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Proceedings0? THE

Fiftieth Annual SessionOF THE

Homeopathic Med ical Society

OF THE

State of Ohio

Held at Hotel Southern , Columbus,May 1 1th and 12th, 19 14

Minutes of Special Session

Held at Columbus Hotel, Columbus,June 18th, 19 14

Edited by

R. 0. KEISER, SecretaryJ . G . KEISER, Asst. Secretary

COLUMBUSTI'IE PUBLISHING COMMITTEE

19 14

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETINGHOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO.

At 1 P. M. Thursday, June 1 8th , 1 914, the meetingwas ca lled to order by the President, Dr R . O. Keiser, whomade the prelimina ry announcement of the purposes of

the meeting.

Dr. Baxter read the m inutes of the meetings of the

Trustees of Cleveland-Pulte Medica l College .

President Keiser : I will now ca ll upon the Secreta ryto rea d the minutes of a prelimina ry committee meetingheld at Toledo June 5th , 1 91 4.

Secretary : At the specia l committee meeting held a t

Boody House , Toledo, June 5th , 1 914, were present Drs.

W. A. Dewey, C. E . Sawyer and H. H . Baxter, representing the Council of Medica l Educa tion of the America n Institute of Homeopathy ; R . O. Keiser, President of the HomeOpath ic Medica l Society of Ohio ; H. E . Beebe, repre

senting its Legisla tive Committee , and W. B. H insda le,Dea n of the Homeopathic Medica l College of Michigan.

Dr. H. H . Baxter was elected Cha irman and Dr. R . O.

Keiser , Secreta ry of the meeting.

After remarks by the various members of the com

m ittee the following resolutions were adopted :1 . Moved by Dr. Beebe, seconded by Dr. Hinsda le.

Resolved, Tha t the ma tter of the organ ization of the

Homeopa thic Medica l College of Ohio Sta te University heplaced in the hands of the Council of Medica l Educa tionof the American Institute of Homeopathy with the co

opera tion of the President of the Homeopathi c Medica lSociety of Ohio.

Resolution carried.

2. Moved by Dr . Sawy er, seconded by Dr. Beebe.

Resolved, That Dr. W. B. H insda le of Ann Arbor,Mich be appointed the persona l representa tive of the

Council of Medica l Educa tion in the ma tter of the organization of the Homeopath ic Medica l College of Ohio State

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University. It is hereby understood that the expenses of

Dr. W. B. Hinsda le are to be pa id out of the UniversityFund, to be crea ted .

Resolution carried.

3. Moved by Dr. Sawyer, seconded by Dr. Dewey.

Resolved, That the Council of Medica l Educa tion turnover to the Treasurer of the Homeopathic Medica l Societyof Ohio $500 which in conjunction with $500 to be furn ished by the Homeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio beknown as the University Fund ; this fund sha ll be subjectto vouchers endorsed by the President of the HomeopathicMedica l Society of Ohio for the purpose of organ izing theHomeopathic Medica l College of Ohio Sta te University .

Resolution carried.

It was moved by Dr. Dewey, seconded by Dr. Beebe :Tha t Dr. C. E . Sawyer be empowered to go to Cincinnatito investiga te the status of funds in same city, same investigation being made for the Council of Medica l Educa tionof the America n Institute of Homeopathy in the matterof the organiza tion of the Homeopathic Medica l College ofOhio Sta te University.

Motion ca rried.

It was moved by Dr. Sawyer, seconded by Dr. Baxter :That Dr. W. B. H insda le be instructed to attend the Commencement exercises of Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Collegeand take such steps as deemed necessary to hold the stu

dent body together.

Motion ca rried.

Meeting adjourned.

President Keiser : I will ca ll upon Dr. Hinsda le to

report the results of the conferences with PresidentThompson and the Board of Trustees of Ohio State Un iversity.

Dr. H insda le : I suppose you are wondering why I

am here, but the explana tion has been given you . I am

a non-resident of the sta te, though a native of Ohio. I

am a gradua te of the Cleveland College , the perpetuity of

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which in some form or another I am intensely interested.

I understand the rea son why I was ca lled into this questionis this : I do not pretend to be a specia list in any separa teline of med icine, but owing to excellent fortune or misfor

tune I have been associated with an institution somewha tsimilar to wha t you are proposing, and I rather appre

hend that I am ca lled as a consultant. Having been cal ledin consulta tion I wish to deliver my opin ion.

Considerable has been sa id by one person and anotheras to just what you are going to ta lk about at this meeting.

Someone asked me wha t I would suggest. I sa id this mustbe a meeting f or charging the apparatus and developingenthusiasm. No one wi ll deny tha t f or the last ten yea rsthe homeopathic branch of the medica l profession has beensomewha t lethargic. This condition is sometimes referredto as inactivity, or even stagna tion. The time has comefor a reaction, a reviva l, and I think I ca n indica te why.

Owing to different activities started among the peoplereferred to as the old school doctors, there has been intenseenergy a long what we ca ll scientific lines , and in someloca lities I have seen men in our profession stand bes ide theroad with their hands in their pockets and watch the tra ingo by. Some are standing there yet. One of the thingslea ding to this condition is the influence of the State Boardof Medica l Educa tion and Registration . Time and aga inI have received letters from doctors located in Indiana ,Missouri and elsewhere, asking wha t they must do to cometo Michigan to practice medicine. This question has disturbed the m ind of alm ost every practitioner of medicine.

Take for example : If you should lose your hea lth and

wish to go to Cal iforn ia or elsewhere, n ine out of everyten would be den ied the privi lege to practice . This hashad a tendency to produce a condition of unrest and dissatisf action, and men have sa id, “If tha t is wha t it iscoming to, I will practice my period of existence out. and

tha t wi ll be the end.

”On the other hand there has been

a marked fa l ling ofi of students in colleges , so much so

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that many ha ve gone out of existence . Students cannotleave the district school, or even the high school, withouthaving certa in qua l ifica tions, and the result has been thattoday there are six thousand fewer medica l students in

the United Sta tes tha n twelve years ago. This has a ffectedthe institutions most decidedly, and it has had a tendencyto cause preceptors and advisers of students to say :

“Do

something else .

”This state of a ff a irs has wonderf ully

depressed us, but we are becoming somewhat adjusted tothe situa tion. Students a re beginning to understa nd, andare a lready commencing to prepare themselves . There isgoing to be an increase in the number of students , owingto this adjustment and awakening.

Now is the auspicious occa sion for the establishmenthere in connection with the Ohio Sta te University of thebest Homeopathic College in the world. I say tha t, gentlem en , with the full appreciation tha t I am now connectedwith the best Homeopa th ic College in the world. I couldnot be loya l to that institution without this cla im. There

a re twelve or fifteen hundred live homeopaths in the Sta teof Ohio, and geographica lly you are situated in an idea lspot to build up an institution, with the a lum ni of the

Cleveland-Pulte College sca ttered a ll over the country,rea dy to come to the rescue and resuscita tion of the institution.

One rea son why colleges are constructed and organizeda long modern lines is this : the tendency nowadays is to doa ll sorts of work, get a l l kinds of professiona l tra ining incolleges . Whether right or wrong we will not discuss it,but it is true. A young man wanting to be a lawyer, goesto the university depa rtment of law, not to the old fashioned law school, and that applies to a l l professiona l

Now is the time for you to become an integra l pa rtof this university. Someone a sked about the advisabilityof ca lling it the Homeopathic College. Most emphatica llyca ll it the Homeopa thic College of the Ohio Sta te Un iversity . Why ca ll it a college The Association of Ameri

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can Universities has a code, and according to tha t codethe largest units in the universities are ca lled either schoolsor colleges, and it would be contrary to the code to ca ll ita Homeopathic Department. A department is a part of acollege or school. In the Homeopathic College there willbe a surgica l depa rtm ent, a materia med ica department,etc.

Since I have been in and around your city I have hadno less than three conf erences with the President of the

University, and he says , “We are going to esta blish thisCollege of the University, and the administration is goingto give it an absolutely fa ir and square dea l, just as it

does any of the other parts of the University.

”He says

further, that the success or fa ilure depends absolutely uponthe homeopathic profession of the Sta te of Ohio. There ,gentlemen, you have the last ana lysis. There is no question about its being a success provided you do your part,and the other members of the profession do theirs.

What is your part? In the first place , to send stu

dents and send them with enthusiasm. Undoubtedly thecollege in its new organiza tion will be weak in many particulars, but there is a possibility of its growing into vigorous strength. One of its weaknesses wil l probably beinadequate hospita l facilities , but the President says thathe proposes to establish a hospita l. At first it wi ll perha ps be nothing but a rented house , but you will have a

place in which to handle pa tients , and the title the “Ohio

Sta te University Hospita l will be over the door. This isa magnificent title , and will give dignity and standing tothe hospita l. There will be connected with the Universityanother medica l school. I do not kn ow what they willca ll their hospita l, but if you get the title over your dooryou pre-empt it, which practica lly amounts to a copyrighting of that title . We a re at a disadvantage in Michigan.

The old school goes as the University Hospita l, while oursis the Homeopathic Hospita l .

The question may come up, how to ma inta in the hospita l As inemcient as it may be in some respects , and

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fa r from being idea l as it m ay be in other respects , I thinkthe hospita l system of the Sta te of Michigan is very good.

The hospita ls there are sta te institutions , and pa tientscome from a l l over the sta te . You must not only sendyour students to this institution, but as the hospita l facilities develop it will be your duty, gentlem en, to send yourpatients . It won’t cost you anyth ing, and every man now

and then has a patient who has no particular mea ns. He

may have enough to pay a hospita l f ee , but nothing for

a n operation. Bring your pa tients here , and you will soonfind that there will be a demand for a larger hospita l.That has been the experience in Ann Arbor, and AnnArbor is a smal l town. This will not be a loca l institution. It will not be a Columbus institution, only so f ar

as Columbus is a part of th is big sta te. It is a hospita lf or the state. If you ca n once adjust your thought and

activity to tha t idea , there is no question about buildinga hospita l that in five yea rs many of you will be glad tocome to for a post-graduate course on account of the facilities furnished .

It is clea r , then, that the burden rests not only on

the Sta te Society, but on every homeopath in the sta te,and a l l the friends of homeopa thy.

The question came up a year or two ago in Michigan :Wha t is the nomina l strength of homeopa thy in the sta teLa st year a canvass was made . We sent out about sevenhundred letters of inquiry to the difi

’erent docto rs , and

as a result we have compiled some sta tistics that have beenpublished. The result is not a matter of conjecture , or

guess work, or hearsay, but an exact sta tistica l report.A conservative estima te goes to show that in the State of

Michigan over 33 1 -3 per cent of the people employ homeopathic doctors , and about ha lf of the people in the sta tehave no serious objections to employing homeopaths. I

know that Ohio is a good dea l stronger homeopa thica l lythan the Sta te of Michigan. If you were to make a ca n

vass like that in this sta te you would be surprised a t the

figures.

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If a ny one would like to ask any questions I would beglad to answer from my standpoint, as I am here in an ad

visory ca pacity . But do, for goodness sake, if not a lrea dyconnected, connect a wire with every man in this room, and

charge h im with the idea that now is the auspicious occasion, and there has never been a better field Opened in

prospect than is going to be here in regard to homeopathy.

In the conferences which I have attended with the President and the Boa rd of Trustees , they have spoken mostfavorably, and the ma jority enthusiastica lly, about thisopportunity of annexing you .

President Keiser : We ask a t this meeting the endorsement of the action taken at Toledo. At that meeting it wasdecided tha t the Council of Medica l Educa tion was to havepractica lly the organiza tion of this College . The idea wasthat in that way we would have the backing of the entirehomeopathic medica l profession of the United Sta tes . The

Council of Med ica l Educa tion will donate $500, and theyexpect this Society to donate $500, the entire amount to beused to assist in the organization of the Homeopathic Medica l College of Ohio Sta te University.

Dr. Lincoln Phillips moved tha t the Society endorsethe action of the committee . Th is was seconded by Dr .

Staples, and una n imously ca rried.

President Keiser : I will ca ll upon Dr. Sawyer to

speak in rega rd to the financia l side of the question.

Dr . Sawyer : Mr. President, Members of the OhioSta te Homeopathic Society—I have been a member of thisbody for many years , and I have been looking forward tothis particular occas ion with grea t interest. I have wondered whether or not my fellow practitioners in the sta tewere rea l ly awake to the exigencies and possibilities of the

hour. We have arrived a t the psychologica l moment inthe college ma tters of our state and I am happy, indeed ,to see so many of you present at this time. In a f ew wordsa llow me to tel l you wha t we have before us. Let me sta te

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first what we have to do with and then tell you of thethings we have to do, and how necessary it is tha t we doit now. In the first place, we have, as Dr . Hinsda le hasexpressed it, the grea test opportunity ever presented to theHomeopa thic Fraternity. We have presented to us grea terprivileges than we ever contempla ted or anticipa ted. We

presumed, of course,in considering this matter that it

would be necessa ry for us to put up a specific amount ofca sh and to do a number of other things of that kind. We

presumed we were going to be confined within certa in limitations and restrictions. In fact, at the first meeting heldby a number of the doctors of the sta te we thought perhaps we were asking for a grea t dea l more than we wouldget. It has fina lly resolved itself into this : we are goingto get more than we ever thought of asking for in the preliminary steps taken to bring about a Homeopathic Medica lCollege in the Ohio Sta te University. We have the assurance, and so far as we have been able to discover, the unanimous a ssurance of the Board of Trustees and the Presidentof the University that they will establish here the best College that ca n be made . The President has sa id to us tha twe can have everyth ing in the way of materia l and instructors they have or can acquire. He feels, as we do, that thereputa tion of the Ohio Sta te University is on tria l, and theonly hesita ncy that has ever been experienced in the ma tterat a ll has been in regard to whether or not it could be madea go ; whether or not we were enthusiastic enough, hadspirit enough, determination enough as a fraternity to

ma inta in a College . He has been convinced by the evidenceproduced that we a re live , energetic, active , wide-awake ,up-to-the-minute doctors . He is conscientious in h is desireas are the entire Board of Trustees. They are full of theidea that one of the important things is to provide wellfor the students that will come from a body such as this.

The Horticultura l department of the University is movinginto its new quarters , and we are to have our headquartersin the Law bu ilding, with prominent ofiices, good teachingrooms , a competent stenographer, and the promise of suffi

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cient financia l support to give us an experienced Homeopathic Dean. Dr. Thompson has a lso sa id that if necessarythey would take a l l the lower class teaching out of any

relationsh ip with the old school that would disturb our

students in any way . This , however, we have thought unnecessa ry. They have a lso sa id : “We are ready to securefor you a hospita l. We do not ca re to have your studentsexposed to any dangers that may come from conta ct withfellows not in accord with homeopa th ic principles . It isimpossible , of course, to produce a hospital at once, butit will be their ea rnest eff ort, desire and ambition to secureone at the ea rliest possible moment. Dr. Thompson hasindica ted the cha racter of the men to do the underteaching,and he has tendered in every way everyth ing that couldpossibly be asked as necessary. He has given us the

grea test opportunity we have ever had.

Up to the present we have gone so f ar a s to a l l but

definitely determine upon the curriculum, course of study,and much of the deta iled working out of the plan. We

have fi red everything quite as definately as might be ex

pected a t this time to sta rt the machine in active operationa t a very ea rly da te.

We have a lways felt that the important thing was tohave the proper man a t the helm, and I am going to say

to you that we believe we have the proper man at our com

mand. We took it upon ourselves to ask Dr . Hinsda le tocome over to consult with us

, and the impression which hehas made, and the influence which he has had in the carrying out of this project, cannot be expressed in words . We

owe Dr. Hinsda le a debt of gratitude for what he has doneup to the present, now let me say what I think we shoulda sk h im to do for the future .

Dr . Hinsda le should take cha rge of this college matter.

If you agree to tha t sta nd up. Dr. Hinsda le ha s fina l lyworked out a plan by which it seems possible that we can

count upon him for the position of acting Dea n of this newCollege. Now fellows, let me impress one thing upon you.

Always speak of this as the Homeopa thic College . We do

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not ca re to be a pa rt of anything. We want to be the wholething. Read, ca refully, please, the resolution passed bythe University Trustees. They say definitely that it is tobe a Homeopa thic College.

Getting back to the subject, I th ink we have it withinthe possibilities of this hour to bring about the active management of this proposition. We have a t least this. We

have the assurance from Dr . Hinsda le that he will give us

a part of the time of h is present vacation to carry on theorganization of this College. I am h0ping tha t when thetime comes for the fina l a rrangement of things , when thelast question is put to h im as to whether or not he willaccept the permanent dea nship, he will say “

yes .

But listen. We are asking Dr . Hinsda le in com ingover to Ohio to ta ke charge of this institution, first thathe develop here an institution in a way in opposition tothe one in which he has spent the best part of h is life.

We are asking h im to brea k up a ssociations and a ffilia tionsin Ann Arbor , and in Michigan, tha t are very dear to him .

We are asking that he bring his family to the Sta te of Ohio,which breaks up his family socia l relations . Now, fellows,it would be unjust in us if we were to lea ve any possibleloophole tha t would ever bring into question the possibilityof maintenance and continuation of this Homeopa thic College in connection with the Ohio State University . Therefore, it devolves upon us as a Fraternity, having askedDr . Hinsda le to come here, to fortify him, and surroundhim with everything necessary to perpetua te this institution. Dr. Hinsda le could not consistently, and we couldnot as h is best friends, ask h im to cut loose from everything in Michigan and come over here , unless we give himma teria l help.

Our College is going to be opposed, and it is goingto be active organized opposition, with money behind it,but we are not sorry that this is true , because if we wereto go on smoothly without any competition or opposition,it would not be worth while . We are going into the fightfor the advancement of homeopa thy and homeopathic prin

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ciples, never turning aside for one single m inute to throwmud at the other side. We must blow our own horn , and

ta lk of wha t we have been , and what we are going to be.

So f ar as opposition comes from the old school we mustsimply “

saw wood.

” It is the purpose of the Council ofMedica l Educa tion to endea vor to bring about as generousa feeling as possible so f ar as socia l relations a re concerned,but to draw the line as aggressively as possible, tha t weare here as homeopaths and nothing but things tha t provide for homeopathy will answer.

We must remember that Dr. McCann of Dayton hashad wonderful influence in bringing about this result, andthat when the time comes Dr. McCann

’

s Opin ion shouldbe considered in making appointm ents. We should not

forget Dr. McCann ’

s brother, Judge McCann . In him wehave had a man who has stood by us in a ll sorts of opposition , and it has been no boy’s play to bring this Col legeabout. One thing more, we have been particularly fortunate in that James Cox is Governor of Ohio. James Coxis a persona l friend of Dr. McCann . All things of thiskind have operated to bring us up to the particular privilege of a Homeopathic College of the Ohio State University.

The one important thing in a l l lines of business tomake it go is money. The Board of Trustees of Ohio Sta teUniversity have sa id that they a re willing to turn over a l l

ava ilable money at their command a t this particular moment ; set as ide for emergency teaching. If this is not

generous, I do not know how to express it. We need at

this particular time We need it for the purposeof establishing on the Un iversity campus a hospita l. Atpresent it is not going to be possible to have a hospita lexcept as we rent a building, or use an old dorm itory theyhave on the grounds. Regarding the matter of presentexpense it is going to be necessa ry to have some actua lcash to carry the College on for a yea r. According to a

careful estimate by Dr. H insdale and President Thompson ,

it wi ll require about for the first year.

One of the questions that ha s a lways concerned us has

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been : Are the diff erent members of the Fraternity in diff erent sections of the sta te fa vorable or agreeable to thecarrying out of a Col lege plan at Columbus We wantedto know how Cincinnati and Cleveland felt toward the ma tter. Going to Cleveland we found there an equity in theCleveland-Pulte property amounting to aboutThese gentlemen without equivocation sa id : “

Fellows, thismoney sha ll go to you to promote the Homeopa thic Collegeas a part of the Ohio Sta te University .

” We lea rned thatthe Cincinnati fellows had some money, which came intotheir possession from the sa le of Pulte Col lege , about

to in cash. Without a thought expressedin opposition they sa id : “

This money is yours.

Now fel lows, we have on hand not only enthusiasmand spirit, but we have

.

some money, and now we are goingto ask for more money to carry the project on for a f ew

months, a t least until the next Legislature meets and acts .

Dr. Hinsda le asked the question, “How should we give

our money and what use shou ld it be put to?”Dr. Thompson sa id : “

Give this money with the

understa nding that it is to be used for the specific purposes of building a hospita l, and hold tha t money untilsufficient additiona l ca sh has been obta ined from the stateto ca rry your idea s into practica l execution.

” We are

gon to have in the neighborhood of which willcome from Cleveland and Cincinnati, which we will turnover to Dr. Thompson, and ask h im that out of the sta tefund there be appropriated by the next Legislature enoughto make for the purpose of building a Homeopathic Hospita l on the campus. We should have a hospita lto accommodate 100 patients to start with. It must bemodern , up-to-date, and thoroughly equipped in every particula r.

We have sa id to you that it is going to takeat the lowest possible estim ate to ca rry the College worka long for the first yea r . We anticipate that out of the

students Cleveland will turn over to us , we will have an

earning capacity of $5000. We have been assured by

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hospital fund. There remains about $1000, and the members of the Columbus Homeopathic Hospita l Associa tionwould like to have you understand that it will be turnedover as soon as we can get together and have a lega lmeeting.

Subscriptions of one hundred dolla rs were then ca lledfor, then fifty, then twenty-five .

It was moved by Dr. Studebaker, seconded by Dr.

Hetherington, that a special class of subscriptions be made,with the option of four months or less to pay same. Mo

tion ca rried.

It was moved by Dr. Blackburn, seconded by Dr. Harding, that a committee of five be appointed by the President,the members of the comm ittee to be notified by ma il of theterritory to be covered by them, in the soliciting of fundsfor the College ; the committee of five to appoint sub-comm ittees to assist them. Motion ca rried.

President Keiser : I will appoint on this committee,Drs . C. E . Sawyer, W. J . Blackburn , H . F . Staples , LincolnPhillips, and W. B. Carpenter.

Dr. Staples announced that the amount ra ised at the

meeting was $3285.

Dr. J. C. Wood : By your perm ission, Mr. President,and members of the Society , I want to recite to you verybriefly the obligation that this Society owes in this matter ,especia lly to three or four men , men who have workednight and day a lmost to consummate this end. These menare Dr. C. E . Sawyer of Marion, Dr. T . A. McCann of Day

ton , Dr. W. B. Hinsda le of Ann Arbor, and Dr. R . O.

Keiser of Columbus. I move you, Mr. Secretary, that weextend to these gentlemen a rising vote of thanks.

Seconded by Dr. Studebaker.

Motion carried unanimously.

There being no further business the meeting ad

journed .

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Arndt, Dr. G. D.

Barnh ill, Dr. T. G.

Baxter, Dr. H . H .

Beebe , Dr. H. E .

Blackburn , Dr. W. J.

Brewster, Dr. C. B.

Carpenter, Dr. W. B.

Church, Dr. T . T.

Cooper, Dr. C. N.

Dixon, Dr. W. W.

Ferree, Dr. J. A.

Geiser, Dr. S . R .

Ginn, Dr. CurtissHarding, Dr. G. T

Herr, Dr. I. J.

Hetherington , Dr. C. E . PiquaHinsdale, Dr. W. B. A nn Arbor, Mich.

House, Dr. R . B.

Ireland, Dr. C. L.

Jackson ,Dr. L. A.

Junkermann , Dr. C. F .

Miner,“

Dr. H . J .

Pa lmer, Dr. H . E .

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Rounds, Dr. F . C.

Sa lisbury, Dr. G. S .

Sawyer, Dr. C. E . Marion

S ilbernagel, Dr. C. E .

S taples , Dr. H. F .

Sull ivan, Dr. ClarkeWa ite , Dr. H . C.

Wells, Dr . H. L.

Wine, Dr . J. M . DaytonWood, Dr. James C.

Woods, Dr. G. W

To The Members of the Homeopathic

Medical Society of Ohio:

We hereby submit to you the minutes

of the Fiftieth Annual Session of yourSociety, held at Hotel Southern, Columbus, May 1 1th and 12th, 19 14.

FRANK WEBSTER, President

R . O . KEISER, SecretaryT. T. CHURCH ,

Treasurer

J uly 20, 19 14

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contributors

Officers

Bureau Appointments

Committees

Minutes

Special BranchesMateriaMedicaSanitary Science and Moral ProphylaxisSurgery , Gynecology and Obstetrics

Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics

Register of Attendance 233

StandingResolutiona

Officers Since Organization

MeetingPlaces Since Organization 253

Register ofMembership

OFFICERS 1913-1914.

Frank Webster, M. D. DaytonFirst Vice President,

Geo. H . Irvin , M. D. .

Second Vice President,E lla Grace Hunt, M. D. Cincinna ti

Secreta ry,R . O. Keiser, M. D.

Assistant Secreta ry,J. G. Keiser, M. D. Columbus

Trea surer,T. T. Church, M. D.

Necrologist,H . E . Beebe, M. D.

BOARD OF CENSORS .

J . W. Means, M. D Cha irmanGertrude K. Meek, M. D.

J. M. Wine , M. D.

J. D. Varney, M. D.

B. W. Dawley, M. D.

E . J. Caufi ield, M. D.

OFFICERS 1 914-1 915.

President,

.Sa lem

R . O. Keiser, M. D. ColumbusF irst Vice President,

I. O. Denman , M. D.

Second Vice President,Gertrude K. Meek, M. D.

Secreta ry,J. G. Keiser , M. D. Columbus

h easurer,

Necrologist,T. T. Church, M. D.

H. E . Beebe. M. D.

BOARD OF CENSORS.

.Sa lem

D. L. Mohn , M. D Cha irman .Ashland

B.

W. Means, M. D

M.

D

BUREAU APPOINTMENTS .

Euclid

B. W.

Clinica l Medicine and Pedia trics .

W. Webster Ensey, M. D.

J. D. Varney, M.

Special Branches.

Silbernagel, M. D

COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND INCREASE

E . J. Caufi ield, M. D.

Homeopa thic Medica l Society at Ea stern Oh io.

C. L. Ireland, M. D.

Columbus Homeopathic Medica l Society.

W. E . Gault, M. D. PortsmouthOhio Va l ley Homeopathic Medica l Society .

Stanton E . Deeley, M. D. Mt. VernonSoutheastern Homeopa thic Medica l Society .

J. M. Wine, M. D. DaytonDayton Homeopathic Medica l Society .

F . C. Rounds , M. D. DaytonMiam i Va l ley Homeopathic Medica l Society.

C. A. Pauley, M. D. CincinnatiCincinna ti Homeopa thic Lyceum.

C. L. Moore, M. D. ClevelandCleveland Homeopa thic Medica l Society .

W. Curtis Cross, M. D. AshtabulaAshtabula County Society of Homeopaths.

COMMITTEES.

Executive Committee.W. A. Humphrey, M. D Cha irman Toledo

D. L. Mohn, M. D.

F . W. Somers, M. D

C. E . Hetherington, M. D

H . H. Baxter, M. D Cha irmanC. E . Wa lton , M. D.

W. B. Carpenter, M. D.

Committee on Legis la tion .

Lester E . Siemon, M. D.—0ne year Cleveland

Lincoln Phillips , M. D.—Two years

H. F . Staples , M. D.- Three years

Comm ittee on Publicity.

The President.

Inter-Sta te Committee.

Lincoln Ph illips, M. D.—One year Cincinna ti

Alterna tes.

Delegates to the American Institute.

Court HouseLester E . Siemon , M. D.

PROCEEDINGSOF THE

FIFT IETH ANNUAL SESSION

Homeopathic Medical Societyof Ohio

At o’clock A. M Monday, May 1 1 1 914, the

F iftieth annua l session of the HomeOpathic Med1ca l Societyof the Sta te of Ohio was ca lled to order by the President,Dr. Frank Webster, who sa id :

“I now declare the F iftiethannua l session of the Homeopathic Medica l Society open ,

and rea dy for the transaction of business.

”

Dr. Carpenter will deliver the address of welcome.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME .

Members and Friends of the Homeopa thic Medica lSociety of Ohio : I ask you to pause just a moment at thebeginning of this ha lf century celebration , tha t the prof ession of Columbus may bid you welcome . In most everyannouncement concern ing this meeting, your Secreta ry andother officers have asked you to attend this session becauseyou will receive grea t good. I can take no issue with thatsta tement, because I am sure it is so. I want a lso to assureyou that you confer a grea t favor upon the profession, andthe city in which you meet, and the loca l profession feel honored that they have the privilege of enterta ining the Societyduring its Jubilee session. Th is is a notable meeting. Someof the officers are already quietly sending a round the sta tement tha t the program that has been prepa red is one of thebest ever presented to th is Society. I am not prepared to

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take issue with tha t. In fact I am rather inclined to thinkthat it is so, but in addition to tha t there is someth inggreater, or at lea st in a sense grea ter. We have the ha loof history, and of successful history, around this Jubileeann iversary. We wil l hea r of this Society’8 beginning. We

will a lso hea r what the Society has been able to accomplish,a nd wha t it must accomplish in the future by reason of thefact that it has been so successful in the past. I have no

further word, except tha t of welcome. The city of Columbus bids you welcome, the doors are open, and the keys a llthrown away. The profession welcomes you, and persona lly I greet you cordia lly and extend a hea rty handshaketo a ll .

President Webster : On beha lf of the visiting mem

bers of the Homeopathic State Society, I will ask Dr.

S iemon to respond :

RESPONSE FOR THE SOCIETY TO THE ADDRESSOF WELCOME .

The invita tion , Mr. President, was entirely unexpected.

It hardly seems to me I am equa l to the occasion in view of

the fact that this is the golden anniversary of our formation. The Society having been organized some years beforeI was born , I should natura lly be more or less modest aboutanything I have to say concerning it, especia lly in view of

the fact tha t there are so many Nestors of the professionhere that might better tell something in response to theaddress of welcome. Dr. Ca rpenter has sa id that the doorsof the city of Columbus were wide open , and the keysthrown away. I hardly think that a suggestion of that sortwould coincide entirely with some of the papers I knowwill be rendered in the Bureau of Mora l Prophy laxis and

Sanitary Science. It is well when he says we are welcome.

Every Society meeting tha t has been held in the city of

Columbus since I became a member has a lways been a

source of grea t satisf action and a good deal of happiness to

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SECRETARY’S REPORT.

To the Members of the Homeopathic Society of OhioThe minutes of the Forty-n inth Annua l Meeting, held

in the Baptist Church, Marion , Ohio, on May 13 and 14,

1913, are embodied in the published copies of the traussetions of this Society, a copy of which was sent to each member in good standing.

There are three questions of especia l interest to thisSociety which I desire to ca ll to your attention

l st. The College proposition. As most of you know, a

Department of Medicine will be established in the OhioSta te Un iversity this fall. As a beginning of that Department the Trustees of the Un iversity have accepted theproposition and tender of the Trustees of Sta rling-OhioMedica l College to take over their student body, equipment, and a ll their tangible property. E arly in 1913 a

proposition similar to that of Starling-Ohio was made byCleveland-Pulte Medica l College, with the idea of makingthat the nucleus of a Homeopathic Depa rtment of the College of Medicine of Ohio State Un iversity. For some rea

son the question was not taken up at once by the Trusteesof the Ohio State Un iversity, but on December 30, 1 913, acommittee consisting of the officers of this Society, its Legislative Committee , its Committee on Educa tion , and repre

sentatives of Cleveland-Pulte Medica l College, m et theTrustees of the Ohio Sta te University, on their invitation,and sta ted to those Trustees the desires of the Homeopathsin ca se a Homeopathic Department was established.

Through some misunderstanding the tender from Cleveland-Pulte to the Ohio Sta te was not made in the formdesired, and this caused further delay. The Secretary finding the cause of the delay, went to Cleveland and met the

Trustees of the Cleveland-Pulte, and expla ined to them as

best he could the cause of the delay. A defin ite tender andsta tement was then made to the Trustees of the Ohio Sta teUniversity. Th is tender and sta tement were referred to a

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Committee by the Trustees . The proposition was aga indelayed, another consultation was held, and the tender and

proposition was modified in such a way tha t we believe itwi ll meet with favorable approva l by the Committee, and wehope f or favorable action by the Trustees.

If a Homeopathic Department is established at OhioState, while it m ay not be just as the Committee has asked,it will be a credit to the State and to Homeopa thy. If thisDepartment is established, we a sk every member of thisSociety, and every Homeopath in the State, to put his shoulder to the wheel and help make it a success . Send your students to it, and if you have no students give it your mora lsupport. Do everything possible to show that the Trustees ’confidence in Homeopathy has been well placed.

2ud. Organiza tion. It seems to m e much could bedone in the way of organization to make our efforts moreeffective. Some method should be evolved by which membership in our State Society would ca rry with it membership in the American Institute . By having every memberof our various Sta te Societies a member of the nationa lbody, it would work for the betterment of a l l . In additionthere should be a closer a lliance between the various Statesocieties . There a re many things that are of interest toour Society that would be beneficia l to other societies. The

other societies have things tha t would interest us. I advo

ca te and advise that a committee of three be appointed todraf t some form of resolution directed to the AmericanInstitute, so that this question may be taken up at the

meeting of the Institute at Atlantic City in June .

3rd. As you a l l know, this State is overrun with cultsand quacks. Many of you wonder why the Sta te Board doesnot rid the Sta te of these various illega l practitioners. The

members of that Board, and the members of our LegislativeCommittee can readily understand why . To you , who are

not familiar with the subjejct, I will simply say it is due toa defect in the law. Those of this Society who have had thebattles of this prof ession to fight can see this—that con

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ditions, so f a r as cults and quacks are concerned, are growing worse rather than better ; that if some radica l changeis not made in our medica l laws it wi ll not be many yea rsuntil they will be practica lly worth less. As the Homeopaths have a lways been first in advoca ting legisla tion forthe good of both the profession and the people, I place thisproposition before you for your consideration :

Have your Legislative Committee, in conjunction withCommittees from the old school and Eclectics , draft a ndsubmit to the next Legislature a law embodying the foll owing principles :

1 . Ha te the Board organized as at present, so that noone school of medicine sha l l have a majority on the Boa rd.

2. Establish certa in minimum requirements beforea dmission to examina tion.

3. Require a l l persons who wish to practice the hea ling art, no matter of what school, and in what form, to

come before the Sta te Board of Examination and pass an

examination in those branches in which a l l schools of medicine are a unit, such as Ana tomy, Physiology, Pa thology,Bacteriology, Hygiene, Diagnosis , etc.

4. Let ea ch College conduct the examina tion in thosebranches which go to make the distinctive schools. Whenthe examinations are satisfactory and a re certified to theSta te Board by the proper officers of the College , then eacha pplicant sha ll be classified as belonging to that particularschool from which or of which such certifica te is received.

In this Sta te such fina l examina tion may be given by a

m ember of the Board representing each particular school.5. Sa id State Boa rd sha ll issue to a l l who pass the

examination, as specified in Section 3, a certifica te grantingthe right to practice the hea ling art, but to those complyingwith Sections 3 and 4 a different form of certifica te, givingthem a classifica tion different from those who only complywith Section 3.

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6 . No person , even though he may have passed the ex

certificate, sha l l be a llowed to use the title of Doctor of

Medicine or sign himself as M. D. un less pm perly certifieda s provided in Section 4 as having passed the specia lbra nches in some one of the distin ctive schools of medicineand having completed the course of study as la id down insuch schools.

In submitting this propos ition I have not attempted togo into deta ils, or to prescribe rules governing adm ission tocolleges, but have just a ttempted to outline a genera l

Much of the past year’s work has fa llen on the Assistant Secreta ry, and he has rendered both the Society and

myself inva luable service. The work of this office has beenheavy for the year . We have sent out about 3050pieces of

ma il during the yea r . Of this over 2800 pieces were sentout during the last six weeks. When you consider thatevery piece of ma il is handled a t lea st four times, you knowsomething of the amount of work crowded into the timejust before the meeting. To enable your next Secretary tokeep up the work, I advise that the position of AssistantSecreta ry be made a permanent one, and that the personelected to that office be from the same town as the Secretary.

In conclusion I desire to thank this Society for itskindness to me at the last meeting at Marion, and to thevarious members for their words of sympathy and encour

agement. Respectf ully submitted,R . 0. Karen , Secreta ry.

President Webster : You have hea rd the report of theSecretary. Wha t sha ll be done with it?

Dr. Horner : I move you tha t the report be referred

to the Comm ittee which wil l be appointed on the President'sa ddress.

Dr. Siemon : Seconded.


President Webster : It has been moved and secondedthat the Secretary’s report be referred to the Committee tobe appointed on the President’s address. Those in f avorsay

“aye.

”Contrary “no.” It is so ordered.

The Secreta ry has a f ew commun ications to rea d.

(Communications from Connecticut.)

(Communication from Dr. Hobson. )

President Webster : You have hea rd this report of theSecretary. What sha ll be done with it?

Dr. Siemon : I move that the communications be re

ferred to the Executive Committee.

Dr. Beebe : Seconded.

President Webster : It has been moved and secondedtha t the communications read by the Secreta ry be referredto the Executive Committee. Those in favor say

“aye .

Contrary “no. It is so ordered.

President Webster : The next in order is the appointment of Supervisors of E lection. I will appoint Drs . Sie

mon and Beebe.

We will now hea r the report of the Committee on

Publica tion.

Dr. Keiser : In the absence of Dr. Humphrey’s report,I will say that the transactions were published in due form,

and that the bills have a l l been pa id.

President Webster : As Dr. Church is not present, theTrea surer’s report will not be heard until the a fternoonsession. We will have the report of the Committee on Organ ization and Increase in Membership—Dr. Staples.

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Dr. Staples : My report is not complete. As a pre

liminary report will say that the Committee has been activeal l yea r. We have sent out numerous letters, one at leastto every Homeopath in the Sta te, asking their co-Operationin bringing in new members . The response has been quitegood so f ar, and we expect that before the meeting is overtha t the full report will show a large increase in membership. Have a lso to report that nea rly a l l the graduates inOhio have accepted the invita tion to come into the Societythis yea r, which, I think, is a good omen.

President Webster : The report of the Board of

Censors.

Dr. Staples : None of the members of the Board are

here at present. As soon as they arrive the applicationswill be referred to them, and at various times during themeeting.

President Webster : We will hea r the report of theLegisla tive Committee .

Dr . Beebe .

REPORT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE .

During the specia l session of the Legislature there wasnothing brought up of interest to the medica l profession .

There are some ma tters contempla ted, as usua l, that willprobably come forward next winter requiring watchful a ttention when the proper time comes.

In December President Thompson and the trustees ofthe Ohio Sta te University a sked for a conference with theHomeopa thic profession of the Sta te relative to the advis

ability of esta blishing a Homeopa thic medica l departmentin the Sta te University . Such a meeting was held December 3oth . There were in attendance at sa id meeting a

good representa tion from the Cleveland-Pulte Medica lCollege, off icers of the Sta te Society, several of the Legis

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la tive committee , together with other lea ding representatives of the Homeopa thic profession of the Sta te .

It was deemed judicious to have Dean Hinsda le , of

Ann Arbor University , with us in sa id conference, since wea l l know him to be f ar better informed on the question ofthe hour than any of us. Dr. Hinsda le willingly acceded toour request and his advice and counsel in this meeting weremost va luable to both the profession and the trustees of

th e University in pa rticula r, since h e gave them much information for which they were seeking. As to progressma de in this ma tter since th e meeting, others will report.

Respectfully submitted .

H. E . BEEBE , Ch a irman.

H. F . STAPLES .

L. E . SIEMON.

W. B . CARPENTER .

LINCOLN PHILLIPS .

T. A. McCANN.

Committee.

President Webster : The report of the Committee on

Educa tion.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

Dr . Baxter : Members of the Society, the principalpoint of interest to the profession of Ohio now centersabout the proposition to establish a Homeopathic Department in the State University, and coupled with that is theproposition to unite the Cleveland-Pulte College with theUniversity as that Depa rtment. You have been throughthe report of the Secreta ry, and have been pretty well in .

formed as to the present status of these negotiations. Th e

Trustees of the Cleveland-Pulte College have had the matterunder consideration for some time , a nd have had a numberof meetings a nd conferences with the Trustees of the Un iversity through committees . The matter ha s progressedso f a r that probably a fina l answer will be received a fterthe next meeting of the Trustees of the University , whichI am told will take place on the 1 9th .


department for the support of the department. The same

is true in Iowa , the same was true in Nebraska , and I believe the same is true wherever a Homeopathic Departmenthas been established in any Sta te University. Here in Ohioit would be diff erent. The department will sta rt out, if theplans now under consideration a re ca rried out, with an

endowment fund of very respectable proportions. That willserve as an anchor for the depa rtment, and with that anchorit will be impossible practica lly to suspend the depa rtmentunless, as I say , the fewn ess of students becomes so pro

nounced a s to render the continuance impractica l. I thinkthat is a l l I have to say on the subject.

Dr . Beebe : Mr. Cha irman, we have with us ProfessorDewey of Ann Arbor, and I think every member of the

Society would be plea sed to hea r Professor Dewey, who isbetter informed than any of us on such subjects .

President Webster : Professor Dewey, we would beplea sed to have you address us .

Dr. Dewey : Mr. President, members of the Ohio Society , I do not know that I can add anything more to whatDr. Baxter ha s so excellently sa id. The situation a s he presents it depends on the students in a large manner. Thereis one th ing, however, tha t we have found in the Universityof Michigan, and that is, what appea ls more to our legislators there is not the students as much as it is the

patients in the hospita l. We make a very much grea terplea f or support by the use of our hospita l statistics thanwe do by the use of our college statistics. La st yea r in1 913, and I know this because I have had the task of makingup the hospita l report, we had patients represented in our

hospita l from eighty-f our counties of Michigan, extendingway up to Lake Superior. There was not a single countyin the Sta te of Michigan that did not send us last yea r a

hospita l patient. Now when we go before our legislatorswe show them the report, and say , “There is a necessity for

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this insti tution. Here is what we are doing. The peopleare crying for Homeopathic trea tmen Now as I remember it, we had from the city of Detroit last year over twohundred pa tients , and Detroit, as you know, has excellenthospita ls . When we go before the legislators with our

record we say : “Here , you are from district number twenty.

Our records show tha t we have had forty patients fromyour constituency last yea r.

” When we want an apprOpria

tion this is a good argum ent, and we are going to them for

relief. The regents have a lready approved the plans , anddrawings have been made for a bu ilding f or the Homeopath ic Department of the University of Michigan. We

went before the Boa rd of Regents about three weeks ago,

and told them we wanted a new building. They asked howmuch we wanted. We sa id fifty thousand. They threw up

their hands and sa id : “That’s not enough. You want a

hundred thousand dolla r buil ding,” and that is wha t we aregoing to get.

President Webster : I think we would like to hearfrom Dr. Sawy er on this matter.

Dr. Sawyer : Mr. Cha irman, Fellows of the Ohio Sta teHomeopathic Medica l Society : It a ff ords me grea t plea sureto take up this question of the a ffiliation of the HomeopathicSchool with the Sta te University. It seems to me that if wecan accomplish an affiliation of this sort we have establishedHomeopathy in Ohio more permanently than it has everbeen established before. It is not going to be enough, however, as Dr. Baxter and Dr. Dewey have a sserted , for us togo through the technica l formation of a ffiliation. The re

sponsibility of the success of a Homeopa thic Departm ent inthe Sta te of Ohio depends upon the profession at large.

These gentlemen have a lready related to you the importanceof students , and the importance of hospita ls . That is a l l

right so far as they go, but they do not go far enough. We

must necessarily take into consideration the men who do thetea ching, the instructors . If we cannot crea te in this Sta te

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a diff erent Homeopa thic spirit from that which we have hadfor the last year or two, it will not be long until we findourselves incapable of proceeding under the most favorablecircumstances. Now fellows, it is absolutely necessary forus at this time to use our influence in every way possible tobring this great fra ternity of ours together for co-operativepurposes . We must use our influence to bring our fratern ity to a completed organization, and that organiza tionmust have as its chief thought the ca rrying out of thishigher educa tiona l idea .

We went before the Board of Trustees of the StateUniversity with a proposition something like this : We

asked of them first that we have a Dean, because we believewithout some individua l to manage this business of ourswe would be in a manner helpless. We asked tha t they giveus six specific cha irs. We asked tha t they give us a hos

pita l. We a sked that they give us a tra ining school . Thisis the reply that came to us upon that proposition, and fromone of our best friends on the Boa rd : He came back to us

and sa id tha t the Ohio Sta te University would not accedeto the demands of this proposition in asking for six specificcha irs for two rea sons . F irst, they felt that they would bebound according to that proposition to ma inta in six cha irswhether there was occa sion for them or not. Second, a fterestablishing a Homeopathic Department, it might be foundthat six cha irs would not be sufficient to ca rry on the workof the department, and they therefore did not wish to behandicapped in the matter. We therefore amended theproposition to read like this : That we a re to have a Homeopathic Department of the College of Medicine . They are

to give us a Dean, they are to give us a hospita l, they a re togive us wha tever professors and assistants a re necessary,and the needs a re to be indica ted by the Dea n a nd by thePresident of the Sta te University .

