and DR.. r. l.
Franz, of ST. EIizabeth's Hosnital.
This afternoon DR.. f. V. McCo'-
lum, professor 'at Johns Hopkins
University and an authority on nu-
triton. will discuss "Vitamtnes
Mai. Chris NJ. Sampson. Of New
York, will give a demonstration al
the afternoon session of the. treat
ment of deafness. Tho convention
win "Sosr tomorrow afternoon. In
vitation have heen received from
the chambers of commerce OF
number of cities. asking their Sc
lection for the next convention. but
sno action has been taken as yet