San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-28

hand in hand in treatment of diseases
of the tissue.
! Or, b. Z. Stout of San Antonio
| discussed SOLITARY Tubercle of the
| Brain" using a specimen, and DIR.
Louis Daily of HOutson, gave an ad-
dress on Milk Injections in Orph-
| thalmology."
Discussion followed each topic in
PRODUCED by the main speakers.
Points of difference added TO the re-
search obtained from the discussion,
and brought forth new points and new
| ideas.
The Texas State Pathological So.
ciety met at 10 80 IN the Gunter Ho-
tel, with DIR. !. w. Jenkins of Waco,
presiding. DIR. jenkins gave a scien-
| tific address on Radio and Diges-
tion," and stated that lack of exercise
and consumption of too many carbo-
hydrates is the cause of so much
stomach trouble in apparently well
people.
Rest and Sunshine.
I'VE have gone far afield in our
medical work" DIR. jenkins stated,
land the public is suffering terribly.
We have forgotten, in our search for
scientific improvements in medical.and
surgical work, the all-healing and
curative powers of rest, sunshine and
diet. Useless and bad surgery has
also worked its hardship on our pa
tients, but l believe that the time
has come when safer and more sane
medicine and surgery will be prac-
ticed."
Decentralization Combined With
Radiation Therapy," was the topic of
an address by DIR. r. Ii. Crockett of
San Antonio, and a glimpse into the
progress of radio-medical treatment
was further disclosed by DIR. 5. ID.
Written in his address on "ROntgen
Ray Treatment of Exophthalmic Col
ter"
A comprehensive display of hospital
and office furniture for physicians,
and of surgical instruments, hospital
| supplies, microscopic equipment and
| X-ray materials, was made by firms
| from the North and East, as well as
from Texas cities, including San An
tonic, in the lobby of the st. An
thony Hotel, official headquarters for
the state medical convention.
Fifty members of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the State Medical Asso-
citation had registered by noon Mon
day, although that body will hold no
meetings until the first day of the
| medical convention, on Tuesday.
At the morning meeting of the Tex
as Railway Surgical Hygenical As
sociation, DIR. Joe Gilbert. president,
from Austin, opened the meeting. DIR.
+. L. Painter of Corpus Christi, Tex,
| gave the first paper, a discussion of
the Psychology Of Railway In
Juries," i'll which he stressed the i'm
portance of properly examining appli-
cants for railway positions.
| Favors Strict Examination.
An elaboration of this topic was
made by DIR. Ross Trigg of Fort
Worth, who stated that when rail-
road accepts an applicant in its en-
ploy, it becomes responsible for the
work of that applicant to the de-
grees that accidents and wrecks re-
sulting from unfit physical conditions
are largely to be blamed on the rail
roads medical adviser who examined
and passed the applicant into danger
Gus and daily service to thousands of
people.
"A guarantee should be given by
every railroad company through its
medical advisors that employees ac-
cepted for service will meet all men
tai and physical requirements neces-
sary to insure the safety of passen-
gers" DR.. Trigg stated, sand en-
gineers. conductors and other employees
should be made to stand rigid physical
tests. Hearing. color vision and other
physical tests of faculties are especi-
ally important. and the general exam
nation should be as rigid and as COM
plete as that required by the best life
insurance companies"
Discussion following DR. Trigg's talk
brought out the fact that many acci-
dents are due directly to improper or
incompetent examinations, cases OF
color blindness, deafness and other
physical defects having. been directly
responsible for bad wrecks that per-
haps killed and manned hundreds of
people
An Example Given.
A striking case Of danger from lack
of proper examinations was given by
a railroad physician. who stated TIA;
one engineer whom he knew had sued
and obtained from his company an
amount of money for an injury that
had been sustained before he entered
, railroad work. An improper and in
complete examination caused him tC
pass into service for which he was
not physically fit. and he. in turn
! received money for the injury that his
! company had in reality suffered for
According to the opinion of physi
clans assembled in discussion of th'
! subject of railroad examinations fol
e employees. fees should be increased il
order to insure better service, but ser
| vice rendered should be given in &c
| cOrdance with conscience and not In
I | proportion to the remuneration re