Now it ha s been sa id by some of the F ellows that wewere not definite enough, that we were depending entirelytoo much upon the disposition of the Dean or the President

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of the University. After a ll it is a matter of confidence.We have the assurance, and the best assurance that cancome from the expression of the disposition and desire onthe pa rt of the Board of Trustees and the President of theSta te University, to make of this a rea lly wonderful Homeopa th ic Department. So we feel that we have such confi

dence in them tha t they will do the right thing for us thatwe are willing, this Committee , and the Board of Trusteesof the College a t Cleveland, to submit this matter to themon these terms. Now then, after looking this matterstra ight in the face , we have concluded that it would beunjust for us to ask the Sta te University to establishsix cha irs, six specific and distinct cha irs, because of the

reasons off ered by them in rebutta l. We believe tha t wecan show to the Sta te University that we have needs foran institution of much grea ter magnitude than six specificcha irs would guarantee to us , and so we have put ourselveson tria l. If we cannot ma inta in a Homeopathic Departmentin Ohio, we do not want it. If we ca n , we do want it, andwe want no restrictions, no limita tions to the magnitude ofthe establishment. And so I say to you Fellows, this matterfina lly rests back upon the genera l practitioner and uponwha t is known as the Homeopa th ic F raternity of the Sta teof Ohio, of which we have eight hundred members. Now Iam sure if we can have the proper men at the helm of thisorganiza tion, if we ca n get the proper individual necessaryto Operate and manage the organization of this School in itsinception , and we ca n have the co-operation of the Fratern ity , gentlemen, we may esta blish, and will establish , oneof the grea test Homeopathic Colleges in the United Sta tes.

Now, Fellows , out of our pride as Buckeyes, out of our dutyto our clientele of this great Sta te, out of our desire that weshould have and ma inta in a Homeopa thic Department, letus try persona lly, individua lly, and collectively to excite andbring forth, and develop, and perpetuate a spirit of enthusia sm . We must do it.

Now, one thing more, we hope to have an agreementin this proposition, that a l l of the diplomas that have been

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given out by our colleges in the Sta te of Ohio will bea r theguarantee of the Sta te University. They ta ke the recom

m endation of a l l of the professors of a l l of the Schools wehave had in the State heretofore, and a re going to sta nd bythe graduates . We, as the a lumni of the various col leges ofOhio, are intensely concerned in that one idea , because, Isay to you , I can imagine no more serious catastrophe to us

than to awake some morning to the fact that we have no

living Alma Mater. If we have this guarantee we have wona great point. They will, furthermore, agree to take thestudents of the Cleveland-Pulte College, accept them uponthe recommenda tion of professors, and take them into theCollege with the sta nding that these gentlemen recommend,so that those who are a lready engaged in studentship inCleveland will be placed upon the best possible ba sis thatcould be imagined. So, a ltogether, looking the matte rsquarely in the face, and taking it from a l l angles, the fina lana lysis seems to warrant that we have prospects in Ohioof a great Homeopathic Depa rtm ent of the College of Medicine of our State.

Dr. Baxter : Just a word supplementa l. These factsca ll for a little broader discussion than could be embodiedin the report of the Committee on Educa tion. I will saythat at a conference of the various Homeopathic physiciansheld not long ago in Cleveland, a t which there were repreo

senta tives from a l l parts of the Sta te, when this propositionwas first brought up, it wa s the unanimous view of thosepresent that it was not wise to attempt to establish or ma inta in two Homeopa thic Colleges in Ohio ; that the thing todo was to secure this Department in the Sta te Un iversity,and that the Cleveland-Pulte College must unite with theUniversity and become absorbed in it.

Another thing in this connection . Dr. Sawyer hasstated that this department would be of the highest order.

I wish to say tha t the Trustees of the University have giventhe Trustees of the Cleveland-Pulte College , and a l l thoseconcerned in this matter , to distinctly understa nd from the

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very beginning of these negotia tions that they would not

undertake the establishment of a department a t a l l untilthey were perfectly convinced that they could make it of thevery highest order, or, as they have expressed it, equa l tothe best in the country, and I think one of the causes of theirhesita tion in th is ma tter is to convince themselves that theyca n do this .

Dr. W. H . Phillips : I have listened with a good dea lof interest and pleasure to both Dr. Baxter and Dr. Sawyerin this matter. To me the esta blishment of a Sta te Institution here would appea l more than anything I know of , beingesta blished , a s it possibly would, under the plan Dr. Baxterand Dr. Sawyer have proposed. If we could have such an

institution it would be a credit to us, and a source of pride,and I am sure there is no one who would work harder forit than I. But, Mr. Cha irman, as I take this proposition,it appea rs that we are gua ranteed in Columbus practica llynothing. We have no guarantee for the future as to whatsha ll be done . Now this would be a l l right if we were not

turn ing over to the Ohio State University the last vestigeof teaching money we have in this Sta te, th is thirty or

thirty-five thousand dollars coming from the ClevelandPulte . Our experience with the old school in the past hasbeen of the kind to lead us to think that if our friends inColumbus for some reason or other should be removed bypolitica l mea ns, death, or otherwise, that we have no guarantee for the future that things would continue as favorableat Columbus as at present. It is possible that such an emergency might never arise, but still it is likely to arise .

I would like to see , if possible, some definite understanding as to what would become of this equity providedthe Columbus College should go out of business . If it couldbe arranged so as to revert back to the Homeopathic Schoolit would be a good thing. If the equity were not to be con

sidered I would say go ahea d by a l l means . Would it notbe posa ble to provide some means, if it is not to be used in


the future for the Homeopathic School, to revert back to theHomeopathic profession?

Dr. Sawyer : The use which is to be made of our

equity in Cleveland is f or the immediate erection of a hospita l, of a Homeopa thic Hospita l on the campus here inColumbus. That is the use that is to be ma de of it, and thesooner we get that equ ity here, that much sooner will wehave a specia l place in which to take ca re of Hospita l cases.

It is true we have no specific time set in which we are to

demonstrate whether or not we are going to make the College a thing possible in Ohio, but I may say to you Fellowsfrankly, that having canvassed this subject pretty thoroughly, not only in Ohio but elsewhere, tha t if we cann otmake it a go within a yea r or two, we never will. I daresaythere will be no difficulty about keeping it going. The mat

ter is to get it established, and to give us a chance . We

have never before in this State had a rea l opportunity todo things, and if we do not have confidence in ourselves ,certa inly other people will not have confidence in us. If wedo not make it a go it will be our fa ult, and the fault ofnobody else. Popula r opinion is the thing tha t carries any

proposition either to defeat or successful issue, and if wecan do as they have done over in Michigan , ca n show thatthere is an active, living demand for Homeopathic educati on, we have accomplished the thing we are seeking. If wedo not do that, we are down and out. There is no use

quibbling about that question, and we are certa inly notdown and out at the present time.

Now then , if we do not use this money in th is way , thequestion has been put to these gentlemen, to Dr. Schneider,who represents the same side that Dr. Phillips does, whatwill you do with it? We have up to the present time foundno other manner of disposition that would be more helpfulto us than to put it in , and take a gambling chance, if wea ssume Dr. Phillips’ position in this particula r matter. Fur


Dr. E lla Grace Hunt, Second Vice President, occupiedthe Cha ir during the reading of the President’s address.

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS.

Frank Webster, M. D., Dayton .

Members of the Homeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio,Ladies and Gentlemen : A ha lf century ago, a sma ll number of earnest and enthusiastic Homeopathic Physicians metin this city—Columbus , Ohio—and formed the HomeopathicMedica l Society of Ohio. Dr. W. F . Shepherd of Glenda le,Ohio, and myself are the only direct descendants that Iknow of that are practicing medicine, our fathers havingbeen lifelong friends and graduates of the same medica lcollege. For this reason, I wish to aga in thank the Societyf or making m e their President, especia lly since this is thefiftieth anniversary of our birth. This band of physiciansbu ilded greater than they knew. By their initiative stepswe of the present day are enabled to practice Homeopathyto a larger clientele with benefit to ourselves, and honor tothe name of the founder of our school of medicine . It isnot my purpose today to make you a long address , recitingwhat has been accomplished in medicine during these fif tyyears of the existence of this Society. It would take volumes to tell that, but that we are meeting today, with a

large membership—not as large, however, as it should beindicates that, as practitioners of our school of medicine,we have been em inetly successful, and if we rea lly wish tocontinue to be successful, and I mean successful in curingour sick, we must not only preach the law of “Similia Similibus Curentur,

”but practice it a s well, so that even the

clerk in the corner drug store will know we are Homeopaths.

Do not understa nd me to say that we are the onlyphysicians, that cure our patients , but that we do cure them,

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ea sier, in a shorter tim e, and more permanently , I am sureno one here wil l deny. Then why not adhere closer to our

law of cure, which is the law of cure, we believe. Do not

a llow the pharmacist to label a bottle that is good for thisand tha t disease, and say

“Dr. Curem of New York

a lways prescribes this combination tablet. He buys themby the pound.

”This Society, instea d of having a member

ship of not quite ha lf the Homeopathic physicians of theSta te, should have a t lea st four-fif ths of the active practitioners. Why do they not come in

It has a lways been my belief that our Materia Medicashould be rewritten, by a comm ittee of wise and impartia lphysicia ns , and a Materia Medica compiled, and this one betaught to the students of a l l our colleges . We often hearphysicians say they do not believe in this symptom or thatsymptom. It should be that a l l the symptoms of a drugshould be verified by actua l practice. Then we should havea Materia Medica that the average mind can take hold of .

I do hope that some day this will be accomplished. I wouldrecommend herea fter, when possible, that severa l clinics beheld during the session of the Society . It will attract oldand new members and be a point of interest a s well asinstruction.

We have for your enterta inment, this session, a program that has never been surpassed in the history of thisSociety .

The Cha irmen of the diff erent burea us and the essayists and especia lly the Secreta ry and members of the diff erent comm ittees of a rrangement deserve a l l the pra iseand thanks we can bestow upon them.

We sha ll have papers and addresses by men em inent inthe practice of medicine . Subjects of vita l interest to theHomeopathic prof ession will be discussed at this sessionand it behooves us to do it well. I hope you will a l l enjoythe fea st of reason off ered by the members of this Society


and enjoy the enterta inment given by the Columbus Fratern ity .

Dr. Hunt : I will appoint as a Committee on the President’s address Dr. C. E . Sawyer of Marion, Dr. W. B.

Carpenter of Columbus, and Dr. H . F . Staples of Cleveland.

President Webster : We will now hea r the report ofthe Necrologist, Dr. Beebe .

NECROLOGIST’S REPORT.

H. E . Beebe, M. D.

Aga in we are ca lled upon to record in the archives of

this Society the decea sed Homeopa thic physicians of Ohio,eleven in number , during the yea r since our last meeting.

Doubtless others have passed to the Grea t Beyond of whomwe have no knowledge.

In this list four were members of this Society , threewere veteran seniors , long time active members ; two ofthem were most honored ex-presidents . The third sen iorwas ever present at our meetings and a lways took muchinterest in the deliberations of this body. The fourth hadbeen a member since 1 908.

One other was a non-resident member, Dr. Phil . Porter,of Michigan, some yea rs ago an active Ohio member.

Of the rema ining six recorded, some of them had beenmembers at some time during their professional lives .

The oldest of the eleven was 76 , the youngest 35 ,making the average age a little over Gl lé yea rs, thus pastthe usua l active period of life. And yet, a s Young in“Night Thoughts says :

We see time’s furrows on another’s brow.

How f ew themselves in that just mirror see .

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NON-MEMBERS .

L. N. Innis , age 35 yea rs, Cincinna ti.N. E . Hathaway, age 68 years , Cincinnati.J. G. Thomas , age 7 1 yea rs, Lima .

Henry W. Nelson, age 76 yea rs , Steubenville.

Roy D. Robison, age 44 yea rs, Akron.

William F . White, age 58 yea rs , Ma rysville.

NON-RESIDENT MEMBER.

Dr. Phil Porter , age 61 years , Springport, Mich.

ACTIVE MEMBERS .

Dr. Wa rren H . Outland, age 73 years, Bellefonta ine.

Dr. Henry W. Sha ffer, age 63 yea rs, Tedrow.

Dr. Charles Hoyt, age 59 years, Chillicothe.

Dr. G. J. Jones , age 7 1 yea rs , Cleveland.

Warren H. Outland, M. D.

Dr. Outland wa s born in Logan County, Ohio, January2oth , 1842, died a t his home in Bellefonta ine, January 24th ,1 914. He gradua ted from the Eclectic Medica l Institute inCincinnati with the cla ss of 1873 ; Hahnemann, of Chicago,in 1 882 ; Pulte , in 1 884.

After gradua tion Dr. Outland practiced a f ew monthsin Ha rdin County, then changed his loca tion to Zanesfield,Logan County, rema ining there in a successful practiceuntil 1900 when he loca ted in Bellefonta ine.

While he began practice a s an Eclectic, in due time hebecame a confirmed Homeopath, ever advoca ting the law of

sim ilars. He joined our Sta te society in 1 882, rema ining a

most consistent member. He wa s a Free Ma son, a memberof the M. E . Church, likewise was honored and respectedby32dboth as a man and worthy physician , wherever he

res l

Henry W. Shafier, M. D.

Dr. Sha ff er gradua ted from the Cleveland Universityof Medicine and Surgery with the class of 1897 . Died ath is home in Tedrow, April 7 , age 63 years . He joined thesociety in 1908. Learning of his dea th but recently, wehave been unable to secure additiona l information of hislife history.


Charles Hoyt, M. D.

Dr. Hoyt, a na tive of the Dominion of Canada , wasborn January 20th , 1 854. He was the youngest of elevenchildren. The family removed from Canada to Chauta uquaCounty, New York. He received his educa tion there , fin ishing the course prescribed in the schools of tha t loca lity andthen engaged in tea ching, occupying h is leisure time in thestudy of medicine. He entered Pulte Medica l Collegeua ting therefrom in 1879. He began practice with h isbrother, Dr. Wm . Hoyt, at Hillsboro, Ohio, and in 1 880

loca ted in Chillicothe where he soon acquired a lucrativepractice , winning the confidence of the community in everyway . As a citizen he wa s public spirited, enterprising, anda lways ready to do h is part in any worthy underta king,ta king an active interest in a l l loca l a ff a irs. He wa s prominent a s a Ma son, holding off ice in every body of the orderup to Eminent Commander, and a lso stood high in Ma soniccircles in the Sta te. His funera l was held from the FirstPresbyterian Church of which he wa s an elder and devotedmember. He wa s united in marr iage to Miss Helen E . Will,September 6th , 1 883. Mrs. Hoyt and two sons, Dona ld andDr. Loy , survive h im , the latter succeeding h is father inthe practice in Chillicothe. Dr. Charles Hoyt joined thissociety with Dr. Outland in 1882. He wa s our President in1 912, and most of us can certify to his very successful administration. He wa s a Senior member of the America nInstitute Of Homeopathy, and a member of numerous othermedica l societies . He was a true Homeopathic physician ,

advoca ting the principles of Homeopa thy whenever and

gherever this was proper. This society will surely miss1m .

Ga ins J. Jones, M. D.

This Nestor of Homeopathy during the past third of acentury has left us , and the question now is :

“Who willtake his place Professor Jones probably taught a s manyHomeopa thic students , signed a s many Homeopathic di

ploma s, as any man who ever lived. We a ll knew h im . He

was a brave m an , and we have every rea son to believe thathe wa s a good soldier during the Civil War . Many of usknow tha t he was a successful country doctor, a successfulcity doctor, a successful surgeon, a most ardent, successfulborn tea cher, a successful organizer, besides being a suc

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cessf ul business man . These many qua lities are very sel

dom found combined in the medica l man .

No one knew him better than his life-long cO-worker,Dr. H. H . Baxter. With his consent I take the liberty tocopy a memoria l furnished by h im of his dear friend, andpublished in April Journal of the American Institute of

Homeopa thy, feeling as I do that Dr. Baxter is the mostcompeten t to write fully of his life and professional history,notwithstanding we a ll knew h im so well :

“Ga ius J. Jones , M. D born in Remsen, New York,

February 27th , 1843 . Died in Cleveland, Ohio, February7th , 1 914.

“In the dea th of Dr. Jones , homeopathy loses one of

its strongest and ablest exponents and advoca tes . Th e

grea ter part of hi s boyhood was spent upon the farm , andin public addresses in la ter life h is illustrations frequentlywere drawn from the life and experiences of the farm . Hisea rly educa tion wa s obta ined in the public schools of hisna tive town , and in the best academies of the sta te. Whenthe civil war began in 1861 , he was the first man from h istown to enlist. He served in the 14th New York Regiment,until a severe illness impa ired hi s hea lth so as to render h imunfit for further service and he was honorably discharged.

He began the study of medicine with Dr. M. M. Gardnerin Holland Pa tent, New York, and was gradua ted from theCleveland Homeopa thic College in 1 872, having entered sa idcollege in 1 865, practicing during the interva l of h is coursesof lectures . He commenced practice in Liverpool, MedinaCounty, Ohio, but la ter removed to the neighboring andlarger town of Gra f ton. Early in his career he demonstrated that power of inspiring confidence in those withwhom he came in contact which was a marked characteristi c. This, together with h is firm fa ith in, and intelligentapplica tion of the principles of homeopa thy, secured forhim a wide reputa tion and a lucrative practice. He establ ished homeopathy in these towns and in the surroundingcountry upon a sure and lasting founda tion. They are

today strong homeopa thic centers.

“In 1872 he was appointed Lecturer on Anatomy in theCleveland Homeopa th ic College The following year hemoved to Cleveland and was made Professor of Ana tomy.

Here began tha t long, hard, unflagging college work thatwas to continue for the rest of his life. A few years la terhe was ma de Professor of Theory and Practice. The wis

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dom of this change is evidenced by the success he achievedin this departm ent. He wa s gifted natura lly with the art

of teaching. There wa s never any stra ining for effect,never any a ttempts a t oratory or eloquence. He never‘shot over the heads ’ of the students . From his own ex

perience as a student and young practitioner, he kn ew whatthe student wanted to know : what it was necessary heshould know. This wa s presented to them pla inly and in

simple language, but clearly and forcefully. He wa s familiarwith the tea chings of the authorities , but drew largly fromhis own experiences and observations.

“For ten years he was Dea n of the Faculty, and during

that time he gave much of h is time , energy and means tothe support of th e college, of which h e wa s practica lly th ehead. Unlike most physicians , he wa s a good business man ,

being Pres ident of the Nationa l Safe and Lock Co. for manyyears , and interested in other business enterprises.

“When elected President of the American Institute ofHomeopa thy in 1910, he brought to the administration of

its a ffa irs the same good business judgment tha t wasf ested in other directions.

“Although well informed on a ll the new developmentsin medicine, and a lways ready to adopt new expedients tha tgave promise of usefulness , h is fa ith in the homeopa thiclaw of cure never fa ltered. He wa s a lways rea dy to advoca te or def end these principles whenever occa sion required.

This steadfa st manifesta tion of fa ith and consistency inpractice had a marked eff ect upon the students under h isteaching, and upon the younger practitioners. It a ttractedthem to him , and young physicians turned to him ,

when indiff iculty, for advice and a ssistance which was freely given.

He occupied a la rge place among the Homeopa ths of Cleveland and of the country, one which it wi ll be diff icult to fil l .”

President Webster : Dr. Dewey ha s a few words hewould like to say , as a matter of business.

Dr. Dewey : The f ew words I have to say are these :The Council of Medica l Educa tion of the American Institute of Homeopathy, has endeavored to ra ise its own fundfor that work. We have in Ohio two members of tha tCouncil, Drs. Baxter and Sawyer. I have suggested to


REPORT OF TREASURER.

T. T. Church, Treasurer, in account with the HomeopathicMedica l Society of the Sta te of Oh io

To Ba lance May 1 3, 1 91 3

Dues

Sa le of copy of transactionsInterest for money on deposit

Cr

Dr. W. A. Humphrey, a s per billDr. H. E . Beebe , a s per billDr. L. E . Siemon, a s per billDr. H. F . Staples , as per billDr.W. B. Carpenter, a s per billDr. C. E . Sawy er, a s per billMiss Ca therine A. Page , as per billEvans Printing Co., a s per bil lDr. Lincoln Phillips, a s per billDr . R . O. Keiser, a s per billsDr. T. T . Church, as per bills

Ba lance

3

Our Society consists of 330members, as follows :Honorary members

I am sorry to report the resignations of Drs . FridolinAeberl i , Emma L. Boice-Hayes , Edward M. Dea con ,

Jeanette Erskine, Howland M. F lower and Will J. Klein .

Twenty-one members a llow their names to be droppedf or the non-payment of dues .

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In accordance with the action taken last year by theS ociety, the dues of eight members have been remitted.

Since our last meeting the following doctors have beenregistered by the Ohio Board of Registration and are therefore entitled to complimenta ry membersh ip for the ensuing

Wilber Evans Bea ch, Gra tis.

Grace E lizabeth Beggs , 4106 Bridge Street, Cleveland.

William Bertram Mansur, Miami Va lley Hospita l, Dayton.

Kazim ier Gabriel Cieslak, 2297 Wes t Fourteenth Street,Cleveland.

L. L. Chandler, 9603 La ruder Street, Cleveland.

Joseph Francis Doubrava , 1 651 St . Cla ir Street, Cleveland.

Rudolph Heym, Jr., Cleveland City Hospita l, Cleveland.

Caroline L. Hilborn, Akron.

Robert Houser, Buffa lo Homeopa thic Hospita l, Buffa lo.

John Rufus Hulbert, Berg Hill.Igna tius E . Ja sinski , 651 6 Forman Street, Cleveland.

Ulric Z . Junkerma nn , Democracy.

F ernand Joseph A. E . Lebl icq, 826 Shelby Street, Sandusky.

Frederick P. Schenkelberger, Collins Sta te Hospita l, Gowanda , N. Y.

Edwin Sidney Lyon, Akron.

Neville H. McNerney , Fredericktown, R . D. No. 4.

Thoma s Angelus Minahan, Pittsburgh Homeopa thic Hospita l , Pittsburgh.

Micha el Paul Motto, Florence Bldg., Superior and Ea st 55th ,

Cleveland.

Wilbur Jay Sawy er, Rose Building, Cleveland.

GertruB

dflea lElinor Sturges, Buff a lo Homeopathic Hospital,

11 o.

Clarence Ayers Turner, Cleveland City Hospita l, Cleveland.Cla ude D. Wa ltz, Cleveland City Hospita l, Cleveland.

Samuel Yamshon , 6109 Quincy Avenue , Cleveland.

If anyone knows of any errors in these addresses, theSecreta ry and Treasurer would apprecia te the correction .

Dr. Horner : I rise to

ing at Marion last yea r, as


that the gradua tes of this yea r from the Col lege in Ohio,should be made members of this State Society without paying the f ee , upon acknowledgment of their having passedthe Sta te Boa rd and received their license ; but, Mr. Pres ident, it wa s never the intention of that motion that a manwho is loca ted outside of the Sta te of Ohio should be madea member of this Society . The intention as embodied inthat motion was, that these m en should loca te in Ohio, andbe practitioners in Ohio. I do not know what action willbe necessary to have this come before this body. I simplybring the matter up a s a ma tter of interest and importance.

President Webster : Will the Secreta ry plea se rea dthe origina l motion?

(Dr. Keiser rea d origina l motion.)

President Webster : This matter will be referred tothe Executive Committee.

I wil l appoint as Auditing Committee , Drs. Geiser,Wine and Overpeck.

Has the Board of Censors any report to make?

Dr. Means reported the applications f or membership,and recommended their acceptance.

REPORT OF CENSORS .

Beach, Wilber E Gratis.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege, 1912.

Beggs, Grace E 4106 Bridge Street, Cleveland.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege , 1 91 2.

Bissell, George R 350 Ea st State Street, Columbus.

Pu lte Medica l Col lege, 1877.

Cieslak, Kazim ier G 2297 West Fourteenth St Cleveland.Cleve land-Pulte Medica l Col lege, 1913.

Chandler, L. L 9603 Laruder Street, Cleveland.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l College, 1913.

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Combes, M. L 3020 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland.

The Cleveland Medica l Col lege, 1895.

Curtis, Helen E Marietta .

New York Medica l Col lege f or Women , 1881 .

Dixon, W. W 894 E ast Market Street, Akron.

Cleveland Medica l Col lege , 1894.

Doubrava , J. F 1 651 St. Cla ir Street, Cleveland.


F ishell, William J F indlay.

Clevela nd Hom eopa thic Medica l Col lege, 1 91 1 .

Ga rrison, Joseph S . , 35 West Second Street, Chillicothe.

Hahnem ann Medical Col lege of Philadelphia , 1889.

G1 l lard , Dav1d, Port Chnton .

Cl eve la nd Hom eopa th ic Hospita l Col lege , 1878.

Grosvenor, F . B 703 Provident Bank Building, Cincinnati.Homeopa th ic Depa rtm ent, Un iversity Of Mich igan , 191 1 .

Henderson, John T 1 0009 Madison Avenue, Cleveland.

Cleveland Hom eopa thic Medica l Coll ege , 1900.

Heym, Rudolph, Jr ., City Hospita l, Cleveland.

Clevela nd-Pul te Medica l Col lege, 1913.

Hilborn, Caroline L Akron.

Cleveland-Pu lte Medica l Col lege , 1913.

Houser, Robert, Buff a lo Homeopathic Hospita l, Buffa lo.Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege, 1913.

Hulbert, John R . , Berg H ill .Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege , 1913.

Jasinski , Ignatius E 651 6 Forman Street, Cleveland.

Clevela nd-Pulte Medica l Col lege, 1913.

Junkermann , U lric Z Democracy.

Clevela nd-Pulte Medica l Col lege , 1913.

Koontz, E . J Wadsworth.

Cleveland University of Medicine Surgery , 1896.

Lebl icq, Fernard J 826 Shelby Street, Sandusky .


Lyon, Edward L Akron.



McNerney , Neville H ., F redericktown, R . D No. 4.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege , 1 913.

Mansur, William B. , Miami Va l ley Hospita l, Dayton.

Cleveland-Pul te Medica l Col lege , 1913.

Minahan, Thomas A Homeopathic Hospita l, Pittsburgh,Pa .


Motto, Michael P F lorence Building, Cleveland.


Naumann, Charles , Circleville.

Pulte Medica l Coll ege , 1876.

Neiswander, H. A ., Pandora .


Nixon, Isabelle B 403 East Front Street, Mt. Vernon.

Clevela nd Homeopa thic Medica l Coll ege, 1899.

Prouty, H. L., West Unity.

Clevela nd Un iversity of Medicine and Surgery , 1897

Sawyer, Wilbur J Rose Building, Cleveland.


Schenkelberger, F rederick P Collins Sta te Hospita l, Gowanda , N. Y.

Cleveland Homeopa th ic Medica l Col lege, 1 909.

Sturges, Gertrude E Homeopathic Hospita l, Buff a lo, N. Y.

Clevela nd-Pul te Medica l Col lege, 1913.

Thompson, H. S 738 Schofield Building, Cleveland.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Coll ege , 1913.

Truesda l l , C. R 31 9 Bircha rd Avenue, Fremont.Chicago Homeopathic Medica l Col lege, 1890.

Turner, Clarence A Columbus Grove.

Cleveland-Pulte Medica l Col lege , 1913.

Van Epp, O. B Port Cl inton .

Clevela nd Homeopa thic Medica l Col lege, 1901 .Waltz, Claude D 1 61 7 East E ighty-fifth Street, Cleveland.


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Warner, W. M 221 South Ma in Street, Middletown .

Pulte Medica l Coll ege, 1897Wood, G. W., Wilmington.

Clevela nd Homeopa thic Hospita l College, 1 886.

Yam shon , Samuel, 6109 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland.


Dr. Hom er : I move tha t they be elected to membership in the Society .

Seconded.

President Webster : It has been moved and secondedthat these applica nts be elected to membership in the

Society . All those in favor signify by the usua l Sign. Con

trary the same .

It is so ordered .

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE PRESIDENT’SADDRESS .

Your,Committee on President’s Address wishes to

concur in the suggestion conta ined in the address and rec

ommend that a specia l committee of three be appointed toreport on a tangible plan for carrying out the thoughtexpressed regarding physica l proving of our drugs.

C. E . SAWYER ,

Committee .

Regarding the Secreta ry’s report, we concur in the

thought he has in regard to organ ization, and refer thematters relative to legisla tion he spea ks of to the Committee ou Legisla tion, and we would move you that the reportbe made a matter of record .

Dr. Mea ns : Seconded .


President Webster : It ha s been moved and secondedthat Secreta ry’s report be made a matter of record. Thosein favor signify by the usua l Sign. Contrary the same. Itis so ordered .

Dr. Studebaker : Gentlemen, these recommendationsare strictly a l l right, but we should go farther . I wouldamend this report by ordering that the Cha irman sha llappoint the va rious Comm ittees recommended, to go intoimmediate effect.

Seconded .

President Webster : You have hea rd the motion madeand seconded to amend the report. Those in favor signifyby saying aye.

”Contrary by the usua l sign . It is so

ordered . I will appoint these committees to-morrow.

Dr. Webster : We have with us this afternoon, Ladiesand Gentlemen, a man who has left his happy home, andcome out here in the interest of Homeopathy. He ha s cometo us , and he is going to nine other sta te meetings duringthis tour, visiting ten Sta tes. We owe this grea t plea sureto the management of the man who has a system in doingeverything, Dr. Sawy er.

I have the pleasure of introducing to you Dr. Dewitt G.

Wilcox, President of the America n Institute of Homeopathy.

THE MEDICAL MILLENNIUM.

Dewitt G. Wilcox, M. D., Boston, Mass .

President of the America n Institute of Homeopa thy.

Friends : I greet you ! To brea the aga in the a ir of

Ohio is to inha le the ozone of liberty and three-cent fares.

The liberty gives me the privilege to say anything I wish,a nd the cheap fare enables me to go as f a r as I wish in thesaying thereof. I don’t have to tell you I wa s born inOhio. The fact that I have the ga ll to stand before an in


So grea t is our regard f or these once hidden laws of

nature that we honor most highly men who have discovered these underlying laws. Copernicus’ name with that ofhis successors, Kepler and Ga l l ileo, will ever stand out

with honor because of their astronomica l deductions oflaw. Newton, Cha rles Darwin, Pa steur, Lister, and

Madam Currie are names we sha ll ever honor and no one

f or a moment thinks of being ashamed to be the disciplesof such thinkers . But nearly a l l of those discoverers met

with skepticism, ridicule, and many with the vilest kindof persecution. A hundred years ago a m an distinguishedhimself from the horde of common minds about him bydoing some independent thinking, the result of whichwas the birth of a new law. It was no sudden, accidenta l,stumbling upon a law, but an evolution of one by a lifetime of pa instaking research, experiment, repetition , and

deductive thinking. He was a man who ha d prepa redhis mind most thoroughly f or the triumph which ultimately became his. H is knowledge of languages wa s un

usua lly extensive, including besides hi s native German ,

English, F rench, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish . This man was a physician than whom there weref ew of h is time better read in h is profession, or morepractica l in the application of h is knowledge . He was

a lso accredited a great chemist, and many yea rs before hebrought out h is new law in medicine, he was regarded as

a lea der in h is profession.

During h is early career as a physician he made a num

ber of most va luable contributions to genera l medicine,chief of which was h is rationa l and humane teaching withregard to the ca re of the insane. Had this man done nothing else in medicine, h is name would have stood high on theroll of honor because he blazed the way f or our presenthumane methods of caring for the menta lly defective. Butthere were other fields wherein he labored with fru itfulresults. Epidemics were frequent and deadly at the timeof h is living, and he was the first to foresee the wisdom

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and necessity of cleanliness, quarantine, and segregationin the management of epidemics . Here aga in this one act

distinguished h im as a practica l and scientific thinker.

A brief review of the condition of medicine a t this timewill enable one to see how a tra ined mind like h is, seekingfacts and deducing truth, must have revolted at the semibarbarous methods then in vogue for trea ting the sick.

Read any history of medicine and you will learn that praetica lly the entire art of medicine in 1 790was a hodgepodgeof superstition, empiricism, and routine. Blood letting wasthe principa l gateway by which most pa tients reachedheaven, or the other place. But before they were supposedto be fully prepared to sta rt, they must be purged to become as fa iry-like as possible, then they must be sa livatedto make the going ea sy. Then they must be swea ted to re

duce weight, and fina lly blistered so that in the event oftheir being booked f or Hades they would be glad to get

there if only they could escape further treatment. Crueland ba rbarous as was the Spanish inquisition , which hadflourished up to about this time, it was but little less cruelthan this so-ca lled scientific method of hustling people out

of the world long before their a llotted time.

In 1 790, this Martin Luther of medicine who was noneother than Samuel Hahnemann of Saxony, Germany, wasengaged in re-writing Cullen’s Materia Medica . Like Martin Luther, he suddenly paused in the midst of h is workto ask him self why a l l this superstitious nonsense underguise of truth. He was not at a l l satisfied with Cullen’sexplanation of the manner in which cinchona ba rk relievedague . One of the f ew sa tisfactory trea tments which wa sused at tha t time was cinchona f or ague a nd much speenlation existed a s to how it acted. The investigative mindof Hahnemann induced h im to take sufficient of the drughimself while in perfect hea lth to get the direct drug effect.To his surprise , he found himself suddenly seized withwhat appea red to be an atta ck of ague . He repeated theexperiment, and each time with the same result. This

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experiment wa s a ray of l ight to Hahnemann, f or it sug

gested a possible clue to cura tive relations existing betweendrugs and disea se . To those who think Hahnemann was a

superficia l observer , and that he rushed to the house topa t once to procla im a new law, they have only to study h islife f or the next six years , f or it wa s not until 1 796 thathe publ ished h is first statement of h is bel ief. During theseyea rs he read extensively concerning the action of drugsupon the hea lthy, when taken by mistake or design. He

studied disea se as f ew of his contempora ries ever studied it.H e ca rried on hundreds of experiments , noting the effectso f drugs upon anima ls and m en . He succeeded in intere sting other physicians in his investigations , who a lso madeva luable deductions .

“Provers were employed who were willing to takesma ll doses of drugs , and rema in under close observa tion,a nd thus the herculea n task of bu ilding up a materia medica , ba sed upon a rea l a nd exact science of known effectsof drugs, was undertaken. Can any one name a man sinceHahnama nn

’

s time who has made the searching study ofthe eff ects of drugs upon human beings and left it in sucha masterful way for future use ?When his deductions were first published in 1 796 in

Huf eland’

s Journa l, they were not presented as a dog

matic a ssertion of fact, but rather as observations with a

modest plea that physicians investigate the theory and a id

him in the further pursuance of it. What was the reception of it? R idicule, persecution , banishment, and absoluterefusa l to accept it ; and notwithstanding that his discoveries revolution ized medicine of his day ; knocked out bloodl etting ; put an end to blistering, purging, sa liva ting, and

swea ting, side-tracked hundreds on their way to the herea fter, and reduced the mortality of a l l disea ses f ar belowwhat it was ever before, he was hated and persecuted and

ta unted to the day of his death because he dared to thinka ga inst the tide of established medica l thought


It is easy to think a long the line of entire new thought,over which no thinker has before ventured, but to thinkaga inst the tide of accepted thought and continue in thatchannel , ta kes the type of m a n that is rare in this world.

In 1810 appea red the first edition of the most remarkable medica l work which the world had seen up to thattime : The Organon of Rationa l Medicine . Hahnemannhas been accused as stea ling the thoughts of Hippocrates,but his thoughts were so much ahead of Hippocra tes tha tthe most careful student could not find a relation. Hippoc

rates never made a single drug proving that is recorded,nor ever prescribed on the principle of Similia .

To the lay public, who perhaps have but a very superficia l knowledge of this most rema rkable man and h is sti llmore remarkable book, I hope I may be permitted to say

just a f ew words . You may remember h is name beca usehe wa s the m an who invented little doses, or founded a sys

tem of medicine, but he did so much more than that for h isday and the generations to come that it is scarcely fa ir heshould be judged only by that. He wa s a broad m an . He

taught hygiene as no master at that time taught it. He has

given us more va luable hints on preventative medicine thanany writer in h is day . H is trea tm ent of the insane I havea lready mentioned. Cholera at that time was very rifeand h is teachings on controlling it by segregation and qua rantine are rules for the present day . Understa nd, themicroscope was unknown in h is day , and bacteriology a

closed book, but listen how prophetica lly he foreca st thegerm theory of disea se. In 1 884, Koch discovered the causative germ of cholera and named it the Comma Bacillus .

Antedating Koch by more than ha lf a century, Hahnemannpublished a pamphlet in 1 832, entitled “

The Mode of Propagation of Asiatic Cholera ,” in which he stated with a l l

the clearness which characterizes a ll h is writings, thatcholera was caused and spread by minute living organisms,and not by an odorous effluvium or by means of the atmosphore as was then bel ieved. Not only did he f oreca st the


existence of germs, but he told under what conditions theywould multiply ; just what was a favorable medium for

them ; “f or he says, “on board ships in those confined

spaces filled with mouldy, watery vapors , the cholera miasmfinds a favorable element f or its multiplication and growsinto an enormously increa sed brood of those excessivelyminute , invisible living crea tures, so inimica l to human lifeof which the contagious matter of cholera most probablyconsists . Need any one be ashamed to be a follower of

such a man ? Need one make excuses in being ca lled a pupilof Hahnemann? Need one be ashamed to be a follower ofCopernicus, of Isaac Newton, of Charles Darwin or MadamCurrie ? Is one a sectarian because he believes the truthswhich those students of nature brought out? Yet, Hahnemann never intended to found a system of medicine. Notehow emphatica lly he emphasizes the place of surgery inmedicine, of preventative medicine, of sanita ry science inh is Organon. His reformation sought but one thing, a

more rationa l method of selecting a remedy for a disease,and the abolition of bleeding, purging, sa livating, etc.

Now how has time tested this law of Hahnemann?One hundred yea rs have elapsed since it has been adoptedand put into practice by thousands of physicians.

Millions of patients over the world can testify a s to itssuperior advantages . It has so modified old school therapeutics a s to render it scarcely recognizable with the mea sures in vogue 100years ago. Our hospita ls ca n , without exception , both in E urope and America show a much lowerpercentage of morta lity and higher percentage of cures

than the old school, and strangely too, these superior percentages show to best advantage where there is the leastopportunity of imagination or psychic influences a ffectingthe patient, namely in children and the insane. Note a f ewsta tistics f rom the various hospita ls of Europe and Amer


Sta te Homeopa thic Asylums. Percentage of CuresMiddletown Sta te Hospita l (N. Y.)Westboro Sta te Hospita l (Ma ss )Patton Sta te Hospita lWatertown Sta te Hospita l ( Il l . )

State Allopathic Asylums. Percentage of CuresMendocino (Ca l . )StocktonNapa

AgnewsPercentage of recoveries a ll cases received

in four Homeopa th ic Hospita ls per cent.Percentage recoveries “

a l l cases receivedin fifteen Al lopathic Hospita ls per cent.

Herein Homeopathic trea tment produces 50 per cent better results in the insane.

What does this amount to in saving rates and taxes in thecourse of ten or twenty yea rs?

PERCENTAGES OF MORTALITYAverage for 100 yea rs, and guaranteed by the Amer

ican Institute of Homeopa thy, who have collected them.

(See Publica tion 4 of the A. I.H. Council of Medica lEducation.)

Cholera

Pneumonia

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Pleurisy


Croup (membranous )Dia rrhoeaDysentery

The homeopath ic profession of the world is endeavoring to do today what Hahnemann tried to do 100yea rs ago ;namely, induce the old school to investigate the cla ims ofHomeopathy ; to investiga te our results of 100 yea rs ex

perience, demonstra ted in the most convincing manner , andthen to employ these superior methods in their practice .

Now why are we asking this ? Have we anything to sell?No. Have we any copyright on Homeopa thy ? No. Are

we to be enriched in any manner by the old school adoptingand practicing Homeopathy? No. It must be apparent toevery one tha t we will not benefit one penny by such a transform ation. The rank and file of Homeopaths the country over are successful m en , both in their practice and in

their business a ff a irs. It is a conceded fact that take themman for m an compa red with the old school tha t they havea better cla ss of pa tients , better equipped offices , better incomes, la rger libra ries, dress better, and attend medica lmeetings in larger proportions .

There has been a la rger percent of increase in the number of medica l students entering homeopathic colleges thispast year than there has been in the old school colleges.

Now why should we seek to change a l l this and urge

the old school physician s of the United Sta tes toadopt Homeopa thy and become our close riva ls? We are

absolutely independent of them and ca n continue this independence forever . We are actuated by just one idea , and

that is an a ltruistic one . We want every m an , woman and

child in the United Sta tes to have the benefit of that superior form of trea tment for the sick which Homeopathy a f

fords . We want every physician to so understand thismethod that he ca n employ it intelligently.

Just let m e give you some instances of the manner inwhich our unselfish desire to have Homeopathy adopted bythe old school ha s been received . It is difficult to imagine

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state or county medica l societies , even though they are

lega lly cha rtered and have the same lega l standing as the

old school. If a physician is a member of such a society,we give h im no credit f or it.” Consequently you will findthat the American Medica l Directory, for which you payseven dolla rs , will give you , Mr . Homeopa th, no credit f orbelonging to a sta te society . When I wrote the publisherf or an explanation, they replied : We are not publishinga directory for Secta rians .

”

But there is an evidence of better times. I am optim istic enough to believe that the good sense and desire for

fa ir play by the better m en of the Old school wil l eventua llypreva il. We have done one thing ; we have won their re

spect by adherence to principle , and every once in a whilethere crops out evidence of a desire on the part of theirbetter thinkers to recognize our school. The la test triumphin that line will be seen by this letter.

Dr . Dewitt G. Wilcox,

Chicago, Ill ., April 1 8: 1 91 4419 Boylston St , Boston, Mass.

My Dear DoctorI take plea sure in informing you that the Boa rd of

Regents of the American College of Surgeons, a t its lastmeeting in New York , unanimously recommended that theAmerican Institute of Homeopathy be placed on the samebasis as the America n Medica l Association, Clinica l Congress of Surgeons of North America , and other associatesocieties . By referring to our directory, or the circula r I

sent you recently, you ca n ascerta in definitely what that relation will be. I am quite sure that with the unanimousrecommendation of the Board of Regents there will be nodifficulty in making the change in the constitution whichwill be necessa ry to bring this matter about.

I am writing this same information to Dr. James C.

Wood. With kind regards, I amYours very truly,

(Signed ) F ranklin H . MartinGenera l Secretary.

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IETH ANNUAL SESSION 57

Now what is and wha t should be the attitude of the

homeopathic school at present toward modern scientific m ed

icine The old schools have receded from their former poaition, and are desirous of accepting us a l l without theslightest restriction into their medica l bodies and ca llingus brother physicians . You may ask the question, whyshould we not do it? We ca n practice Homeopa thy just thesame. We can continue our colleges just the same. Whyshould we ma inta in a sepa rate organization and hold our

selves a loof from the grea t ma jority of physicians, physicians in whom we have confidence and whose sincerity and

integrity we respect, physicians who are successfu l and

who are contributing to the sum tota l of medica l advancement? What are we to ga in by this self- imposed segrega

tion, and whither will it take us ?

There is inborn in the very fibre of every self-respecting and thoughtful man a something wh ich we ca ll “loveof principle,” a foundation or sta rting point upon whichhe ca n build h is belief in people and things. No men or

women ever became strong characters until they possessedin a marked degree , this abiding fa ith in a principle. Ithas driven men into trackless wildem esses ; across unknownseas ; through frozen zones ; to the martyr’s stake, and wehave a lways found it true tha t the grea ter the sacrifice forprinciple, the stronger the character . Sacrifice for selfishends is a mighty poor builder of character, but sacrifice f ora principle will frequently transform a mongrel cha racterinto a pure blooded thoroughbred. It is that love of principle which keeps us together a s a separate school, and

which makes us determined we will never disband until ourprinciples have received a thorough, searching test, and a

tria l at the bar of clinica l experience. We court the tria l,we are imploring the old school to make the test. We willabide by the results . I ask you if our position is not sane,sound and unassa ilable As Hahnemann besought h is medica l confreres to investiga te the results of h is researches andgive them a fa ir tria l, so today the American Institute


forma lly a sks the American Medica l Association the samething. We have presented to them a dignified but carefully thought proposition to appoint a commission to co

Opera te with the American Institute to make a scientific butsea rch ing investigation into a l l our cla ims and deductions .

