The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-20
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TIME WASTE
Tenth District Doctors Nee.
in Hammond to Hear
Noted Surgeon

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Eating mental bread pills and
drinking nebular fluid of trans
parent bismuth, lay observer last
evening sat in at the BANQUET ten
deFed 90 physicians comprising the
Ienth District Medical society nv
their Hammond colleagues at the
Lyndora Hotel. and gathered from
tne technical vocabulary Of two
wonderful speakers that the sci
ence OF medicine progresses, that
IN the field of physiology great
STRIDES are to be made within the
next decade. and that the transplan-
tation Of glands of propagation
from lower animals to man Is not
only impossible but an insult TO
the knowledge and experience Of
the medical profession.
The banquet was preceded by
clinic at ST. Margaret's hospital at
which the three score physicians
sat with wrapt interest as DR.
George W. Dick, assistant professor
Of medicine at Rush Medical Col
lege, and DR.. E. Lewis OF Presby-
terian hospital and head OF the de-
partment or surgery at Rush Medi-
cal, detailed their experiences and
solution In the diagnosis and treat
ment OF cases parelelling those
brought to their attention
The evening session was featur-
ed by two marvellous talks. That
taG talks were marvellous the OBJ
server gathered from enthusiastic
remarks of the nedics themselves
who diagnosed both afternoon and
evening meetings successful beyond
their fond expectations. Much OF
the success OF the Hammond Medi-
cal society as hosts to their fellow
wielders OF the scalpel and gradu-
ating glass from all parts OF the
Tenth District must go to DR.. Z. S.
Jones Of Hammond whose untiring
efforts were we'll rewarded.
DIR. 4. ]. Carlson. professor of
physiology at Rush Medical. alter
nately thrilled and delighted the
staid medics with his experiences in
the field of gland transplantationa.
Dr. Carlson. reputed to be one OF
the biggest men In his province OF
research in the United States, threw
down the gauntlet to the challenge
CT commercially inspired physicians
who have deluded, he said. the laity
Of the country TO an ignorant but
unshakeable belief In the merits OF
human gland transplantation. spe-
cially the glands OF propagation.
He gave six months as the maxi
mum life of q transplanted human
You can't make blood transfu-
sion from a monkey to a man.. he
said How then can you expect to
make a gland transplantation? Why
even in the field of human glandu-
lar transplantations, including
those Of the thyroid pituitary. kid
ney, spleen, ovary and so on. certain
coordinated types must be found.
You know those things are very un-
certain. 1t is folly to consider
glandular transplantation from
monkey or goat to man.
In those cases where a monkey
or gland transplantation is attempt
ed" continued DR.. Carlson ! al
vays consider the surgeon IS the
goat and the physician is the mon
key"
DR.. Carlson was preceded in his
talk by DIR. Lester r Dragstedt. as
sistant professor OF physiology,
whose lecture on the treatment and
cure OF intestinal poisoning sug-
gested' so many lines of thought in
allied ailments that with further
research Dr Carlson was positive a
new era, revolutionary In its dis
coveries, in this particular field of
medical science would result
His enthusiasm pervaded the
entire meeting and lively discus
sion OF perpiexing cases followed
the lecture.
Following are the physicians who I
attended the banquet. Many others
found it Impossible 10 attend the
night meeting.
DIR. Charles o. Willfoag. Chester |
ton, president Of the Tenth District !
Medical society. who presided; r /
w Chidlav, H. Z. Groman. c. W.
Campbell. E. s. Jones. c. W. Raus-
chenoach. II NJ. ook. H w. Pugh. Q. !
r. ostrowski. H J. White. z. l. |
Tigers, 0. c. Hack, William A !
Ruohahan. w. z. Nichols. ]. schles Z
singer, O. Q. Melton. William D.
weis. T. w. Oberlin. all OF Ham (
mond: ]. J. Ross. East Chicago; o. 7
B. Nesbit, Gary; Michael Refacz.
whiting: z. L. schaible. Gary; z.
e Evans. Gary: c. H. Dewitt, Val /
oaraiso: w. a. Potts, Lansing. H.: /
E II. Powell, Valparaiso: S E. Dit (
mer. Kouts; II B. Hayward. Val
varaiso; r. O. Wharton, Gary: J.
". Iddings. Lowell: and J. A. Craig, |
ca-r and f " Merritt, Gary.