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On the other hand, IL the commit
ment of all drug addicts was made
obligatory, then the demand would
| necessarily be diminished or abolish
ed, according to how complete were
| the results of the commitment.
Favorx Prison Terma.
"In addition to this, bootlegging.
whether in the ordinary manner, or
by druggist or physician. must be
made, by statutory enactment, very
grave offense and punishable, not by
fines. but by long period of impris-
/ onment-"
The Pathological section of the
Southern Medical Society will be en-
| tertained at Garfield Hospital at
luncheon today by the hospital for
the radiologists there, Drs. Gruver,
Christian and Merritt. An inspection
of the recently amplitied plant 1T Gar
field Hospital for Pathological work.
which places the institution in the
forefront of American hospitals with
this facility. will take place following
the luncheon.
White House Reception Plans.
Delegates to the Southern Medical
Association convention, who will be
received by President Coolidge to-
morrow. will assemble at the east
gate to the White House at II o'clock.
Inc gate Will remain open only until
1880.
, The delegation will include visiting
physicians and their wives, and only
! those identified BY badge will be ad-
mitted.
The women attending the conven-
ton will be received by Mrs. Coolidge
at l1:45. This group will assemble at
the Pennsylvania avenue entrance 10
the White House.
Use of InxuIin.
With an estimated 1000. 900 diabetes
in the United States. and only very
small proportion of that number able
| to take hospital treatment. physicians
everywhere should consider IL an
| obligation, as well as an opportunity
| for service, to be prepared to use in
| sulin in the treatment of diabetes.
DR.. Scale Harris OF Birmingham: Ala;
a brother of Senator Harris Of
! Georgia. yesterday declared at sym
postum on insulin conducted by the
section on medicine of the Southern
| Medical Association In convention at
| the Willard.
"The physician should understand,
| however" he warned. that in using
| insulin he is dealing with the extract
| of powerful internal secretion
| which. when rightly used. saves lives;
| but II not properly safeguarded by
! diet and careful observation of the
| patient after the initial doses 1t has
| dangerous possibilities"
| In every body. DR.. Woodyatt of Chi
! cago explained, insulin is manufac-
| tured but in the case OF diabetes the
! product is insufficient to neutralize
| the sugar formed in the body, and it
| is to correct that defect that the use
| of manufactured insulin is invaluable.
Pity for Fat Folks.
Thin. long-waisted, usually nervous
| individuals, whose greatest aim In
| life is to get fat, should be envied
and not pitied, Dr. X. II. BealI of Fort
/ Worth. Tex told the medical section
| of the Southern Medical Association
! in convention in the Willard yester-
day; &C.
/ possessor, and is sure to shorten life,
as the lack of surplus flesh Is sure to
! lengthen it," ne said. we all know
that the expectation Of life at birth
| has Increased twenty years, but we
| also know that there has been no ex-
| tension of life past middle age for a
| century. 1t is my belief that popu-
larization of the idea of the parasitism
of fat will result in a tremendous re-
| duction in morbidity and mortality
thirty pounds of fat there are twenty
| five miles of blood vessels to be fed
| by the heart" he declared.
Chiropractic was scored in a paper
| read last night before the annual
conference of presidents and secre-
| taries of state medical associations
and state health officers meeting In
conjunction with the Southern Medi-
| cal Association.
DR.. Rosser also launched a general
/ attack on healing cults of all kinds,
| in citing the steps taken by the state
| OF Texas in passing a law which re-
quires reasonable" amount OF
! medical association in order to be
| licensed to practice in the state.
Examination prior to employment
as a curb on lame back in industry
was urged by DR.. Robert b. Osgood
and Dr. Lawrence B. Morrison. both
of Boston, in an address before the
yesterday. Back strain constitutes
! 90 per cent of all accidents in a
| working plant, it was asserted. DR..
Osgood did not estimate the annual
| loss to industry through back cases
Other speakers urged perloulcai
year.
The following elections were re-
corded yesterday at the section meet
ings in conjunction with the sew
malaria committee-Honora chair
, man, DIR. H. r. Carter Of the United
| States public health service Of Wash
| ington; chairman, DR.. John A.. Fer
rell of the international health board
J of New York; secretary. DR.. L. D.
Fricks, surgeon, United States public
health service, Memphis, Tenn. Con-
ference of southern states statisti-
clans Of the bureau Of public health
President, DR.. w. A. Davis, Atlanta,
Ga; vice president, DR.. j. George
Dempsey, New Orleans, La; secre-
tary, DR.. w. A. Plecker, Richmond. Va
Section on radiology-Chairman DR..
w. r. Bethea, Memphis, Tenn; vice
chairman, DR.. e. c. Samuel. New Or
leans; secretary, DR.. Howard 4. Ash
| bury, Baltimore. Conference of the
presidents and secretaries OF state
medical associations and state health
| officers-President, DR.. Holman Tay-