This proposition is now in the hands of the Secretary of theAmerica n Medica l Association, awa iting answer.

All we ask is that they give this law of S im ilars a fa irand unbia sed, but critica l investiga tion, and report the t e

sult thereof. I have every confidence that the public willstand by us in this fa ir minded proposition. Any man , or

any body of m en who is so prejudiced aga inst a ca use thathe refuses to examine into it ha s a very weak platform uponwhich he stands himself.

But, my friends, we a re nea rer the goa l of victory todaythan ever before in the history of Homeopa thy, and the

rea son we are nearer it is because every newly discoveredfact perta ining to medicine has demonstrated the truthof the law which Hahnemann enunciated 100yea rs ago, andthat truth is becoming so bold and persistent that the leaders of medica l thought a re impelled to recognize it. Jennerforeshowed its triumph ; Pa steur and Lister advanced it ;Koch demonstra ted it ; Von Berhing utilized it and Wrightacknowledged it.

The signs a re everywhere about us that Homeopathyis coming into its own . It is f or us to recognize that factand seize the occa sion f or making sure the coming. Likea ll opportunities, it must be taken at the flood or it will belost.

Note the tone of victory in the letters of Dr . PetreHoyle of London, concerning the work of the Internationa lCouncil ; how the best minds of Europe , the roya lty and

the common people are flocking to the lectures given by ourable men on Homeopathy. Dr. Leon Brasol of St. Petersburgh, Russia , who is now touring the Unite d Sta tes , te llsus he expects soon to see a Homeopathic Medica l Collegeopened in Moscow. Dr. Vasconcellos of R io de Janeiro, Bra

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zil , a t the la st Internationa l Homeopathic Congress told ofthe splen did achievements of Homeopathy in South America . He says :

“In ea ch of ten or twelve genera l Hospita ls there is a

homeopa thic section. In the Army there are homeopathicdoctors officia lly recognized and eligible for milita ry or Sta tehonors .

” “Its security,” he says, “seems even grea ter than

it is in the Sta tes .

”

In Germany, the home of Hahnemann, there is a

marked awaken ing to“

the unquestioned benefits of the

homeopathic trea tment. The old schools are rea lly be

wildered over the marked interest and widesprea d enthu

siasm over Homeopa thy. They do not know whether tocontinue to love us as they have been doing, or to fight usas of old. The better thinkers amongst them see the wis

dom of doing neither, but to recognize our principles. Notewhat the Editor of the new born “

Cincinnati Medica lNews says :

“It is a pleasure to chronicle the renewed activity ofthe followers of Hahnemann. While the Editor of the

Medica l News is an exponent of the old school, he is devoting its pages to furthering the best interests of every schoolof medicine. In this day and generation, to do less wouldbe to stu ltify the name of medicine.

”

Thus do we witness the Renna isance of Homeopathy.

Another point I want to make pla in ; we are not sectaria ns . Hahnemann was not a sectarian ; he recogn izedthe good in a l l other branches of medica l treatment a sidef rom the one of giving interna l medicine. Our definition ofa Homeopathic physician, which has been adopted throughout the United States, shows distinctly we cannot be secta r

ians . No one can be a sectarian in religion, politics , or

medicine who lays cla im to the universa lity or infa l l ibilityof h is doctrine . So long as one is ready to admit that h isdoctrine has holes in it he is not sectarian . The fact tha tnea rly a l l of the various denominationa l churches have longsince cea sed to believe that their particular doctrine was


the only sure method of obta ining an 1 8-carat harp and

crown, and that a l l those who did not believe just a s theydid would eventua lly be digging sulphur crudum , has ren

dered them unsectarian.

We are no more secta rians than is the New Englanderwho prefers his pie for breakfast. So long as the New

Englander has other food f or breakfast it is evidence thathe does not believe in the saving grace of pie a lone . He he

l ieves that pie helps him better to accomplish h is da ily ta sks,and he prefers it f or breakfast, so it will have a l l day inwhich to work. If a New Yorker wants his pie at midnight,or does not want it at a l l , or prefers cake under the nameof George Wa shington pie, the New Englander will not t efuse to speak to him or rega rd him any the less pie-ous.

We are not an attachment to med icine ; we are not the

fifth wheel, the rea r red light, nor yet the bad odor behind.

We are a part of the engine , and, mark you , our part of theengine ha s required less tinkering, works more smoothly,a nd is today, more dependable than a l l the new fangled injectors , a utoma tic sta rters, gea r shifters, and castor-oilers,that have since been added.

Genera lly speaking, we ca n say that Modern ScientificMedicine is like a horse, in that it stands upon four legs ,so f a r as the actua l trea tment of the sick is concerned . Leg

Number 1 is the administration of yinte rn a l medicines .

Leg Number 2 is Surgery, and in this is included obstetricsand a l l mechanica l trea tm ent. Leg Number 3 is vaccinesand serum therapy. Leg Number 4 is Psycho-therapy, anda l l that perta ins to menta l hea ling. The relation of hom eop

athy to scientific medicine is exactly the same which one

of the legs of a horse bears to the entire horse. It is not

the horse itself . but it is such a part of him that to removeit would cripple the horse. and materia lly interfere withh is usefulness.

Even the most enthusiastic homeopa ths do not for a

moment cla im that homeopathy constitutes the four legsof modern scientific medicine. They do not cla im tha t it


constitutes two legs, but f ew will go further in their cla imfor more than one leg. But our friends of the old schoolare not willing to admit that it constitutes a part of one leg.

They want to make it the ta il and then cut it off . We do

not propose to surrender our ownership in the horse untilthey have given us full credit for growing that fourth leg.

An old darky preacher sa id, Bredder’

n , when the las’day sha ll cum , de Lo

’

d will gedder a l l de people ’

rou’

H im

and devide dem inte r de sheep and de goats , and dere a in’tgwine ter be no question who am de sheep ’

cause we is de

only ones what has de gen’wine wool.”When it comes to intern a l remedies there a in’t no

question who has the gen’wine wool.” Modern medicinewithout homeopathy is a four legged horse with one leg

gone . It is scientific in everyth ing except the giving of aninterna l remedy, and there the science fa lls down. The

homeopa thic physician of today is more scientific than any

other physician in that he supplies the modern scientificprinciple to a l l of the recognized methods of cure .

The criticism is frequently offered that we are makingno laboratory resea rches ; that we have discovered nothingnew in medicine ; tha t we have not advanced genera l medica l knowledge beyond giving the law for selecting remediesf or interna l diseases. When America first declared her independence from England, she had no factories nor skilledartisans, they had a l l to be constructed and developed , andfor some yea rs we had to buy our goods abroad or importthe skilled labor. But just as soon as we got sta rted wewent way ahead of the Mother Country. Until the last fiveyears we have had no resea rch laboratories ! we have hadno money with which to pay research workers. All of thegreat bequests for medica l resea rch went to old school institutions . We have a ll had to work day and night to sup

port our Colleges from our own pockets , but even then wehave made some va luable provings . We have not been ad

m itted to one resea rch institution simply beca use we werehomeopaths. Nor has one such institution made the first


a ttempt to investigate the law of Sim ilars . Now we are

getting our institutions of resea rch and th e results are a i

ready noticeable. We only a sk for more money to advancethe work. and I want to tell you that when we get to workwe are going to do something that will benefit humanityin a much more practica l way than pickling rabbits ’ hearts,or clamping off a dog’s aorta .

Now, my friends , we have come to the Banks of theR iver Jordan, a nd only the River separa tes us from the

promised land. Sha ll we go over and possess the land or

sha ll we , like the children of Israel, turn back and wander40yea rs more in the wilderness ?When two a rmies stand Opposing one another negotiat

ing for peace, ea ch army makes the greatest possible showof strength in that it may get the best terms of peace. We

are asking the old school to investigate our cla ims for recogn ition and peace . We have suspended hostilities , awa itingtheir decision. Many of them a re ready a nd willing to investigate and ready to accept the truth. Many have longsince got rid of their prejudice and bigotry ; but a largenumber stil l stand off ; they feel the absolute necessity ofhaving us a l l with them because of our numerica l strength.

They want medica l unity beca use it means legislative power.

But they are not going to accept Homeopa thy unless abso

lutely compelled to. They believe they can get us by a

process of absorption, one by one, by inducements , blandishm ents , rewards.

Now, of a ll times, is the time to show our stea dfa stness to principle ; to stand together in a solidarity of onem an ; to present an unbroken front. Where can we make a

better exhibition of such strength than at Atlantic City,June 28th to July 4th ? Where will the fact of our strengthbe better known or more widely hera lded ? It is absolutelyessentia l that we turn out there in great numbers. We sha llundoubtedly outline at the National meeting, our futurepolicy toward the old school. If they accept our cha llengeto appoint a Commission to investigate the law of Similare,


is good f or a l l the nations of the ea rth ; a t a l l times, and fora l l diseases. I once heard a man who in h is enthusiasm for

h is country bounded the United States without a limit ; andso I sha ll bound the limits of Homeopathy by saying it isbounded on the North by Auro-borea lis ; on th e E a st byprimeva l Chaos ; on the South by the conjunction of theEquinoxes ; and on the West by the day of Judgment.

Dr. Webster : I am sure we have a ll enjoyed Dr. Wilcox’s paper, and the Cha ir will enterta in a motion that avote of thanks be extended to him.

Dr . Sawyer : I move you, Mr . Cha irm an, that a voteof thanks be given to Dr.Wilcox for h is splendid address.

Dr. Staples : Seconded.

Dr. Webster : You have hea rd th e motion. All thosein favor say

“aye. Contrary “no. It is so ordered.

HISTORY OF THE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETYOF OHIO.

F iftieth Anniversa ry, May 1 1 and 1 2, 1914.

Charles E . Wa lton , M. D Cincinnati.I recently read of the celebration of a Golden Wedding

Anniversa ry a t which the ancient groom sa id that he and

h is wife had never quarreled during their entire weddedlife. He must have had the amnesia of a politician, or leda life of exceptiona l monotony.

The only relation this incident has to a history of theHomeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio is, that it forms an

introduction ; a sort of a cockta il to the ensuing repast.This society was conceived in 1 851 . Quickening oc

curred in 1854, but it was not born until 1 864.

Responding to a ca ll issued by Dr. Cropper of Cincinna ti, in May , 1 851 , twenty-eight physicians met in Columbusthe following September and organized a society under thename, “The Ohio College of Homeopathic Physicians,” withDr. A. 0. Bla ir of Newark, as President. A two days’ session was held, reported to have been “full of interest and

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enthusiasm. N0 reports of the meetings of 1852 and 53

are ava ilable . In 1 854 a f ew physicians met in Columbus,which had been chosen a s the permanent place of meeting.

Not a physician from Cincinnati, Cleveland, or Dayton, waspresent. One day’s session exhausted the enthusiasm of

that occa sion. There were no more meetings for ten yea rs .

In 1 864, President Bla ir ca lled a meeting in Columbus,for the purpose of forming a new society. This meetingwas held in October. A Constitution and By-Laws wereadopted, and the name : The Homeopathic Medica l Societyof Ohio selected. Thirty -five physicians were elected tomembership. Tha t meeting was held in the Neil House.

The first annua l meeting of this Society was held in Columbus, June 1 3, 1 865 . Twenty -eight new members wereelected. The proceed ings of tha t meeting constitute thefirst volume published by the society. This publicationcould not have been very expensive, for the Treasurer’s report at the following meeting has the item :

“Received from

Dr. W. Webster for 50copies of the proceedings ,There have been 410members in the Society. Of these

100have died, leaving at the present time 310.

Ohio has long been known as the home of UnitedStates Presidents . She can a lso lay cla im to being the

home of Am erican Institute Presidents. During the last54 yea rs she has furn ished eight Presidents . It may beof interest to mention them in the order of succession :

E . C. Witherell, 1860; D. H . Beckwith, 187 1 ; T . P.

Wilson, 1872 ; J. C. Sanders , 1 884 ; J. D. Buck , 1 890; Chas .

E . Wa lton, 1 900; J. C. Wood, 1 902 ; Ga ins J. Jones , 1 910.

She still stands ready to furnish subsequent Pres idents onshort notice, her supply of materia l is unlimited . Withthe exception of Dr. Witherell each of the above mentionedhad been President of this Society.

It is not the purpose of this brief history to give thebiography of its prominent members . That was donelong ago by our ancient and accepted Necrologist, Dr. D.

H . Beckwith, in a History of Homeopathy in the State of


Ohio, and in the four-volume History of Homeopa thy inAmerica , published a f ew yea rs ago. It is pertinent, however, to speak of the relation of the Society to the physicians of the Sta te. Much a ttention has been given of la teto efficiency as applied to manufacturing, commercia l, educa tiona l and governm enta l ma tters . The object is to produce the best results from the energy employed . To cur

ta il wasted time , money and energy. Organ iza tion is thewatch-word ; standardiza tion and conservation of energyproduce th e results . What does this have to do with a

Medica l Society By organiza tion the machinery of operation is made eff ective ; concerted action secured, questionsof vita l importance to the profession can be considered.

This is what our Society has been doing for 50yea rs . The

entire profession of the State has received the benefit ofits operations . Their interests have been conserved, andtheir rights safe-guarded . Yet a large number of the

doctors in the Sta te have contributed nothing to the sup

port of the Society . They are very willing to profit byits efforts , but do nothing to susta in it. The ground-hogdoctor unlike h is prototype, does not even come out to ca sthis shadow. He seems to have seen it once and now livesin perpetua l fear that he may see it aga in. Shadowphobia

easily passes into the chronic stage and becomes perpetua l.However, the fact that one-third of the profession in theSta te are members of the Society is not such a poor showing when we consider that many of the two-thirds are

superannuated for Society work, and the infra -annua ted

may some time reach maturity . There is a lways hope forthose who do not have a CAPONIZED intellect.

The Homeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio as the

pa rent Society of the State is proud of the existence of the

va rious sectiona l societies which are doing much to stimula te the practice of Homeopathy ; a system of med icinewhich, as the exponent of the science of therapeutics , hasa much wider field of activity than if it were confined tothe therapeutics of science.

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It is to be hoped that this golden anniversa ry, with itssuggestive reminiscences of the work done by our prof es

sioua l ancestors, wil l ca ll forth renewed enthusiasm in the

work which is the cause of our Society existence.

TUESDAY, A. M.

Dr. Siemon : The time has arrived for the announcement of the election of officers . There were no contendingcandida tes for the various offices. I will read the followingticket :

Ofi icia l Ba l lot, Ofl’icers 1 914-1 5.

Pmsident—R . O. Keiser, Columbus .

First Vice-President—I . 0. Denman, Toledo.Second Vice-President—Gertrude K. Meek, Cleveland.

Secretary—J . G. Keiser, Columbus .

Treasurer—T . T. Church, Sa lem.

Necrologist—H. E . Beebe, Sidney.

Censors.

D. L. Mohn, Cha irman, Ashland.

Josephine M. Danforth, Cleveland.

J. R . McClea ry , Cincinna ti .J. B . McBride , Zanesville.

J. W. Means, Troy.

J. M. Wine , Dayton.

F . D. Smith, Cuyahoga Fa lls .

SUPERVISORS ELECTION.

Dr. Siemon : I move you , Mr. President, that theCha irman of the Surgica l Section, be empowered to castthe ba llot of the Society for the candidates.

Dr. Staples : Seconded .

President Webster : It has been moved and secondedthat the Cha irman of the Surgica l Section be empoweredto ca st the ba llot of the Society for the candida tes named.


Those in favor signify by the usua l sign. Contrary thesame. Dr . Ginn, will you cast the ba llot?

Dr. Ginn : The vote is ca st. The deed is done .

PresidentWebster : I want to say that we owe a grea tdea l of the success of this Society to the very efficient workdone by the Secreta ry, and h is brother. This is our veryefficient Secreta ry, now President-elect, Dr. Keiser.

Dr. R . O. Keiser : Mr . President, Members of the Society , I certa inly thank you for the honor conferred uponm e , in electing m e as your leader f or the next year. Itwa s with some hesitancy that I consented to accept thisoffice. I rea lize that in the next year , or next couple ofyears , it is going to require much eff ort to keep thingsgoing as they have been in the pa st, and my only hope isthat I m ay be able to continue to do the work as well inthe future as my predecessors have in the pa st. I thankyou .

President Webster : I just want to ask the Societyfor a standing vote, that they will stand with the Presidentduring the coming yea r.

I thank you .

Dr. McCann has something to say to you.

Dr. McCann : Ladies and Gentlemen : There has beena good dea l of dissa tisfaction apparent among the Doctorsover the Sta te, with the workings of the Ohio Industria lCommission, in the matter of fees . A Committee was ap

pointed by the Governor a f ew days ago to meet with thatCommission. That Committee m et with the Commissionat the time of the meeting of the Ohio State Medica l Associa tion . We have with us this morning Dr. Upham,

President of the Ohio Sta te Medical Association, who has some

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th ing to say to us in regard to this matter, and probablysometh ing this Society wil l want to take some action onlater.

Dr. Upham : Mr. Pres ident, Members of the Homeopathic Society of Ohio : It gives me grea t pleasure to ap

pear before you this morning, and extend you greetingsfrom the Ohio State Medica l Association. I take it that weare both interested in the same th ings . Our work is en

tirely a long similar lines. We are pa rticularly interestedin ma inta ining the honor and integrity of our profession.

There is one subject, as Dr. McCann ha s sa id, that hasca used a lot of discussion in the last yea r, and that is, thework of the Industria l Comm ission. Now this new law is

a very grea t step in advance . Without any question it is aprogressive measure, it is something tha t is bound to come ;it is a step, probably, toward Sta te medicine ; somethingthat is inevitable , and it will be very much better for us

if we can in some way guide that work rather than standin opposition to it. We cannot stop its progress, and theref ore, I fee l that it is wise if we can in some way guide it.

I may say that I have ta lked this matter over withDr. H. C. Brown, President of the Nationa l Denta l Associa tion , and we went together to see Governor Cox somesix weeks ago. It has been announced in the papers tha tthere was going to be an elevation in the fees of the Industria l Commission, that they were going to reduce the coststo the industria l concerns, that they were going to increasethe rewards to the injured employees , but absolutely nothing was sa id about the doctor, nothing about increasingthe f ees of the physician . We felt that if these differentmatters were under consideration, that it was very fittingtha t the physicians concerned should receive some consid

eration . So we asked the Governor if he would not appointa representative Committee, representing the medical prof ession of Ohio, to confer with the Industria l Commission,to present the cla ims of the medica l profession to thisComm ission , to show that we fee l that the measure is a

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progressive one , and that we wish to co-operate in everyway possible with the smooth workings of this law. The

Governor took a very favorable view of the matter, and

issued a ca ll for representative members of the profession,Dr. McCann representing your branch, to meet with theIndustria l Commission last week f or a preliminary hea ring.

This matter was presented to our associa tion, and it wasrecommended that a Committee be appointed to follow thematter up, so as to remove if possible the difficulties in thesa tisfactory working out of this law.

You have, probably a l l of you , or some of you a t least,felt a sense of injustice at some time , and unquestionablythere have been injustices in some instances, but the genera l trend of the law is a good one, and the provisions of

the law are undoubtedly better than those of any industria llaw in any other sta te at the present time. It is morefavorable to the medica l profession. I can say that becauseI have investigated this matter ca refully. Therefore , it isup to us to endeavor in some way or other to smooth outsome of these apparent difficulties , and remove injusticeswherever committed. So we feel we would like very muchto have the co-Operation of this Society by appointing a

Committee , the deta ils can be worked out later, but as hasbeen suggested, a fa irly la rge representa tive Committee,to have genera l cha rge of this subject, a Committee to represent the entire state geographica lly, and then have probably a sma ll Executive Committee , that may be situatedclose around the Capitol, to take up various phases of the

situation immedia tely a s they arise . Individual cases havebeen cited where men have not presented the facts , or havenot given the necessary deta ils in trea ting a ca se, and

where their bills have been slashed. At times when theseinstances have been brought to the attention of the Com

mission showing that injustices have been done, a llowanceshave been made , but different members of the professionwhen receiving the a llowance they simply sit down, theyget mad, but refuse to bother any further with it. We


lar, then applied bandage and adhesive plaster. The boyreturned for dressings seven times in the course of fourweeks . The bill wa s sent for They returned a

check for I sent the check to the Board, sta tingthat they had evidently not taken into consideration that Ihad pa id five dolla rs for an X-ray picture, and two dollarsf or the splint and dressings, which would a llow m e sevendolla rs f or the handling of this ca se of fracture . It is ut

terly impossible for a m an to handle a case of fracture of

the wrist for seven dollars, a ca se in which a man is liablef or ma lpractice suits many times. The Board sa id theywould send m e an additiona l check f or three dolla rs, andthen if I would send them a skiagraph of the picture theywould give m e an additiona l five dollars . Ordina rily Iwould not accept such a price for fracture of the wrist.T here are a number of physicians who absolutely refuse totake these industria l cas es because they do not pay enough.

Dr. Studebaker : I think We a re a l l interested in humanity , and interested in ourselves persona lly, and I believe we a l l fee l that we should thank Dr. Upham f or h is

persona l interest in presenting this matter to us . I moveyou, Mr. Cha irman, that the Cha irman of this Society ,

in connection with the Executive Committee , take stepsto formulate whatever plans m ay seem good and advisablein this matter.

Dr . McCann : Before tha t is seconded, there oughtto be some immediate action taken in this matter ; I moveyou, Mr. Cha irman, that this matter be referred to the

Executive Committee , with orders to report at the aftern oon session.

Dr. Siemon : Seconded .

Dr. Webster : It has been moved and seconded tha tthis matter be ref erred to the Executive Committee to re

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port at the afternoon session . Those in favor signify bythe usua l Sign. Contrary the same.

It is so ordered.

THESDAY— I :80P . M .

Meeting ca lled to order by Pres ident Webster.

President Webster : We will now hea r the report ofthe Auditing Committee.

REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE

We, the members of the Auditing Committee have ex

am ined the books of our Trea surer , Dr. Church , and find

them correct. We a lso commend h im for his accuracy and

ca refulness in looking after the financia l end of our society .

J. M. WINEJAS . W. OVERPECKS . R . GE ISER .

Dr. Phillips : I move that the report be accepted .

Dr. Studebaker : Seconded.

President Webster : You have hea rd the motion.

Those in favor sign ify by the usua l sign. Contrary thesame. It is so ordered.

We will now hear the report of the Sta te Board of

Examination and Registration .

Dr. McCann : Mr. Pres ident, Inasmuch as the StateMedica l Society ha s hea rd f rom me twice in the reportof the work of this Board, I have delegated the report toa younger man who has not yet been hea rd from in thatcapacity, Dr. Siemon.


Dr. S iemon : The facts are, Mr. Cha irman, Dr. Mc

Cann told m e the rea son he could not give the report wasthat he had yelled so much lately at a horse race, f or a

horse that didn’t win , that he did not feel he could reacheverybody in the house.

There is not a great dea l to be sa id on the question,but when he asked m e to address you on the subject, I madeup my mind that it might perhaps be in order to ca ll youra ttention to a f ew fundamenta l things in connection withthe Boa rd, of interest to the Homeopath ic profession in particu lar , and the medica l profession genera lly.

F irst, the question of harmony in the Board. Of

course it is taken f or granted that the various Governorsof this Sta te a lways appoint na tura l born or acquireddiplomats to fil l places on that Board, and the recent Governor of Ohio ha s made no exceptions to the genera l rule ,which might, in a measure at least, account for the ha rmony that exists in Columbus in questions concerning theSta te Medica l Board.

However, the question of the composition of Medica lBoa rds is one that has agita ted the various sta tes of thisna tion, and is sti ll agita ting the va rious states of thisnation, and from my observation of the workings of the

Ohio Board , I give it to you a s my Opinion, tha t no sta tewill solve the problem of a State Medica l Boa rd that doesnot recognize completely every one of the so-ca lled medica lschools that practices within its confines . A satisfactoryMedica l Boa rd is one that will a llow no one school of medicine to hold a m a jority of its membership, but recognizesevery school. Some sta tes have tried the example , for instance , of having one lone Homeopath on the Boa rd , a nd Iam free to say to you that in every one of these ca ses the

interests of the Homeopathic profession have not beenproperly safe-gua rded, nor have the interests of the Ho

m eopath ic school ever been properly recognized by thoseBoards. Not every sta te in the Union is a s strong as Ohioin respect to their ability to force on the legislature recog

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n ition of so-ca lled non -controlling members in the makeupof a Board, and I am free to say to you that Ohio presentsthe unique illustration of a Boa rd made up of differentschools of medicine, on which no one school has a major

ity, and every element of which works in complete harmonywith every other element for the benefit of the medica lprofession as a whole .

Next in order, af ter the question of harmony, is thequestion of efficiency. Now some years ago the notion wa scurrent among recent graduates tha t the State Medica lBoa rd, as a rule, was composed of ra ther agreeable old

fossils , who went to the various text books and got therefrom materia l for an examina tion, giving questions on

subjects which they themselves did not understa nd properly. If there are any such persons today, who stil l havesuch notions concerning the Boa rd in Ohio, I should beplea sed to have them present themselves in Columbus nextmonth and ta ke the examination under the various members of the Ohio Sta te Board. As a matter of fact, thedisposition of the various Boards in the progressive sta tesin this country today, is to check up by their examinations ,both written and practica l, the medica l colleges of thecountry, and in a measure by the answers, both ora l andwritten, which they receive from the candidates for

licenses , they know whether those colleges a re giving up

to-date, proper instruction or not. I would not pretendto say that every member of these progressive boards isthoroughly qua lified to carry on the different lines of testthat have been inaugurated, but I do say that they havethe proper sense to pick such capable and skilled assistantsas make these examinations a rea l test of the efficiencyof the college to teach in the first place , and the abilityof the students to acquire in the second place.

Now the next question is one of diligence . Last year Igave up to the Sta te of Ohio twenty-three days of my time,for which it compensated me at the rate of compensationwhich you ordinarily expect a politician of the third grade

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to get, hardly justifying the accusation, therefore, thatsome people have made tha t we who were on the boardwere there for the emolument connected therewith. The

a ttendance of the Ohio Board, at which a l l questions a re

to be considered, is the best answer a s to its diligence .

Not so many yea rs ago, in the Sta te of Ohio, the memhership of the various Boards of administration did not

by any means carry with it service in those Boa rds. The

Governor of th is Sta te, the Governor who preceded, and

the present Governor, have made a point of inquiry intothe a ttendance of the various members on the variousBoards a s one of business of the State, and I believe thatno other Board in the Sta te of Ohio, with interests as

diverse, and of such peculiar character , ca n Show a higherper cent. of attendance than the Sta te Medica l Boa rd, andno other school on that Board has been so regula rly rep

resented as the Homeopathic School.Now then, as to the matter of progress . There are

some men present today who took their examination beforethe Board of this Sta te a t a time when nothing but written examinations were the rule. Everybody present kn owsthe absolute futility of try ing to find out how much a man

knows by any examination la sting two or three days, whichis supposed to cover the work which he took in three or

f our years. Ohi o is one of the first sta tes to adopt whatis known as practica l examinations, and today no man reu

ceives a license in this Sta te who has not demonstrated,before men competent to determine, h is ability to passwhat is known as the practica l test. He must show pro

ficiency in diagnosing cases of indefinite and peculiar chara cter, and the proper handling of cases , the correctnessof diagnosis, and technique of h is work in the laboratory,on this to a large extent, depends his ability to pass the

Governor Cox, at the banquet last n ight, took occas ion to compliment the Medica l Board of the State of Ohioon the work it is doing, and I trust you wi ll not think

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it immodest of me to ca ll your a ttention to that fact. Eventhough I am a member of that Board he probably did notknow I was there, and I doubt when I did present myselfto him he even remembered tha t I belonged to the Board.

The facts are , that the State Medica l Boa rd has a twofold object and purpose : first, as to passing on the qua lifications of recent graduates, and that takes up a gooddea l of time. As f ar a s you and others a re concerned,however, the most important function of th e Sta te Medica l Board is not in finding whether this or that man ha sbeen properly tra ined who was recently graduated, but toconserve , look after, and ca re for the interests of the medica l m en and women throughout the State. It is surprising how many m en and women lapse from the mora l standard set f or their conduct. It is surprising how many m en

and women a re found guilty , not only of technica l, butactua l violations of the law. If anybody had told me thatmen and women of undoubted respectability and ability ,

would be ca lled before us in question, I would have sa idit was impossible. The grade and character of the m enand women brought before us is a stounding, sometimesfor infractions of the so-ca lled medica l practice act.

We are in receipt weekly, of letters, anonymous mostly,sometimes signed but saying “

do not use my name in con

nection with this . I have no desire to ra ise trouble inmy own town, but this man is no good . He is doingan indiscriminate abortion business, or he is ca rrying onwith other men’s wives , etc., etc.

”Then, because we do

not take away the man’s license because of this, they thinkthe Medica l Board is negligent in respect to its duties . The

Sta te Medica l Boa rd of Ohio works on this basis in thetrea tment of these members of the profession. You a re

members of our family, we rega rd you as colleagues in thepractice of medicine. As with children, so with men . Thereare good men and bad men , good chil dren and had children.

Many of these doctors are not habitual crimina ls, nor borncrimina ls, but some from infirmity , and some from poverty


have been compelled to descend to levels you and I woul dscorn to descend to. In every instance in which we haveto dea l with these men we try to inject into our trea tmentof the problem, the same broad genera l spirit that we wouldif we were dea ling with you or any other member. We

want you to feel free to come to us, and ta lk over these matters ; we want you to feel tha t you are rea lly saying something about some member of your own family, and whenyou come to us, you are going to be received as a childwould be by an older brother or guardian. It is not our disposition to punish any man , no ma tte r how off ensive hisconduct has been, but only on the habitua l ofl ender, lost toa l l sense of rea son and decency, do we ever inflict the stronghand of the law. If there is any class of men and womenunder the sun that ought to clean house, it is the medica lprofession . The Sta te is overrun with quacks, and in somecases respectable men and women , who would scorn to beca lled quacks, a ssist in the prolonga tion and existence of improper practices . To illustrate, certa in physicians in largecities, a re in the habit of being consulted by midwives . Ia ssure you they are very respectable m en , but they havebeen known to repea tedly sign birth certificates for birthsconducted entirely under the auspices of a so-ca lled midwife, the doctor ha ving never seen the ca se. Then therea re some physicians in this Sta te who a re subsidized by theChristian Scientists , and write dea th certificates when patients die. They do not think it improper to take moneyfrom these people under those circumstances. Now,

if theybelong to Societies in this Sta te and other States, you can

hardly blame m en and women, whose mora ls were neververy high to begin with, for doing a little quackery on theside. Exemplify in your community what is known as the

sta ndard of ethics , by so acting it will help to leaven thelump , and you will lessen the number of cases that comebefore the Boa rd for settlement.

Dr. McCann : Mr. Cha irman , I feel that there is one

word that the Ohio Medica l Board ought to say , that Dr.


Dr. Baxter : I des ire to make this motion : I movethat the President appoint a Committee of three to takeinto consideration the establishment and publication of aJourna l, to be the Officia l Journa l of this Society. Thiscommittee to report a t the next meeting of this Society , a

year hence.

President Webster : It has been moved and secondedthat the President appoint a committee of three to take intoconsideration the establishment and publica tion of a Journa l , to be the officia l Journa l of the Society. This com

m ittee to report at the next meeting of this Society , a yearhence. Those in favor signify by the usua l sign. Contrary,the same. It is so ordered .

I will appoint on this Committee , Drs. H . H . Baxterof Cleveland, H . F . Staples of Cleveland and J. R icheyHom er, of Cleveland.

I will appoint as a Committee to look a fter a new Ma

teria MedicaDrs. J. E . Rowland of Cleveland, C. A. Schulze of Co

lumbus, and S . R . Ge iser Of Cincinnati .Wh ile I am on my feet, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want

to thank the Society for their very hea rty co-Operation inthe work of th is yea r’s meeting. I have hea rd it sa id bya number of the members , that this is one of the best meetings we ever had. The thanks are due to the Cha irmen of

the different Bureaus, those who assisted them, and to our

very efficient Secretary and h is brother. I thank you .

Dr. Lincoln Phillips : I move that a vote of thanksbe extended to the profession of Columbus for the splendidenterta inment given us .

Dr. Harding : Seconded.

President Webster : It has been moved and secondedtha t a vote of thanks be extended to the profession of CO

lumbus fOI enterta inment given us . Those

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in favor sign ify by the usua l Sign . Contrary, the same.

It is so ordered .

Dr . Harding : I have a resolution I would like to Offer :Resolved by the Homeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio, thatthe Governor recommended to the Sta te Legisla ture tha tone of the State institutions for the insane be cared for bythe Homeopathic profession .

President Webster : This resolution will be referredto the Executive Committee.

Dr. Keiser read telegrams from Ha rry B . S immonsa nd Dr . Byron E . Miller ; a lso a telegram from President ofthe Eclectic Society .

Dr. Baxter : I move tha t the Secretary be instructedto send suitable replies to these telegrams.

Seconded.

Pres ident Webster : It has been moved and secondedthat the Secretary be instructed to send suitable repliesto the telegrams read. Those in favor, sign ify by the usua lsign. Contra ry, the same. It is so ordered.

The next order of business is the selection of a meeting place for next yea r.

Dr. Keiser : We have here a cordial invitation fromthe Toledo profession :

To the Members of the Ohio Homeopa thic SocietyThe physicians of Toledo cordia lly invite this Society

to convene at our City in 1 91 5.

Respectfully(signed ) W. A. HUMPHREY

I. O. DENMAN .


Dr. Siemon : I move you, Mr. Cha irman , tha t the nextmeeting be held in Toledo.

Dr. Ha rding : Seconded .

Pres ident Webster : It has been moved and secondedtha t the next meeting of th is Society , to be held May 1 1 thand 12th, of 1 91 5, convene in Toledo. Those in favor, signify by the usua l sign. Contrary, the same.

We will meet in Toledo in 1 91 5.

We will now hea r a report from the Executive Comm ittee .

Dr. Silbernagel : We, the Executive Committee, ofthe Ohio Homeopa thic Medica l Society, recommend that acomm ittee be appointed from the Society to confer witha Comm ittee from the State Medica l Society , to meet withthe Industria l Commission of Ohio. We recomm end thatthis committee be appointed by the President. Dr. Web

ster has appointed Dr . W. B . Carpenter, of Columbus ;Dr. W. H . Phil lips, of Cleveland, Dr. W. A. Humphrey,of Toledo, Dr. H . H . Wiggers, of Cincinnati, Dr. T . A. Mc

Cann, of Dayton.

Regarding the matter of the communication from the

Connecticut Society, regarding the esta blishment of a Collegs of Surgeons of the A. I. H ., and a lso regarding thecommunication to appoint a commission to examine therating of medica l colleges of this country, the HomeopathicColleges , we recommend that they be referred to the Council of Medica l Education lof the !American IInstitute of

H omeopathy.

As to this communica tion regarding Medica l reciprocity , your Committee Offers the f ollowing resolution : Re

s olved that the Ohio State Homeopathic Society is in favoro f medica l interstate reciprocity, and the Committee on


President Webster : You have hea rd the motion madeand seconded, that the resolution presented by Dr. Hard

ing be adopted. Those in favor sign ify by the usua l Sign .

Contrary, the sam e.

It is ordered adopted .

I now decla re this Convention closed .

BUREAU REPORTS

BUREAU OF SPECIAL BRANCHESl . O. Denman,M. D., ChairmanJ . R. Mcc leary , M. D

Acute and Chronic Catarrhal Rhinitis.

C. D Collins, M. D. Chicago, Ill.Pacts in Dermatology Which Every Physician

Should Know.

Chas. F. P. Campbell . Executive Secretary ,Ohio Commission for Blind

Marian Campbell Field Secretary ,Ohio Commission for Blind

Blindness and its Prevention.

ACUTE AND CHRONIC CATARRHAL RHINITIS .

J. R. McCleary , M. D Cincinnati, Oh io.

The most common thing we have to contend with isthe na sa l cold, or the so-ca lled cold in the head. You a l l

recognize the symptoms as the patient expla ins them, butwe must be more particular in recognizing this cata rrha linflamma tory process involving the nasa l mucosa with itsaccumula tion of lymphocytes in the tissue surroundingthe blood vessels . This condition accounts for the copiousexuda te which characterises the disea se a t times and we

will even find the congestion so severe a s to often producesome incapillary rupture.

Perta ining to the probable bacteria l origin of intranasa l conditions , as ide from the a ir-born organisms withwhich the vibrissa e are contamina ted, the predomina tinggerms found are the diphtheria bacillus , the influenza haeil

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lus, the micrococcus ca tha rrha l is, the pneumococcus and

Friedlander’s ba cillus.

In suppuration Of the accessory nasa l cavities, thisbacteriologica l condition varies and the streptococcus and

staphylococcus still are quite prominent. I mention thebacteria l origin a s it is an active and interesting study withthe rhinologist today. Ina smuch as the subject ca lls foracute and ca tarrha l rhini tis , I will spea k of the acuterhinitis first. This is a simple condition which is so oftenneglected, an d is the ca use of many severe attacks to the accessory sinuses where the expense of suff ering is entirelytoo severe in ba lancing either the patient’s or Doctor’sneglect to check or abort the primary a tta cks.

It is doubtful whether micro-organisms a lone everprimarily gave rise to simple acute ca tarrha l rhinitis. Ibelieve it is still a disputed point whether such etiologica lfactors as exhaustion , constitutiona l disorders, heredity,bad hygiene, etc., may excite an atta ck without the influenceof micro-organisms.

F requent attacks during childhood signify the presence of hypertrOphic lymphoid tissue in the nasa l pharynx.

As you are well acqua inted with the pa thology of these conditions it would be useless to ta rry here.

But I want to comm ent upon recognizing the acutesymptoms as they are ushered in, for upon that quick diagnosis depends your homeopathic prescription. But that isnot a l l . It is up to you to not only protect the pa tient, butto advise him in h is actions about diet, ba ths, dra fts , a ir forsleeping room, protection from darnpness , dressing warm,

the patient to bed, or any such advice as will help to promote or susta in the body resistance during the attack.

It is a lso your duty to see tha t these pa tients are

given loca l nasa l trea tment which mitigates its severity,lessens its duration and a lmost surely gua rantees immunity from troublesome and many times severe and seriouscomplica tions. Unfortunately the la ity knows that the disease is self-limited and that in many of the ca ses serious

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pa thic drug will fa il to produce tha t clever ameliorationduring conva lescence tha t pa tients are beginning to find

under the careful trea tment of any up to date physician.

Your homeopathic prescription places you in a classof materia m edics specia lists to start with , and if you

utilize these good common sense accessories just mentionedyou will yourself become a larmingly surprised as you watchthe excellent results .

Besides the simple chronic ca ta rrha l rhinitis ca ses ,

there is another class of chronic conditions tha t is the re

sult of some mechanica l disturbance.

Deformities of the nasa l septum .

Hypertrophy of the inferior, middle, or superior turbinstes . In fact a l l forms of growths tha t interfere with theea sy function of this cavity. The infringement upon thefunction, or the slight constant traumatism that is instituted by these enlargements produces what I would ca ll atypica l mechanica l ca tarrha l rhinitis .

These growths must be removed before you ca n re

store anything like a norma l function. Tha t obstructingpressure produces such a weak condition in the nasa l cavity that there is a constant discharge or running of thenasa l cavity, which san itary science and the medica tion wil lnot eliminate. They remind you so much of the conditionfound in children, when there is a tota l or a lmost tota l occlusion Of the brea thing capacity through the posteriornasa l cavity, a nd just as soon as the adenoids are removed,this so-ca lled or seeming heavy cata rrha l condition is ea silyclea ned up.

SO it is with the remova l Of these foreign conditions ,whether they be tumors, hypertrophies or deformities . Re

storing them to norma l, or to the nearest norma l point willeasily clean up this field and as soon as the passage is openfor free brea thing, these membranes grow strong and

rugged and are ea sily relieved of the del ica te clima tic lnfluences that they have been subject to heretofore.

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DISCUSSION.

Dr. W. H. Phillips , Cleveland : Dr. McClea ry has leftvery little for any one to say in reference to acute or sub

acute ca ta rrha l rhinitis , but there is one thing that I havebeen using with some sa tisfaction. It may be tha t it isfamiliar to most of you , but Dr. McCleary did not mentionit, and that is the use of argyrol loca lly. A grea t manywho use the argyrol apply it, rubbing it into the mucousmembrane . As a rul e it is used this way in the nose , especia lly in the acute condition. If, however, you use the

method described by Dowling sometime ago, for use in

suppura tive conditions of the sinews , etc., applying it ontampons in the nasa l cavity, and lea ving it there for tenor fifteen minutes , you will get a n astringent eff ect whichla sts for a long time , and besides tha t you get the antisepticeff ect. If that is repea ted da ily for four or five applications, you wi ll find tha t the most severe acute conditions arerea dily controlled, and not only tha t but the middle ear

complica tions, and the laryngea l complica tions , so prone tofollow acute conditions , are foresta lled.

Dr. I. O. Denman, Toledo : I would like to say a wordin regard to the treatment outlined by Dr. Phillips , and

diff er slightly from one of my colleague ’s recommenda tionsin the use of adrena lin. I have been condemning its use in

any strength , or combined wi th any agen t in the ea rlystages , for the simple reason tha t it is an a stringent. Inthe nasa l mucosa we find an engorgement of the mucousglands . They are loa ded with mucus , and stimula ted byan excess circula tion to the point. While an astri ngent willtempora rily give the patient relief by shrinking the membranes and giving more brea thing space , there is inevitablya rea ction therefrom in the course of two or three hours , orone hour, when the pa tient finds himself more uncomfortable than ih the beginning. It is true tha t the weakersolution , combined wi th the norma l sa lt, has less of thiseff ect than the norm a l solution . I find, however, that thepa tient a t this stage receives more permanent relief fromth e applica tion of tampons with some a lka line solution , likeglycothymoline, which will favor dra inage from the mucousglands instead of shutting them up.

I find, too, that the use of argyrol, while I have nothing but the highest pra ise for it, is more serviceable in the


sub-acute stage of cold. The trea tment just outlined isin the acute stage, within the first twenty-four hours, orthe second twenty-four hours , but at the end of the secondday or the third day the use of the argyrol is somethingthat will be of benefit, and if you have not tried it you haveno idea of how much benefit it is , not only to the nasalcavity, but to the sinuses entire . I use it in the 10per centsolution, or forty gra ins to the ounce, according to the

method of Dowling. I place the tampon, with a sma ll pliable applica tor, conica l in shape, about two and a ha lf or threeinches long— I pla ce this tampon well back and well up inthe nose, ca rrying the a rgyrol clear to the post-nasa l space.

In some ca ses the point of the tampon can be left aga instthe post-pharyngea l wa ll . In some ca ses the sphenoid canbe dra ined to point to the tampon, bringing the tampon forward high in the roof of the nose, under the middle turbina te into the hiatus , where as you kn ow the three fronta lsinuses dra in. Leave this in for ten or twenty minutes, ora s long a s dra inage is free . This is most astonishing in itsresults , and will relieve the pa tient. It is sooth ing, and

such a pa tient can go out in a zero tempera ture with nodanger of taking cold. Th ese patients go out brea thingthrough their nose, when they came in brea thing throughtheir mouth.

Dr. E lla G. Hun t, Cincinnati : I find that persona lly Ido not care f or adrena lin. I find that some glycerine preparation, especia lly when given to pa tients between trea tments , is very sa tisfactory. Sa licylic acid with glycerinewill give a longer period of free brea thing than an adrena linsolution—thuja and glycerine a lso very good. One of mypa tients a sked m e the other day when they ma de the appiica tions , why th ey were so much more apt to sneeze thanwhen I gave them. I think that most of them try to placethe tampon directly up instead of trying to place it back.

I tell them to place the first tampon lower down, and directlytoward the throat, then make the second applica tion farther up so a s to reach the middle turbina te bone . A grea tdea l of success wi ll follow the use of some glycerine prepara tion between trea tments . In the Off ice I make thestronger applica tions .

Dr . J . R . McCleary (closing the discussion) I am gladtha t Dr. Phillips and Dr. Denman brought out about the

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definite border lines, oozing, sca ling, crusting—constituteeczema . Four or more of these symptoms a re present inevery ca se. Eczema never ulcerates and never sca rs, hea lsby absorption, and leaves a tempora ry pigment.

Eczema is the greatest of a l l skin disea ses . It is founda l l over the world , in every clime , in every people, at everyage , in every wa lk of life, on every portion of the body,and during every sea son of the yea r . Wherever found itssymptoms are the same .

Acne is known by four symptoms, as unfa iling as

mathematicsComedome,

Inflamma tory papules ,Pustules,Sca rs.

Always in this order and in no other . Acne is not somuch the product of adolescence, as of diet and nerves . Re

member, tha t eu intractable and persistent acne points thefinger of suspicion strongly towa rds incipient tuberculosis .

Psoria sis is known by its ever present round papule.

It begins as a papule , runs its course as a papular disea se ,term inates by absorption of the papule , and is never transformed into any other lesion. Upon this papule willa lways be found dry , pearly, abundant sca les. Absence of

pus, absence of ulcer, absence of sca r, confirm the diagnosis .

Lichen planus is a neurotic disease wi th a papulewhich is unmistakable, having the following cha racteris

tics . It is the hardest papule known in Derma tology, rectangula r in outline, arranged in rows with lines or furrowsbetween. It has sma ll ca lloused sca les and assumes the

color of the lilac. Upon this cha racteristic papule a lonehinges the diagnosis . Lichen begins as a papule , continuesa s a papular disea se and never changes into any otherlesion . Should the bucca l mucous membranes become involved, it corroborates the diagnosis.

Lupus Vulgaris is cha racterized by the softest papulein Dermatology. The disea se begins a s one or more pap

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ules or infiltration nodules, having its inception in youth,runs a chronic course and termina tes in ulceration. New

papules occur a t the margin of the ulcer, which in timeprogressively break down. Frequently three stages of the

disea se may be seen in one and the same ca se, the advancepathology being tha t of papules followed by ulcers and

tra iling a fter this, scars.

Epithelioma is known by its ha rd, waxy papule , circulat in outline with definite and abrupt margins with a

centra l breaking down. These les ions frequently resemblevolcanic cra ters with papules at the margin and destruc

tion going on in the center . Advanced age and a previoushistory of injury or wa rty growth at the site of the lesioncorroborate the diagnosis .

Dermatitis is known by its sudden onset, its edemara ther than infiltration, pa in rather than itching, swellinga nd heat in the loca l pa rts and a rise in bodily temperature .

There a re as many va rieties of dermatitis as there are

va riety of ca uses , ea ch ha ving a f ew cha racteristics of itsown. Genera lized, dermatitis is due to some centra l disturbing ca use , while , loca lized, dermatitis would bespeak a

loca l cause . Dermatitis has the peculia r cha racteristic ofsprea ding from part to part, creeping a long the skin likea pra irie fire , or , a t times , involving some remote portionof the body through sympa thetic reflex.

Erysipela s is one form of derma titis due to streptococci inva sion, having violent symptom s , sudden in onset,beginning at a point and spreading periphera lly, the borderline being definitely marked . The ever present redness ,thickening of the skin , swelling, ha rdness , a s well as risingtemperature , both loca lly and constitutiona lly, are typica lof this disease.

Pruritis is itching without pathology— in other words ,neurosis with centra l disturbance , causing grea t periphera lirritation, and yet no pathology exists in the skin untiltraumatized by scra tching.


Practica lly a ll itching is produced by one of three

things—trophoneurosis, pressure on the periphera l nerveendings, or the invasion of parasites .

Dermatology is an accurate science, ea ch disease having its peculia rities, and each particular lesion having a

sign ificance of its own , which, when understood, is numis

takable. Thinking tea chers of today no longer tel l theirclasses that a given case is eczema beca use it looks like it,but it is eczema beca use of definite well-understood symp

toms.

Superficia lly observed , a l l skin disea ses look a like, buta minute scrutiny revea ls they are entirely different.

Ba rring out infections and ringworm , a ll other skindiseases manifest themselves by one of nine lesions, knownas primary lesions of the skin—macules, erythema , wheels,papules, tubercles , tumors, vesicles, bulla e, pustules. Astudy of these elementa ry lesions assists materia l ly in

classifying the disease from a purely pa thologica l standpoint and errors in diagnosis can seldom be made.

Let it be well understood that skin disea ses a re meresymptoms of some constitutiona l disturbance—ma lnutrition, indigestion, errors of diet, imperfect elimination ,auto-in toxication or the product of some inherent ta int.

Consequently the trea tment is interna l, together withproper hygiene, so that loca l applica tions are secondary inimportance.

Externa l infections—ringworms and parasites—donot neecssarily come under this hea d.

Something to relieve the itching, something to renderthe parts aseptic and to protect the sensitive skin are the

three ma in things to be accomplished by loca l applica tions.

Moist surfaces, open ulcers, vesicular, and pustulardisea ses of the skin require moist applications .

Dry , sca ly, thickened and cracked afiections requireselves.

It is the Observation of the writer that genera l itchingof the skin is usua l ly ca used by auto-intoxica tion , intestina l


Now as to the remedies for pruritis without pa thologica llesion. I have had considerable experience a long that line ,and I find that our Materia Medica ha s been of grea t service ,and I only want to sta te one or two remedies that haveserved better than any other.

In pruritis , due perhaps to some a trophic disturbanceof the periphera l nerves , I find that the rem edy igna tia isone of the best remedies , and gives the most universa lsatisfaction of any remedy. Pulsatilla and hyoscyamus haveserved m e wel l .

I want to say one thing in regard to the study of skindisea ses . The Doctor ha s made the matter so pla in tha t itseems to me any one can understand. It is hard for manyto recognize skin disea ses simply beca use they are lookingfor something hard. If you will follow the simple directions wh ich the Doctor h a s given in h is paper, you willhave no trouble in diagnosing most of the ordinary ca ses ofskin disea se tha t comes to you . It seems hard beca use wedo not systematize as we do in disea ses of the lungs , liver,stoma ch, etc. If we would systema tize our examina tions itwould make the diagnosis very much ea sier.

The Doctor refers to constitutiona l disturbance . Thereis no cla ss of diseases tha t man is subject to tha t can beca used by such a grea t variety of ca uses as skin disea ses .

In examin ing a ca se of skin disea se , examine the pa tientthoroughly in every particula r. If you do not begin a t thebottom and make a thorough examina tion in every par

ticula r, not missing a single step, you are going to miss itwhen you come to trea tment, beca use the ca use may be veryf ar remote .

Now I want to sa y one thing in closing. I am so gla dthe Doctor ha s brought h is pictures , beca use there is no

cla ss of disea ses that needs Objective lessons like skin disea ses . You must see them to know them, and I find tha tthis is our great difficulty in teaching, we do not have a

suff icient variety in our clinic to present to the students .

However well these disea ses may be described, you mustsee them to know them.

Dr. McBride : I would like to a sk Dr. Spencer, if helimits his house-cleaning to th e outside. I go inside , too, or

send something in .

Dr. Reddish : I would like to have Dr. Collins give thetrea tment for acne .

FACTS IN DERMATOLOGY—DISCUSSION 97

Dr. Cooper : I simply want to ask Dr. Collins in h isclosing remarks to tell whether or not he is in favor a t anytime of oil or sa lves , and if so, wha t h is base for the salveis usua lly composed of.

Dr. Denm an : I am glad Dr. Spencer emphasized theimportance of seeing these pictures which Dr. Collins willShow you to-night. The Doctor ha s had most of these prepared in Paris, they are just new, and he will show themto you for the first time. I would theref ore urge everymember to be on hand promptly a t eight o’clock.

Dr. C. D. Collins (closing the discussion ) In answering some of these questions in reference to moist applications, dry appl ica tions , oils and sa lves , a llow me to say ,moist applica tions or lotions are best adapted to acute dermatitis

,vesicular , and pustular surfaces and open ulcera

tions. These moist dressings are very many. I could notbegin to tell you a l l . One that I use a great dea l , and

one tha t is not well understood by the profession a t large ,is picric acid. It is a wonderful remedy and best used inaqueous solution, 1 -2000 or 1 -3000, Wh en the hands or

feet are involved prepare a pa ilful of th e remedy and immerse the parts for fifteen minutes , twice a day . It sterilizes , is Slightly astringent, stimula ting and f a r-reaching inits hea ling qua l ities .

Another lotion which is used over the face and handsOf chi ldren, particula rly babies , is milk of magnesia . Thisis a very old-fa shioned remedy but will agree with any skin.

Sa lves and oils are frequently used in sub-acute or

chronic ca ses . Carron oil (which is linseed oil and limewater) , or olive oil to which carbolic acid is added is a lwaysa safe loca l applica tion in acute and sub-acute ca ses . Inmore chronic ca ses, where th e skin is dry , hard and

cracked, the thicker prepa ra tions should be used, such as

zinc oxide or La ssa r’

s paste .

Loca l trea tmen t embodies three principles : somethingto a llay the itching, protect the sensitive parts, and renderthe skin a septic.

Th is essay wa s written for the genera l practitionermore than for the specia list. To have gone into treatment

2:the various disea ses would have occupied the entire a f

m oon.

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A chosen lotion of mine for the trea tment of acne , islysol and wa ter. Take two drops of lysol and four ouncesof wa ter, m ix and use loca lly once a day . It sterilizes ,stimula tes and penetrates . Acne is a disea se of the deeperlayers of the skin, and requires an applica tion tha t peneutrates . Afterwards use some antiseptic ointment, such as

La ssa r’s . Another lotion is composed of ca rbolic acid, 40drops , sa licylic acid one drachm, and a lcohol 4 ozs. Pa intit on once a day . If it is too sharp, omit for a couple ofdays and aga in resume it .

The use of the X-ray is very va luable . The interna lremedies , such a s arsenicum , nux vomica , phosphorus , phosphoric acid, lycopodium and digita lis are chief among thecurative remedies as used by the essayist.

BLINDNESS AND ITS PREVENTION.

Chas . F . F . Campbell, Executive Secreta ry,Ohio Comm ission for the Blind.

We a re very glad, indeed, to be with you for a f ew

moments , to tell you a s far as we can what the Ohio Commission f or the Blind is endea voring to do. Miss Campbell is rea lly the one that h as direct charge of the sightsaving campa ign, and I have no desire to take any of her

thunder . One reason I come first is , tha t it has fa llen tomein the la st twelve or thirteen yea rs , to be a forerunner.

The one th ing we ha ve been trying to do is to securethe co-operation of the genera l publ ic. You cannot doanything in this world if the public is not with you, so tha twhen th is Commission was formed in 1908, the Sta te gaveus two or three thousand dolla rs , and for the first threeor four years we spent a lmost every dollar in an effort towin the cO-operation of the public. That was done bymeans of lectures largely throughout the Sta te.

The Commission has a two-fold function : The first is ,a s far as possible, to prevent blindness ; the second functionis, as f ar a s possible, to a id those a lrea dy blind. The

Comm ission has nothing whatever to do with the education


we have midwives , they will be graduated nurses, who willtake tra ining as midwives . It is no hardship to attack a

midwife, beca use , in the la rge centers, the physicians a re

a l l organized effectively, ca rrying out a dispensa ry servicein ma ternity ca ses, this including competent nurses , whotreat the mothers considerately and much more scientific

a lly than the midwife. We a re off ering that work as a

suggestion to the midwife .

Another fea ture in the prevention of blindness is foundin the neglect of children’s eyes in the home or school. Inco-opera tion with the Board of Hea lth, we have been ableto secure ophtha lm ia neona torum a s a reportable disea se.

We feel that we now have machinery with which to work.

We find tha t a great dea l of blindness results fromneglect of eye conditions in schools a nd homes, and thatis one reason why the Commission for the Blind has hadso much to say to the Sta te Boa rd of Hea lth. We havefound in the last two yea rs so many cases in which childrenhave contracted trachoma in the home . These cases havebeen in the hands of the oculist and genera l practitioner,and should have been reported .

We have in Ohio now, a newly organized Board ofState Cha rities , and the men on this Board are men who

have had experience in socia l work, as well as some physicians . They have asked the Sta te Commission for the Blindto work with them in securing mea sures f or the protec

tion of children’s eyes .

Recently, in one of th e Homes for Children in Ohio,we have discovered a very serious situation. We find thattrachoma ha s been in that Home for two yea rs. Now, the

physician of the institution is asked by the Superintendentto inspect the eyes of children regula rly as they enter theHome .

We have a lso found that in Ohio there a re many m idwives practicing without any certificate wha tever . In 1910we found that there had been a law in the Sta te of Ohiof or twenty years , which sa id that a midwife should report

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within six hours of discovery the disea sed condition of achild’s eyes . There was no note of that law having everbeen tested, and it wa s supposed to be so loosely writtenthat it would not hold . During the la st three yea rs, therehas been, in Southern Ohio, forty prosecutions of midwivesf or fa ilure to report sore eyes. We feel tha t the propaganda work at least resulting from such prosecutions, hashad a deterrent eff ect on the midwife. More than ha lf ofthose prosecuted , were licensed midwives .

Now we k now, and you know, tha t some of your verybest work ha s, a t times been lost b eca use the patient hasfa iled to come back for trea tment. We are hoping eventua lly , to be able to send an army of nurses over the sta te ,to work with the specia l ists and physicians , in seeing thatthese patients report aga in and aga in for trea tment.

As to the trachoma situa tion, in one town, wherethere had been a great many cases of trachoma , the nursefollowed up twenty . She found one of these, a m a n , selling dry goods , and another, a sixteen year old girl, working in a kitchen in a large boarding house . We feel thatit is worth while to send nurses to follow up these cases ,

a nd that it is rea lly an economica l process. We send nursesto the physicians, who have reported Ophtha lmia neonatorum, and they work with the physicians in securing proper trea tment. The nurse can Show the mother how to ca re

f or the eyes, as the doctor cannot do.

This is the genera l scheme we a re trying to follow out,

but the success and efliciency of the work must depend uponthe sym pa thy and co-Operation of the medica l profession.


BUREAU OF MATERIA MEDICA

C. A. Schulze, M. D., Chairman ColumbusC. N. COOper,M. D. Cincinnati

“Mercurius Corrosiva s and Mercurius Dulcis.

”

Levi C.Wells, M. D. CambridgeKali Muriaticum .

”

E. Stillman Bailey , M. D Chicago, Il l .“Lantern Slide Illustrations of Difficult Cases Treatedand Cured with Radium. The study of infinitesimalsand the energies in the decimal triturations.

”

MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS AND MERCURIUS DULCIS.

C. N. COOper, M. D., Cincinna ti.The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia embraces a l l the

ordinary mercuria ls, triturating those that a re insoluble,and dissolving the bi-chloride, mercurius corrosivus , in

rectified spirits , or by trituration in a milk sugar mediumf or higher potencies.

The mercurius corrosivus, the bi or per-chloride ofchemistry, or corrosive sublimate of the la ity , as we a ll

know, is a most potent poison, and in the hands of theHomeopath, a most va lued medicine .

Hahnemann gave but few symptoms produced by it inhis first provings .

Buchner proved it in minute doses on himself and

others.

Allen added some seven hundred symptoms, eff ects ofits poisoning.

Corrosive sublimate , while a mercuria l and capable of

producing, or inducing the constitutiona l effects of thethe meta l, yet these eff ects a re not readily Obta ined from it.

It is not this form of the meta l, therefore, that shouldfirst present, a s a remedia l agent in conditions answeringto those of pure mercuria l influences.


The la st two paragraphs are quoted from an eminentAllopathic authority, and I need ha rdly say , they a re quitein accord with the use made of mercurius corrosivus in theHomeopa thic therapeutics.

In mouth and throat a ff ections, the drug is employedbut l ittle, except in ma lignant conditions of these parts ,a rising from debilitating or ma lignant disea ses.

Dr. Pemberton Dudley used it in chronic gastr iccatarrh, with distention and soreness of the epigastriumand transverse colon, a s mentioned above.

Wh en the la rge intestines are a ff ected, either withs imple inflammation, chronic ulceration, or with dysentery,its effects a re among the most bril l iant things in medicine.

Potter divides the use of mercurius corrosivus and

m ercurius dulcis , in any intestina l trouble , by the actionof the former on the lower bowel , and the latter (ca lomel )on the upper intestine.

Dr. R inger agrees with the above a nd recommendsdoses of 1 - 100 gra ins .

In beha lf of the law of S im ila rs, may I quote Potterand Ringer on the subject of mercury in the cure of syphilis , as follows :

“The phenomena produced by mercury are singula rly

similar to those which result from syphilis , and the symp

toms known a s seconda ry and tertia ry syphil is can be produced both by syphilis and by mercury, and it is a fact thatmercury is a specific antagonist to syphilitic virus ,probably by reason of its a ff ecting th e same organs and

tissues of the body on a simila r l ine of action, both poisonsmutua l ly destroying ea ch other, in the organism.

Hahnemann was the first to recommend mercuriuscorrosivus in dysentery ( 1 822) finding it a lmost a specificin the common autumna l invasions, with the now wellknown characteristics .

In syphilitic iritis , and choroiditis , and in a lbuminuricretinitis, it is used by both schools.

MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS ; MERCURIUS DULCIS—COOPER 105

The kidneys a re greatly a ff ected by the poison. Suppression of urine is very common, and post-mortema Showit to be connected with acute congestion, or inflammationof the secreting structure of these organs ; urine a lbuminous a nd bloody, with the microscopic proofs of granulardegeneration.

Ludlam considers it the best remedy for a lbuminousnephritis of pregnancy and sclerotic kidneys of syphiliticorigin, a s does Mitchell of Chicago.

Where the urine conta ins much blood , terebinthinamust be prefered until this is corrected.

Mitchell reports a rema rkable cure of acute hyperaemia , and not acute nephritis , made by the drug, used

in the th ird decima l.Inflammation of the peritoneum is a frequent fea ture

in poisoning from corrosive sublima te, and provings madeshow it has simila r influence on other serous membranes .

In the treatm ent of peritonitis, either from postpa rtum, or of other ca uses , I have , in severa l ca ses, foundits curative action very prompt ; the symptoms being veryS imilar to bryonia , but with more bladder a nd bowel involvem ent.

Mercurius Dulcis, or Mild Chloride—Dr . Edwin Curtis ,of the New York University , an author on the action ofca lomel, a ffirms the loca l eff ects as absolutely bland, if thesa lt preserves its integrity , but when taken up by the sys

tem , the eff ects are different, and different aga in, if takenin a single full dose , or in sma ll repea ted doses , and con

tinued for some days.

If a single dose of 10 to 1 5 gra ins is administered ,

there follows, within 6 to 8 hours , a number of green, yellow, or brown mixed mucous stools, conta inn much bileand accompanied with severe tenesmus.

This commonly constitutes the whole outcome of the

drugging, if ca re is taken to administer in an a lka linmedia and the excess is decomposed into an oxide.


If, on the other hand, sma ll repea ted doses ( 1 -6 to 1 -1 0gra in) are administered, we get the same eff ects with littlerisk of bad results .

Ca lomel stimulates the liver indirectly, through its t e

flex action, as a duodena l purgative.

In tonsillitis, and other acute glandular inflamm a tions

of the neck and throat, murcurius dulcis is often curable .

Potter aga in recommends ca lomel as an antiseptic tothe gastro-intestina l tract, and uses 1 -60 to 1 -50 gra indoses, triturated in milk sugar.

Mercurius dulcis is recommended by Mitchell in acuteexudative nephritis , and in the ea rly stages of chronic interstitia l nephritis (prior to cardiac or arteria l complications ) using 5 to 10 gra ins dosage of the second decima ltrituration.

Jousset recommends it in suppura tive nephritis.

Mercurius dulcis exhibits many curative eff ects in palescrofulous children, with swelling of the cervica l and otherglands, the skin flabby and poorly nourished. The flabbyand bloated condition, with pa llor, are the marked indications.

In puerpera l eclampsia it is of use , when the attacksare preceded by yawning and stretching, clonic convu l

sions possibly of one limb only, cramping of the thumbsto pa lms of hand, as in epilepsy, and the usua l green mucous stools of mercury.

Jousset recommends it in the first stages of cancrumoris ; the ulcers showing a gray base and red edges , lipsand cheeks swollen, sa liva drea dfully fetid and sometimesbloody.

Biliary ca lculi, occlusion of the bile ducts , retention ,distention, etc., while usua lly requiring surgica l interf erance, in a f ew ca ses in my experience have been cured byprolonged treatment with mercurius dulcis 3x to 6x.


overlooked perhaps our best means of disposing of the

a lbuminuria .

Inasmuch as we make grea t pretentious to being suchenthusiasts in materia medica , it is very fla ttering to see

such a large and enthusiastic audi ence present a t thisburea u . I would like to conclude with the suggestion tha twe make Dr. Studebaker Sergeant-at-Arms to compel attendance a t thi s important section.

Dr. Cooper (closing the discussion) I do not believe,Mr. Cha irman, that I have anything to say , except as to theuse of mercurius corrosivus in gonorrhea , as mentioned byDr. Studebaker. It may be possible that we have a differenttype of the disease in Cincinna ti, but I have never had anygood results from the use of this remedy in gonorrhea . Forthat reason I did not mention it in my paper.

KALI MURIATICUM.

Levi C. Wel ls , M. D Cambridge.

This drug, according to Schuessler, stands in chemica lrelation to fibrin disturbances in its molecu la r action ;ca uses fibrinous exudations ; without the presence of thissa lt no new bra in cell formation would take place . Thissa lt is found in the blood corpuscles , muscles, nerve and

bra in cells as well as in the inter-cellula r fluids. In itsphysiologica l cha racter it is closely related to sodiumchloride, many of the properties of which it shares . Ifthe cells of th e epidermis, in consequence of any irrita tion,lose molecules of ka li muriaticum , fibrin in the form of a

white or whitish gray exudation is thrown Off , this in drying becomes a mea ly eruption. If this eruption extendsto the tissues benea th the epidermis both fibrin and serumwil l exude and the involved pa rt of the skin will be pushedup in the form of bliste rs.

The genera l action of ka li muriaticum corresponds tothe second stage of inflamma tions of serous membranes .

When the exudation is of a plastic character ka li muriaticum is indica ted in croupous or diphtheritic exudations and

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hence is indica ted in such disea ses as dysentery, croup,croupous pneumonia , fibrinous exuda tions in interstitialconnective tissues , lympha tic enla rgements , infiltra ted inflammations a nd cutaneous eruptions from bad vaccinevirus . The principa l genera l characteristic symptoms are

a white or gray coating at the ba se of the tongue, wh ite or

gray exudations , glandular swellings , discha rges or expec

torations of a thick white fibrinous sl ime or phlegm fromany mucous surface or flour-like sca l ing of the skin, torporof the liver . Characteristic indications for the head are

headache , with vomiting, hawking up of a milk-l ike mucus,sick-headache with white coated tongue, vomiting of a

white phlegm arising from a sluggish l iver and want ofappetite . Mercurius dulcis, one powder, relieves these ca sespromptly. Eyes with a discha rge of white mucous or yel

low greenish matter a nd with yellow purulent scabs on theedge of lids. Blisters on cornea with a feeling of sand inthe eyes .

E ars—This is one of our best remedies in disea ses ofthe ea rs ca used by chronic ca ta rrha l condition of the middleea r, ea rache from swelling of the eustachian tubes withswelling of the glands and deafness from enla rged tonsils.

Nose—In ca tarrh with thick white discha rge with a

stuffy cold in the head with the wh itish gray tongue . Dry

coryza ; vault of pha rynx covered with adherent crusts ,

face aches from swell ing of face and gums . Mouth,aphthae, thrush, white ulcers in the mouths of children or

nursing mothers. Canker, excoriation and rawness of themouth, swollen glands about the neck and jaw .

Tongue—Swelling in inflammation of the tongue withgrayish white coating, dry or slimy. Mapped tongue .

Throat—Pharyngitis throa t swol len, spots or pustulesappea r with gray or whitish exuda tion ;sil l itis hawks up off ensive cheesy lumps ;sil litis as soon as swelling appea rs withthe throat.

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Stomach—Want of appetite. Biliousness , with grayor white tongue. Indigestion, with wh itish gray tongue ,sick feeling after taking f a t or rich food, with vomiting of

white Opaque mucus ; water gathers in the mouth ; pa in instomach wi th constipation.

Abdomen and Stools—Jaundice if ca used by a chillresulting in ca tarrh of the duodenum, stools light in color,sluggish action or complete torpidity of the liver, pa in inright side or under right shoulder blade, tongue furreddiarrhoea after f a t food ; dysentery with slimy stools.

Urina ry organs—inflammation of bladder in the secondstage ; thickening of coats of the bladder with a thick whitemucous discharge in the chron ic stage.

All through the symptomatology of this drug you willfind the exudation of fibrin due to dis integration of bloodor tissue. Probably not so great as in chlora te of potash,but so closely a llied tha t some authors have given it thesame clinica l significance.

This drug has not been proven, our knowledge havingbeen obta ined from clinical use of the same . Dewey in h isE ssentia ls of Homeopathic Materia Medica gives five characteristic indica tions for the use of this drug :

White or gray coating at the base of tongue.

Expectoration of thick white phlegm or slime .

F ibrinous exudations .

Glandula r swellings .

Aggravations from f at rich food and pastry.


of ore, of pitch blend ore , just as it came out of the minesin Colorado. He sa id, “What ca n you make out of it? Wha tca n you do with it?” It was as new to him as to me. The

subject of radium had at that time not made much progress.

I took this pitch blend ore , and without farther separatingit ground it in a mortar, with a twenty-five pound pestle,run two hours by an electric engine , and I produced the 1xdecima l tritura tion. I placed that on a photographic plate,ionized the parts between the photographic pla te and the

pitch blend ore in such a way that the silver sa lts on thephotographic plate were destroyed , leaving a shadow.

These little particles you see represent radio-activity in theform of pitch blend as it comes out of the ground. I havemade no attempt to run this trituration farther than to thethird, or possibly the fourth.

I want to tell my friends in the homeopa thic school ofmedicine of the energy that is wrapped up in the rock, theliving energy, the atomic energy. When I started in thisfield of resea rch work and investigation, I was practica llya lone , except for my pa rtner , Dr. Blackm arr, who is a fine

a ssistant and a good worker . We took up the study ofradium very thoroughly, and it is a splendid study. Now

we take this rock, remove the impurities, and we have a

medicine .

The cures presented by the Paris Radium Institute area lmost identica l with the pictures by Dr. Blackm arr and

myself. The radium men of Pa ris a re working on the basisthat there is a trituration process , a radio-activity process ,and they use radium forty thousandth , radium five hundredthousandth, radium one million, radium two millions . Ra

dium two million is regarded a s the sta nda rd . My conten

tion is that radium two million becomes destructive to hum an tissue. R adium as it comes out of the pitch blend ore

is of low character SO f a r a s potency is concerned . The

properties wrapped up in it a re constructive and notdestructive .

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Atomism is the theme of the present scientific age, andthis atomism is everywhere. Last Friday night there wassent a message from Boston by wireless . The opera tor sat

at his desk and ticked 03 a message of a f ew words. Thatsame message was rea d in Honolulu , 8500miles away. Is

that potentized energy Is that a tom ism The instrumentin Boston and the one in Honolulu ca n be adjusted SO thatthere is no difference at a l l between the two, and the screwtha t adjusts the wireles s instrument is one-one thousandthof an inch. Is that a tomism

Here is a section of pitch blend ore . I took 100gra insof the ore and weighed it. I took 10 gra ins and tritu

rated with 90 gra ins of sugar of milk f or two hours . As

you divide these atoms you develop the individua l atom. I

honestly believe tha t the lesson here is the proof of theenergy that is wrapped up in our potentized remedy. On

the third trituration you notice we have fewer spots , thoughjust as bright. You know the story of trituration, but Ijust wanted to illustrate to you that it is possible to get theenergy wrapped up in the rock, and develop that energy bythe process of trituration.

The next step is the developing of the radium out ofthe pitch blend ore. I spoke to a high school audience of

three hundred two or three weeks ago, and I sta ted that anyof them could get radium if they would follow the rule .

There is one part of rad ium to five million other parts. Now

by chemica l fractionization you must try to throw away thefive million pa rts and keep the one. In the language of HotSprings, or Monte Carlo, this is ca lled a gamble , “five million to one

” that you can’t do it. Thus the honor and creditto Madame Currie , the five million to one shot, and she won

the purse .

Since pitch blend ore came to be known as radio-activeore, let m e tell you , friends , that history goes on to show

that there are one hundred and twenty rocks in the surface

of the earth that are radio-active. One was found by a

F renchman , not long ago, in Colorado, and in honor of his


president was ca lled carnotite. Thi s rock is yellow, sandy ,you can scoop it up with an ordinary shovel , put it in an

ordinary wheelbarrow, put it on the cars in ordinary packing, and sell it for a dolla r a pound. Pitch blend ore of the

high grade is cheap a t twenty dollars a pound. I am hOping

and trusting that the day will come when radium will be ascheap as nux vomica , or strychnia , and that it will enterinto the work of the physician in the cure of disea se.

The next slide shows you l x carnotite. I doubt if a

picture of cam otite was ever before put on a screen. Thisis the first time I have ever seen it. Here is another kindof ore , which is found in Norway.

Here is the begi nning Of the cancer group . Now therea re two phases of this work : one is the work of radium, the

intense a ctive firing of that enormous energy into this massOf cancer to destroy the cells . Let m e suggest, gentlemena nd ladies, that the other side is the more logi ca l, the morerea sonable, the more scientific phase . Instea d of trying todestroy it a s an entirety, there is such a thing as buil dingup a wa ll of resista nce around that cellula r element, so

that entrance is denied it, and it sta rves out. Keep that inmind. Some time I am going to develop it for you and f ormyself. If I find it you certa in ly sha ll have it.

Here is a little nevus, a blood tumor, and it wa s therewhen the child came into the world. The applica tion of

radium on that vascular tumor, and the nevus disappearedentirely. Now this is the kind of a case that surgeonsdrea d, beca use they know to get rid Of the growth they wi llhave to go to the base and cut off the blood supply, thusleaving a scar. With the application of radium the growthis destroyed, and there is no sca r .

Another vascular tumor in a little child, not only a

birthmark, but a fluctuating tumor . I do not know whetheryou have had the opportunity, a s it comes to m e, to investigate birthmarks. There are nineteen va rieties , and the

ones difficult to cure are the ones occurring as port-winesta ins , or fluctuating tumors. It seems to be equa lly ea sy

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hemorrhage, no blood, no pus, no cutting of the ha ir, no

bandaging, no putting of the child in bed, just a mi ld formof applica tion.

Another nevi running into the eye. The case that Icured was exactly a t this point, in a little girl 12 yea rs Ofage. This was a bad case. It stood up from the skin , and

there were a large number of blood vessels, which cametogether making the port-wine sta in. The next pictureshows the same child with just a portion of the birthmarkleft.

An epithel ioma in a stage of treatment. Now if ra

dium can change the destructive form of the ma lignantgrowth so tha t it begins to have constructive tissue growth,where there was a destructive ma lignant growth, then weare beginning to get an element of cure.

This picture, if you plea se, represents one of the mostinteresting cases during my professiona l experience of

thirty-five yea rs. I do not know the lad, nor h is name, norwhere he lives. I only know tha t when two yea rs of age hedeveloped a form of lupus, which Dr . Collins described, thetubercu lar form. It sta rted in h is face. This little fellowwas thrown into the lap of Charity when two years of age

by the death of h is parents. For seventeen years he hada lways had a dirty face. Scabs would form and then comeoff , the dirt would get in , and the more it would be washedthe worse the sore would get. He had tried a ll forms of

trea tment. Had been the rounds of the clinics . Had usedX-ray and a ll forms of medicine. He was anxious to be likeother boys. He did not like to have a dirty face, becausepeople shunned h im in the street -ca rs, in the school andeverywhere. He fitted himsel f for an electri cian , and whenhe applied for work, the foreman, somewhat under pressure, put h im to work soldering joints , because he couldwork out by himself. He is a bright boy , and I would domore for that boy than any boy living.. I am going to Showyou wha t I have done for him in the la st six months. Hereis the lupus on one side . The nose has become clear and

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smooth. It ran up into the canthus of the eye. Just lastSaturday I told h im to go home and take no more medicine,but on his way home to get some castile soap, and for thefirst time in his life wash h is face. This week he is revelingin the fact that he can wash his face. During the hotweather I Sha ll give h im no further treatment. If in thecold weather any form of the disease returns, I Sha ll usea preparation which I have made . Will put the sa lve on hisface and let him return in a week, and once a week for aboutsix months. I have trea ted this boy part of the time twicea week. He is the happiest boy in the City of Chicago. He

can go in public without being shunned , has a chance of promotion in the shop. I am glad I found him, and he is gladhe found m e.

This ca se came to me as an epithelioma . Have a sim

ilar case in a patient from Oklahoma . The growth hasbeen removed , and the norma l tissue restored in both cases.

Another form of lupus. Was very glad to hear Dr.

Collins say it is curable sometim es , but it depends on the

time you sta rt trea tment. If the tissue is destroyed, as inthis ca se , the first step is not to cure but to stop the destructive tendency, and that sometimes is the hardest part. Asurgeon’s knif e cannot do it, beca use if you take away thegrowth there is a possibil ity of entering the hea lthy tissuewith infection.

An epithelioma of the lip. I saw many of these casesin Ita ly, in the Skin and Venerea l Hospita l in F lorence.

Probably a smoker’s pipe has been responsible. I say probably . I do not wish to deny a person the right to smoke a

pipe when he gets to this man’s age. Radium was appliedin this ca se . Now the constructive phase of radium willcome in and cure. Instead of dea ling with the surgeon’sknif e in these ca ses, when you get them early, I th ink youcan cure them .

Epithelioma in a favorite spot. It has not progressedvery far, and there has been no large amount of tissuedestruction . I have an exactly identica l case in an elderly

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woman , caused from an injury. Medica tion was applied ,but she later fell, striking the injured pa rt, breaking itOpen. The second traumatism made an open wound. It hasnot yet hea led as thoroughly as this ca se, but it will.

Here is an extreme ly inte resting ca se of Dr. Blackmarr’s. This chap, to improve h is financia l condition, wenta lone to the diamond fields of South Africa , and there contracted a skin disea se seldom seen outside of the tropics . Inaddition he al so had a smal l epithelioma appear . H is great

est trouble was when he had two or three days’ growth ofbeard, then h is face would be so on fire he would be uncomfortable and would have to shave. The shaving processwould make him on fire and uncomfortable until the beardwould come out aga in this same Size . Three days of dis

comfort while the bea rd was growing, and three days of

discomfort just a fter he Shaved . In addition to tha t, hetold me that in South Africa it was hard to get things youwanted to ea t, and wha t he loved best in the world wasgreen corn. He returned home just in time for the greencorn, but h is lip was so sore he could not ea t it. I met thisf ellow la st Sa turday when he wa s coming for a trea tment.I asked him why he had stayed away so long. He sa id hehad been entirely well, and he went to a ba ll game and got

excited, and then h is face commenced to break out and turnred , and he had to shave, and the following Sunday moming he was a sight, and he f elt worse than he looked. I do

not mea n to make light of the ca se, but am Simply presenting some of the sides that come to us. I think sometim esthe history of a ca se gives us a sort of fellow feeling. I do

not know when, outs ide of the little lupus case, I ever feltso sorry for a fellow.

Now this ca se has a l l the landmarks of sarcoma . Itwould not take a surgeon long to make up h is mind as to theoutcome of a case of th is kind. You can see where a l l the

contours of the face are a ltered or changed. I have a counterpart to this case in a gentleman from Kentucky. The

man had never been away from the mounta ins in Kentucky.

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pita l and care for them. We did it in order that we mightdetermine what energy was wrapped up in the radium , and

what radium would do in this kind of cases .

Here is a most charming lady, of charming persona lity,and she has that awful form of epithelioma , and the worstof it is it started from the inside. It a ffects a l l the glands,the root Of the tongue, and only recently it made its exitand is now discharging. Am in home tha t a ll the glandularstructure will discharge out, and give vent to the pentup pus.

It is the deep sea ted and severe cases that require the

I do not want.

you to think that a l l this is a pleasure,but, after a l l these years, I feel that I have just begun to beinitia ted in some of the horrible things in medicine.

—ADAMS

BUREAU OF SANITARY SCIENCE ANDMORAL PROPHYLAXIS

E . 0. Adams, M. D., Chairman Clevelandi’

R . R. Hilborn, M. D Akron“Some Practical Hygienic Helps.

E . 0. Adams, M. D., Cleveland.

Any f ool ca n ask questions, but it takes a wise manto answer them. That being the case, it would seem tha ta t this meeting an opportunity is Offered to use a numberof interrogation marks for purposes of punctuation. For

h ere we have the place, the time—a nd the wise men .

The object in asking these questions is to acquire someinformation on matters , the consideration of which haspossibly been neglected by some of us. We have beenbusying ourselves in trying to make diff erentia l diagnosesbetween worms and ectopic pregnancies , dementia praecoxa nd just pla in foolishness—or have been trying to decidewhether to give chamomilla to a crying baby or paste itsl ips together with adhesive plaster . We theref ore havenot kept abreast of the times in many of these up-to-the

minute and then some ideas perta ining to prophylaxis,eugenics , race suicide, stock breeding, the higher criticism,

“Damaged Goods,” E lla Wheeler Wilcoxitis, etc .

But the time is coming in Ohio, as it has a lreadyarrived in some of the sta tes—notablyWisconsin—when themen and women belonging to this society will be ca lledupon to answer at the polls some of the questions which I

am about to ask ; and some of the others must be answeredby that possibly somewhat a trophied sentiment whichpasses as conscience in the bosom of the doctor.


The first question is one of conscience. Does the physician owe h is first duty to the individua l pa tient or to

posterity For instance , when a child or young personhas inherited or acquired a disease or diathesis wh ichcauses degenerated tissue not only in himself but in any

possible progeny, should the physician by his advice and

ministration endeavor to remedy the patient’s conditionand prolong h is lif e so that he may marry and a llow the

virus to trickle on down to the coming genera tions Or

should nature be a llowed to work uncha llenged, and byweeding out such undesirables provide a future populationwhich sha ll consist only of the product of the “

Survival ofthe F ittest”

We are told tha t in past ages certa in races managedsuch contingencies by actual ly destroying those who wereconsidered unfit. Did such action of our ancestors in thepa leozoic age have its influence in so improving the humanrace that the bea uty of physica l contour, the brilliancy of

menta l acumen, and the polish of socia l amenities so

prominently displayed at this meeting today were madepossible If to this influence in past ages is conceded suchresult, should we consider tha t the race is now so suffi

ciently near perf ection that we can a fford not only to ceasekilling off those who are under the ban of nature , but evento try to thwart nature in her own efforts to destroy thosewho a re physica lly unworthy?

If we have reached too high a development of SO-ca lledcivilization and of mercy to kill outright, or even to a llownature to have her own way , and must try and preservethe life of anybody applying to us for help, a re we at leastpermitted to give advice and even information that willlessen the number of descendants to such disabled individna ls? To be more specific—some time ago I was ap

proached by a young man school tea cher who had an

ancestry in which tuberculosis was f a irly common. His

persona l appearance gave evidence of the same tendency.

He had become enamored of a young lady of his own


l imited IS it thought tha t today there are any youngwomen in Ohio at the age of puberty who do not know thatthrough the seventh commandment the church has told hertha t if she partakes of the forbidden fruit she wil l go tohell, and that society has procla imed that if she does , andis found out, she will be a socia l outca st as loathsome as

a leper If these threa ts do not suffice to keep her fromsubmitting to the blandishments of the tempter when heappea rs garbed in a red necktie and the aroma of cigarettesmoke, is telling her of the possibility of acquiring somemysterious form of disea se that will make her ha ir fa llout or necessitate the remova l of an ovary or two goingto do it? On the whole, wouldn’t it be as well to removesome of the modern dramas from the stage , induce someof the journa ls devoted to women’s interests to take up a

diff erent line of thought, and continue to let school children study the three R ’

s without adding the fourth one

ReproductionThe third subject about which I am asking for inf or

m ation is in regard to medica l certifica tes bef ore a llowingyoung people to enter the Paradise which is entered onlythrough the door of matrim ony. Has med ica l diagnosisreached such a degree of perfection tha t the physician isproof aga inst mistakes of omission and commission Itmust be remembered tha t in this insta nce it would not

mean simply the loss of life, a s it might in medica l practice,but to the young man would mean that which he holds farmore va luable than life itself—the loss of the object of h isa ffections . For th is rea son, would not the one examinedendeavor by a l l mea ns possible to keep any undesirableinformation from the examining physician, instead of helping him , as when he comes for treatm ent To make even

an approximate diagnosis under such circumstances wouldthere not be necessary a combination of physica l and laboratory methods tha t would require a corps of exam iners?And how about the matter of the sexes—is it proposed tosubmit both pa rties to examination or only the man If

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the la tter, could it not be shown in the courts tha t the lawshowed “unjust discrimination” and so was not va lidBesides , though we readily acknowledge tha t in the vastma jority of instances the man is the one to be suspected ,yet, unga llant as it may sound to say it, there are cases on

record where the bride was the guilty party. If in Wisconsin or other sta tes the promoters Of this law intend tomake it just and have both parties produce evidence of

freedom from venerea l disea se , do they know .what isrequired to make such certifica te of any va lue If so, arethe parents of the would-be bride, as well as her intendedspouse , wil ling to have her submitted to such requirementsas the Wasserman test and the securing, probably by a

politica lly appointed doctor, of a Specimen from the regionof the urethra to be examined for gonococci And if Suchtests a re not made, would not the law be a farce ?

On the whole does it not indica te as high a degree of

culture and refinement to teach our children and youngpeople the old-fashioned type of modesty and virtue, in an

effort to develop in them a conscience as a protectionaga inst mishaps Will not this method be as potent aninfluence as to make sex matters as free of discussion a s

arithm etic, or a subject of legislation as of stea l ing Willit not be better, after society, the pa rents and the churchhave ta ught their lessons, for the physician, instead of

setting him self up as a policeman, to assume instead therole of confidentia l adviser? IS it not better to try and

elevate the race of today a s well as improve tha t of thefuture by a discern ing individua liza tion, by policy and bypromoting the confidence of the masses in those who

assum e to be leaders, than it is to club them into rightdoing or to give them shreds of information which theyare not in a position to assimila te

DISCUSSION.

Dr. G.W. Spencer, Cleveland : I am modest enough notto consider myself among the wise m en , but in order to ac

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commodate the Doctor, I will say a f ew things in regard tothis paper. The Doctor does not express any Opim ons h Im

self, he only asks questions, but the character of the questions indica te very clea rly aboutwha t he thinks . In a ra therroundabout way he presents his opinion in a very impressivemanner.

The first question he presents to us is tha t of Conscience—whether we owe our first duty to the pa tien t or toposterity . As a genera l rule we owe our first duty to our

pa tients, and in doing that duty we a lso do our duty towardposterity . So, it must be left to the judgment of everyone.

A patient presents h imself who has some trouble, by wh ichyou think the coming race would be influenced . Your dutyto him , as well as to posterity , would be to tell him truth funyconcerning the ma tter. Therefore, I say , in doing our dutyto the patient, we do our duty to posterity. Tha t, it seemsto me, would be a very good answer to that question.

He speaks of certa in nations which destroy the unfit.Those nations have ceased to exist, and therefore , tha tproposition did not work out very wel l, seem ingly. Why didit not work out Simply beca use they were viola ting a lawof Na ture. There is a law Of Na ture, and it is one of thegrea t universa l laws, and tha t is, tha t the efforts of Natureare a l l toward the betterment of the race, and to makeit better, more efficient. If left to Na ture, she herselfwill solve many of these problems tha t we are now tryingto interf ere with. Nature a lways avoids that which givesdisplea sure and discomfort, and interf eres with her development ; she always accepts those things which give plea sureand freedom and helps in her development. Those are twogenera l laws of organic Na ture, and when we interfere withthese laws we inte rf ere with something that we have no

right to do. So many of these questions Nature herselfwill ta ke care of if we do not interfere with them.

The second question is the advisability of instructionof children in the schools in regard to this ma tter. Tha t isa very pertinent question. Would it not be well to devoteour time to teaching children the old fashioned lessons ofvirtue At one time I became quite enthusiastic, and readtwo papers before this Society on prophylaxis. I do notknow where they went to—no one ever sa id anything aboutthem . At tha t time I was quite interes ted in this question ,

and thought perhaps something of tha t kind ought to beintroduced into the schools , but I have changed my mind


going to revea l anything. It would simply make us a na tionof liars, beca use a l l of these people are brought together bythe law of na tura l selection , and they are not going to breakthat bond, not going to dissolve tha t partnership beca use ofany such foolish thing a s tha t. You can legisla te from nowuntil doomsday, and you ca nnot make men honest, virtuousor righteous by any sort of legislation. Whenever you a t

rqempt it you are going aga inst one of the grea t laws of

ature.

Dr. J. R ichey Hom er, Cleveland : I ha ve been verymuch interested in Dr. Adams ’ paper, because I have beentaking up this subject and making a little study of it. It isnot only a very interesting subject, but one of the most importan t we have before us to-day . It is fortuna te, indeed,tha t science ha s rea ched a point, where in a ca se of tuberculosis, epilepsy or syphilis , positive and definite advice andinforma tion ca n be given to those who either have the disease or have a tendency to develop it. Tuberculosis can bedefinitely diagnosed , is being successful ly trea ted, and manyca ses are absolutely cured. Epilepsy ca n be as successfullydiagnosed, not yet so successfully trea ted, but ca n be so circum scribed as to prevent its development. And it happensin both these conditions, the la ck of evidence of the presence of tuberculosis during a period of two yea rs, constitutesa cure. So, in this particular case which Dr. Adams hasquoted, I would say to th is young man ,

“If you can put yourself under trea tment, and a t the end of two years presentdistinct evidence tha t you have not any symptoms or signsof tubercular development in your system, you are rea dy tomarry.

” I would say to this girl, if during a period of twoyears She has no epileptic a ttacks, is otherwise wel l andstrong, she would be in a condition where you would be justified in a llowing her to marry.

The question of instruction in sex ma tters is one thatis filling the newspapers, is boiling over in the magazines ,and simply raging on the stage . I believe tha t every childshould be instructed in sex matters , but I believe tha t tha tinstruction should be done a t home, absolutely. Take an

audience which gathers to listen to a lecture on sex matters.

Tha t audience is stimulated by sexua l feel ings . It is a sexua lgra tifica tion to the ma jority of those people to hear sex

ma tters discussed on the pla tform. It can be ta ught in theschool, and I think there are plenty of times when it should

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be taught in the school. Take a tea cher with a cla ss of forty.

She has two hundred school days , and there is plenty oftime for that woman tea cher to take the girls of tha t cla ssfor a ha lf hour ta lk quietly after school, individua lly. Thereis plenty of time for th e m en connected with th e school,during two hundred school days , to take the boys individua lly for a quiet ta lk, which should embrace not only sex

matters, of course, but in a very elementary way venerea lconditions. I do not believe it is wise to empha size venerea lconditions.

In the Atlantic Monthly for Ma rch is a very te ll ing article on the

“Repea l of Reticence,” which I think every one in

thi s room should rea d. It is extremely interesting. In itthe writer pleads for more reticence in genera l conversation, and in the genera l trea tment of sex matters . Familiarity breeds contempt, and the a rousing of curiosity in theminds of these young people, minds not under the controlof maturity, in too many insta nces will resul t in disaster.

Dr. Spencer last year gave a very delightful ta lk a t

Marion, a copy of which I have in my envelope here, in a

discussion of a paper simila r to this , in which he took up indeta il the tra ining of the chi ld in the home in obedience andreverence. Reverence for his mother will inspire a boy withreverence for women in genera l, and thus help in keepinghim free from ways tha t are not right.

Eugenics and medica l examina tions are questions ofeduca tion of the people . The American people, I think, a s arule are apt to ride a hobby to dea th. They go to extremesin new ideas—they cannot wa it f or gradua l and norma ldevelopment. Just a s many men , for instance , put electricityin their hot houses so as to have daylight, in order that theirplants may grow fa ster. They put electricity in their henhouses , so tha t each hentwenty-four hours instea da llow the gradua l, norma lis what ha s happened in


will go to another sta te . It will be necessa ry to make thewhole proposition universa l. Until tha t time , educa te thepeople, and get them to feel tha t tha t 18 the right thing tobe done. These isolated spots of medica l examination, likeWisconsin, are going to do more harm than good.

Dr. H. F . Staples , Cleveland : Th ese questions whichthe Doctor ha s a sked are certa inly very vita l questions tothe people to-day . I think that he has , while a sking thequestions , answered them in his own way , and to the sa tisfaction perhaps of a grea t many present. Dr. Spencer and

Dr. Horner have discussed the question pretty thoroughly.

I will endeavor to be brief in my remarks , and to the point.In regard to whether we ought to help prolong the life

of the young when they are disea sed or crimina l, I would liketo answer that by mentioning a little incident which happened some yea rs ago in a clinic which we had in college .

A middle-aged colored woman had to be delivered, and wehad her in the ampithea ter. It wa s a breech presentation,very hard, and when the child fina lly came it was badly deformed, and was not brea thing. I imm edia tely got busy andtri ed to resuscita te it . Whi le doing tha t the Old coloredwoman looked over and sa id : “What you a ll doin’ there ?Don’t you try to make tha t baby live , ’

ca use I’ve got enough

of those at home.

”That made me think. This baby was

not brea thing, it wa s badly deformed, and it brought thequestion to my mind whether it would be worth while totry to bring that baby to life . We must answer those questions , I think, for ourselves , not only in labor cases , but inother ca ses where we have deformed , deficient, or crippledpa tients under our care.

In regard to whether we Should have our children instructed in sex ma tters in the homes or in the schools, Ithink tha t should be answered both ways . There are homeswhere the children ought to be taught sex ma tters , andthere are homes where the children should be taught in theschool. The ma jority of our foreign popula tion do not knowenough about sex ma tters to tea ch their children, and thosechildren, whose pa rents are not able to teach them, Shouldbe taught in the school. I had an illustration of this a Shorttime ago, in the ca se of a patient of mine, a young boy ,

whom I had brought through three a ttacks of gonorrhea .

He fina lly came to me one day and sa id, “Doctor, I am thinking of getting married,” and then this question of gonorrhea


ca se. One is, a kind, cul tured , intellectua l, educa ted mother .

Tha t is the first thing. The second thing is the child, andthe third thing is wha t? Wha t is the third thing The

good , sensible mother, the child, and the confidence extendedfrom the mother to the child and your whole question is settled. This combina tion of three things will settle a ll yourdiscussion, and why prolong a thing so self-evident? You

cannot get away from it. Th e Bible is the only other thing

gratridds to it. The mother, the child, the Bible, and

uca on.

Dr. C. E . Wa lton : Mr. Cha irman, while we are on the

subject of Eugenics , I would like to ca ll your a ttention tothe evolution of

A BORN FOOL.

A certified ma n wooed a certified ma id,Was wed by a certified prea cher,In certified time—a t least ’

twas so sa id,Became Dad of a certified screecher.

The youngster wa s rea red on certified milk,Wa s instructed in a certified school,

His body was clothed in certified silk,But he grew to be a certified fool.

In spite of the fact of certified blood(His certified Dad, h is certified Mam ,

And ancestors dating before the flood,)He never was worth a certified Damn.

Although he wa s given certified hea lth,And a ll of those things which with that entra ins ,In Spite of h is blood, in spite of h is wea lth,He surely was short on certified Bra ins.

Dr. Curtiss Ginn , Dayton : Just this la st week I witnessed the result of the system of educa tion in sexua l ma tters , in on e of my families. The mother of this child was a

cultivated , educa ted woman , and some three yea rs ago sh e

determined to tell her boy the things she thought he shouldknow. He was about nine or ten yea rs of age . I demurred,and advised her not to do so, but in spite of tha t advice th e

—DISCUSSION 1 88

program wa s inaugura ted. I could not make a successfulstand aga inst the Ladies’ Home Journa l. This last weekwhile the mother wa s in the hospita l, a domestic scanda larose in which the youngster was the aggressor. He at

tempted to put into practice wha t h is mother had told himsevera l yea rs ago, as soon as the ma terna l authority wa sremoved. I have not only seen tha t in this instance, buthave seen it a number of times . It seems to me the bestth ing we can do is to return to the method of teaching children only enough to keep them sa fe . A knowledge of sexua lma tters is not going to tea ch children sexua l mora lity, butif they are taught from infancy that certa in things are

tabooed , an element of fea r enters, that will solve the problem more sa tisfactorily.

In regard to eugenics , have you stopped to think wha tthe result will be if you try to rule out the physica l unfit?If you rule out the physica l unfit you will rule out a goodshare of the songs and poetry of a ll ages . Take Steinmetz,the hea d of the electrica l profession in America . Physica llyhe is unfit. Menta lly he is a wonder. He has done morewithin the la st five or six yea rs in this field than any otherone man . Take Scott, take practica lly any man of scienceor literature, and physica lly they would have been unableto cope with stronger m en .

Dr. Frank Webster , Dayton : I think that this is thegrea test subject tha t ca n be brought before a medica l society . I diff er from most men here . I think tha t this willbe taught in the Public Schools , and that there is the properplace to tea ch it, but I do not believe that the tea cher whois to do it is yet born .

Dr. W. Webster Ensey, Dayton : Mr. President, Ihave been very much interested in this discussion this


the fire to see if it rea lly does burn . I do think tha t medica lm en , perhaps , tend too much to m inimize the dangers lurking in venerea l disea ses by giving the idea tha t they can beso easily cured . Young men who have heard the expression ,

“1 would ra ther have gonorrhea than a cold,” come into theOff ice and rehash tha t to you every day . It shows theirutter disregard for the advice of the medica l profession .

They do not believe tha t gonorrhea is a thing tha t wil l staywith you perhaps for the rest of your na tura l lif e, the sameas syphilis. I question whether a ca se of gonorrhea or

syphilis is ever rea lly permanently cured ; it is simplysuppressed.

Dr. L. K. Maxwell, Toledo : A f ew thoughts came tome while Dr. Webster wa s discussing the paper. One is,it requires a good dea l of educa tion to bring an individua lup to a certa in point where he will not do these things.In the ca se of th e young man mentioned by Dr. Staples , ittook three courses before he graduated . The other is,speaking of the manufacture and sa le of a lcoholic st im u

lants , I presume that a very large per cent of venerea l disease is contracted while the individua l is under the influence of a lcoholics. He is stimula ted sexua lly by the a lcohol, and loses h is self-control through the use of it.

Dr. Adams (closing the discussion) : I have no further remarks to make. I simply asked these questions forinf orma tion, and I thank you very much for giving it to me.

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and a lert, the heart action quickened and strengthened, oxida tion and assim ilation are hastened , and the muscles tonedup. In short the whole body is put on guard aga inst theenemy—cold ; it summons its reserves to a ttention, clea rsthe decks f or action by eliminating poisons ; nervous spasmand loca l congestions are broken up in the one grea t eff ort toresist the cold. SO by using the cold applications as aboveindica ted we tra in the body to react quickly and easily ; wekeep the vita l forces in fighting trim, as it were—keep thedecks clea red of auto-intoxica tion and Waste—hea lth is

ma inta ined and disea se prevented.

Its practica l applica tion is that as a genera l ton ic, itis very eff ective. It is the best remedy I know for respiratory disea ses. Patients come to us every day or two with ahistory of coughs, colds, and sore throat, wh ich recur withevery chill or change in the weather, and persist obsti

nately in spite of well selected remedies. Keep up yourremedy, give the graduated cold ba th trea tm ent, cut downthe diet for a f ew days, attend to the bowels, see tha t patient has suflicient fresh a ir, and you can promise speedy results. In acute rhinitis , trea t as above ; adding a clea ns inga lbol ine nasa l douche, and your recoveries will be hastened100 to 300per cent. For people with cold, blue hands andfeet, nervous congestive head-aches, and the morn ing depression of neurasthenics , this is a lmost a specific. It comba ts auto-intoxication by hastening oxidation—more hea tis needed , and much of the waste is burned up in the process , lea ving the body free. To help constipa tion and in

testina l fermenta tion by toning up the nerves and bloodsupply to the bowels, and so on , you can ea sily see applications in your practice ; and there are very f ew diseases or

conditions in which careful ly given cold applications wi l lnot do good.

Just here let me remind you that a cold applica tionof some kind, following a hot bath will eff ectua lly preventtaking cold afterward. If properly taken, you can get out

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into a blizzard without harm ; I have seen this done many

These cold applica tions act homeopathica lly. All ofyou who have done much driving in the winter, know the

prima ry action of intense and continued cold ; the depression, the benumbing cold, stiffening eff ects ; the sluggishmind, the cold, blue clammy extremities, the congestions inlungs and hea d, and so on. Now, when a patient has someof these symptoms , the gradua ted cold applica tion is thehomeopathic remedy and will arouse that reaction whichwill cure the condition. The rea soning is just as sound and

apparent as in the use of bryonia for pleurisy, and your results will be just as sure.

But I will say , as Goodno does in discussing colchicine,This remedy acts best in doses wh ich fa ll just short of producing the physiologica l eff ect” of the remedy, in otherwords do not depend on high potencies in the applica tionsof cold water .

It may seem strange to some that homeopathy applieseven to bathing. But it does .

It applies in stronger ways than this : take some ofthose spankings tha t we used to get, f or instance—theywere exactly homeopathic to our ca ses. Take the time whenwe cried and whined for an hour or two because we couldn’t have fa ther’s razor or the looking glass and the hammer ,

as play things. Mother fina lly diagnosed our case as acutespasm of the disposition and sa id : “Young man , come withme to the wood-shed, I am sure a smart strapping will behomeopathic to your trouble, and produce a speedy reliefof your symptoms . I will give you something to cry for

”

though, of course , her object was to stop the weeps. Well,mother knows a l l right ; and as is often the case with homeOpath ic remedies, she got a sharp aggravation of a l l the

symptoms for a f ew moments in the shape of loud lamenta


and very soon we were happy and contented aga in—curedhomeopathica lly, to be sure.

Turning from jest to seriousness, I believe the goodLord often treats us homeopathica lly, in our adult yea rs .

We often are unthankful, discontented and compla iningover fancied wrongs and privations , when we rea lly are

greatly blessed. So He in mercy acts the part of the grea tphysician, and says, “My child, a little rea l trouble will bethe homeopathic remedy for your condition. Then He a llowssome sorrows or adversity to overtake us—we see our m is

take—the reaction sets in , and we are cured of our faultfinding and selfishness , and even lea rn with the ApostlePaul, to rejoice in tribulations.

But to return to med icine proper. Another hygienichelp is the regulation of how the patient ea ts . This is usua lly more important than what he ea ts , especia lly in thesedays of rush, hurry and worry. By ca refully and persistently following out this point, you will get results tha t willsurprise you, in ca se of indigestion, gastric or intestina l,and in auto-intoxication, that usua lly accompanies it. Oftenthis a lone will produce a qu ick and permanent cure ; but itis usua lly best to give your remedy a lso.

The following is my genera l prescription, which is varied, of course, to fit individua l ca ses.

F irst. E at regularly— three mea ls a day , with no

food , candy, fruit or the like, between mea ls ; except forweak or neurasthenic pa tients who require a lunch in themiddle of the morning and of the afternoon, and a hot drinkat bed-time.

Second . Ea t Slowly and quietly, lay aside business andother worries ; devote a l l your attention to the enjoymentof the mea l and the company.

Third. Drink nothing immediately before or for one

and one ha l f hours after mea ls ; nothing at mea ls but oneha lf cup of hot fluid at the close, if desired. No tea , coffee ,cocoa , or chocola te—especia lly if the liver is not workingproperly. In very weak patients with no appetite, a little


f ew drops of dilute hydrochloric acid in water before meal s—you will relieve the condition, other things being equa l.Conversely in low acidity, a little milk or mea t broth (eitherof which is slightly a lka line in reaction) will produce a re

action and cure within a Short time.

DISCUSSION.

Dr. G. T . Harding, Marion : I have never hea rd a better essay rea d bef ore th e Sta te Society than this one. Inthe early days of Homeopathy the Homeopathic physicianta ught hygienic practice, and he was looked u to beca use ofthis tea ching of hygiene. Old Dr. McFarlan was a physician in our county for sixty-one yea rs , and the first principles that he taught in that comm unity was the practice of

hygiene. Hydrotherapy is a grea t help. I do not considerhydrotherapy a system in itself, but it helps Homeopa thy,and can be used with the law of sim ilars . I believe tha tnine-tenths of the cures can be produced by means of hydrotherapy. Take a ca se of croup. I wa s ca lled out a shorttime ago to see a ca se of croup. As soon a s I reached thehouse I sa id, “I would like a pan of cold wa ter. I do notcare how cold. I put a compress on the throa t. Theparents feared I would kill the child. I had to give it something, and so I gave it a little aconite to relieve the feelingsof the parents , and shortly the child went to sleep and thatwa s the la st of it. The fa ther sa id,

“If you can do it tha tea sily, we wil l do it ourselves the next time.”

I went through an epidemic of cerebro-spina l meningitis in 1 873. I do not believe I would have been so suc

cessf ul had I not understood the use of wa ter. When I wasquite young my mother wa s a grea t admirer of hydrotherapy. Had journa ls on tha t system of cure, and I hadbeen taught it from childhood. In a ca se of hea dache, ifthe patient will ba the the feet in hot water, it wil l rel ievethe tension and the headache will disappear. You can curecases of spa sms by the hot bath , and many times cases of

hours. For ordinary croup, or congestion of the lungs, compresses ou the throa t and upper part of the lungs are of

grea t va lue . I believe tha t nine-ten ths of our cures can bea ided greatly by the use of hydrotherapy .

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Dr. E . H. Jewitt, Cleveland : As to the ma tter ofeating a nd drinking, tha t, I think, should be regula ted bya person’s appetite and des ires. When you want water,drink, when you want food , ea t. Drink when you are

thirsty, and ea t when going to bed, if hungry. I have madeit a habit of going to the pantry, and one of the best mea lsin the twenty-four hours is the last one at night. I neverhad stomach-ache in my life but once, and tha t was whena cousin gave me too much hot maple syrup and biscuit.It was an act of kindness on her part, but a little roughon my stomach. The whole ma tter Of eating and drinking resolves itsel f into one proposition :

E at wha t you please,And live at your ease ;You ’ll die a l l the sameOf a Latin disea se .

”

Dr. J. W. Bam hil l , Nap zoleon Mr. President, I wouldlike to ask the Doctor who has suggested cold applica tionsto the throa t and upper part of

.

the chest, In ca se of croup, ifhe should find a patient suff ering from a croupy condition,no fever, just a croupy cough, would he apply cold applications to the chest

Dr. Harding : Immediately.

Dr. Barnhill : Have you ever had a ca tarrha l inflamma tion of the throat from the use of cold water?

Dr . Harding : No.

Dr. Hilborn (closing the discussion) Regarding thelast question asked, I have never gotten anything but thebest results from the use of cold applica tions in croup. Mypractice is to put a compress of gauze cloth wrung out of

cold water over the throa t, possibly sprinkling on a littlesa lt ; then bind on that a woolen cloth, which will not takeup the moisture. As it warms up and dries out it producesthe results looked f or. I know a grea t many people wi ll getgood results putting cold on directly in a llopathic doses,using the direct physiologica l action.

As to Dr . JeW Itt’ rema rks, I believe that h is sta tement is to a large extent true, and that hea lthy people shouldf ollow this course as long as they can stand it. When theyget sick, by return ing to this little scheme they will get wellaga In .


BUREAU OF SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY ANDOBSTETRICS

Curtiss Ginn , M. D Chairman DaytonAcidosis Following Surgical Operations.

C. E. Walton, M. D Cincinnati“Congenital Hypertrophic Stenosis of the Pylorus.

Rammstedt’s Operation .

”

Charles L. Ireland, M. D. Columbus“Spinal Reflexes in Gynecology .

H . H . Wiggers, M. D Cincinnati“A Surgical Surprise .

R. A. Buchanan , M. D . Lima“Cesarean Section .

Hudson D. Bishop, M. D. Cleveland“The Present Status of the Cesarean Operation .

”

ACIDOSIS FOLLOWING SURGICAL PROCEDURES .

Curtiss Ginn, M. D., Dayton .

Acidosis , as commonly understood , is due to the formation and partia l retention in the body of the acetol groupof organ ic acids.

In this group of acids, we have according to theirdegree of oxidation :

l st —B. oxybutyric acid .

zud—Diacetic acid.

3rd—Aceton bodies .

The probable mode of production , the pathology and

the trea tment of the abnorma l condition has been moststudied in connection with diabetes mellitus and diabeticcoma . The ca use of diabetic coma and death from thissource being due to poisoning by this group of acetol acids .

The production of these acids is due to deficient or

abnorma l carbohydrate and f at meta bolism.


dizing process by means of the liver and is excretedthrough the kidneys.

One point in which physiologists, pathologists and

clinicians are agreed is, that an excessive excretion of

ammonia in the urine is indica tive of an excessive amountof acid in the body.

The body cells or the cells of any organ possess a

ferment—a proteolytic enzyme—which under certa in con

ditions is capable of splitting up its proteid constituentsinto nitrogenous and non-nitrogenous compounds.

The former or nitrogenous probably cons ist of ammon ia compounds and the grea ter part of these are synthet

ized into urea and eliminated through the kidneys (Krehl)The non -nitrogenous group formed by autolysis is ex

creted through the kidneys as organic acids—the amidoacid group.

Too great a discrepancy between proteid, f at and

ca rbohydrate elements is followed by grave disturbancesof the body metabolism.

For instance, the amount of amm onia in the urine isincrea sed whenever the proteids in the diet are increasedat the expense of ca rbohydrates—for the rea son that theproteids form an acid a sh .

The amount of proteid is increased furthermore whenever there is a pathologica l breaking down of tissue, as inautolysis, as this is equiva lent to an increased proteidmetabolism (Krehl)

Now whether the ammonia ca rbona te formed by thecell metabolism is seized by the excessive acids formedbefore it can be synthetized into urea , or whether the livercells can be so badly damaged— as in phosphorus poisoning,

or acute yellow atrophy— that autolysis takes place and

the ammonia cannot be synthetized into urea is anotherpoint not wholly clea r.

But from the fact that the administration of a lka liesin sufficient quantity will cause the disappea rance of ammonia from the ur ine it would seem that the formerhypothesis might be correct.

ACIDOSIS FOLLOWING SURGICAL PROCEDURES—GINN 145

In the la tter case, however, we would have a doublesource of ammonia and acetol formation .

However, the fact rema ins, tha t more or less regularlyin diabetes mellitus and in the cystic vomiting of childrenwe have a group of symptoms more or les s severe in typeassocia ted with an increase of organic acids and ammonia

In diabetes we find the acid to be B. oxybutyric acidor one of its more highly oxidized descendants—diaceticacid or aceton.

But in cystic vomiting due to acute acidosis withpretty much the same symptoms and with a high ammoniaand acid output, the acetol group is not a lways found.

Does the absence of th is particular group of acidsfrom the urine make these cases any less than those of

acute acidosisI think not, and contend tha t the acids present are

those derived from the non-nitrogenous part of the proteidsplit up by autolysis.

This is the condition in the acidosis following the ad

min istra tion of ether and is present to a slight degree at

least in a ma jority of the ca ses of ether ana esthesia .

The symptoms are hea dache , na usea , vomiting of largequantities , rapid dehydration of body tissue, tongue dryand brown with “

strawberry edges,” intense nervousness,

temperature above norma l but not high, pulse not muchaccelerated a t first, but sof t and variable as to volume,bowels constipa ted or in severe ca ses diarrhoea .

Every surgeon here can reca ll cases in which the postanaesthesia period was marked by some or many of thesesymptoms and fraught with much anxiety to himself, ca ses


anaesthetic is the last straw, or it may be aga in that thenervous dread and anxiety that attends any Operation hastemporarily put their meta bolic process out of correct functioning.

Be that as it may—in the ca ses observed persona lly,pre-operative dread and fright have been very marked .

Many of the minor grades of this condition go unrec

ogn ized and remedy themselves in a f ew days but the severecases may be recognized :

l st—By the extreme nervousness.

zud—Th e slight rise of temperature in comparisonwith the gravity of their other symptoms.

3rd—A slowly rising compressible, but feeble pulse .

4th —Yellowing of the conjunctiva with dusky red

flushed cheeks.

5th —Very grave nausea—with vomiting of large

quantities of clea r fluid, frog spawn, coffeeground or possibly feca l vomiting, but associated with this, is a bowel that is easily movedby the various enemas if indeed diarrhoea isnot present.

6th—Urine below norma l in amount, conta ins bileurea contents diminished—very acid-m n

mon ica l in Odor and may later conta in mucusto such an extent that the urine is semi-fluid.

It may a lso in the graver ca ses conta in leucin—tyrosin and blood.

7th—Tympany present but not marked—the abdom i

na l muscles are not rigid as in peritonea l infection .

8th—Fever comes on a t about the same time as in

sepsis , but as a rule does not exceed 102°

The trea tment is comparatively simple and eflicacious

if the condition is recognized in time.

Alka lies by mouth, if tolerated—Sodium bicarbonate or

pref erably sodium ca rbona te by enteroclysis , if reta ined oreven better in the severe cases beca use of its speed is


and speculating as to whether it would be h is f ate to be

drowned or burned. In our reconstruction period insteadof retrenching, he enlarged his business, and ca rried a stillheavier burden of responsibility.

In July last he had an attack of appendicitis, followedby more or less constant pa in in that region .

In October, he decided that by rigid economy he couldSpa re six days for an appendectomy, or seven if Sundaywere utilized as the day of opera tion.

He consumed a grea t dea l of ether f or the short periodhe was under its influence.

During the first two days was constantly nauseatedvomite d frequently and was excessively nervous and irritable. Bowels moved twice. He passed urine scantily andhis abdomen was slightly distended.

On the third day his temperature was 100—gastrointestina l symptoms same except tha t the vomitus had hecome greenish—conjunctiva jaundiced—face flushed, a

dusky red ; urine conta ined amorphous ura tes, bile, am

monia , and crysta ls of tyrosin ; trace of a lbumen , no sugar,no acetone bodies.

On the fourth day , temperature shot to pulse 1 1 6 ,respirations 32, bowels moved six tim es volunta rily, urinepassed XIX ounces in amount, contents same as day before,minus the bile ; regurgitant vomiting of feca l materia l from8 to 20 times an hour. The side of face, anus and meatusurina rius excoriated from acid discharge.

The wound was reopened, to elimina te the possibl ityof infection. It was f ound clean .

A diagnosis of acute acidemia was made. Fi sher’s so

lution 500c.c. was given intra -venously at 9 A. M., and a

second at 1 2 M.

By night the vomiting had become less and the crisiswas passed.

There was another interesting fea ture , a f ter the intravenous injection, the urine became gelatinous from excessivemucus, later becoming bloody. He recovered completely.

m a srm r’

s om n oN—WALION 149

On March 1 6 , 1 91 4, there was born in Cincinna ti , aman child, weighing pounds , and showing every Sign

Doubtles s many other ba bies were born on the same dayand in this same city, but it is to this particular baby I in

His pre-na ta l existence was a stormy one. If he showsthe same activity herea f ter, he wil l be known among men as

a“kicker.

”Not un til the 4th month were we certa in of

his existence. He had been so retiring that the conclusionwas formed tha t he had been loa fing on the way and had

spent his time in the left cornua of h is ultima te place of deveIOpment. Bef ore many weeks h is proclivities as a footba ll player became very manifest, and continued until hewas ushered into a larger field of activity. He nursed asshould a norma l child, and appropriated a l l the nourishment given him to such a degree that the bowel movementsgave no indica tion of a residue . On the fourth day , tha tOleaginous friend of constipated babies, ca stor Oil, was senton a tour of inspection, and in due time reported an uninterrupted journey, but the “block system”

on the routesoon indica ted trouble, and no more feca l tra ins were despatched . In the second week the stomach began to send up8. O. S . signa ls. Neither milk nor water was reta ined

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any length of time, and the projectile vomiting emphasizeda gastric protest aga inst further supplies being sent downinto a receptacle which seemed to have only one exit. BO

vinine, by recta l and lingua l absorption was employed withthe hope of giving the pyloric spasm, if such there wa s,time to relax. This seemed to ma inta in life, but any a t

tempt at feeding was followed by vomiting a s before, andsome emaciation became apparent. The diagnosis of con

genita l hypertrophic stenesia of the pylorus was now made,a lthough one of the characteristic signs of this condition ,

i . e., a pa lpable tumor, wa s not found. However, two legsof the diagnostic stool gave sufficient support—projcetilevomiting, and no bowel movement. At the end of the fifthweek the ca se was Operated. Under chloroform anaesthesia ,an incision was made through the right rectus muscle , andthe tumor formed by the thickened pylorus , was ea silybrought to view a long with the stomach, grea tly distendedwith gas . The usua l method of dea ling with such a condition is to make a posterior gastro—enterostomy, but my at

tention had been attracted to the Rammste dt operation by ana rticle in the New York Medica l Journa l, written by Dr .

Howard Lilientha l of New York. This operation consistsin making a longitudina l incision through the indurated tissue down to the mucous membrane, but not through it. Thisrelieves the constriction and ma inta ins the norma l cana l.No sutures are used, and the abdomina l wound is closed .

The simplicity Of this method appea led to m e and I adoptedit for my case . The tissue cut like cartilage . Although Idissected a short dista nce on ea ch side , and the cana lbulged into the incision, the gas did not escape from the

stomach, even though compressed by my hand . Inadvert

antly , and now I think fortunately, I had made a sma ll cutinto the cana l . Through this opening, I introduced a sma lla rtery forceps and dilated the ga stric end. The stomachbecame flaccid. I closed the opening with a No. 0 ca tgut ,and sutured the abdomina l wound. The bovin ine feedingwas continued for 48 hours before putting anything into

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DISCUSSION.

Dr. Lincoln Phillips , Cincinnati : I want to express myapprecia tion. When I received the program, I was delightedwhen I saw Wa lton’s title “

Some Things I Have Lea rned ,”for I knew h is paper would be a brief one.

Dr. J. E . Studebaker, Springfield : There is only one

question I want to ask Dr. Wa lton. The Doctor sa id thatprojectile vomiting, which we a l l know goes with disea sesof the bra in, is a sufficient diagnostic symptom of th is con

dition of the stomach. I would like to have h im in his closing remarks , expla in to us how projecti le vomiting is a

symptom of this condition of the stomach. I take OE my hatto the eminent Doctor from Cincinnati, who was one of theProf essors when I went to school, and he has not lost hisversatility.

Dr. C. E . Hetherington, Piqua : I have had the oppor

tunity as a practitioner of medicine to make the diagnosisin one case to which I wish to ca ll attention. The ca se wa sfina l ly operated upon by Dr. Beck of Chicago, who ma de a

ga stro-enterostomy . The child was six weeks of age at thetim e. Practica lly a l l the symptoms presented by Dr. Wa lton were present in this ca se, except that after the secondweek the child ran a persiste nt temperature varying from98 4-5 degrees to 101 The projectile vomiting, which oc

curred every day , was not a lways immed ia tely following thefeeding, but sometimes severa l copious stomach feedingswould accordingly be reta ined and then vom ited with greatforce after severa l hours. We had retention of food as longas eight hours without apparent digestion . The child waskept a live f or six weeks by recta l feeding. The child wastaken to Chicago and operated upon by Dr. Beck successf ully.. In this case, the projectile vomiting and the tem

perature suggested the possibility of some cerebra l trouble,which Dr. Studebaker mentions, but the temperature wasfound to be so irregula r, with entire absence of cerebra lsymptoms, that the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis was madeand confirmed at the operation.

Dr. H . H . Wiggers, Cincinnati : I believe with Dr.

Wa lton that the large ma jority of these cases do require

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operation, but sometimes we meet a case in which the ca rdina l symptoms a re present, and yet Operation is not a lwaysnecessa ry. I reca ll a case about three yea rs ago, in a child.

It was not a ca se of congenita l stenosis, but it developedstenosis six weeks after birth. There was spasmodic contraction of the pylorus. The child lost a tremendous amountof weight, weighing when born and getting down to 5pounds. It had the characteristic explosive vomiting, andthe characteristic appea rance of the stomach after a mea l.You could see the perista ltic motion of the stomach rightthrough the abdom ina l wa ll. On the right side could be felta distinct nodule about the size of my thumb. That childhad practica lly no movement of the bowels except a s theresult of recta l feeding. There would be some materia lp ,assed but nothing characteristica lly f eca l. We gave no

f ood at a ll by the mouth. Gave bella donna interna lly, notstrictly homeopathic bel ladonna . I gave the tincture of belladonna in one drop doses. After two weeks there was distinct relaxation. We then sta rted to feed the child bymouth, in very sma ll quantities, a few drops at a time , gradua lly increasing, until in a month f rom the time the diagnosis was made, this child improved and was rea lly on theroad to recovery. The ch ild now weighs 38 or 40 poundsand is perf ectly well from every point of view. Has neverhad any distinct stomach trouble. Of course his motheris very ca reful as to h is diet.


SPINAL REFLEXES IN GYNECOLOGY.

Chas . L. Ireh nd, M. D Columbus.

The use of the spina l reflexes in gynecology, whenmanipulated correctly, is of wonderful va lue in relievingabnorma l conditions that may be found coming to us everyday . Knowing that nearly every nerve has its origin insome segment of the cord, and has some duty to perform,

to keep the equilibrium of organs and tissues norma l, andwhen some abnorma l or disea sed condition presents itselfto us, to be able to select the correct nerve supplying tha torgan, makes a very interesting study. From certa in intervertem foramen come th e nerves tha t contract an

organ or blood-vessel. From some other intervertebra l foramena comes a nerve tha t dilates this organ. Anothernerve will stimula te the secretory function of the organ.

For example : concussion or sinusoida lization of the l oth

dorsa l vertebra contracts the pancreas and stimula tes thegland to action and ca uses an excess flow of pancrea ticju ice. Another stimulates the secretory glands of the stomach and ca uses an excess flow of hydrochloric acid,—and

so on , a ll through the body. Having demonstrated thisfact time and aga in, and watched the contraction and di

la tion of an organ under the X—Ray , we now know it tobe true.

If, for instance, you want to empty a stomach intothe bowel, concussion or sinusoida lization at the 5th dor

sa l vertebra will stimula te the pylorus to dilate, and as the

stoma ch is standing on end, when full and the shapeof a cow’

s horn , with little end down, the contents willimmediately be thrown into the duodenum. This can ea s

ily be demonstrated with a kaolin solution or sub-nitra teof bismuth, or any substance tha t wi ll make a shadow withthe X-Ray , and you will see the dark contents of the stomach immedia tely pa ss into the bowel. I use this method towa sh out the stoma ch instea d of the nausea ting stomachtube .


toning up the vaso motor nerves of contraction for the

abdomina l veins, you force the accumula ted blood back intothe circula tion, removing the extra weight and giving reliefto the organs below. If no adhesions exist, the uterus willfloat back into its norma l condition.

On the other hand, if her sickness is due to sub-in

voluted uterus, you have a diff erent cause . She will cometo you with a l l the genera l symptoms tha t you find in

splanchnic neurasthen ia , but with usua lly a history of

child-birth or miscarriages, or a feeling as if everythingwas going to drop out of her. Leg-ache, back-a che, etc.

You would natura lly think of her indica ted remedies, but

how much quicker you can cure her if you go to the firstthree lumbars, the vaso-motor centers of contraction, stimulate these nerves which have lost their tone, and withthe a id of a speculum you ca n see the uterus contra ct. Repeated trea tments will restore norma l tone and the equilibrium of the uterus ; give your remedy, if you wish, andit will complete the cure .

I a lways speak of curing prolapsed ova ry with grea ttimidity, for I know that the ma jority believe the same asI did—that nothing but an operation will relieve—but I doknow from experience , that prolapsed ovary, where no ad

hesions exist, and can be felt at the first exam ination , havedisappea red and ca nnot be found at subsequent examination and patient experiences grea t relief . I have cured a

number of ca ses of prolapsed ovary, a nd so f ar they haverema ined out of touch, and patient still wel l. I have of tenwondered if adhesions , so often found following operativework, cannot be broken up or loosened by stimulati ng firstthe vaso-motor centers of contraction and .then the vasomotor centers of dilata tion and keeping this up, and so save

the pa tient much suffering, and often a second operation.

I have a case where colos tomy was performed on se

count of inoperable tumor in th e lower bowel. About six or

eight inches of the colon has prolapsed and is ha nging on

the outside of the incision a l l this time . I get this patient

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in my Off ice and stimula te different centers of dilata tion andcontraction of the bowel, and can see the bowel dilate or

contract according to center stimula ted. Then came theidea of brea king up adhesions in the abdomen .

The spina l reflexes are very va luable in diagnosis.

We know that when an organ becomes diseased , th e rootof the nerve that supplies that organ wil l be very tender .

Suppose your case had severe pa in in lower right side .

You think of appendicitis. She may have ovaIi tis , acutenephritis, pa ssing ga ll-stone or rena l ca lculi. It is hardto diagnose absolutely wha t she has, but examine her spineand if pressure with the thumb or blunt round instrumentat the exit of the 2nd lumbar vertebra on right Side bringspa in, you know the appendix is the seat of the trouble,for the 2nd lumba r on the right supplies that part of thebowel. If the tender nerve proved to be the 3rd lumbar, itis her ovary, or the l oth or 12th dorsa l nerve, you can restassured it is the kidney . If the 7th dorsa l right is tenderyou may suspect ga ll -stones. I consider this to be the

ea siest and surest method of diagnosis.

In conclusion, I want to say one word about the use

of spina l reflexes in obstetrica l work. In the case of rigidOS , concussion of the 1 1 th dorsa l vertebra will cause immedia te relaxa tion. In post-partum hemorrhage, concuesion of the l st 3 Iumbars wi ll contract the uterus and control hemorrhage much quicker than any remedy at yourcommand or in reta ined placenta , concussion of the samevertebra will cause rapid contraction and assist nature inpassing contents of uterus . I wil l say to any one who is

using spina l reflexes and does not get results, - be sure you

are at the right center , with your concussion or sinusoida lization before you give up and condemn the work.

DISCUSSION.

Dr. R . R . Hilborn, Akron : I want to thank Dr. Ire

land for his paper. Th is is something I have been wantingto hea r in our Society for some time , that is, something

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about spina l reflexes . Thi s is something that is comingrapidly to the front, and sometimes osteopaths and othersare getting results in cases in which we seem to fa il. Thisis very interesting, and I am very glad that it has comebef ore us in this way . I hope we will have some discussion,some persona l experience from our colleagues.

Dr. W. M. Ba ldwin : I would like to ask Dr. Ireland ifhis method of stimula tion is a lways electricity, or does heuse other means

Dr. Ireland : You can use any method . I sometimesuse pressure with the thumb, and then the rapid sinusoida lcurrent, or vibrator. I use the rapid sinusoida l currentmore than anything else. Any method tha t wil l stimulatethe root of the nerve will bring about the result.

A SURGICAL SURPRISE .

H. H. Wiggers, M. D., Cincinna ti.

My particular interest in this subject arose from an

Observation of an unique case of diabetes mellitus in association with carcinoma of the breast.

A lady sixty-six years of age had been for severa lyears under the ca re of a physician for diabetes mellitus.

The sugar content of the urine varied. By dieting, it wassomewhat reduced, but never entirely cleared up. She had

noticed for a number of months a sma ll nodule in her leftbreast, which became so active in its growth that she, ingreat a larm , ca lled her family physician’s attention to it,and he, upon inquiring concern ing a sca r, which he oh

served ou the brea st, lea rned that over thirty years before,a sma ll nodule had then been removed from this same

breast. He natura lly feared a ma lignant growth , and uponclose exam ination found nodules in the axilla . A radica loperation was performed, and the entire breast and bothpectora ls were removed, a nd the axilla ry space thoroughlycleared out. The pa tient made a rapid recovery, with no


Apparent cure after an appendectomy or afte r dra inage of bile ducts , a lso af te r extirpa tion of uterine and ovarian tumors, even of ma lign ant type. It is well known tha tan atta ck of erysipela s has been followed by the disappea rance of neoplasms even of a ma lignant type. Th is has beenknown for many years and twenty-e ight years ago, Bushand Fehleisen of Germany ava iled themselves of this curative influence, making it the basis of a trea tment for thecure of inoperable growths. Coley later used the same principle, a nd included the bacillus prodigiosis and ma inta inedthat the mixed toxins exercised an antagonistic and specificinfluence upon ma l ignant tumors .

In seeking an explanation of the na ture and origin of

pathologica l antagonism, it becomes apparent that our ef

forts are limited ma inly to conjecture . Nevertheless , thereare some fundamenta l biologica l principles which mightbe considered to exercise causative influence. The following are the more conspicuous :

1 . Cellula r activity. 2. The phagocyt ic power of leucocytes. 3. The hemolytic or bactericida l power of blood ,

and the production of antibodies . 4. The interrela tion of

the ductless glands.

The exact pathogenesis of intercellular activity bywhich disea se neutra lization is accomplished, is not easi ly

expla ined. There is, however, one property of the cellwhich m ay have a distinctive bearing in th is connection ,

namely, that of ferment or enzyme production , for we knowthat enzymes possess a ma rked antitoxic action. This characteristic is especia lly manifested in the gastrointestina ltract, where the bactericidal influence of the digestivef erments is a lways in evidence. One of the earliest factsestablished in bacteriology is that many bacteria and theirtoxins may be ingested by mouth with perfect immun ity, aresult which we are sa fe in a ssuming is partly producedthrough the antitoxic agency of enzymes .

Conheim tells us it is possible “that the enzymes of thea limenta ry cana l are absorbed into the blood plasma wh ich

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then becomes their path from one organ to another. Strictly

speaking, th is would mean that the antitoxic effects of

enzymes can make themselves manifest in diseases occurring simultaneously in distan t organs .

Certa in well -defined specific properties of blood can

be turned to good account in expla ining how antagonismbetween disea ses ca n ensue. Am ong such are the comparative phagocytic power of leucocytes , the hemolytic or bactericida l power of blood, and thirdly the tendency to antibody production .

Phagocytosis , is thus a body def ense aga inst bacteria linvasion, and as such exercises an inhibitory or antagon is

tic influence on a ll inflamm atory processes. The index of

phagocytosis for streptococci , staphylococci, and pneumococci is a rela tive quantity to such a degree that given a

case of m ixed infection, involving severa l kinds of microorganisms, one species of bacteria will eventually preva ilat the expense of the others. Clinica lly, this is exactlywha t does take place when two inflammatory diseases at

tack an individua l simultaneously, one or the other of the

two will usua lly ga in ascendancy, the tendency to neutra lization of one or other bacterial poisons soon becomes apparent. How important a role is played in the production ofpathologica l antagonism by the bactericida l power of bloodis much a matter of future research.

Antibody production, as one of the body’s defensesaga inst infection , no doubt, has some connection with nu

tagon ism of diseases. However, in the absence of definiteknowledge, whether immune rea ctions are a l l due to the

same antibody or to a variety of them, we can make no definite statement concerning the association of antibodies topathologica l antagonism.

Turning our a ttention to the ductless glands as a factorin disea se neutra lization we are conf ronted with some lnteresting revelations . Today we accla im the theory of the

interna l secretions, and admit that the theory of auto-lntoxica tion which held sway so long, has not survived in

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favor. The theory of the interna l secretions domina tes themedica l mind so universa lly that it has given birth to a new

era in medicine . That it ha s unfolded a profusion of mys

te rias of the pa thogenesis of disea se , meta bolic disordersespecia lly, there can be no doubt.

DISCUSSION.

Dr. W. A. Held, West Unity : I want to ca ll attentionto a case of ascites , well marked. The history was, tha tfor two years the patient had had profound polyuria , passing an ordinary chamber of urine every night. At the timethe a scites developed the urine became scanty. On one ex

am ination I found a trace of sugar . The question I wantedto ask was , if in the Doctor’s case, a fter the ascites develOped, the suga r disappeared from the urine.

Dr. Wiggers : At no time did the sugar return.

CESAREAN SECTION.

R. A. Buchanan, A. M., M. D., Lima .

When ca lled to attend a ca se of labor at term, thereare three paramount considerations that imm ediately present themselves to the judgment of the obste trician.

F irst —The procedure tha t will best conserve the immedia te and subsequent well-being of both mother and

child.

Second —The procedure that will best conserve theimmedia te and subsequent well-being Of the mother to theexclusion of the child.

Third —The procedure that will best conserve the immediate and subsequent well-being of the chi ld to the ex

elusion of the mother.

The last will seldom be considered, except in the event

of the sudden dea th of the mother during labor, when there

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In premature ossifica tion, a ca reful exam ination willshow an absence Of overlapping of the crania l bones a longthe suture lines, and the fontanels will be found sma llerand less compressible than norma l.

The hydrocepha lic head is another cause of dystocia ,but the presence of this condition brings the case underthe second classification, and the well-being of the child isof minor importance , for even if born a live they a re proneto early dea th or idiocy, and cran ia l puncture will relievethe cause of the dystocia , and permit delivery to progressfavorably to the mother.

Ma lpresentations, such as shoulder, arm , brow, faceor transverse , will, if the pelvis is sma ll, present a problemto tax the best judgment of the Obstetrician if the childand mother are to be saved. When the pelvis is large and

roomy, the dilata tion is complete , most of these m a lpre

sentations can be readily converted into a favorable presenta tion under ana esthesia , a nd successfully delivered by]

means of forceps or version. When the pelvis is small, orthe tissues tense , and the cervix f a ils to dilate after a reas

onable time, Cesa rean section will a ff ord the most favorableoutlook for the safety of mother and child.

When a pelvic is known to be contracted, and pelvimetry discloses a diamete r insufficient to accommodate a living child, the operation of choice Should be a Cesa rean sec

tion performed as soon as, or before labor begins. How

ever, the head is sometimes capable of elongation and

moulding to a remarkable degree, and no specia l harm re

sults to either mother or child , if nature is permitte d tomake an attempt at delivery, provided the delay is not protracted until the mother is exhausted or the life of the

child jeopardized .

In these ca ses the progress should be ca refully oh

served , and extreme care must be exercised to preserve theasepsis of the vagina l cana l, and the integrity of the membranes when making examinations. After a rea sonabletime has elapsed , if little or no progress is apparent, or if

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it becomes apparent that it will be impossible to deliver a

living child, the best interests of both mother and childwill be conserved by a rapid Cesa rean section.

When the pelvis is norma l, but a f ter repea ted pa ins,extending over a sufficient period of time, the head is foundfloating above the pelvic brim, either with or without dilata tion of the cervix, the procedure of choice should be a

Cesa rean section, as the foeta l morta lity is high in high forceps deliveries , and the mother will recover much morequickly a nd completely from the traumatism incident to a

ca refully performed Cesarean section, than from the traumatism , usua lly incident to a high forceps delivery.

I am firmly convinced tha t forceps Should not be ap

plied to an unengaged head, if the welfa re of both childand mother a re to be considered , provided it is a t a l l pos

sible to arrange for a Cesa rean section.

Unless the membranes rupture sponta neously, ca re

should be taken to preserve them intact until dilata tion iscomplete, and the head is engaged. By so doing, the ingressof septic ma teria l through the cervix wil l be reduced to a

minimum, and a conservative Operation may be performed,if a Cesa rean section Should become necessa ry, instea d of

the radica l Poro operation, thus minimizing the amountof shock a nd shortening the period of conva lescence .

As referred to previously, in the various ma lpositions,unless the pelvis is roomy and it is fa irly evident that a living child may be delivered by version or other means, aCesarea n section gives the best promise for a living childwith no added risk to the mother, provided the operatoris competent to do clean and rapid work.

Placenta praevia presents a condition that is the baneof every Obstetri cian, and requires the coolest judgmentand most rapid action if life is to be saved. This is es

pecia l ly true if the attachment is centra l. The prospect ofdelivering a living child by the usual method of rapid dilatation of the cervix, tea ring through the placenta , and drawing the child forcibly into the dilated cervix to act as a


plug to control the hemorrhage , is extremely remote, andthe prospect of the mother dying from hemorrhage duringthe procedure is a larmingly grea t. In preference to thisprocedure, the cervix and vagina can be tightly packed withsterile gauze, and a rapid delivery made by the abdomina lroute, and the hemorrhage is immedia tely under the con

trol of the operator . The time required for the deliveryof the child and placenta by the abdomina l route will beinsignificant compa red with the time required to dilate thecervix sufficiently to permit the insertion of the hand , and

the drawing of the child into the cervix. The hemorrhagewill not be nea rly so grea t, and the mother will be savedthe shock occa sioned by the copious loss of blood whichaccompanies the vagina l procedure ; this in addition tothe greater prospects of a living child.

Cesa rean section ha s recently been advocated in ca ses

of eclampsia f or the rapid evacuation of the uterus . For

tuna tely in my practice , I have never had a case of eclampsia and cannot discuss this from actua l experience, but fromthe fact that the rapid emptying of the uterus is primarilyindica ted in this condition, I believe the exponents of thisplan are on the right track. The uterus can be emptied infrom two to three minutes by the abdomina l route, and I

have never yet seen a cervix that could be dilated and a

delivery completed under an hour, or more, by the usua l

Just a word in passing ; I believe the trea tment of

eclampsia should be instituted before the convulsions oc

cur, and a large percentage of eclamptic cases can , and willbe prevented SO soon as the la ity and profession recognizethe necessity of requiring the prospective mother to reportto the physician every one or two weeks during the lastthree months of pregnancy, for the purpose of keeping careful watch over the blood pressure and the kidney secretions.

An increa se in the blood pressure or the appea rance of a l

bumin or acetone in the urine is an indication of trouble,and proper trea tment, promptly instituted, to increase the

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the use of the forceps to assist labor, but they should beused after the cervix is dila ted and the head is engaged inthe superior stra it.

While Cesarean section is one of the oldest operationson record, yet, it has been neglected many times when childand mother could have been saved, had the operation beendone.

There was a time when many lives were lost by delayin operating f or appendicitis, and many are lost or sub

jected to a long tedious conva lescence still by delay in thisdisease . The same will hold good in the Cesa rea n Operation ;when the profession and la ity become educa ted to the benefits to be derived from the early performance of this Opera tion, many lives will be saved that are now lost and

m any mothers will be saved the immense amount of suf

f ering that f ollows in the wake of traumatism to the birthcana l, due to the injudicious use of high forceps.

There a re two routes that may be f ollowed in performing this operation, the extraperitonea l and the transperitonea l . Persona lly, I prefer the transperitonea l route, as I believe the advantages cla imed f or the extraperitonea l routeare more than off set by the disadvantages , and I use the

high abdomina l incision as described by Davis of New York.

The patient is prepared as for any emergency abdom ina l Operation, a 1 -5000bi-chloride douche is given, and an

enem a , if there is time. The abdomen is pa inted with 50per cent iodine which is a llowed to dry for a short time,a nd the excess is sponged Off with a lcohol. The site of the

incision is surrounded with a sterile sheet and the edgesclamped close to the edges of the skin incision with towelforceps. The incision, about four or five inches long,

is

m ade above the umbil icus and the uterus, which will usua llybe found rotated toward the right side, is rota ted to theleft suflicient to bring its anterior surface opposite the ah

dom ina l incision . A long moist gauze strip is quickly placedaround the site of the uterine incis ion to protect the ah

dom ina l cavity f rom the fluid in the uterus. An assistant

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steadies the uterus by pressure on each side of the abdom en . An incision is then made in the upper and anteriorute rine wa ll sufficient to adm it two fingers which are quicklyinserted within the uterine cavity. The point of the sca lpelblade is placed between these fingers and the incision quicklyenlarged, using the fingers as a guard. In many ca ses theincision wil l be directly over the implanta tion of the placenta , but this is of no materia l consequence other than theannoyance caused by a rather free hemorrhage for a sec

ond or two. The hand within the uterus is now Simplyturned over and pushed through the membranes , or if theincision is over the placenta l site it is pushed directlythrough the placenta , and the child grasped and rapidlydelivered . The uterine incision must be la rge enough topermit the extraction of the child without tearing the uterine tissue .

Artery clamps are snapped on the cord which is cut outbetween them and the child turned over to the nurse.

As the child is delivered, an assista nt slips the handbehind the uterus and tips it up into the abdomina l incisionand places a moist towel under it. If the intestines tend towell up into the incision, the edges may be temporarily approximated by means of a towel forcep. The hemorrhageis controlled by an assista nt compressing the uterine arteryon each side between the thumb and finger, or a Novaro intestina l clamp may be placed on the broad ligament on ea chside. The placenta is quickly detached, care being takenthat no membrane is left adherent to the uterine wa ll. Ifthe cervix has not been sufficiently dila ted to permit properdra inage, it should be dilated, and a fter the uterine ca vity issponged dry , the uterine incision is closed by two layers ofinterrupted stitches . The first layer of No. 2 twenty dayca tgut is placed at interva ls of about two-thirds of an inch,and takes in the entire thickness of the uterine wa ll down to,


the uterus will tend to loosen them. The second layer of

No. 1 twenty day catgut sutures a re placed midway between the stitches of the first layer and ca tch about onethird the thickness of the uterine wa ll. A running sutureof fine Pagenstecher thread m ay be used to approximatethe uterine peritoneum, but is not necessa ry.

The uterus is now dropped back in place and the ah

dom ina l incision is approxima ted layer by layer . NO. 1

ca tgut is used for the peritoneum and fa scia . Beginning at

the lower angle of the incision, the suture is inserted throughthe fascia and peritoneum, and the loose end caught in a

f orcep. The peritoneum is closed by an over and overstitch, when the upper angle of the incision is reached the

suture is brought up through the fascia and the fasciaclosed in the same manner. The two ends of the suture aretied a t the lower angle, thus leaving but one knot buried inthe incision. If the abdomina l wa lls are f a t, a f ew stitchesof No. 0ca tgut will obliterate the dead spaces , and the skinis closed with a continuous subcutaneous Silk worm gut

suture .

When an attempt has been made to deliver with f orceps, it will be safer to make the incision beginning aboveand extending below the umbilicus, and long enough to permit the delivery of the uterus inta ct. Then thoroughly protect the abdomina l ca vity before Opening the uterus . Whenit is evident that infection has been carried within theuterine cavity, it will be sa fer f or the mother , to removethe uterus by the Poro method. The matter of sterilizationshould be clearly and concisely expla ined to the patient andthe husband, and the surgeon should abide by their decision.

If sterilization is requested the tube may be tied off closeto the uterus and cut. A sma ll V shaped piece is removedfrom the uterine wa ll at the point of insertion and the peritoneum closed over it.

The skin sutures are removed the eighth day and the

patient a llowed to sit up in bed, may sit in a cha ir on the

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12 cm The amn iotic flu id was sca nt and the hea dshowed no tendency to mould. The comparison of the

measurements with the average norma l will readily Showthe cause of the dystocia , and the inevitable outcome hadwe attempted to dilate the cervix and deliver with forceps.

Case II—Mrs. W. Prim ipara .

I was ca lled in consulta tion with Dr. C. L. Yakey .

Found the patient had been having severe pa ins for fifteenhours . Examination revea led an ossified head and a latera l ly contracted pelvis. Cervix dilated about the size of aquarter, with no tendency of the head to engage . Cesa rea nOperation wa s advised and at once agreed to, and the patient removed to the hospita l and prepa red for immediateoperation. Time of opera tion from beginning of incision todelivery of the child was three minutes , and the opera tionwas completed in forty -one minutes . The child did not require resuscita tion and th e patient sat up on the tenth day ,and went home in an automobile on the th irteenth day .

This pa tient wa s sterilized because of the contracted pelvis .

Conclusions z—Cesarean section offers a better chanceto both mother and child than a high forceps delivery. The

mother wil l recover from the operation more quickly and

completely than f rom the eff ects of the extensive traumatism and laceration of the birth cana l incident to a long tedious forceps delivery. The danger of infection is decrea sedand the percentage of still births will be lessened.

Forceps should not be applied until there is assurancethat the delivery can be accomplished with the minimumtrauma tism to both mother and child.

The Cesarean operation if done in time will save thelives of many children who would otherwise be lost, andpreserve the life, or prevent much subsequent sufiering formany mothers.

The opera tion is no more difficult than is the ordinarylaparotomy, and the risk is no greater, if injudicious iate rf erence has not been attempted before resorting to the

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THE INDICATIONS FOR CESAREAN SECTION.

Hudson D. Bishop, M. D., Cleveland.Since the field for Cesarean section has been so grea tly

widened I have heard a grea t dea l of criticism of operatorswho have performed the opera tion f or one of the new indica tions. The opinion seems to be quite genera l among themembers of the profession, who do not do Cesareans, thatthe operators, in a l l too many ca ses, perform the operationfor the chief object of making a grandstand play, manyof the operations not being necessary.

I am convinced that this attitude on the part of themen who criticise, is the result of the fact, in the ma jorityof cases that they do not reason correctly concerning themerits of the individua l cases . Take for instance , a case

such as the following : A is‘

consulted during the la termonths of pregnancy and strongly advises Cesarean sec

tion. The patient wishes further advice and consults B.

B advises just as strongly aga inst Cesarean section . B

gets the case and the woman is delivered without instrumenta l interf erence.

If one considers the facts only as sta ted, A is neces

sarily subject to criticism. But in justice to A one shouldassume that he is a competent obstetrician , and that he didnot advise Cesa rean section without having f ound some factors bearing upon delivery that led h im to think it would bethe sa fest method of delivery. Perhaps he f ound a primiparaof nervous type with a flat pelvis of the borderline varietyand a rela tively large child. Or the case was a multiparawith a history of difiicult instrumental deliveries , withdeath of one or more children. With either of these cases ,

A’s advice was well within the range of the best obstetric

practice and ifbe only


he took a greater chance of the patient coming to harm.

He took the gambler ’s chance and the fact tha t he won isno evidence that h is judgment was better than A

’s. No

matter what h is experience, h e could not foreca st the coursea nd termination of labor in this pa rticular ca se. NO one

can do it and in such cases where we are liable to have a

dystocia the only safe plan is to do either the radica l operation or give to woman a chance to Show what she can dotowards delivering herself. Cesa rean section Should neverbe forced upon a woman without sufficient ca use and in

certa in cases not until after the test of labor, but we can

n ot a fford to be too conservative in our consideration ofits indica tions , for the reason tha t the longer our conservatism compels us to wa it, the less the chance for successwith the operation. It is an operation tha t must be con

s idered in a grea tly increased number of obstetric complications if we are to give our pa tients the best there is inobstetric a rt. The trend of Obstetric progress is towardhelpfulness. The m an who characterizes any operationintended to be helpful as meddlesome interference is not

criticizing the method but the man . A forceps deliverymay be meddlesome interference , though it is rarely so.

It ought a lways to be helpful interference . So with everyobstetric opera tion, and particula rly so with Cesarean sec

tion. It has its defin ite indications and we cannot a ff ordto be too conservative and not follow them.

The object of this paper is to point out the indica tionsf or Cesarea n section as follows

1 . Pelvic contraction. The indications for the operation have been extended to a much wider range of cases

of mechanica l Obstruction than heretofore . The objectsought in adopting this radica l trea tment is to avoid theexhaustion of the mother from a prolonged and difficultlabor and to give the child a grea ter chance of surviva l.Both of these Objects are atta ined if the Operation is donewhen the conditions are favorable . The conditions, however, cannot be favorable in a l l cases until ante partum

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interests of the mother are concerned provided the te chnicis good. For the child it is not a saf e procedure for thereason that premature infants suffer grea tly f rom the

traumatisms of birth and furthermore the problem of

nutrition af ter birth is a very difficult one. On account ofthe doubtful prognosis for the child I believe that inducedlabor should give way to Cesa rean section .

It is good practice to give a primipara the benefit ofa test of labor in al l of these cases except one whose pelvicmea surements approach those of absolute pelvic contrac

tion for the rea son that none can predict what a primiparawill be able to do towards eff ecting a sponta neous delivery.

But the conduct of labor should be such that Cesa rea n sec

tion can be done at any time if the condition of the ch ildbecomes dangerous or there is evidence that the child can

not be delivered with forceps. Pubiotomy is a mea ns of

trea tment that is va luable when one is in doubt as to theconditions being favorable for Cesarean section. If theca se is a multipara with a history of previous dystocia ,the test of labor should not be given . The most reasonabletrea tment is elective Cesarean section , the operation beingdone as soon as labor begins .

F ina lly, Cesarean section is indicated in a ll cases of

contracted pelvis where there is an abnorma l presenta tionof any kind or any position that is unf avorable to delivery.

2. Placenta previa . Cesarean section has pretty defin itely established itself a s the sa f est method of delivery inthe more dangerous forms of placenta previa , namely, inprimiparas with a previa of any variety and in multiparaswith a placenta tha t is wholly or partia lly centra l or witha placenta of any variety if the cervix is rigid from any

cause whatsoever. The Opera tion should be done withoutdelay as soon as the diagnosis is made.

3. Separation of the placenta . There is still someconflict of opinion as to whether or not Cesa rean section isthe best method of trea tment in concea led hemorrhage.

To me it seems that there are the same indications for a

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rapid emptying of the uterus as in placenta previa . One

is much more in doubt as to the extent of the hemorrhageon account of the fact tha t it is a concea led hemorrhage,often for some time after it has begun. I believe that theopera tion should be made as soon as the diagnosis is madeand whether or not the child is in bad condition or dead.

4. E clampsia . There have been a number of casesreported in wh ich Cesarean section has been done for toxem ias a t or near term. The reason for this trea tment isbased upon the opin ion tha t in severe toxemia either withor without convulsions, the uterus should be emptied without delay. There are many conditions which make rapiddila tation followed by version and extraction more diflicultthan Cesa rean section .

5. Other indications. Other conditions tha t ca ll forCesarean section are as follows :

Prolapse Of the cord in a case in which the child is indanger and rapid delivery is impossible ; diseased conditions of the soft parts which cause mechanica l obstruction ;dystocia from uterine fibroid, ovarian cyst, ventra l andvagina l fixation, excessively large child, and unfavorablecases of face a nd transverse presentation. F ina lly Cesarean section should be considered in ca ses where the womanis unfit to withstand the nervous and physica l stra in of

labor. This applies especia lly to cases of organic heartdisea se and to women of sensitive nervous fibre who face a

prolonged and possible instrumenta l delivery.

In conclusion , I wish to emphasize severa l importantfacts bea ring upon Cesarean section as follows :

( 1 ) The success of Cesa rea n section as it is done today is due not so much to improved technic in the Operation itself as to the fact that the patients come to opera tionIn a

morta lity in the ma jority of cases is sepsisof the infection a lways dates back to themade to eff ect delivery. What happens inthe case bef ore section is made has more


prognosis than the deta ils of the opera tion itself . Th isfact should be appreciated more fully, even, than it is a t

present. Whenever we a ttend a case in which we expecta difficult birth, whether or not the possibility of doing a

Cesa rean section has been considered, we should observethe most rigid aseptic technic and as f ew vagina l examinations as possible should be made. It ought to be a rule inthe conduct of labor that the slower its progress, the lessf requent the vagina l examinations.

(2) Just as im porta nt, a lso, is the fact tha t a difficultlabor Should not be permitted to continue until the pa tientis in a sta te of profound exhaustion from physica l exertion and loss of rest and sleep. If the bag of waters isinta ct, these pa tients should be given rest and sleep bym eans of morphine hypoderm ica lly, thus conserving theirres isting powers and keeping them in better condition forpossible Operative trea tment.

(3) The ca reful operator will hes ita te to do a Cesa

rean section upon a pa tient who has been for a long time inlabor if she ha s been repea tedly examined by a m an whosetechnic is faulty, especia lly if forceps have been used.

(4) If the bag of waters has been ruptured a longtime, if the lochia is fetid, if the patient has fever, Cesa !

rean section is absolutely out Of the question un less a

Porro’s opera tion is done .

(5 ) Wh en the time comes that Cesarean section isdone on a l l cases in which it ought to be done and when a l l

these ca ses come to the Operation in a condition most favorable for it, then most of the disability and morta lity following diificult labor will disappear . If this paper helpsto reach this desired end, its Object will be atta ined.

DISCUSSION.

Dr. L. E . Siemon , Cleveland : It seems to me that ifa ny one thing is to be deduced from these two papers, it isthe fact that our chief business should be to learn thingsearly which ordinarily are learned too late . Now, this bea r

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na tion without any one rea lly suspecting it but myself. Iperfectly sa tisfied tha t in nea rly every one of these in

stances, Wha tever trouble came about was due to the factthat I was not properly and completely inf ormed at thetime when I should have been, of some importa nt questionslike mea surements, ma l-presentations, pa thologica l growths ,and other things I was not entirely sure of, or had founda t a rather late date to be on my guard.

There is a lso this to be remembered : This Cesareansection business has got to be quite fashionable for womenwho court the operation, and want to have the wonderfuldistinction of having been through that wonderful operation, of which they can brag f or yea rs to come. I recal lsome time ago, a superintendent of a hospita l in Clevelandtelling me with grea t eclat, that so many Cesarean sectionshad been made in tha t institution within the confines of oneyea r. He forgot to inf orm me, or did not inform me, thatone of those sections had been made on a black woman ,

from whom a five pound baby had been taken, who had delivered herself , norma lly, two or three years before of aseven pound child. I do not say that there may not havebeen good rea sons for the Opera tion in the later ca se.

Dr. Upham, just a moment ago, ca lled my attention toa situation, where a Cesarean was done on a lady in one ofthe charitable institutions in this city, and successfully done.

A little later the same Operation was performed upon thesame woman by another intern of the institution, and hea lso had a morta lity that was satisfactory, and in discussing the case with the first Intern he sa id, “Why did you dothat operation?” “Well, he sa id, “I had rea sons to believe that the woman had had an atta ck of gonorrhea , andI wanted to relieve her of any chance of trouble to herselfor child.

” “Why did you do it?” “Why , because you did

it.” NOW, too often those are what are considered goodand sufficient reasons for performing wha t is considereda very serious operation. I have two or three indictmentshanging over me for not having delivered women by the

Cesa rean section route, Whom I successf ully delivered byorceps.

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BUREAU OF CLINICAL MEDICINE ANDPEDIATRICS

Lincoln Phillips, M. D., Chairman Cincinnati“Night Calls. Some Personal Reminiscences.

”

Josephine M. Danforth, M. D. Cleveland“TheWasserman Reaction .

J . Richey Horner, M. D ClevelandThe Diagnosis and Treatment of Autointoxication.

”

.I. H . Cook, M. D New CarlisleWhat Ailed Them.

L. E. Siemon, M. D Cleveland“Some Tonsil Considerations.

8. R. Geiser, M. D Cincinnati“Some Unusual Phases of Spinal Diseases.

”

H . H . Webster, M. D.

Nephritis in Children.

W. J . Blackburn, M. D DaytonSome Sheet Anchor Remedies in Children’s Diseases.

”

“NIGHT CALLS—SOME PERSONAL REMINISCENCESLincoln Ph ill ips, M. D., Cincinnati.

There are several reasons for this Epistle to mybenighted brethren .

” I had to have a certa in number of

papers for the Bureau. I needed one more and I thoughtit eas ier to write it than to write a ha lf dozen letters tosome either busy or neglectf ul brother trying to get himto write it. Thus you see I get credit for being a hustlingCha irman . Aga in, I have ta ken a subject that requiredno poring over musty and unused text-books or huntingover case files , but one tha t just writes itself. F ina lly, Ithought you would a ll be surfeited with high-brow lore


and that a little side line eff usion might prevent ca llousplaces on the cortices of your cerebri .

Now I ask you to bear with me if you have hea rd me

recite some of these reminiscences, for you should remember I have listened patiently and Often to some of yourma rvelous investigations, successes and cures that you have,or are about to profoundly elucidate .

But to return to our subject. I have found after quitea f ew yea rs of practice that the grea t ma jority of nightca llers a re afflicted with a not uncommon and yet difficulta ilment—“

Deadbea titis . It is a larm ing how insistent andurgent a re their demands and how persistent they are in

the procrastination of financia l aggrandizement.On answering my door bell one night I found an

ebony-hued m an who stated that “One of my children is

powf ul sick and a in’t in no way gittin a long at a l l and

Dr . So and SO, a culled doctor, is trea tin h it and I’d likevery much if you ’

d a l l come down and meet him and holda convulsion over hit.” Not being, like another widelyquoted doctor, “Hell on fits ,” I had to decline .

Another colored brother who had been imbibing and

mixed up in a little f riendly razor fraca s disturbed mypeaceful a nd innocent slumbers with the request that Isew up the back of his neck. He was covered with gorefrom the crown of h is wooley hea d to the soles of h is verygenerous sized brogans and kept looking up with his headdrawn backward. I asked him why he held h is head thatway and he sa id, Boss, i’se out so bad in de back of ma

na ick that I ’se a fra id my ha id will drap off if I look down.

”

A white “gemman” nea rly pulled my door bell out by

the roots one night and requested m e to accompany himforthwith as his wife was having a baby and needed a

doctor—another ca se of “Deadbea titis.

” We proceededhurriedly, clothed in our right m ind but only pa rtia llyotherwise. We found a husky youngster squawking away.

The miscellaneous neighbor ladies proceeded to have somefun with the “

Doc” by telling him h e was

“a slow poke”

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ceptor but his patients as well, I foolishly consented. We

started out—the hour was late—the streets deserted. The

way lead to a da rk, distant part of the town. When wereached there she did not know exactly in which house helived. Plucking up courage I pounded on the first door Icame to. A hea d appeared at an upper window. I iaquired for the gentleman.

“No, he did not know where

he lived and he’d be blamed if he ca red to know where he

lived.

” I was for quitting right there. Not she. Af terurging I tried door number two. Same result—only worse.

I aga in demurred . She still insisted. Door number three.

R esul t Infin itely worse than one and two. The windowsof the neighborhood began to be thickly popula ted . Mur

muringa, mutterings and threats began to be hea rd. In

spite of it a l l she still insisted. Expecting every minuteto have my sacred and much beloved hide very nea tly and

thoroughly punctured with the fine and insistent bird shotor the coa rser and more to be dreaded buck shot, I re

trea ted in disorder . The rout was complete—as far as I

was concerned. She was fina lly induced to give up the

quest. She thanked me very cordia lly with the remark,I know if I had been a man I could have f ound him .

Thinking discretion the better part of va lor I decided torema in a youth temporarily at lea st and not grow to man

hood so sudden ly.

Another incident occurred during my student daysthat I often reca ll. Another physician in the town had a

n ight ca ll f ar out in the country and as it was dark and

stormy he wanted company, so ca lled me up and asked ifI would not go with him. I consented. The way was longand sure da rk. After each flash of lightning it was stilldarker—if possible. Af ter coming near driving over em

bankments and tumbling into the creek, severa l times, wereached our destination. After administering to the pa

tient’e needs the doctor thought to make himself solid withthe fam ily, by telling them how hungry he was af ter the

long ride and how much he would enjoy a big piece of one

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of mother’s pies. Mother sa id she was a poor cook and

hadnit a pie in the house . The doctor insisted, saying heknew she was a good cook and had plenty of pies in thehouse . Af ter repea ted urging she admitted, Well, cometo think about it, I guess there is ha lf of a pie here somewhere. After more jollying by the doctor she fina llystarted to hunt it up. I had serious misgivings about thatpie but the doctor was in grea t glee . When I caught sightOf the pie I muttered, “

0 ! My Prophetic Soul—Wha t aPie. It was ha lf of a big om ery

” looking dried applepie and if you know anything about dried apple pies youknow how

“ornery they can look. I promptly headed off

an invitation to partake by saying I was suffering fromindigestion and could not eat pie, especia lly that late at

n ight. However, I made up my mind the doctor wouldhave his fill and While I could see him inwardly cussing, I

would ask h im how he liked the pie and for him to hurryin the ea ting, as we must be sta rting back for town. Bythe time I had succeeded in making him ea t the last morselI was ready to burst with laughter and he with inwardcurses and old sta le dried apple pie.

To add to h is torment, being very nea r-sighted , he fellover a sawbuck out in the yard and skinned h is shins. I

do hope the recording angel wil l blot out the numerous ,voluble, violet-hued anathemas he ca lled down on the pie,

the sawbuck, the dark n ight and me in particular for making h im ea t the pie .

“Glory be !” but how he did cuss.

Here is one that is not on a doctor. A yea r or two

ago I had a confinement case at the maternity hospita l.Th e husband was deta ined at home and requested tha t iflabor was terminated at any time during the n ight I wasto ca ll h im up and let him know the result. AboutA. M. baby appea red and I proceeded to ca ll him up. As leepy and very stupid Opera tor ca lled up the wrong num

ber. When a man fina lly answered I began telling him

the news. He listened for a little while and then dema ndedto know by a ll the laws of jurisprudence who I was , and


who I thought he was. Rea lizing tha t I had disturbed theslumbers of the wrong ma n , I hasti ly rang off . I blessedthe opera tor inwardly and aga in gave her the right number— repea ting it a number of times . She assured m e she

would get it right and she did right in the neck. So

did I. The same man answered . Wha t he sa id couldhardly be classed as a misdemea nor—it would come underthe ca tegory of crime. It was pardonable. Of course Iblamed it on the Operator—tried to apologize and hung upthe receiver before he could burn out a l l the fuses in thewhole tel ephone system. I was ready to quit but knewhow insistent the husband had been about being notified.

After plucking up a little courage, I aga in gave the numbskull opera tor the number and repea ted it at least a dozentimes . I told her there would be foul murder done if sheca lled tha t man aga in, for if he did not murder me I surelywould murder her . She rang—up came Mr. Man f or

round number three. He wa s groggy but still in the ring.

Mad ! Why I could actua lly hear the froth splashing on

the hardwood floor as it dripped off h is jowls . Swear ?Brethren, tha t is too mild a word . If he could have gotat us I know he’d have had our skins hung up on the backpa ling fence in about two minutes. In one of h is lucidmoments he sa id he hadn’t any wife—he didn’t want anywife and fina l ly if he had one he be d — d if she wouldbe having a baby that time of the night. When I hung up

the receiver he had commenced to get locoed . I do hOpe

I never meet him .

Yea rs ago I was ca lled one windy, wild night—one ofthe nights when tormented souls move about—when thelights flickered and cast weird Shadows that danced likehobgoblins—When imagina tion, spurred on by fea r, conjured up creepy terrors and made of the night a time whenone rea lizes h is utter weakness and helplessness.

I found the pa tient in poor quarters. He was dying.

A witch- l ike Old lady sa id She knew it for A black cat haddone crossed her path and she had hea rn a dog howlin.


The most importa nt and most troublesome fea ture of

the test is the antigen employed. It has been determ inedthat the use of more than one antigen is a lways desirable,different antigens varyi ng in sensitiveness. The cholesterin ized antigens are the most sensitive, and theref oreshould a lways be controlled with another antigen and con

siderable judgment used in interpreting resul ts. For ex

ample, in two of my cases , in which a cholesterin ized antigen and a syphilitic liver antigen were used, the cholesterinized extract showed a positive result and the syphiliticliver a negative reaction. In such cases the history shoulda lways be carefully considered. In the first case a positivereport was not justified, while in the second case it was.

It is advisable, when possible, to use three antigens , acholeste rin ized, an a lcoholic, and an acetone insoluble. The

a lcoholic antigens, prepared from norma l organs, are theleast sensitive. If one is going to depend upon one antigen ,

I have found the beef hea rt acetone insoluble very reliable,but it is possible to get an occasiona l negative result with itin positive cases, nota bly those which have received antispyh il itic trea tment, but are stil l positive to cholesterin ized

antigen and in syphilis of the nervous system ; the latteris illustrated by one case of tabes dorsa lis, which I have reported. When possible to obta in it, an a lcoholic extract ofknown syph ilitic liver takes precedence over the beef heartacetone insoluble.

During the la st year I have done 104 Wasserman’s on88 pa tients, 56 of whom were men and 32 women. Resultshave been classified as follows :

Positive syphilitic history, with or Without recognized in itia l lesion , positive rea ction .

Positive syphilitic history, with or Without recogn ized initia l lesion, nega tive reactionNega tive syphilitic history, suspicious symptoms,positive reactionNega tive syphilitic history, suspicious symptoms ,

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5. Negative syphi litic history, negati ve reaction 33

6 . Unclassified ; positive reaction 3

2

anticompl imcntary serum , no report. . 4

88

Positive rea ctions in tota l number of cases examined 36

Positive rea ctions in positive cases regardless of treat

Positive reactions in suspicious cases

I llustra tive cases.

1 Positive syphilitic history, with or Without recog

Cases classified under this heading cover a period of

time since date of inf ection, ranging from 30 years to 7weeks. One 30 yea rs, and another 20 years in duration,have developed well marked ataxic symptoms , and will bereported under the heading of tabes dorsa lis. Seven out

of the nine cases known to have had some kind of antisyphilitic trea tment. Treatment in two cases unknown , but undoubtedly antisyphyl itic.

Cases 1 . and II. illustra te a duration of 12 and 1 5 yearsrespectively, the first having lim ited treatment, the secondtrea tment covering a period of two years, begun as soon asthroat and skin symptoms appeared, and aga in covering a

period of severa l months before test was made . Case I is agood illustra tion of the effect of the syphilitic virus uponthe ofispring, four lives being sacrificed before an appa rently hea lthy ch ild was born. with the possibility of someblight making its appea rance in this child at some futuredate . The third and fourth ca ses illustrate the promptaction of sa lvarsan and neo-sa lvarsan in relieving ea rlyclinica l manif estations.


Case I. Man about 40 yea rs of age , white, married.

Twelve yea rs ago had a chancre develop two weeks afterexposure. Never had any sores on body, ulcers or eruption.

No sore throat. Soon a fter primary lesion, ha ir began fa lling out, and patient felt weak and debilita ted. Still compla ins of feeling weak and looks anemic. His physiciantold him it was a light case, and he only took one month’streatment. Seven yea rs ago he married. Wife has neverhad any symptoms . Children —F irst, prema ture, sevenmonths ; second, premature , eight months, born a live, butsoon died ; third child lived six weeks, had a large liver.

Fourth, girl, now three yea rs Old. When a baby, had soreson her legs . A yea r ago had convulsions and hem iplegiadeveloped. Cannot wa lk. Still has convulsions . F ifthchild, boy, one yea r old and apparently perf ectly well. Was

serman reaction strongly positive to choleste rin ized humanhea rt, and beef hea rt acetone insoluble antigen, and weaklypositive to human hea rt al coholic antigen.

Case II. Man about 60 yea rs old, White , married .

F ifteen yea rs ago had a lesion behind corona which hadevery appea rance of chancre, but patient denied a l l possibil ity of infection. In three weeks typica l skin and throa tsymptoms appea red, leaving no doubt as to character of

lesion. Mercuria l trea tment wa s begun a t once and con

tinued eighteen months . The iodide of pota sh was givenabout eight months. No more symptoms developed untilthe spring of 191 3, when copper colored spots appea red onf ace, sca lp, back of hands and a f ew on body. The patientwas put on iodide of potash aga in. November, 1913, theWasserman reaction was strongly positive to cholesterin izedbeef antigen.

Case III. Man , 1 7 yea rs, white, single. Seven weeksago had two sores develop five days after exposure. One

soon disappeared, the other rema ined and is inflamed and indurated. A week ago had an injection of 606. Two daysbef ore injection, enl arged gland in throa t, and two weeksbef ore, had an eruption come out on chest, face and legs.

cury and two injections of neo-sa lvarsan . The lesion hasshown marked improvement under the treatment.

The first two cases would indica te tha t mercuria l andiodide treatment is eff ica cious in eradica ting the spirochaetesin some cases, but such a conclusion shoul d not be reacheduntil a provoca tive injection of sa lvarsan be given and the

blood tested aga in using a cholesterin ized antigen, which,as I have stated elsewhere is more sensitive than the otherantigens . The history and trea tment of the third case is tooindefin ite to draw any conclusions. The case should at leastbe tested with a cholesterinized antigen .

3. Nega tive syphilitic history, suspicious symptoms,positive reaction.

Case I. Man , 30 years, White, married .

History z—Mitra l regurgita tion. Exhausted a l l the

time. Has gonorrhoea . F ifteen years ago had soft chancreand bubo. Nine or ten yea rs ago had a sore throat whichla sted a couple of months . E ight years ago had a venerea llesion which the doctor ca uterized . Six yea rs ago had somekind of mixed infection. Does not know whether he everhad hard chancre. N0 genera l man ifesta tion of syphi lis .

Test, weakly positive to beef hea rt acetone insoluble antigen .

Case II. Man , 25 yea rs, white, single.

NO history of initia l lesion. Glands of neck en larged,broken down on lef t side. U lceration of ha rd pa late ex

tending to gums , post pharyngea l wa ll and voca l chords.

Test, strongly positive to beef heart acetone insoluble an

Case III. Man , 22 yea rs , white, single.

Den ies any specific history. Symptoms indica te an in

flammation of the spina l meninges and possible involvement of the interior and la tera l columns . History z—Hadglands in neck removed a year ago. Orchitis two years agofrom stra in. Until three months ago no symptoms of lesionof nervous system . F irst symptom noticed, pricking sensa

tion in feet. Later difficulty in wa lking, shufll ing ga it.Physica l exam ination shows parasthesia of lower limbs ,

THE WASSER MAN REACTION—DANFORTH 193

spastic ga it, exaggerated patellar reflex, positive Babinskiand tenderness of cervica l spine. Wasserman, wea kly positive to beef heart acetone insoluble antigen ; strongly positive to cholesterinized beef hea rt antigen . Diagnosis , Syph ilitic pachymen igitis. Improved after an injection of 914.

Case IV. Woman, 36 years , wh ite , married .

Has gonorrhoea . Has been Sick a grea t dea l. N0

specific history. Husband had some disea se, does not knowof wha t nature. Nega tive reaction to syphi litic liver antigen , strongly positive to cholesterin ized beef antigen. Thisis the case I referred to as feeling justified in reporting positive on the strength of the reaction obta ined with a cholesterin ized antigen, a lthough the syphilitic liver antigen wasnegative.

Case V. Man , 30 yea rs, white , married.

This case illustrates the val ue of the Wasserman testas a means of differential diagnosis. Six yea rs ago patienthad some kind of venerea l sore. Cauterized by a physician .

Nature of medica tion unknown. No suspicious symptoms ofa specific na ture until recently. Now has indolent ulcer onnose. Married four yea rs. No symptoms of specific disea sein Wife. Ha s decided tubercular tendency, but no detectablepulmonary involvement. Wa sserman reaction strongly positive to syphilitic liver antigen and cholesterin ized guineapig hea rt antigen. Subsequent mercuria l injections causedrapid improvement in ulcer and in patient’s genera l condition .

4. Negative syphilitic history, suspicious symptoms,negative rea ction.

Case I . 36, White, married. Diagnosis , Incipient pa resis .

No specific history obta ined . Clinica l symptoms ; exaggerated knee jerk, left pupil fixed. Delusions of grandeur .

Test negative to three antigens, beef hea rt acetone insoluble,a lcoholic human hea rt, and cholesterin ized human hea rt. Inthis ca se an examination of the spina l fluid is indicated.

Case II. Woman, 54 years, White, married twice , nowa widow.


History —F irst husband was not a good m an . Livedwith him about one year . Second husband died a yea r ago.

Lived with h im twenty-three yea rs . Patient never couldsee very well with left eye . Nineteen yea rs ago, para lysisof optic nerve. Came on suddenly. Upper lid closed fourmonths . Still some ptosis. No specific history. Test negative to beef heart acetone insoluble antigen to two specimens of blood .

Ca se III. Man , 33 years, white, single.

No specific history. Has ptosis of upper lids. Irregu

la r pupils, no ankle reflexes , apathy, delayed cerebration.

Negative to beef hea rt acetone insoluble antigen.

Case IV. Woman, 37 yea rs , colored , married .

History —Married 1 8 yea rs. Four children, two l iving, two dead. No misca rriages. One child died with tubercular meningitis. One suff ered from marasmus and had convulsions. Both subject to pustules and sores . The two children living are a lso subject to eruptions . Patient had badsore in her mouth five or six yea rs ago. S ince then breaking out on body and sma ll boils on labia , which did not mature. Has fine looking teeth , but has to take ca re of them.

Test negative to beef hea rt acetone insoluble antigen.

5. Negative syphilitic history, negative rea ction.

Thirty-three cases were tabulated. Some of the diagnoses were as follows —Menta l aberration, 1 ; apoplexy, 1iritis, 1 ; necrosis of bone , 2 ; non-union of fracture, afterten weeks, 1 ; ulcers, 3 ; neuritis, 1 ; rheumatism and rheuma toid arthritis , each 1 ; gonorrhoea , 3 ; chron ic sinus of

spine, 1 ; diabetes, 1 ; pneumonia , 1 . The last two conditionshave been reported a s giving sometimes a positive rea ction.

R eport of cases of Tubes Dorsa lis .

NO. of cases

Case 1 Contracted syphilis 30 yea rs ago. Na ture of

therapy unknown . Now has edema of legs , ptosis of lefteye. Liver en larged, firm and nodular. Lost reflexes, Argy l Robertson pupil, Romberg sign positive. Strongly positive to beef heart acetone insoluble antigen.

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stages from 90 to 100 positive reactions have been re

ported. In primary syphilis , the reaction is usua l ly not

found ea rlier than two weeks after infection. Cummer andDexter report a ca se positive on the third day . In syphilisof the nervous system, the percentage of positive reactionsis not a s high. When the serum is nega tive in such ca ses , anexamination of the Spina l fluid is indica ted.

Negative results in negative cases have been quite un i

form ly reported . That a f ew conditions, other than syph i

l is may give the rea ction, has a lso been determined, notably sca rlet fever in the acute stage, and other disea ses dueto spirocha etes, as Vincent’s Angina and F rambroesa

Tropica . Dr . W. C. Stoner, in an article entitled “The

Clinica l Va lue of the Wa sserman Reaction” says, differentobservers have found positive reactions a lso in tuberculosis,pneumonia , typhoid fever, ma la ria , early measles , ma lignancy, diabetes , pernicious anemia , Addison’s disea se, ca sestrea ted for rabies and following anesthesia . His Opinionbased upon persona l experience is that such relations are

due to faulty technic, or to a coexisting latent syphiliticcondition.

”

With regard to the curability of syphilis, the test hasdeveloped some interesting facts . Cases which have hadno clinica l symptoms for yea rs following mercuIi a l trea tment, Often give strongly positive reactions, especia lly withcholesterin ized antigens. Negative reactions may becomeposItive a fter a provoca tive injection of sa lvarsan, and

when a negative rea ction follows an injection of sa lvarsanor neosa lvarsan , it may aga in become positive in a f ewweeksor a f ew months , so tha t one must be very ca utious with regard to declaring a ca se of syphilis cured. Cummer and Dexter have formula ted the following rule , which seems to me apractica l one to follow, that is to have a reaction done fourto six weeks after the last dose of mercury. If negative,trea tment is withheld and the reaction is repea ted in one

month, aga in after an interva l of three months, and fina llyat the end of a yea r,” and we might add the following

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f rom Dr. Stoner, even then , until another 20 years havee lapsed, we cannot be absolutely certa in that the disease isabsolum cured and permanently obliterated, and that nolate manifesta tions will occur.

”

I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy of thevisiting physicians to the City Hospita l which has made

1 . Cummer and Dexter : Ten Month’s Experiencewith the Wasserman Reaction as a Clinical Sign of Syphi

l is .

”- The Ohio Sta te Medical Journa l, 191 1 .

2. Cummer and Dexter “The Importance of the

Early Diagnosis of Syphilis.

”—The Journa l of the Am erican Medica l Association , October 5, Vol . LIX, pp. 1254-1257.

3. Willard C. Stoner “The Clinica l Va lue of the

Wasserman Rea ction .—The Cleveland Medica l Journa l,

April , 1 91 1 . Vol . X , p. 297 .

4. Homer F . Smith : The Practica l Applications ofthe Wasserman Reaction .

”- The Cleveland Medica l Journal ,

May , 1 910. Vol . IX, p. 324.

5. J. E . R . McDonagh , F . R . C. S London , England,The Biology of Syphil —The Urologic and CutaneousReview, January, 1 91 4. Vol . XVIII, p. 1 .

6. San itaetsrat Dr. Jessner, Koenigsberg, Germany“The Antisyph ilitic Triad.

”-The Urologic and Cutaneous

Review, Technica l Supplement, January , 1914. Vol . II,

p. 1 .

DISCUSSION.

Dr. J. E . Studebaker, Springfield : I am sorry thatthis paper gives the impression that sa lvarsan and neo-sa lvarsan are losing ground, and that the Wasserman re

a ction is losing ground. It is simply a matter of techni no.

If there is a slip in the technique, the test is more or ess

vitia ted. Most men have got to th is int : Give sa lvarsan.

In a short time, use neo-sa lvarsan. a While sa lvarsan.

Do not f orget the mercury . Sa lvarsan looks good now.


THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OFAUTOINTOXICATION.

J. Richey Horner, A. M., M. D., Cleveland.

The sea rch for the cause of disease is going on incountless labora tories throughout the world. Every oncein a while the workers are meeting with success in someone particular instance and a t once begins the fight toprevent the operation of that cause. It needs but themention of yellow fever, ma laria , men ingitis, typhoid fever,syphilis, to bring to the mind a rea lization Of the advanceduring the past century in discovery and prevention. N0

longer is the world satisfied with genera lization. Medicine, while far from being an exact science in a ll its parts ,is fast approaching that goa l and there is not now the

utter hopelessness that once preva iled.

It has, however, fa llen to the lot of a utointoxica tion ,

in a mea sure at lea st, to ta ke the place of ma laria in beingthe ascribed ca use for a number of conditions the physician is ca lled upon to trea t. It seems as though whereverthe cause for a certa in tra in of symptoms cannot be defin itely loca ted, a utointoxica tion is ca lled in to fil l the gapin knowledge. Then come sins of commission and omissionwith the patient a s the sufferer .

By autointoxication we mea n a deleterious action on

the body cells exerted by toxins which a re endogenous, thatis produced within the body. These toxins may resultfrom a lterations in the character of the secretions of theglands of interna l secretion. Here a re concerned the

thyroid, the pituita ry, the pancrea s and others of whichlittle is known but which do secrete fluids which in turnexcite secretion in closely related glandular structures.

There are toxins which are the result of lack of eliminationof toxic ca tabolic products such as uremia and jaundice.

Some tissues undergo a disintegration which results in

more or less powerful intoxica tion. Impa ired meta bolismis another and frequent condition causing a lteration in thefunction of tissues.

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we may have the same disease due to an intoxica tion , withan associated trauma . From a medico-lega l sta ndpoint adistinction between these two conditions is of vita l importance in many a ca se. Many of the diseases of the nervoussystem have autointoxica tion as a part of their history .

We find it in not only the functiona l forms but in thosewith organ ic les ions. Tabes and multiple sclerosis Showit genera lly. In epilepsy it is a lmost always present.Migra ine is caused by it.

The process of a diagnosis of intestina l intoxicationis purely a process of elim ination. Prove that your pa tienth as no other disea se and you are justified in ca l ling h is

a ihnent intoxica tion. It is, however, proper to considerWha t sym ptoms may be met. Headache is one of them .

In fact so frequently does it accompany absorption of

toxins from the intestina l tract that we are apt to cons ideri t pathognomonic but it is not. We may have a most pronounced infection and no hea dache result While headachemay be ca used by any number of abnorma l conditions. Con

stipation , as ha s been noted, usua lly figures as a f actorand it must be taken into serious consideration . The mostlikely condition to be found, however, is a lternate diarrhoeaand constipation .

As we do find cases of autointoxica tion due almostentirely to the absorption of intestina l contents, it becomesimportant to know of wha t these may consist. At leastone third by bulk is bacteria . Estimates of their numberin this mass run a ll the way f rom twelve to fifty bil lionsor more. Fortuna tely not by any mea ns a l l of these are

toxic. Many are perf ectly harmless except for one thing,

they consume oxygen which is necessary for the activityof those bacteria whose ofiice is to combat perniciousa ctivity of those germs which are disease producing.

About one sixth of the mass is debris f rom the intestina lm ucosa . Norma lly the amount of feces may be consid

e red as f rom 125 to 150grams, corresponding to 1 5 to 20

AUTOINTOXICATION—HORNER 201

The decomposition products of the proteids in the

f eces are leucin, tyrosin , indol, skatol and bodies of the

phenol and aroma tic acid group. No facts of diagnosticval ue are known concerning the presence of leucin and

tyrosin and an estima te of the amount of indol and skatolin the f eces is made from a determ ination of the amountof indoxyl in the urine. The diagnostic va lue of an in

creased secretion Of this product is a lmost confined to

demonstration of the m ilder forms of intestina l disturbance showing the probability of the presence there of con

ditions which make for intestina l intoxica tion .

But a f ter a l l , it is the trea tment which most intereststhe patient and which rea lly ought to most interest thedoctor. As a matter of fact it is rather aston ishing howmuch time and text-book space is devoted to telling a ll

a bout a given pa thologica l condition and how little con

s ideration is given to trea tment. Of course it does makeinteresting reading but the patient is looking for help.

E lim ination is the founda tion upon which we mustbuild our trea tment as well as our diagnosis. It is thel ogica l way . There is in the system a poison which is sapping its vita lity. It is logica l to attempt to get tha t poisonout of the system and thus stop its ravages . There are butf ew drugs which act curatively in their elim ination. Theydo elim ina te but the reaction which f ollows is a lways hurtf ul to the pa tient. This cannot be sa id of water and wateris the grea t elim inant. It is indicated in practica lly everyone of the disea ses which come as a result of autointoxicat ion . It is frequently, however, used in a way which isproductive of harm rather than good. The effect of waterused interna lly or externa lly diff ers with both its temperature and quantity. The efl ect of water on the circulationbecomes a vital matter in those autointoxications which are

accompanied with a dangerous rise in blood pressure.

“Cold water dim in ishes the pulse and general ly raises the

b lood pressure unless it is very cold when in some cases

it lowers the pressure. Hot water on the contrary in

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creases the rapidity of the pulse and ra ises the blood pressure , While luke warm wa ter (77-86 ) diminishes it. The

lowering of blood pressure is in proportion to the loweringof the tempera ture of the water drunk, the contrary effectbeing produced by the h igher temperatures . Water at a

medium temperature has very little eff ec It is reasonable to argue that the effect of wate r used inte rna lly differseven as it does used externa lly and tha t it does vary thusgoes without saying. And Why Beca use the effect isthe result of its action on the vaso motor nerves . Actioncomes a ltogether too soon to be the result of an increase ofwa ter in the blood. So we have here the same phenome

non displayed when water is used interna lly as when it isused externa lly.

The use of water as an eliminant in rena l compl ications must be based not upon the idea of the amount ofwater imbibed but upon temperature and methods. E l im i

nation of fluids by way of the kidneys depends upon thepressure with which the blood circula tes, and the conse

quent enhanced force of its stream through thes e organs.

In your next case of acute nephritis try the effect of theuse of sma ll quantities of very cold water repea ted at ha lfhourly interva ls and note the prompt diuretic effect following. This trea tment is contra indica ted if the vasomotor system ha s been disabled, as you will find in theea rly oedema of ca rdiac and rena l disea se because , as wehave noted, action by the fluid is through these nerves . Itis not logica l to add water in large quantities to an a lreadyoverburdened system, hence their prescription in cases of

dropsy is a decided mistake . The proper thing would beto withdraw water and watery foods as much as possible.

The intestina l ca na l ha s often been likened to a sewer

ca rrying off the refuse materia l from the body. The use

of water to flush it is one Of long standing. It is , perhaps ,unf ortunate that the above simile has been used, for thereare so many diff erences involved that errors have beencomm itted because these differences have not been taken

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the stimul us of the sphincter, which indicates , pressure of

f eca l ma tter upon it, will deny this. The subsequent in

pea ted neglect of the ca ll will be very difficult to cure.

Then, too, we are creatures of habit, perhaps to a grea terdegree in this one of our persona l attributes than in any

other. There are individua ls whose bowels act with clocklike regularity. There are others who never pay any

a ttention to it until they get the bad effects of their neglect.Usua lly in the morn ing after breakfast is the best time,not a lone beca use it may be the most convenient time butbeca use the advancement of the colon contents has beenf ound to be most marked just after that mea l. Even without the presence of desire, the attempt should be made be

passage of the stool.Factors in hea lthful living Should be considered.

Among these are exercise, massage and proper food. Ex

ercise, by creating rapid changes in intra-abdomina l pressure, tends to promote defeca tion . Hunger is increased

Massage increases oxida tion , enabl ing the blood totake in more oxygen, increases the flow of sa l iva and

doubles the flow of gastric juice. It hastens the porta l cir

the forma tion of gas. It a lso relieves the congestion of

the solar plexus. At times there may be such a lax con

dition of the abdomina l wa lls that a support may be needed.

This should extend from the navel to the symphysis, shouldbe applied bef ore rising and worn all day .

Regarding f ood, a book might be written . F oods tendto promote perista lsis by reason of their bulk and by theirmechan ica l and chem ica l action. A neutra l diet is tre

minera l sa lts. Ready access to the oxygen in the process

AUTOINTOXICATION—HORNER 205

of elimina tion . Sta rches are digestible in a lka line mediumhence these together with minera l sa lts, carbohydra tes and

sugars should be m ixed as little as possible with acids.

Abundant mixed food might well be the slogan f or

the habitua lly constipate d. Coarse foods and foods withfibre are the best, for we must ta ke into cons ideration theamount of residue as well as the amount of nutrition .

Any agents which will give bulk to f eca l matter mustbe remembered in the efiorts to clea r the intestines . Agar

agar, unground flax seed and the seeds of the planta inplant are in this class . They absorb water , become mucilaginous and increase and soften the feca l mass. Liquidparafi n and a lbolene will promote activity by lubricatingthe intestin a l wa lls. The n ightly injection into the rectumof a pint of olive Oil to be reta ined will help.

Surgica l measures do not come within the province of

this paper. The work of Sir Arbuthnot Lane is para lleledby that of Metchnikoff in that they both war upon thecolon . Mr. Lane would entirely elim inate it by the sur

gica l procedure of short-circuiting the contents of the in

testine direct from the caecum to the rectum. Metchn i

koif would render innocous the norma l and abnorma l contents of the colon. H is theory is proving to be more of

a theory than anything else . It is based upon the proposition to grow germs within the colon which would combat the growth of disease-producing germs. It seems a

pity to concentrate a ll we have to say upon th is rea lly veryinteresting and importa nt subject in this one paragraph,but to tell the whole story would take a book and bringus to no defin ite conclusions.

Those of us who have practiced medicine many yearsneed no one to tel l us that the homeopathic remedy will,if given a fa ir cha nce, prove its effectiveness. By a fair

chance I mean tha t it must not be expected to accomplishimpossibilities. What that remedy is going to be for any

particular case depends upon so many th ings that it willhave to be studied out with care.


The subject of the use Of wa ter externa lly is of suchvast proportions tha t we have not attempted to discuss it.As an a ilment, the skin has its large place in the anima leconomy and the use of the ba ths of the varied sorts notedin the text-books on hydrotherapy is a very effective formof treatm ent.

In closing and in this connection we cannot help ca lling attention to the fact tha t Hahnemann has given anotherillustration of h is wonderful versa tility and foresight. He

indica ted definitely the l ines a long which the doctor of thisday might travel in hydrotherapeutic mea sures . Here are

some things he sa id : “If there be a universa lly nafa lremedy, water must be one. After describing his methodOf trea ting old ulcers of the leg by cold foot and genera lbaths, he dilated judiciously upon inexactness of appl ice

tion as follows : The degree of temperature of ea ch batha nd the movement in it must be adapted to the improvement in strength. The weakest body may thus reach thestrongest bath, if the exact prescription of the doctor hefollowed with punctua l obed ience.

” “I have never ceasedto wonder how our greatest physician s could be so negligent in their prescriptions of the cold bath. They orderha lf ba ths or full baths morning and evening, and this istheir idea of a prescription. Of the degree of cold, theexact duration of the bath and other indispensable points ,not a word. Surprise at the frequently reported ill effectsof such cold baths must cea se when these mutila ted, inexact, three sy llabled directions produce results quiteopposite to those a imed at.

”

Wilson , John E Autointoxica tion , N. E . Med. Gaz.,

December, 1913.

Harrower, Henry H Physiologic Therapeutics , Vol . I.Baruch, Simon , Hydro-Therapy.

Internationa l Journa l Surgery, Symposium on Intestina l Stasis, April, 1 91 4.

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WHAT AILED THEM?

During a practice of over 30 yea rs these two casesare unique and f or tha t reason reported, hoping that adiscussion may throw some light upon the subject.

F ebrua ry 10. Mrs. S ., a primipara aged 21 , beganha ving labor pa ins at 12 P. M. I was ca lled a t and

made my first examination at 1 :30. There was very slightdilatation, pa ins not severe a nd not close together . Beingfive miles in the country I wa ited until and madeanother examina tion . Conditions about the same. I thengave 14 6 of morphia and 1 -400 hyoscine hydrobom id and

1 -256 cactine and went to make other visits . At 10:30made another exam ination ; found presentation a l l rightand dil ita tion about Size of a silver dollar. Repeated theabove prescription . Dila ta tion complete a t 1 a nd I rup

tured the membranes and delivered an apparently perfectlyhea lthy 7-pound boy af ter a very ordinary labor.

F ebruary 1 1 . In the morn ing I made a visit and

everything apparently doing fine except baby had not m ic

turated. Bowels had moved. In the evening the grandmother telephoned that baby had cried a grea t dea l andseemed fretf ul as though it might be hungry. Gave it alittle cream and warm water which it threw up.

F ebruary 12. Baby fretful a ll n ight, bowels movima l l right but a very little urine passed, which was veryhigh colored . Gave a little nux vom ica and chamomillafor the f retf ulness. Wil l nurse only a little and that atlong interva ls.

Februa ry 13, or 4th day . Baby still fretful but notas bad as before. Stripped him off and examined ca ref ully for some a ilment. Temperature in the rectum 103.

Hea rt, lungs, bra in, bowels a l l seemed norma l ; looks aroundbright and strong. Urine very scant and high colored.

Gave aconite and belladonna for f ever.

F ifth day temperature in rectum, other symp

toms about the same, not so fretf ul. Sixth day tempera

WHAT AILED THEM -COOK 209

ture 102. N0 change in other symptoms. Nurses butvery little, passes a little wa ter about once in 24 hours.

Seven th day temperature 103 ; no change in other symp

toms. E ighth day temperature 104 ; just gradua lly wasting away and died pea ceful, weighing only five pounds.

I could find absolutely nothing to account for the symp

toms except the scanty urine I don ’t know what a iled it.Never enough urine passed to exam ine. Some kidneytrouble probably.

February 25. Mrs. T ., aged 23, a primipara who twoyea rs previous had a severe attack of pelvic cellulitis, began having labor pa ins at P. M Waters broke at 6

and I made first exam ination at 7 . Slight dilata tion ; pa insgood and strong and regular. Compla ined a good bit ofthe pa ins and at I gave her gra in of morphia and

1 -300 of atropin by the mouth and put her to bed. She

soon quieted down and labor progressed in fine shape and

at 1 I delivered an apparently perfectly hea lthy girlbaby weighing seven pounds.

Februa ry 26. Second day everything fine, baby'sbowels moved good, urine scanty. That night it was veryfussy ; nursed at long interva ls but sufficient at a tim e.

Th ird day . Temperature 102, very restless and ner

vous, bowels mOving a l l right and color and everythingnorma l , urine scant.

Fourth day . Temperature in morn ing Did

not sleep a l l night. Gave a good dose of castor oil andfollowed it up with veratrum viride and bromide of soda .

In the even ing the temperature dropped to 100 and be

ginning to rest some and urine more free .

Sixth day . Baby a l l right. In both cases the cordcame Off on fifth day and hea led nicely. Both mothers hada fine conva lescence. Could the minute doses of morph ine

given the mothers have had any eff ect? Hundreds of phy

sicians are using the Abbott H . M. C. tablet and I myselfhave given much larger doses Without any ill eff ect.Would baby No. 1 have done any better on trea tment given


No. 2 In neither ca se could I find any reason for therise in tempera ture or scanty urine. Neither child wasany constipated nor drowsy nor showed any signs of beingdoped. In both children the pupils reacte d to light and

both children seemed strong a nd hea lthy and I was at a

complete loss to expla in their symptoms. Apis, arsen icumand cantharis were a lso given to baby No. 1 to increa sethe flow of urine but without results.

DISCUSSION.

Dr. L. E . Siemon, Cleveland : I would ask Dr. Cookwhy he did not give vera trum viride instea d of the bromide

Dr. J. H. Cook, New Ca rlisle : I had fa iled in the use

o f the indicated remedies on number one . I gave veratrumviride for the fever, and bromide to quiet the nerves , andgot good results .

Dr. W. H . Phillips, Cleveland : Any swea ting in thosecases ?

Dr. J. H . Cook : None .

Dr. E . H . Jewitt, Cleveland : Evidently in those cases

the cause was either in the mother’s religion or in the Doctor’s practice . I have never known that the religion of theexpectant mother a ff ected the child. The trouble , therefore , must have been in the administration of the remedies .

I am not quite sure, but I understood the Doctor to saythat

,

hyoscin was one of the ingredients, wa s it not, Doctor

Dr. Cook : It wa s one of the ingredients . H . M. C.,

given to the mother after the labor pa ins began to quietthe pa in and a ssist in the dilata tion of the OS .

Dr. Jewitt : Did you give it in the other ca se

Dr. Cook : In place of the H . M. C., I gave H . and A.

Neither of the mothers received over an eighth of a gra in

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SOME TONSIL CONSIDERATIONS.

L. E . Siemon, M. D., Cleveland.I distinctly remember in once listening to an able dis

cussion on certa in remedies by a well-known teacher of

our school. He sta ted that if he were compelled to dis

pense with a l l other remedies save one, he would choosenux vomica . It has been my impression that if he were a

resident of any neighborhood adjacent to the Grea t Lakesand were discussing the same question with ref erence todisea ses, he would certa inly have chosen tonsillitis. I

th ink it is genera lly conceded throughout the entire territory known as the Great Lakes Region, and by no meansconfined to this region , that tonsillitis is the most prevelent sickness with which we have to dea l and it should beremembered that it is prima rily a juven ile sicknes s. Not

that it is entirely confined to children for most adults contract it at some time or other in their lives.

Much speculation and theorizing has been indulged inas to its cause. The best writers on the subject genera llycla im that it is built upon a foundation Of rheuma tism.

It, of course, comes in the group known as inf ectious diseases and in classifying it is a high grade of infection. Itis generally understood that a ll high grade infections exerta marked effect upon the body economy, tending to de

veIOp weakness in specia l organs and to stir up tendenciesthat have hitherto la in dormant. It would be extremelydiflicult to say which of the infectious processes is of the

h ighest grade. Certa in it is that, for length of time sickand the preva lence of the inf ection , tonsillitis belongssomewhere nea r the hea d of its class . Medica l men haveinclined to regard it as a purely loca l disturbance and f romtheir so regarding it have f allen into very slack ways of

handling it. We, ordinarily, look upon typhoid fever,pneumon ia and a f ew of the graver disea ses, as being ca l

culated to develop heart lesions, and yet, it is surprisinghow many young children without history of any of theseinfections, demonstrate a hea rt lesion on caref ul examina

SOME TONSIL CONSIDERATIONS—S IEMON 213

tion in the course of routine ca lls . I have been surprisedin the last year at the number of children f rom seven tofif teen yea rs of age, who have cardiac trouble without apparent history Of ca usation and whi ch, undoubtedly, wasdue to a repeated tonsillar infection. The very fact thatit was simply a ca se of tonsillitis frequently prevents medica l attention being given at a ll , or if given we appear tobe satisfied to leave our case as soon as the fever and pa inare past. Too often , if we are not satisfied to leave thecase a t this stage, the fam ily is likely to suggest the propriety of our doing so a nd beca use of this tendency to lookupon it as a mild non-serious a ffl iction , it comes to begenera lly neglected by layman and doctor a like. This veryneglect may lay the f ounda tion for a high-grade constitu

tiona l disease from which the pa tient may never properly

I rea lize that if we were to take the word of the

specia list, there is but one trea tment for tonsillar troublesand in my judgment, if tha t were the only proper mannerto handle the cases, the Operator could be one of the im

portant characters in the opera known as the“Mikado.”

Unf ortuna tely, in the specia lists’ point of view, to cut outthe tonsil, is not to cure the patient, as by so doing wemerely remove the externa l avenue through which the genera l tendency man ifests itself . That being the case, maywe be pardoned if we rise up in a meeting of this kind andsuggest the wisdom of devoting as much time to the

hygiene and physical prophylaxis of this most preva lentdisease as to some phase of what is known as eugen ics.

I bel ieve that no other sickness , with which we meet,ca lls for so much patience, thought and earnestness as doesthis sickness, and in my humble judgment, no problem re

quiring an equa l amount of attention will yield as gratifying results as will this tonsil problem .

The proper treatment of the tonsil question shouldbegin with the f ather and mother of the child. There is


such a multitude of deta ils which can be harped upon fortheir benefit, too tiresome to enter into here .

Next, the child itself. Never let go of him until weare satisfied that we have neutra lized his infection. Neversay

“good-bye” until we have given the pa rting advice and

admonition as how to prevent a return of the sickness,and last, but not lea st, to remember that our materiam edica Off ers an avenue of help and progress such as is

offered by no other materia medica known.

My hope is that if this paper is discussed at a l l , it maybe a long the line of suggesting therapeutic questions of

relief and cure.

DISCUSSION.

Dr . F . F . Lehman. Sandusky : I know that it is a f avorite theory that tonsillitis a nd rheuma tism a re closely inter-rela ted, the causative factor peculia r to both being com

mon. I wonder if other members of the profession havehad as much difficulty in reconciling that theory in activepractice as I have . I have been in practice twenty yea rs,I have never yet found a case in children, in which the inf ection of the tonsils wa s found immediately, or even com

pa ratively remotely before the invasion of rheumatism. Icannot quite understand why there should be this commonfactor assigned to the two. Furthermore, we know thatrheumatism is followed by ca rdiac lesions in a considerablenumber of ca ses, but the rheumatic conditions are compara tively ra re a s compa red with tonsillar a ff ections. Howmany times have you found ca rdiac lesions following tonsil l itis? I do not reca ll having ever seen one in children,though I did see one in an adult. I am ca lling for lightrather than criticising.

Dr. Frank Webster, Dayton : During my practice of

thirty-two yea rs, I cannot remember a case of inflammatoryrheumatism I have ever had, that was not preceded by a

case of tonsillitis.

Dr. C. S . Cutter, Cleveland : This last winter I losttwo ca ses of inflammatory rheuma tism :which followedacute tonsillitis. In both of these cases I had recommended


not the same remedy that I had been giving him . That wasabsolute proof of the efficacy of that remedy, as he had no

way of knowing that I had made the substitution of belladonna , because my medicine is a ll put up a like , and the mancould not tell, except by the effect whether he was takingthe right thing.

Dr. W. M . Ba ldwin , Newark : I wish to say that in thepast forty years I have seen the most intractable cases of

this kind associated with chron ic gastritis, and there is no

rel ief until the patient is cured of tha t. In my practiceI find that baryta carbonica is the usua l remedy in chroniccases . In the ca se of my grandchild, six yea rs old, his fatherwanted to have his tonsils removed. The mother appea ledto me. I told her if she would follow my directions I wouldtake the case. I ordered the child’s diet, according to whatI thought was correct, and gave him baryta ca rbonica 200th .

The child recovered in four to six weeks , and has had no return of the trouble. The mother wa s simi larly a fflicted, andShe a lso made a good recovery. I trea ted two or three othercases at the same time a nd they made entire recoveries .

This was a year ago, and there has been no return .

In the f a ll of 1873, a girl of ten yea rs whose motherdied the yea r previous, of pulmonary tuberculosis, wasbrought to my Ofiice with the following symptoms : A neurobilious temperament, loss of appetite, bowels irregular, restless sleep, pa llor of f ace, genera l languor, chronic enla rgment Of the tonsils, dryness of the throa t, constant, dry ,hacking cough.

Having been under the care of Professor Geo. W.

Barnes, Professor of Ma teria Medica at the HomeopathicCollege at Cleveland, I felt backward about accepting thecase. As to diet, I had her avoid a l l spices , acids, f ats , pastries ; a lso to avoid drinking at mea ls, or to lower the temperature of her stomach by cold drinks for two hours a f terea ting. I gave her ba ryta ca rbonica 3ox twelve powders,one being taken morn ing, noon and night. The results wereprompt ; a lmost magic. The patient was kept under sur

veil lance for three months. Blank powders only being given .

Forty yea rs la ter, I had the plea sure of ta lking with myf ormer patient. She was married and the mother of grownch ildren , and had never had any return of the symptoms

fis

ca lgt

ihren above, having practica lly a lways enjoyed perfect

UNUSUAL PHASES OF SPINAL DISORDERS—CH EER 21 7

There are perhaps no disorders more difi cult to

diagnose correctly, to know the exact pathologica l lesionsand to find the etiologica l factors than the diseases involving the cerebros pina l system . Especia lly is this true during the stage of development. In the text-books the

various morbid conditions are elucida ted and diff erentiated, but unf ortunately the practitioner meets withatypica l cases that do not correspond to text-book descriptions . Many spina l diseases in their onset assume manydisguises, presenting oftentimes a Wide range of conditions with many difi’ering clin ica l pictures ; in other words ,regularity in the development is the exception rather thanthe rule. More especia lly is this the case when diseaseshave many symptoms in common—simulating each otheras for instance, spina l meningitis , spina l hemorrhage,transverse myel itis , polio-myelitis, latera l sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, ataxia , etc., not to mention the various functiona l diseases, as epilepsy, hysteria , neurasthen ia , paychasthen ia , reflex irrita tion , etc ., tha t of ten tax the physician

’

s ability beyond description . Before so many techn ica l names came into medica l nomenclature it was lessdifi cult to establish a diagnosis that was satisfactory tothe patient. Then “para lysis” or

“pa lsy, or if a littlemore defin ite line was drawn “

paraplegia” or“hem iplegia”

were sumcient. Today it is necessary to expla in to the

pa tient just which “column” is involved.

In th is connection comes to mind an instance when a

physician was expla in ing in pla in language the nature of

chronic bulbar pa lsy, but the wife was anxious to know the“technica l” name of the illness of her husband.

“Madam ,

”

sa id the physician ,

“it is glossolabiolaryngea l para lysis.“Well,” replied the wife, “I have a lways thought the poorOld soul would go with that some day.

”

Much obscurity exists in many cases as to cause and

precise pathologica l na ture of the morbid changes in the


spina l cord, upon which the disorder depends, and eventheir recognition, when possible , affords but slender indica tions a s to the therapeutic measures which shoul d be

employed .

Acute polio-myelitis, for instance, is sa id to be mostcommon in the warm month s, a ssuming usua lly a typica lcourse , notwithstanding the fact that a la rge numberappear in the month of September, when the wea ther isra ther cool. The nature of the infection is still unknown,though the horse fly has come in for a share of the responsibil ity as an etiologica l factor. I have knowledge of a case

that oceured in the month of Janua ry, manifesting in itsincipiency some unusua l symptoms, ma rked tonsilla r in

volvement being the sa lient one ; in fact the child was

trea ted f or tonsillitis by the attending physicians for a

num ber of days, when para lysis of the lower extremitiesdisclosed the nature of the disease. Aga in, polio-myelitism ay have no symptoms, not a lso common to many otherdiseases, and ca n only be recognized when para lysis takespla ce. Very recently I was ca lled to see a m an 72 yea rs ofage, suff ering intensely with gastra lgia . These atta cks followed each other f or three consecutive days, when partia lloss of the right a rm and inability to articulate readily,manifested themselves . This man is seemingly beinggrea tly improved by the use of a rnica . He uses h is arm and

hand a lmost perfectly aga in, and can articulate quite wel lsitting up, but not so wel l lying down.

Aga in, acute myelitis is sa id to occur in the grea ternumber of cases between the ages of ten and forty years,though a ca se recently came to my observa tion a t the age

of fif ty -five, a nd could not be traced to any of the ca uses

usua lly mentioned , and wa s very typica l in its course . Inthis disea se , the first symptom noticed is sa id to be a feelingof numbness in the feet and lower limbs. Weakness , it iscontended, soon develops, and in the course of a day or so,

sooner in some ca ses , a complete bilatera l pa ra lysis of mo

tion and sensation manifests itself, and if progressive, the

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was cheerful, happy ; bowels, bladder, and kidney conditionsnorma l. The motor power of the limb, however, becameless, but the surface was very hyperaesthetic. The reflexeswere norma l, no fever as yet. On the following day therewas considerable anaesthesia Of the left limb to the thigh,showing sensory, but no motor disturbances .

These conditions rema ined unchanged for two weekswhen the bowels became constipated, but moved readily byenema , and shortly therea fter the urine was a l ittle difficultto pass, and in a f ew days it was necessary to ca theterizethe bladder, indicating para lysis of the detrusor urinae.

The urine, however, was norma l, qua litatively and quantita tively , examinations having been made da ily, showingno kidney involvement. The condition rema ined unchangedf or a fortn ight, when motor power of the lef t limb a lso became impa ired, and in a course of a week was as useless asthe right. The bowel movements now became involuntary,the bladder condition rema ining the same, ca theterizingstill being necessary—the procedure was performed as

hitherto with extreme attention to asepsis. At this time, inspite of the fact that absolute cleanliness was exercised, abed-sore developed on the buttocks, not unusual in this disea se, though likely of not much moment to the patient, ashe was Obvious to pa in in this unfortunate condition. Instea d Of fever in the very beginning of this disease, as isthe rule, the patient now became feverish, the temperaturevarying from 99

°F . in the morn ing, to 105

°

F . in the a fter

noon , and instea d of retention, some incontience was now

a troublesome feature, showing involvement Of the sphinc

ter vesicae, with fiexor contractions in the right limb onlyand some girdle pa ins. The bed-sore now in spite of per

f ect clea nliness and antiseptic applica tions, developed rap

idly, became gangrenous and horribly Offensive, causinga septic condition, chills and high temperature resulting.

To condense a long story, the patient died September1 7th , af ter an illness of two and one ha lf months. From

the history of the case, we are justified to inf er that an em

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bolus was the cause of his ma lady. But whence the em

bolus One trea ting this class of cases meets with manyperplexing problems. We as physicians must be judged bythe extent of our knowledge , and not by the extent of ourcures . In this class of ca ses it is the investigator, not thehea ler that is to be appreciated, as in many Of them we

know from the outset that they are incurable, because centra l tissue ha s been destroyed, which can never be regenerated. In advanced incurable cases , combative and pa lliative measures seem necessary for human itarian reasons .

The therapeutic efi ciency of drugs in the treatm ent of

myelitis is certa inly not well established, f ew if any , medicines , being Of very much va lue.

The most that our therapeutic endeavors may hope forin many cases, af ter the disease is fully developed, is relieffrom suff ering, and by it delay in the end.

In trea ting morbid action , it is the a im of the physician , if possible, to remove the cause, but before removingit, we must know it. I am of the Opinion that We knowvery little of the causes of many spina l a ffections, unlessit be syphilis, especia lly myelitis. Something exists in theindividua l prior to, which proposes the disease and mustbe the fundamenta l f actor in the ca use, and while the na

ual and supposed causes are of some importance as etiologica l factors, they are not the primary cause. During thepast three or four yea rs, I have met with more than my prorats of the various types Of spinal disorders, which hadbeen the “

rounds,” when comfort to the patient was a l l

that could be promised , and even that was difficult to establish in some cases . The case of transverse myelitis seemedbut little impressed by remedies . Gelsemium, and latersodium iodid seemed to hold in check the disease and makehim comfortable for a While. Cuprum, cicuta , and stramon ium are helpful for the spasmodic condition of the mus

cles . Lathyrus has been a disappointment to me for th isspecia l symptom . Perhaps I saw the cases too late to makean impression as degenerative changes had gone too far.


Sclerosis—likely a result Of myelitis, and not a prima ry disea se—must be trea ted symptomatical ly, for which manyremedies have been recommended and could be considered,but it is impossible to deta il their usef ulness f or the con

dition here, as the length of the paper is a lrea dy beyondthe time limit, and I am anxious to leave ample time fordiscussion, which is likely to be of more va lue than the

paper .

NEPHRITIS IN CHILDREN.

Howard H. Webster, M. D., Dayton.

Perhaps at no tim e in the l ife of a human being shouldwe, a s physicians, be more on the a lert f or disease of thekidneys, than in the child ; f or it is in this deca de tha t thisgrave ma lady comes on so suddenly, and assumes sucha larming proportions before we are aware of it ; and aga in,at no time of life are we so well rewa rded f or our efforts ,a s in the trea tment of nephritis in infancy and ea rly childhood . Perhaps it is in this period only, that a cure can be

hoped f or, if a cure is ever to be brought about.Nephritis in ch ildren is a condition that is not SO

commonly met with as some other diseases of childhood,and for this reason, is very often not thought of, in making a diagnosis, or overlooked until it is too late, or untilthe disea se is well advanced ; and aga in it is rather difficult to a lways obta in a specimen of urine f or a routine ex

amination as we a l l would surely do in an adult.Until recent years, nephritis in children was not con

sidered comm on, but a host of later day investigators haveshown us conclusively that it is rather preva lent, especia l lyfollowing the acute infectious diseases ; doubtless “manyhave existed and recovered without our having been aware


diuretics ; the same remedies are to be thought of as in theacute variety.

Acute degeneration : Principa l cha rge is in the tubular epithelium, very common, both in infancy and ch ildhood, being found in a large percentage of autopsies on patienta dying from acute infectious diseases ; most markedin cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria and lobar pneumonia ;may be found in any disease characterized by a prolongedhigh temperature, and expla ins the cases of ao-ca lled f ebrilea lbum inuria ; the cause is in a l l probability due to the directaction of toxins on the epithelium ; the kidneys are Slightlyenlarged, which gives rise to the appearance generallyspoken Of as “

cloudy swel ling ”; gives rise to no symptoms

in addition to origina l disease except appea rance of moderate a lbum in , a f ew hya line, granula r and epithelia l casts ;it cannot be sa id that this condition adds much seriousnessto the origina l disease ; in cases tha t recover the kidneylesion entirely clears up ; the development of symptoms of

degeneration of the kidneys in inf ectious diseases ca lls forno specia l additiona l treatment beyond the continuance of a

liquid diet.Acute diffuse nephritis : Synonyms, acute exudative ,

acute glomerulo, acute Brights ; occurs apparently as primary disease in both infants and Older children ; most are ofan infectious origin , but the point of entrance is difficultto determine ; it is frequently secondary to the acute inf ectious diseases, especia lly scarlet fever and diphtheria ,ocasiona lly follows measles, varicella , empyema , pneumon ia , typhoid f ever, acute diarrhea ] diseases, influenza , malaria and meningiti s ; the exciting cause is the irritationf rom toxins, and usual ly in addition there are ica rribd

through the circulation pathogenic organ isms ; thus in postscarletina l nephritis we have the streptococcus in additionto toxins as a causative f actor ; a l l or part of kidney struetures may be involved, and depending on the loca tion , we

have parenchym atous or degenerative, hemorrhagic, ex

udative, productive or interstitia l.

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symptoms are obscure and frequently overlooked , inflammation genera lly of the exudative type ; onset abrupt, high

and nervous phenomena are prominent ; a lbum in and castsappea r la ter in the disease, rarely scanty until the last ;severe cases frequently fata l.

The primary f orm in Older children is rare : onset lessabrupt, febrile symptoms less marked and termina tion lessf ata l ; dropsy is rare, the quantity is slightly dim in ished,there may be a trace of a lbumin , a f ew casts , uremia isinfrequent, and prognosis better than in young inf ants.

The interstitia l type may begin abruptly with febril esymptoms, dropsy, hea dache, lumbar pa ins, scanty urine

The secondary f orm Of acute infectious diseases usu

al ly occurs at the height of the febrile symptoms and the

severity is genera lly proportionate to the intensity of the

inf ection ; genera l symptoms of nephritis are not markedand dropsy is rare, so tha t unless the urine has been examined it may be overlooked ; the urinary changes are the

same as in the primary f orm ; suppression of urine and

urem ia are not common ; the nephritis adds to the danger ofthe inf ection but seldom causes death, a lthough it may inscarlet f ever and diphtheria ; the onset is gradua l , dropsy isobserved first, or it may begin abruptly Without dropsy,but with headache, vom iting, scanty urine, fever and con

vulsions ; as the disease goes on , anem ia develops, urineis dim in ished, or may be suppressed ; a lbum in is marked,urea low,

casts are numerous, red blood corpuscles, leucocytes and epithel ia l cel ls are present ; in serious cases ,uremia usua lly is manifested by vomiting, restlessness or

apathy and often diarrhea ; less frequently they have hea dache, dim vision and stupor, developing into coma or con

vulsions ; if the secretion of urine is re established and

nervous sym ptoms abate, the patient may recover.


Prognosis : You must consider the danger grea testduring acute stage and the danger of chronic nephritis ;the majority of cases recover ; the quantity , specific gravityand ca sts are a better guide than a lbumin ; the existence ofsevere nervous symptoms adds much to the gravity of thecase ; a l l ca ses apparently cured must be carefully watchedf or a number of yea rs, particularly those occurring afterscarlet fever and diphtheria .

Treatment : E limination through skin and bowelsshould be increa sed , urine should be rendered as little irrita ting as possible by la rgely increa sing the quantity , f re

quent sponging, warm ba ths, sa line ca tharsis, liquid dietand rest in bed.

Remedies : Aconite , belladonna , arsen icum , apis, cantha ris, cuprum a rsen icum , hepar, lachesis, mercurius corrosivus, rhus toxicodendron, a nd terebinthina .

Chronic nephritis : Not common in children, a lmostunknown in infants ; two varieties : 1 . Chronic diffuse ofpa renchymatous,or degenerative type ; 2. Chronic diffuse ofinterstitia l or productive type .

Chronic Pa renchymatous : E tiology : Sequel of acutenephritis of sca rlet fever, a lso occurs a long with suppuration of chronic bone or joint diseases, where it may be

chronic from the beginning ; the only other importa ntcauses in ea rly life a re hereditary syphi lis, a lcoholism,

chronic tuberculosis and va lvula r hea rt disea se ; nea rly a ll

occur in ch ildren over five years of age .

Lesions : Same as in later life, i. e ., large white kidneyor large red kidney.

Symptoms : May be chronic from outset or follow an

acute a tta ck from which the patient is supposed to havebeen cured ; a s a rule dropsy is variable , uremia occursla ter on and is ma rked, digestive disturbances are numerous, nervous symptoms a re present, a lbumin and casts varyin amount ; the spleen and liver may enla rge ; duration depends much upon surroundings and trea tm ent.

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If the remedy used is eff ective, it a lso wins the parent foryou have combined plea santness with results .

The remedies towhich I sha ll ca ll your attention in thispaper are not new to you . No doubt a l l of you have usedthem many times. And yet, perhaps, some Of you mayhave gone af ter strange Gods in an efi

'

ort to make yourselfbelieve you must use something “

new”in order to be “up

to date. Remember, however, people are looking for re

sults . They want you to cure their sick friends or lovedones . If you do this , you will be considered “up to daIf you f a il, you will not be so considered , no matter whatnew f angled method you may use.

I believe the properly selected homeopath ic remedywill cure. It

’s up to us to be able to select it.

If you were making up a list of remedies to be used intrea ting children, perhaps one of the first ones to enteryour mind would be chamom illa . In f act, it would be hardto successfully practice among the little ones without thisdrug. The potency does not matter so much, just so it isnot too low—s ay not below the sixth. I believe I heardDr. Wa lton say , when I was in college, tha t he had boughta sma ll bottle of chamomilla 6th when he began practicing,and that it had been replenished with a lcohol only whenthe contents became low unti l now he was unable to tell thepotency, but that it still continued to bring the desired re

sults . Chamomilla brings to m ind the sensitive child.

There is a peculiar excitability about the nervous systemcharacterized by an intense and morbid susceptibility topa in . The pa in seems out of a l l proportion to the cause.

This is because of the hypersensitiveness of the nervoussystem . The patient is cross, irritable, don ’t want to betouched or looked at—wants to be enterta ined or carriedfirst by the f ather, then the mother or nurse. There mustconstantl y be something done for the chamomilla child. It

is a remedy f requently indicated during the teething period.

The cutting of teeth seems to have put the child’s nerves

on edge.

”He may bite, kick, scream or yell , or he may

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whine. He wants everything but accepts nothing. Startsduring sleep, muscles twitch. One cheek red, other pa le.

A pecul iarity of chamomilla is, it usua lly afiects one side.

The abdomen is much distended , due to fermentation . The

col ic is intense ; stools of white mucus, or l ike chopped eggsor spinach, with an Odor of last year’s eggs. There is an

intolerance of pa in . Aggravation f rom warmth and at

night. Chamomilla , if prescribed upon its proper indication , will seldom disappoin t you , and will usually make youa friend of the f amily beca use you cured their baby when itwas

“awful SiSome n ight the parents are awakened by a sound that

is more startl ing than the fireball. Everybody is excited.

What is the matter —Burglars in the house No, Jimmyhas the croup—get the doctor, quick. Perhaps they can ’tget the fam ily doctor and they ca ll in that young homeopath who has recently located in the neighborhood. He

goes. Four remedies will usua lly be sufiicient for him to

select from, acon ite , spongia , ipecac or hepar sulphur. If

it should be membranous croup, ka li bichromicum or anti

toxin . But the case of ordinary croup will be relievedquickly with one of the f our remedies first mentioned. An

timon ium tartaricum is another remedy which may be indica ted. I have seldom been disappointed in promptly re

l ieving croup with the remedies above mentioned. Sometime ago, a physician Of the dom inant school sa id to me“Do you know Doctor, I have ‘discovered’ a new remedyfor croup Recently I had a case to which I wanted togive ipecac to make the child vomit, but f ound only a fewdrops in my case via l. I put the amount in one half glassof water and gave tea spoonful doses at short interva ls,and to my surprise the child was promptLv relieved.

”

“Wel l,” I sa id, “I am glad you have‘arrived.

’You have

been a long time on the way, but thank God you are here.

The homeopaths made this same discovery 100 years ago


Summer diarrhea s in children are often a source of

much worry to the Doctor. E specia lly if they assume themore serious type as cholera inf antum , etc. I believe thehomeopa th is better fitted to trea t these cases tha n th e

dominant school, and is not liable to do harm , for ofttimesmuch harm is done by the use of opia tes in the trea tmentof this trouble .

In rea ding a medica l book recently, written by a promincut a IIOpathic physician , I ran across this sta tementwhich I quote . Speaking of the treatment of summer compla int in children he sa id— “

Our homeopathic brethrentrea t these ca ses successfully even after fa ilure of the ap

proved antiseptic methods, by the employment Of ca lcareacarbonica , a complete cure being of ten a ff ected in 24 to 48hours . Of course, he needs to lea rn tha t there are manyother remedies besides ca lca rea carbonica , such as belladonna , mercurius, ipecac, pulsatill a , arsen icum , magnesiumcarbon icum , magnesium phosphoricum , chamomilla and

others . In the trea tment of cholera inf antum , we shouldbear in mind remedies that a ff ect the bra in and nervous centers rather than ga stro-intestina l cana l a lone. As belladonna , gelsemium, veratrum a lbum, helleborus, a rsen icum ,

phosphorus, etc., and ocasiona l ly aethusia , elaterium, pod

ophy llum , croton tiglium, etc. The above list will usua lly besufficient from which to choose.

In pneumonia of children, the homeopath is aga in wellequipped . Th is most serious a ilment which prominent authors in the regular school say is self limited and that medica tion is useless—genera lly yields nicely to the well selected remedy. Such remedies as veratrum viride, aconite,bryonia , phosphorus, antimonium tarta ricum , hepar sul

phur and sanguinaria will work wonders and save your patient.

In cerebro spina l meningitis. If your case is diagnosedea rly and the proper remedy given, you will seldom haveto resort to the so ca lled “

up to da methods . With belladonna , bryon ia and gelsemium in the lead and cuprum ar


ing and backed up by a physician who has good common

the sick than al l the fads andAm I right?

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Adams, Mrs. E. O Cleveland.

Ba ldwin, Mrs. Wm . M., Newark.

Bam h il l , Dr. J . W Napoleon

Baxter, Dr. H. H Cleveland.

Beebe, Dr. H. E ., Sidney .

Beebe, Mrs. H. E., Sidney .

Bishop, Dr. H. D Cleveland.

Bissel , Dr. G. R., Columbus .

Bissel , Mrs. G. Columbus.

Blackford, Dr. Geo Eldorado.

Bl inn , Dr. J. C.,

c

Rushsy lvan ia .

Blinn, Mrs. J . , Rushsylvania

Bowman , Dr. I.

c

N., Upper Sandusky .

Brewster, Dr. C. B. Delaware.

Brewster, Mra C. B., Delaware.

Brooks, Dr. A. A., Orrvil le.

Brooks, Mrs. A. A., Orrville.

Ca ldwell , Dr. R. W., Jackson.

Ca rpenter, Dr. W. B., Columbus.

Caufl eld, Dr. E. J Akron.

Chamberla in , Dr. Wade K., Tifl in.

Chandler, L. L., Cleveland.

Elisabeth C.,

Cook, Ma ry L., Portsmouth.

Cooper, Dr . C. N., Cincinnati.

Cole, Dr. M. F ., Columbus.

Cowles, Dr. E. C Cleveland.

Crecel ius , Dr. W. A., Sandusky .

Cutter, Dr. C. S ., Cl eveland.

Danforth, Dr. Josephine M.,

Cleveland.

Deeley , Dr. Stanton E Mt. Vernon.

Denman , Dr. Ira 0 Toledo.

Dixon , Dr. C. A., Akron.

Dixon, Dr. W. W., Akron .

Dixon , Mrs. W. W., Akron.

Emery , Dr. W. C Kenton .

Ensey , Dr. W. Webster, Dayton.

Ewing, Dr. H. H., Chicago Junc

Ferree, Dr. J . A. Dayton.

Fletcher, Dr. Sara E ., Columbus.

Fishel l , Dr. W. J Findlay .

Garrison , Dr. J. S.. Chillicothe.

Gaul t, Dr. W. E Portsmouth.

Geiser, Dr. S . R., Cincinna ti.

Gibbs, Dr. F . L., Chill icothe.

Gillard, Dr. Edwin, Sandusky.

Gillard, Dr. David, Port Clinton.

Ginn, Dr. Curtiss, Dayton.

Groesbeck. Dr. F. B., Steubenville.

Grosvenor, Dr. F. B Cincinnati.

Guy , Dr. H. J., Dayton.

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Hodson , Dr. Geo. S .. Wa sh ington Miles , Mrs.

C. H.

Hoyt , Mrs . Chas ., Chillicothe.

Hoyt , Dr. Loy E ., Ch il l icothe.

Hoyt , Dr . Wm . , Hil lsboro.

Hoyt, Mrs . Wm ., Hil lsboro.

Hom er, Dr . J . Richey , Clevela nd.

Humphrey , Dr . W. A ., Toledo.

Hunt, Dr. E l la G Cincinna ti.

Hun t, Dr. Ha rry E ., Newa rk.

Ireland, Dr. C. L., Columbus.

Ireland, Mrs . C. L., Columbus.

Irvin , Dr. Geo., Orrvil le.

Irvin , Mrs. Geo., Orrvil le.

Jackson , Dr . L. A . Columbus.

Jackson , Mrs . L. A Columbus .

Jend, Dr . Gustav A ., Cleveland.

Jewitt, Dr. E . H ., Clevela nd.

Junkermann , Dr. C. F ., Columbus .

Junkerma nn , Dr. U . Z Damoc

racy .

Keiser , Dr . J . G Columbus .

Keiser, Dr . R. 0 Columbus.

Keiser , Mrs. R . O., Columbus.

Kel ly , Dr. J . W., Bellvil le.

Lea therma nn , Dr. J . H ., Columbus.

Lehm an , Dr. F . F ., Sa ndusky .

Littel l , Dr. H. F ., Dayton .

Lovett , Dr. A. A ., Ea ton .

McBride , Dr. J . B Zanesville.

McCann , Dr. T. A ., Dayton .

Mcclea ry , Dr . J . R., Cincinnati .

McClure, Dr. S . D., Newark.

McNerney , Dr. N. H ., Fredericktown .

Ma tson , Dr. G. H . , Columbus .

Mansur, Dr. W. B., Da yton.

Maxwel l , Dr. L. K., Toledo.

Means , Dr. J . W., Troy .

Meek, Dr. Gertrude K., Cleveland.

Mil ler, Dr. G. W., Dayton .

Miles, Robert, Columbus Grove.


Robert , ColumbusGrove.

Mitchel l , Dr. J . A., Newark.

Mohn , Dr. D. L Ash land.

Morrow, Dr. J . C., Bel levue .

Na uma n , Dr . Cha s., Circl evil le.

Nixon , Dr. Isabel le B., Mt. Vernon .

Nobles , Dr. N. T. B., Clevela nd.

Oglesbee , Dr. E . C., Cedarvil le.

Overholt , Dr. C. A ., Ada .

Overholt, Mrs . C. A. Ada .

Overpeck, Dr. J . W Ham il ton .

Page, Miss Ka therine , Columbus.

Pa rker. Dr. J . D., Sandusky .

Pauley , Dr. C. A., Cincinna ti.

Phil l ips, Dr. Lincoln , Cincinna ti.

Ph il l ips, Dr. W. H ., Cleveland.

Powel l , Dr. Geo. V., Portage .

Prouty, Dr. H. L., West Unity.

Reddish , Dr. A. W., Sidney .

Reed, Dr. R. G Cincinna ti.

Rather, Dr. C. H. Columbus .

Rether, Mrs . C. H Columbus .

Rowla nd, Dr. J . E South Eucl id.

Sawyer, Dr . C. E ., Marion .

Sawyer, Mrs. C. E . , Ma rion .

Schoefield, L. F ., Columbus .

Schulze , Dr. C. A Columbus .

Schu lze, Miss, Columbus.

Schappee , Dr . W. A Xenia .

Siem on , Dr. L. E Cleveland.

Silbern agel , Dr. C. E . Columbus.

S ilberna gel , Mrs . C. E Columbus .

Sink, Dr. H. H Columbus Grove.

Sink, Mrs . H. H ., Columbus Grove .

S ink, Dr . 0. O., Sm ithfiel d.

Sm ith , Dr . F . D., Cuyahoga Fa lls .

Smith-White, Dr. F lorence R .,

Cardington .

Somers, Dr. F . W Cleveland.

Spencer , Dr. G. W Cleveland.

Staples, Dr. H. F Clevela nd.

THE HOMM PATH IC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

Society of the State of Ohio ; and its objects shal l be the advancement of the medical science.

ARTICLE II.Any physician of good moral character, who is a graduate of

any legal ly constituted and reputable medical col lege, and who

subscribes to the doctrine Sim ilia Simil ibus Curen tur, may be

elected a. member of this Society, upon recommendation of the

Board of Censors, by a. vote of two-thirds of the members present

ARTICLE III.Every member shall, upon admission, sign the Constitution

and By-Laws and pay the initiation fee.

ARTICLE IV.

Any non-resident physician, or such other person, resident ornon-resident, as m ay be judged worthy from his superior attain

ments in medicine or col lateral branches, may be elected an honorary member by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at anyannual meeting, and may participate in the proceedings of the

Society, but shall not vote and shall not be eligible to omee.

ARTICLE V.

The ofi cers of the Society shal l consist of a President, twoVice Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer, and seven Censors, who

shall be elected by ballot by a.majority of the members present at

any annual meeting; and who shall hold office until the adjournment of the annual meeting next after that at which they were

elected, and until their successors are chosen and qualified.

ARTICLE VI .

It shal l be the duty of the President to preside at all mostings of the Society, to preserve order, to put questions, announce

pointed.

CONSTITUTION 237

It shall be the duty of the Vice Presidents in the order of theirappointment, todischarge the duties of the President in his absence.

ARTICLE VI II .It shal l be the duty of the Secretary to give notice of the au

nual and other meetings of the Society, keep a record of the pro

ARTICLE IX.

It shall be the duty of tbe Treasurer to receive al l moneys,make al l necessary disbursements and report the same at the

It shall be the duty of the Censors to receive all applications

for membership, and to receive and report to the Society upon the

possession by the candidates of the qualifications required by the

Constitution. Three members of the Board of Censors shall con

ARTICLE XI.The annual meeting of the Society, at which time its oficers

shall be elected, shal l be held at such place as shall be designated

in the By-Laws, on the second Tuesday in May of each year, and

such other meetings shal l be held as shall be ordered by the ByLaws.

ARTICLE XII.

Nine members of the Society shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE XIII.

ment abal l have been given to the Society when in session at tho


BY LAWS .

Section 1 . The annual meeting of the Society shall be heldat such place as may be determin ed by a majority of the members

at each regular meeting.

Sec. 2. The annual dues shall be three dollars, invariably inadvance.

“All physician s l icensed by the Ohio Board during the

curren t yea r, who loca te in Oh io , sha l l upon such l icen sure ,

and their declaration as Hom eopath ic physician s, be autom a t

ica l ly m ade m embers of the Society , such m embersh ip to con

tinue the second year upon the paym en t of on e dol lar, the

th ird yea r two dol la rs , a nd therea fter upon the paym ent of the

regu lar dues of three do l la rs.

“Al l new m embers, not recen t gradua tes, sha l l be ad

m itted upon paym en t of on e dol la r for the first year, two

dol lars for the second. therea fter upon paym en t o f the regu la r

dues .

Tha t the Membership Comm ittee is empowered to use

their judgmen t in con tinu ing de linquen t m embers on the

active rolls of the Society , when such del inquency is ade

qua te ly expla in ed, and to rem it the dues a ltogether of such

m embers as m ay be unable through sickness or m isfortune

to m eet their ob l iga tions .

Sec. 3. At each annual meeting commi ttees shall be appointedto report upon such subjects as the Society may designate.

Sec. 4. Al l communications read before the Society shall become its property ; but no paper shal l be published as a part of thetransactions of the Society without its sanction.

Sec. 5. The regular order of business of each meeting shall

be arranged by the President and Secretary.

Sec. 6. All papers presented to the Society may be read bysynopsis or in ful l, not to exceed ten minutes, except the Chair

man’s, which may be fifteen . Discussions shall be l imited to five

240 THE HOW PATHICm SOCIETY OF OHIO

Sec. 1 1 . The President-elect shall appoint a Committee of

five members, whose duty it shall be to arrange al l the minor detailbusiness of the meetings of the Society over which he presides, andpresent it in such order as to interfere the least with the regular

regular meeting, by a vote of a majority of the members preu t.

STANDING RESOLUTIONS.

Resolved, That we do not deem it best to issue certificates of

qual ifications to any person or persons except they be already members of this Society, but woul d refer all such cases to local , countyor congressional district Societi es.

Adopted June 9, 1868.

Resolved, That hereafter no paper sha ll be published with the

proceedings of this Society, the substance of which, at least, has

not been addressed to the Society .

Adopted May 1 1 , 1 870.

Resolved, That all members of the Society who shal l removefrom the state shall remain members of Society only on payment

of dues up to the time of removal , after suitable notice.

Resolved, That al l members of the Society, non-residents of

the state, shall be exempt from al l financial obl igations to the

Adopted May 14, 1 873.

Resolved, That hereafter when any member becomes in arrears

for three years his name shal l be stricken from the list of members,

after due notice. No member in arrears shal l receive a copy of the

Resolved, That such members may be restored to the list upon

payment of arrearage to date of restoration .

Adopted May 1 2, 1875.

Resolved, That the Secretary and Treasurer of this Societyshall not, during incumbency, be required to pay annual dues.

Adopted May 14, 1 890.

Resolved, That whenever any assessment is made which anymember of this Society bel ieves to be prejudi

best interests, such assssment be considered to that

and void without any ofi cial action of the Society.

Adopted May 1 1 , 1898.


OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETYSINCE ITS ORGANIZATION, 1 864.

President—A. 0. Blair, M. D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—E . C. Witheril l , M. D. Cincinnati .

Second Vice President—W. Webster, M. D. Dayton .

Third Vice President—A. C. Barlow, M. D. Ia ncaster.

Treasurer—G. H. Blair, M. D. Columbus.

President—Lewis Barnes, M. D., Delaware.

First Vice President—J Bosler, M. D. Dayton .

Second Vice President—A. Shepherd, M. D., Glendale.

Secretary—E . P. Penfield, M. D., Bucyrus.

Treasurer—C. C.White, M. D. Columbus.

President—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—Geo. H. Blair,M. D Columbus.

Second Vice President—H . S . Barbour, M. D., Galion.

Secretary—W. Webster, M. D., Dayton .

Treasurer—C. C. White, M. D. Columbus.

President—J . Bosler, M. D., Dayton .

F irst Vice President—G. H. Bla ir, M. D., Columbus.

Second Vice President—E . C. Beckwith, M. D., Zanesvil le.Secretary

—A. Shepherd, M. D. Glendale.

Treasurer—C. C. White, M. D. Columbus.

President—W. Webster, M. D., Dayton .

First Vice President—E . L. Flowers, M. D. NewLexington.

Second Vice President—A. Shepherd, M. D. Glendale.

Secretary—T . P. Wil son , M. D., Cleveland.


The following year, 1876, being the Centenn ial , and the pro

met in Philadelphia, no session of the Society was held.

President—W. M. Detweiler, M. D., Findlay.

First Vice President—R. B. Rush , M. D., Salem.

Second Vice President—Wil liam Owens, M. D Cincinnafi.

Secreta ry—W. A. Phil lips,M . D., Cleveland.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D. Cleveland.

President—J . B. Hunt, M. D., Delaware.

First Vice President—H . H. Baxter, M. D. Cleveland.Second Vice President—E . P. Gaylord, M. D. Cleveland.

Secretary—A. N. Bal lard, M. D., (pro Shelby.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D Cleveland

President—H . H. Baxter, M. D. Cleveland.

Second Vice President—Will iam Owens, M. D Cincinnati.

Secretary—H . M. Logee, M. D., Oxford.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D Cleveland.

President—E . P. Gaylord, M. D., Toledo.

First Vice President—Wil l iam Owens, M. D., Cincinnati.Second Vice President—E . Gil lard, M. D., Sandusky.

Secretary—J . A. Gann , M. D.,Wooster.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D. Cleveland.

President—H . M. Logee, M. D., Oxford.

First Vice President—M. H. Parmelee, M. D.

moledo.

Second Vice Pre sident—G . W. Moore, M. D., Springfield.

Secretary—H . E . Beebe, M. D., Sidney.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D., Cleveland.

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 245

President—Will iam Owens, M. D., Cincinnati.First Vice President—E . Van Norman , M. D. Springfield.

Second Vice President—C. C. White, M. D., Columbus.


TreasureH . C. Sanders, M. D Cleveland.

First Vice President—C. E .Walton, M. D. Hamilton .

SecondVice President—W. A. Phill ips, M. D., Cleveland.Secretary

—H . E . Beebe, M. D., Sidney.

Treasurer—J . C. Sanders, M. D Cleveland.

President—J . C. Sanders, M. D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—J . P. Geppert, M. D., Cincinnati .

Second Vice President—M. P. Hunt, M. D Delaware.


Treasurer—William, T . Miller, M. D Cleveland.

President—R. B. Rush, M. D., Salem .

First Vice President—G. C. McDermott, M. D., Cincinnati.

Second Vice President—E . R. Eggleston, M. D., Mt. Vernon.

Secretary—H . E . Beebe, M. D Sidney.

Treasurer—Wil liam T. Miller, M. D., Cleveland.

President—H . E . Beebe, M. D., Sidn ey.

First Vice President—A. Claypool , M. D., Toledo.

Second Vice President—O. D. Childs, M. D., Akron .

Secretary—C. E . Walton , M. D., Hamilton .

Assistant Secretary—H . A. Chase, M. D., Toledo.

Treasurer—Wil l iam T . Miller, M. D., Cleveland.

President—A. Claypool, M. D., Toledo.

First Vice President—J . W. Clemm er, M. D Columbus.

246 THE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL socnm ror 011 10

Second Vice President—R. N. Warren, M.D., Wooster.

Secretary—C. E .Walton, M. D., Hamil ton .

Assistant Secretary—C. L. Cleveland, M. D. Cl eveland.

Treasurer—H . Pomeroy, M. D., Cleveland.

President—N. Schneider, M D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—E . R . Eggleston , M. D. Mt. Vernon .

Second Vice President—J . A. Gann , M. D. Wooster.

Secretary—C. E .Walton , M. D., Hamilton .

Assistant Secretary—M. P. Hunt, M. D., Cleveland.

Treasurer—H. Pomeroy, M. D., Cleveland.

President—C. E . Wal ton , M. D., Hamil ton .

First Vice President—C. L. Cleveland, M. D., Cleveland.

Second Vice President—Frances G. Derby, M. D. Columbus.Secretary

—Frank Kraft, M D. Sylvania .

Assistant Secretary—C. D. Crank, M. D., Cincinnati .Treasurer—H . Pomeroy, M. D.

, Cleveland.

Necrologist—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.

President—John A. Gann , M. D. Wooster.

F irst Vice Pres.—Orpha D. Baldwin, M. D.

,E . Portland, Ore.

Second Vice President—C. A. Pauly, M. D., Cincinnati .

Secretary—Frank Kraft, M. D., Sylvan ia .

Assistant Secretary—C. C. True, M. D., Cleveland.

Treasurer—H . Pomeroy, M. D. Cleveland.

Necrologist—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.

President—E . R. Eggleston , M. D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—O. A. Palmer, M. D., Warren .

Second Vice President—O. D. Chil ds, M. D., Akron .

Secretary—R. B. House, M. D.

, Springfield.

Assistant Secretary—T . G. Bam hill , M. D., Findlay.

Treasurer—C. D. E llis, M. D. Cleveland.

Necrologist,—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.

THE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OHIOSecretary

—A. C. Roll, M.D Toledo.

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M. D., Salem .

Nserologist—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.

President—M. P. Hunt, M. D., Columbus .

First Vice President—W. A. Geohegan , M. D. Cincinnati .

Second Vice President—J . T . El lis, M. D., Waynesvil leSecretary

—A. C. Roll, M. D., Toledo.

Assistant Secretary—R. B. Carter, M. D., Akron .


Necrologist—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cl eveland.

President—W. A. Geohegan , M. D., Cincinnati.First Vice President—R. B. Johnson , M. D., Ravenna .

Second Vice President—F . O. Hart, M. D., West Unity.

Secretary—R. B. Carter, M. D.

,Akron .

Assistant Secreta ry—M. P. Hunt, M. D., Columbus.


Necrologist—D. H . Beckwith M D., Cleveland.

President—R . B. Carter, M. D.,Akron .

First Vice President—A. W. Reddish, M. D., Sidney.

Second Vice President—Martha Canfield, M. D Cleveland.

Secretary—A. B. Nel les, M. D. Columbus.

Assistan t Secretary —G. D. Grant, M.D. Springfield.

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M. D., Sa lem .

Necrologist—D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland.1900

President—C. E . Sawyer, M. D., Marion.

First Vice President—F . W. Morley, M.D., Sandusky.

Second Vice President—Laura C. Brickley, M. D., Cincinnati .

Secretary—A. B. Nelles, M. D., Columbus.

Assistant Secretary—G. E .Wilder, M. D., SanduskyTreasurer—T . T. Church, M. D., Salem.

Necrologist, D. H. Beckwith, M. D., Cleveland

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 249

President—J .w. Means, M. D., Troy.

Second Vice President—L. K. Maxwell, M. D., Toledo.

Secretary—A. B. Nellm, M. D Columbus.

Assistant Secretary—C. E . Silbernagel, M. D. Columbus.

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M.D., Salem.

Necrologist—D. H . Beckwith, M D Cleveland.

On account of the meeting in Cleveland of the American Institute of Homeopathy, no meeting of the State Society was held

in 1 902. The emeers elected the previous year were retained and

the members attended the sessions of the Institute in June.

President—Thee. M. Stewart, M. D., Cincinnati.First Vice President—G. D. Grant, M. D., Springfield.

Secretary—A. B. Nelles, M. D., Columbus .

Assistant Secretary—C. E . Silbernagel , M. D., Columbus.

Treasurer—T . T. Church, M. D., Sal em .

Necrologist,—D. H . Beckwith, M D., Cleveland.

First Vice President—J . H. Wilson, M. D., Bellefontaine.

Second Vice President—Katherine Kurt, M. D. Akron.

Secretary—C. E . Silbernagel, M. D. Columbus.

Assistant Secretary—M. P. Hunt, M. D., Columbus.


Necrologist—D. H. Beckwith, M D Cleveland.

President—J. H . Wilson , M. D Bellefontaine.

F irst Vice President—Sara E . Fletcher, M. D., Columbus.Second Vice Pres ident—J. A. Mitchel l , M. D Newark.Secretary—C. E . Silbernagel , M . D., Columbus.

Assrstant Secretary—W. H . Phil lips, M. D Cleveland.

Treasurer—T . T . Church , M . D., Sa lem .

Necro logist—D. H . Beckwith , M . D Cleveland.

25 0 THE HOME PATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OH IO

President—Gains J. Jones, M . D ., Cleveland.

F irst Vice-President—G . D . Arndt, M . D., Mt. Vernon .

Second Vice-President—Clara E . Cooke, M . D. , Portsmouth.

Secretary—C. E . Silbernagel , M . D., Columbus.

Assistant Secretary—W . B. Carpenter, M. D., Columbus.

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M . D Sa lem .

Necro logist—D. H . Beckwith, M . D., Cleveland.

President—L. K. Maxwell , M . D., Toledo.

F irst Vice-President—J. B. McBride, M . D., Zanesville.

Second Vice-President—Al ice Butler, M . D., Cleveland.

Secretary—H . F . Staples, M . D. , Cleveland.

Assistant Secretary—Lincoln Phill ips, M . D., Cincinnati.

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M . D ., Sa lem .

Necro logist—D. H . Beckwith, M . D., Cleveland.

President—J. W. Overpeck, M . D ., Ham ilton .

First Vice-President—Lester E . S iemon , M . D . , Cleveland.

Second Vice-President—C. Hoyt, M . D . , Chil l icothe.

Secretary—H . F . Staples, M . D . , Cleveland.

Assistant Secretary—Frank Webster, M . D . , Dayton .

Treasurer—T . T . Church , M . D . , Sa lem .

Necro logist—D. H . Beckwith, M . D Cleveland.

President—L . E . Siemon , M. D., Cleveland.

F irst-Vice-President—W . A. Humphrey , M . D Toledo.

Second Vice-President—H . F . Staples, M . D ., Cleve land.

Secretary—R . O. Keiser, M . D., Columbus.

Assistant Secretary—J. C. Price, M . D .

,Toledo .

Treasurer—T . T . Church, M . D . , Sa lem .

Necrologist—D. H . Beckwith, M . D., Cleveland.

252 m s nounora'rmc MEDICAL socmrr or cure

Presiden t— R . O . Keiser, M . D ., Columbus .

F irst V ice Presiden t—I . O . Denm an , M . D . , Toledo .

Second

!?l'

ice Presiden t—Gertrude K . Meck,M . D . , Cleve

lan

Secretary—J. G. Keiser, M . D . , Co lumbus .

T reasurer—T . T . Church , M . D . , Sa lem .

Necrologist—H . E . Beebe , M . D . , Sidney .

ANNUAL MEETINGS

ANNUAL MEETINGS .

The Homeopathic Medical Society of the State

was organized October 13, 1864, at Columbus.

Meetings have been held annually as fol lows

Toledo.

Columbus.

Springfield.

Columbus.

No session on

of Centennialadelphia .

Cl eveland .

1 91 5 To be he ld a t Toledo .

No session on account

of World’s Fair at

Chicago.

Toledo.

Cl eveland.

Piqua .

Akron.

Columbus.

Springfield.

Sandusky .

No session on account

of American Institutemeeting in Clevel and.

Columbus.

Columbus.

Cl eveland.

Columbus.

254 THE HOME PATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO

MEMORIAL RECORD

Al l en ,H. C.

Ba ldwin -Bruce,OrphaD .

Barn es, LewisBeckwith , D. H.

Beckwith , E . C.

Beckwith , S . R .

Biggar, G. G.

Bl ackf ord, HarryBl air, A. 0.

Brown , B. P.

Carter, R . B.

Ch ilds, O. D.

Cl ark, F . M.

Cleveland, C. L.

Coburn , S . H.

Cropper, Chas.

Cummer, R . J.

Curtis, H. N.

Dake, J. P.

Dickson , JamesDuncan , T. C.

Dawson , T. KirbyEaton , M. M.

Ferris, Charles

F lowers, F . L.

Flowers , J. R .

Gann , J. A.

Gaylord, E . P.

Goucher, E . T.

Haines, J. W.

Hale, T . T.

Ha l l , S. L.

Hammer, A. J .

Harris, J. D.

Hart, F . O.

Hastings, W . C.

House, C. E .

Hoyt , CharlesHunt, J. B.

Hunt, M. P.

Admitted.

1871

1 900

1891

Hun t, W . H.

Hurlburt , J. W .

Jackson ,W . S.

1 873—Jones , Ga ius J.

1 906

1 892

1 864

1 888

1 895

1 894

1 864

1 877

1 897

1 867

1 904

1 905

1880

1 870

1 907

1 882

1 892

1 872

1 901

1 890

1 868

1 864

1 864

1 882

1 864

1 871

1 885

1 900

1 904

1904

1 907

1884

1 8701879

1 889

1 8721896

1868

Jon es, G. W .

Kinsel l , D. R .

Kraft, F rankKurt, Ka therineLaronge, L. L.

Lodge, E . A.

Logee, H. M .

Ludlam ,R .

Lungren , S . S .

Lyons , Matilda , J.Marsh , Guy C.

McDermott , G. C.

McMahon , W . R.

Merchan t ,W . M.

Mil l er, J. M.

Monroe, H. I.Moore , G. W .

Morden , RalphMorl ey, F . W.

Morril l , C. F .

Oesterl in , Chas.

Olmstead, C. C.

Outland, W . H .

Owens , J. B.

Owens, Wm .

Pa in ter, Charles D.

Patterson , A. M.

Peters, WesleyPol lock, F . M .

Pomeroy, H .

Pul te, J. H .

Ring, HamiltonRosenberger, A. S.

Rowsey, W . T.

Ruhl , H. C.

Rush , R . B.

THE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SW IETY OF OHIO

REGISTER OF MEMBERSHIP.

Ackley , Rose R ., 36 Wa sh ington Avenue , W arren .

Adam s, E . O., 1028 Rose Building, Cleveland.

Adams, Glenn , Southeast Corn er Seventh and JohnStreets , Cincinnati .

Al lyn,W . E . Chardon.

Am es, C. S Ada .

Arm strong, Dean K ., 841 West Cen tra l Street , Toledo .

Arndt, G. D., Mt . Vernon.

Ba ldwin ,H. D.,

21 5 Court Street, Elyria .

Ba l dwin ,Wm . M.,

Newark.

Ba rbee, B . I ., 141 East Sta te Street, Columbus.

Bard, F rank E ., 76 Grasmere Street, Cleveland .

Barnh ill , J. W .,1 1 756 W . Wash ington Street, Napoleon .

Barnhil l , T. G., F indlay.

Barton -Peeks , Pau l ine H ., 720Rose Building, Cleveland.

Basinger, S . F .,New London.

Baxter, H. H .,1021 Prospect Avenue, Clevel and.

Beach , W i lber E . , Gra tis .

Beebe, H. E ., Sidn ey.

Beggs, Grace E . , 4106 Bridge Street , Cleveland.

Benson -Silber, Mart ha E ., 325 East Federa l Street .

Youngstown .

Bickerstaph , T hom as, New London .

Biddin ger, A. E .,802 Rose Buil ding, Cleveland .

Biggar , H . F .,1 1 10Eucl id Avenue, Cl eveland .

Bigger , H. F ., Jr .,1 1 10Eucl id Avenue, Cleveland.

Bishop, H. D .,764 Rose Building, Clevel and.

Bisse l l , George R . , 350 Ea st State Street , Co lumbus .

Bl ackburn ,W . J 1 1 1 1 Wayn e Avenu e, Dayton.

Blackford , George K .,E ldorado.

Bowm an ,I. N. , Upper Sandusky .

Bradshaw, C. E ., Corn in g.

Brady , Adda H . , 7 19 Rose Bu ilding, Cleve land.

Brewster , Charl es B ., 8West Win ter Street , Del aware.

Brooks , A. A .,North Market Street, Orrvil le .

Buchanan , R . A . , 309 Opera House Block, Lim a .

Budde , Chas . H ., Cen tra l Block, F ifth and JefiersonStreets , Dayton .

Bunker, Media A .,3206 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland.

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Burgn er , B. R ., 758 Rose Building, Clevel and.

Burn ham,J. W .

,428 East l 56th Street, Cleveland .

Butl er, Al ice, 808 Rose Buil ding, Cleveland.

Ca ldwel l , R . W .,212 Pearl Street, Jackson .

Cameron, G. D., Chagrin F al l s.

Canfield, Martha A .,51 6 Rose Building, Cleveland .

Carpenter, W . B .,102 Buttles Avenue

, Columbus.

Case, Rol l and A .,1 351 E ast 89th Street N. E ., Cl evel an d.

Cash ,Nath an 69 E ast Third Street, Uhrichsvil le.

Ca tl in , M . M 419 South Market Street , Ca n ton .

Caufiield, Edwm J 250West Market Street, Akron .

Cieslak, Kazim ier G. , 2297 W est Fourteen th Street ,Cleve land .

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Chandler, L. L ., 9603 La ruder Street , Cleveland .

Cheatham ,Elizabeth C., Marion .

Church , T . T ., Sa lem .

Clendon , Cla ra K . , 3704 Prospect Avenue , Cleve land .

Cochran , D. I ., Ham ilton , R . F . D. No. 10, Mil lvil l e .

Combs ,d

M . L . , 3020 Eucl id H e ights Bou leva rd, Clevelan

Con a rd, C. K ., Mt . Vernon .

Cooke , Cla ra B .,922 Seven th Street, Portsm outh .

Cook, E . P., Granvi l le .

Cook, J . H ., New Carl isl e .

C00per, Cha s . N . , 25-29 Groton Bu ilding, Cincin n a ti.

Countrym an ,A. M., 3819 Eastern Avenue, Cin cinnati.

Crank, C. D. , 2405 Auburn Avenue , Cin cinn ati .Crecel ius, W . A ., 1 14 Huron Avenue , Sandusky .

Cross, W . Curtis, Ashtabul a .

Crouch , W . C. , 4103 Ma rvin Avenue , Cleve land .

Cummings, C. W .,Atwater.

Cumm in s, George M . , 324 North Third Street , Ham

ilton .

Curtis , H e len E . , Ma rietta .

Cutter , 0. S .,212 Reserve Trust Bu ilding, cor. Woodl and

and East 55th , Clevel and.

Damon , G. J . , Medin a .

Dan forth , Joseph in e M.,51 6 Rose Bu ilding, Cl eveland .

Dawley,ByronW ., 701 Cherry Street, Toledo.

Deeley, Stanton E . 106 South Main Street, Mt . Vernon.

Denman, George A 421 -23 Ohio Building, Toledo.

THE HOW PATH IC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF OHIOAdmitted1 908 Denman , Ira O., 421 -3 Ohio Bui lding, Toledo.

1 912 Dixon , C. A ., 707 Second Nationa l Building, Akron .

1 914 Dixon , W . W ., 894 East Market Street , Akron .

1 91 4 Doubrava , J . F ., 1 651 St . Cla ir Street, Cleveland.

1 908 Doan , E . R ., West Carrol lton.

Egts, John B ., Delphos.

Eha , Charles, 2648 Erie Avenue, Cincinna ti .E l l is, C. D., 1 730West 25th Street, Cleveland.

Ely , George T ., U tica .

Emery, W. C., Kenton.

Ensey, W . Webster, 405 South Brown Street, Dayton .

Ewing, H. H., Chicago Junction .

Faul der, H. B.,Wapakoneta .

Fenn eman , Prudence, Hamil ton .

Ferree , J . A 905 Reibold Bu ilding, Dayton .

Ferris, C. L.,21 5 Shu ler Avenue, Ham ilton .

Fishel l , W il l iam J F indlay .

F l etcher, Sara E 338 E ast State Street, Columbus.Fowl er, E . H ., 5033 Broadway, Cleveland.

Fowler, H. DeM 5224 Laurel Street, Coll inwood.

Frost, Herbert L., 2079 E ast 36th Street, Cl evelandGa rrison , Joseph S ., 35 West Second Street, Chill icothe .

Ga rwood, J . Stokes , North Lewisburg.

Gau lt, W . E ., 733 Second Street , Portsmouth .

Geiser, Charles E ., 25 Groton Building, Cincinnati .Ge iser, S . R ., Groton Building, Cincinnati.Geohegan, Will iam A. , 3026 Price Avenue, N. E . corner

Price and Hawthorne Avenues, Cincinnati .Gibbs, F . L., 84 West Second Street, Ch illicothe.

Gil lard, David, Port Cl in ton .

Gil l ard, Edwin , Corner Washington and Decatur,dusky .

Ginn , Curtiss, Dayton .

Good, H . Lee , 328 North Th ird Street, Ham ilton .

Grant, George D., Springfield.

Graves, H . R K ingsvil le .

Griggs, O. P 207 Main Street, Ashtabula .

Groesbeck, F . B. Steubenvil le.

Grosvenor , F . B 703 Provident Bank Building, Cincinnati.

Guy, Harry J., R . R . No . 8, Dayton .

Ha le, G. R .,West Liberty.

26 0 THE HOMEOPATHIC Mm ICAL SOCIETY OF OHIOAdm itted

1 909 Jewitt , E . H . , 487 T he Arcade , Cleveland .

9103 Junkerm a nn , C. F . , 1 38 Ea st Sta te Street , Co lumbus .

1 914 Junkerm ann , U lric Z . , Dem ocracy .

Ka sting, Robert W . ,2910Vin e Street, Cincin na ti.

Keiser, J . G. , 427 Ea st Long Street , Columbus .

Keiser, Rom eo O . ,427 East Long Street, Columbus .

Kel ly, J. W ., Bel lvi l le.

Kerkow , Pau l E . , 1 1 1 2 Russe l l , Covington , Ky .

Kilgour, P. T . , Co l lege H il l , Cincinna ti.Kilgour, J. C.

, Harrison.

Kimm e l l , Benj. B . , 207 Penn Squa re Bu ilding, Cleve

land .

Kirk, E l len M .,41 1 -412 Mercan tile Libra ry Bu ilding,

Cincinna ti.

Kittle , Richard , 7104 St . Clair Avenue, Cleveland.

Koon tz , E . J. , W adsworth .

Laughl in , Thom as L.,531 R iver Street, Dayton.

Lebl icq. Fernand J. , 826 She lby Street , Sandusky .

Lee, Frank C.,617 Rose Building, Cleveland .

Lehm an ,F . F . ,

228 Wayne Street , Sandusky .

Littel l , H . F rank, 1 731 East F ifth Street, Dayton .

Loomis, F . R ., Jefl erson .

Lovett, A. A ., E aton.

Lyon , Edward L . , Akron .

McBride, John B.,Zan esvil l e .

McBride, Martha Al ice, Zan esvil l e.

McCan n ,T . A ., 1 1 5 Perry Street , Dayton .

McClea ry , J . R . , Merca n t1 le Libra ry Building, Cincinnati.

McClure, S . D.,1 24West Main Street, Newark.

McCorm ick. Ida E . ,1 372 Burdette Avenue , Cincinn a ti.

McNerney , Nevil le H ., Fredericktown , R . D . No . 4 .

Mcvay , J. H .,225 Michigan Street, Tol edo.

Man sur, W il l iam B . , Miam i Va l ley Hospita l , Dayton .

Maxwel l , L . K .,1 61 5 Twen ty-second Street, Toledo.

Maxwel l , W . Frank , 1 547 Nicholas Bu il ding, Toledo.

Meade, S . J. D., Grand Hotel , Cincinnati .Means, J. W ., Troy.

Meck, Gertrude K . , 71 9 Rose Bu ilding, Cleveland.

Mersfelder, F . H . ,228 East Th ird Street, Can a l Dover .

Mil ler, George W ., Reibol d Buil ding, Dayton .

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Mil ler, H. T . 229 E ast High Street, Springfield.

Mil l er, W . T 1 1 10Eucl id Avenue, Cl eveland .

M inahan , Thom a s A . ,Pittsburgh Hom eopa th ic Hos

pita l , Pittsburgh , Pa .

Mohn , D . L Ash lan d .

Moore , C. L . , 6933 Detro it Avenue , Cleve la nd .

Morrison ,F . A .,

2 Third Street, Uhrichsvil le .

Morrow, James C. , Bel l evue.

Motto , M ichae l P . , F lorence Bu ilding, Superior and

E ast F ifty-fifth Streets , Cleve land .

Munn l , C. O., Oxf ord .

Naum ann , Cha rles , Circlevil le .

Neiswa nder, H . A . , Pandora .

Nixon , Isabe l le B . , 403 E a st F ron t Street , Mt . Vernon .

Noble, Lyman A ., 810 Schofield Building, Cl evel and .

Nobles, N. T. B ., 1 1 10Eucl id Avenue, Cleveland .

Oglesbee, E . C., Cedarvi l le .

Overholt, C. A ., Ada .

Overpeck, J. W .,210North Third Street, Hami lton.

Pardee, Mark, Franklin .

Parker, J08. D., 71 8 Adams Street, Sandusky.

Parker, J. W .,41 West Second Street , London.

Parr, J. D., 220Putn am Street, Marietta .

Pa tton , E liza H . , 1 86 Doa n Street , Bra tenah l , Ea stCleve land .

Pauly, C. A ., Un ion Tru st Building, Cincinn ati .Peters, Wilson L.

, Circlevi l le.

Phil l ips , Linco ln , 2355 Pa rk Avenue , W a lnut H il ls ,Cin cinn ati .

Phil l ips, W . A . , 723 Schofie ld Bu ilding, Cleve land .

Ph il l ips, W . H .,101 8-1020Rose Bui lding, Clevel and.

Pol lock, F . M. , 721 East McMil lan Street , Wa lnut Hills.Cin cinn a ti .

Powel l , Geo. V., South Ma in Street, Portage.

Pren tiss, J . B .,21 2 North F if th Street, Steubenvi l le.

Prouty , H . L . , W est U n ity .

Prugh , Merril l D . 1 1 21 North Ma in Street , Dayton .

Pryor, L. R ., E aton.

Pu l ford, Wil l iam Henry , Del aware .

Pyle , H. W ., 5 West Col lege Street, Oberl in.

Quay, George H. 818 Rose Bui lding, Cl evel and .

Quil l iams, FF F 12104 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

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Reddish , A. W., Sidn ey.

Reed, R. G., 712 Provident Building, Cincinnati.Reil ly

,Wm . F ., 1 2 W . Seventh Street, Cincinnati.

Rhonehouse, George W ., Maumee.

Roseberry , M. E .,New London.

Roseberry, W. H .,309-310Myers Building, Ashl and.

Robin son , Emily, 2046 East 102nd Street, Cleveland.

Rounds, F . C.,2804 East Third Street, Dayton .

Rowl an d, J . E ., South Eucl id.

Rust, Carl , 862 Rose Bui lding, Cleveland.

Sa l isbury, George S., Rose Bu ilding, Cleveland.

Sawyer, C. E ., 265 and 267 South Main Street, Marion .

Sawyer, W ilbur J Rose Building, Cleveland.

Schel l , Hugh D 1 10North Third Street, Hamilton .

Schel l , S . M 1 10North Third Street, Hamilton .

Schenkelberger, Frederick P., Coll ins Sta te Hospita l ,Gowanda , N. Y.

Schneider, Adolph B . 1005 Rose Building, Cleveland.

Schn eider, Edgar B 4615 Ma in , Norwood.

Schn eider, J. Hom er, 201 3 West 25th Street, Cleveland.

Schul ze, C. A. 49 East Main Street, Columbus.

Seide l , A. N 8109 Woodland Avenue , Cleveland.

Shawen , Cha s. R , 201-202 Reibold Building, Da on .

Sien

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Sink, H. H., Columbus Grove.

Sink, O . O ., Sm ithfield.

Silbern agel, C. E ., 1 5 West Goodale Street , Columbus.

Sm ith , F loyd D., Cuy ahoga F al ls.

Sm ith , Wm . H ., Mercan tile Library Building, Cincinnati.

Sm ith-Wh ite, Florence R Cardington.

Snow, Henry , 4296 Ash land Avenue , Norwood , Cincinnati.

Som ers, F . W ., 7412 Lora in Avenue , Cleveland.

Spencer, G. W .,830Rose Bu ilding, Cleveland .

Stansbury, F . R ., 3776 Isabel l a Street, Hyde Park,

Stansbury, Nina J 1 5 Coventry Road, Cleveland.

Staples, H. F 1020Rose Building, Cleveland.

Steiner, J. S ., Blufiton .

Stepfield, A. E ., Doylestown .

Stephan , Otto, 4226 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati .Stephens, J. A. , 1 1 10Eucl id Avenue, Cl eveland.

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Wh itaker, H . 0. New Burl ington .

Wh ite, Mary H 2057 E ast 107th Street, Cleveland.

W ian t, C. J. , 21 8 South State Street , Marion .

Wiggers, E . S ., 51 1 Mercantile Library Building, Cincinn ati .

Wiggers, H. H ., 404-405 Mercan tile Library Building,Cin cinn ati .

Wilkins, G. R . 201 7 West 100th Street, Cleveland .

Wil l iams,A. D Huntsburg.

Wil l iams,W . H .

,1 18 East Third Street , Middletown.

W il loughby , E . O . , 1 22 South Ludlow Street, Dayton .

Wilma, J . H ., Kenn ey Buil din g, 12West Seventh Street.

W inga te , Ma ra L . S . ,1835 E ast S ixty

-th ird Street ,Cleve land .

Wilson ,Wil liam Savings and Loan Building, Akron .

Win e,Joseph M 1 629 E ast F ifth Street, Dayton .

Wolcott, R . C., 20 South Cherry Street , Troy.

Wilson , J . H .,Bel lefonta in e .

Wonder, J . D.,717 West Th ird Street , Dayton .

Wood, G. W . , W ilm ington .

Woods. G. W . , 656 West Broad Street , Columbus .

Wood , Jam es C. ,818 Rose Bu ilding, Clevel and .

Yam shon , Sam uel , 61 09 Quincy Avenue , Cleve land .

Zbinden , Christian ,431 Nebraska Avenue, Tol edo.

Zimmerman , George , Fremont .

MEMBERS RESIDING IN OTHER STATES .

Ba l lard , A. N Birm ingham , Al a .

Ban n ing, Ca rm a B. C. , 1 148 Kinna ird Avenue , Fort

W ayn e , Indiana .

Bann ing, Edward, Box 343, Jacksonvil le , Florida .

Beebe , Hugh M . , Ann Arbor, Mich .

Bren izer,N. O.,

Austin ,Texas.

Clark, G. E ., Stil lwater, Minn.

Dudl ey, Mrs. Maurice .

F awcett , J. M ., cor. Market and Seventh Streets, Wheeling, W. Va .

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F rost, W . A.

Gil l ard , E . E .

Gray, E . V., State Hospita l , Gowanda , N. Y.

Ha in s, Charles W ., T ampa , F lorida .

Hatch , H. S .,Madison ,

Ind.

Hinsda le, W . B ., Ann Arbor, Mich .

Howard, E lmira Y., Pa lmyra , Mo.

Hughes, C. W .

Hun t, J. S ., San ta Mon ica , Ca l .John son , R . B., Riverside, Cal .King, John C., Bann ing, Cal .King, Jul ius , New York City.

M ason , Albert E ., 922 Buff a lo Street, Frankl in , Pa .

McClure, W . B .,East Chattanooga , Tenn.

Murray, Elizabeth , 213 Third Street, Niagara Fa l ls, N.Y.

Norris, J. C., Augusta , Ky .

Porter, Phil .Rorich , F . H .

Sa lisbury, S . S ., Los Angeles, Cal .Scheib, J. Phil .Simmons , H. B., Chestertown , Md.

Sm ith , Francis A ., Rock Isl and, Il l .Snow, W . S . , Georgetown , Ky .

T ay lor, Laurence M.

Van ce, J. W ., Madison, Wis.

Vess ie , Percy, Gowanda , N. Y.

Van

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Nprm an , E . V ., Ca rnegie Apa rtm en ts, San Diego ,

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Wal ter, Z . D .

W a ltz, Alvan L., Marlow, Oklahoma .

Win e, J. Wil ford, 298 Webster Avenue, Chicago, Il l .Ba iley, B . F ., Lincoln , Neb .

HONORARY MEMBERS.

Buck, J. D.,605 Traction Building, Cincinnat1 .

Cl aypool, Al bert , 2217 Ful ton Street, Toledo.

Dewey, W . A. , Ann Arbor, Mich.

Graybil l , J. D .,131 7 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, La .

Ha lbert, Homer V Marshall Field Ann ex, 31 Washington Street Chicago, 111.

Monroe, A . L Miam i , F la .

Pratt , E . H .,100 State Street , Chicago, 111.

Roberts. Geo. W ., 1 70 West Fifty-n in th Street, NewYork City .

Stevens, R . H ., 6 Adams Avenue, West, Detroit, Mich .

Wilcox, Dewitt G., 419 Boylston Street , Boston , Mass.

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Campbell, Marian—Blindness, etc

Carpenter, W. B.—Address of Welcome

Cesarean Section—BuchananChurch , T. T.

—Report of Trea surerCollins, C. D.

—Facts in Derma tology, etcCommittees

Cook, J. H.—Wha t Ailed Them

Cutter, C. S., Discussion—Some Tonsil Considerations . .214

Danforth, Josephine M.—Th e Wa sserman Reaction

Denman , I. O., Discussion—Acute and Chronic Rhinitis . 89

Dewey, W. A.—For the Council of Medica l Educa tion . .24 39

Ensey, W. Webster, DiscussionFacts in Derma tology, etc.

—Collins . .

Geiser, S. R.—Unusua l Pha ses of Spina l Disea ses

Ginn , Curtiss—Acidosis Following Surgica l Opera tions . -1 42

Discussion— 7Harding, G. T.

-Resolution .

Discussion—Practica l Hygienic HelpsHeld, W. A., Discussion—A Surgica l SurpriseHetherington , C. E Discussion—Rammstedt’s

Hilborn , R. R.-Some Practica l Hygienic Helps

Discussion—Spina l Reflexes , etc

History of Homeopathic Medica l Society of Ohio

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Hom er, J. Richey—The Diagnosis and Trea tment,Hunt, Ella G., Discussion—Acute and Chronic Rhinitis . 90

Ireland, Chas . L.—Spina l Reflexes in Gynecology

Jewitt, E . H., Discussion—Some Practica l HygienicHelps

Discussion—Some Tonsil Considera tionsDiscussion—What Ailed Th em

Ka li Muria ticum—Wel ls

Lantern Slide Illustra tions, etc.—Ba iley

Lehman, F . F Discussion—Some Tonsil Considera tions . .214

McCleary , J. R .—Acute and Chronic Cata rrha l Rhinitis . 85

McCann , T. A.—For Sta te Board of Examina tion, etc

Introducing Dr. UphamDiscussion—Th e Diagnosis and Trea tment, etc 207

Maxwell, L. K., DiscussionMeek, Gertrude K., Discussion—Some Tonsil

Considera tions

Memoria l RecordMercurius Corrosivus , etc.

—CooperNight Ca lls , etc —Phillips

Discussion—Facts in Derma tology, etc

Discussion—Rammstedt’s Opera tion

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Phillips , W. H., Discussion—Acute and Chronic Rh initis 89The College Question 29 31

Treasurer

Auditing Comm itteeSta te Boa rd of Medica l Examina tion , etc

Sawyer, C. E .—The College Situation

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