The Psychologic Factor in Medicine and Its Application to Nervous Diseases, John Punton, Kansas City. A Study of a Case of Dual Personality, S. Grover Burnett, Kansas City. Extrauterine Gestation, Recognition, Management; Report of last three cases, C. E. Ruth, Keokuk. At 12:15 the meeting adjourned. At 1:30 p. m. the meeting was called to order by the President, and the Symposium on Syphilis taken up in regular order, all contributors being present as follows: Hereditary Syphilis, R. C. Moore, Omaha. Syphilitic Immunity; or Second Infection, A. C. Stokes, Omaha. Syphilis as Affecting the Nervous System, F. E. Coulter, Omaha. Diagnosis and Management of Syphilis, M. E. Silver, Sioux City. Congenital Syphilis in the Newborn and Young Infants, Mary Strong, Omaha. Affections of the Eye due to Syphilis, W. B. Lemere, Omaha. After the discussion on the Symposium, Dr. Harry H. Everett, of Lincoln, Neb., presented a paper entitled "Some Cases of Cured Appendicitis. Adjourned at 5:30. The meeting was again called to order at 8 p. m., and an interesting illustrated lecture was presented by Dr. F. B. Tiffany, of Kansas City entitled "Embryology, Histology and Pathology of the Eye." Mayor A. W. Caldwell, of Sioux City, Ia., delivered a witty address on "Antitoxin. After adjournment the members repaired to the club rooms of the Elks, where they were royally entertained for several hours. SECOND DAY. The meeting was called to order at 10 a. m., March 20th, by the President, Dr. Barstow. About 150 members were present. The following papers were read and discussed: Intestinal Perforation in Typhoid Fever, Willson O. Bridges, Omaha. Report of Uses of X-Ray in Chronic Eczema, Acne, Cancer, etc., W. L. Kenney, St. Joseph. Diagnosis of Diastolic Heart Sound, LeRoy Crummer, Omaha. Called to order at 1:30 p.m., when the following papers were presented: A Few Cases of Loss of Cornea from Neglected Dacryocystitis, D. C. Bryant, Omaha. Treatment for Relief of Nasal Reflexes, with Report of Cases, F. W. Dean, Council Bluffs. Diagnosis of Gall Stones, A. L. Wright, Carroll. The secretary offered the following amendment to the constitution: Section one, article four, relating to meetings, to be amended as follows: The regular meetings of this society shall be held on the fourth Thursday of August and on the fourth Thursday of March of each year. The annual meetings shall be on the fourth Thursday in August at Council Bluffs; the semi-annual meetings shall be migratory, the selection of the place of meeting to be determined by vote of the society. Under the rules this amendment was laid over until the next meeting. Following bills were read and ordered paid: 259 two-cent stamps...... 416 one-cent stamps, mailing circulars. Secretary's expense semi-annual meeting $ 23.85 5.18 4.16 6.83 .25 11.95 1.00 $53.22 RESOLUTIONS. Dr. M. E. Silver, of Sioux City, Ia., introduced the following resolutions: WHEREAS, In order to check the spread of venereal diseases in the States, a committee of six from the sections on Hygiene and Sanitary Sciences and Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery of the American Medical Association, was appointed to stimulate study in and uniform knowledge of the subject of Prophylaxis of Venereal Diseases, and to present to the American Medical Association a plan for a national meeting, similar to the International Conference for the Prophylaxis of Venereal Diseases, which meets again this year in Brussels under the auspices of the government of Belgium; and that said committee desires the aid of the medical profession throughout this country in their noble work. Resolved, That the Missouri Valley Medical Society indorse this progressive movement, and that a committee of three be appointed by the President to promulgate the points therein set forth in the resolution adopted by the American Medical Association, and said committee report at the next meeting of the Missouri Valley Medical Association of its progress. Upon motion it was adopted. The secretary introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS, The good work accomplished by the American Congress on Tuberculosis has been generally recognized and appreciated, and WHEREAS, This Congress will hold a meeting in St. Louis in July, 1904, to which delegates from all over the world have been invited; therefore, be it Resolved, That this society endorse the objects and aims of the American Congress on Tuberculosis, and extend its hearty sympathy and co-operation. Upon motion it was adopted. The place of meeting was left to the discretion of the president, treasurer and secretary of the society. Society adjourned at 6 o'clock. BUCHANAN COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. At a meeting of physicians at the Commercial Club, April 14, a new county society was organized on the lines suggested by the American Medical Association, with an initial membership of fifty. Dr. Thomas H. Doyle was elected president; Dr. Thompson E. Potter, vice-president; Dr. J. M. Dunsmore, secretary, and Dr. Joseph J. Bansbach, treasurer. Drs. James K. Graham, Chester A. Tygart and James W. Heddens were named as censors. The society adopted the MEDICAL HERALD as its official journal, and quarters have been secured in the new public library building, where meetings will be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. A STATE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR OREGON.-The governor has appointed the following physicians as constituting the new State Board of Health President, Dr. A. C. Smith, Dekum building, Portland; vicepresident, Dr. A. Kinney, Astoria; secretary, Dr. Woods Hutchinson, Marquam building, Portland; Dr. C. J. Smith, Pendleton; Dr. J. B. Pickle, Medford; Dr. Harry Lane, Abingdon building, Portland, and Dr. E. A. Pierce, Salem. THE PROMISCUITY OF THE MADRID CONGRESS.-The "Semaine Medicale" of Paris has long vehemently protested against the action of the executive committee in charge of the approaching international medical congress, in opening the congress to others besides physicians. "It is not a medical congress," it states, "but a congress of physicians, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, midwives, etc., etc." Under these circumstances the "Semaine" announces that, loyal to principle, it will abstain from publishing a report of this congress "for which history will doubtless reserve a blank page. The international congress of the medical press convenes at Madrid two days before the general congress, and the same rulings as to membership have been adopted by the committee in charge. It is open to "journals of medicine, pharmacy, odontology and veterinary surgery." The "Semaine Medicale" also comments with amazement on the fact that the general elections have been appointed for the same week as the congress, by royal decree published March 27. The excitement of a political campaign is not conducive to the success of a scientific gathering.-J. A. M.A. Concerning the Doctor DR. O. B. CAMPBELL and wife went to New Orleans on May 2d, where Dr. Campbell read a paper before the surgical section of the American Medical Association. DR. J. N. MCCORMACK, at present the secretary of the Kentucky State Board of Health, has been appointed to act as a national organizer for the American Medical Association. His work will be principally in the central western states. DR. JOHN H. WOODS died recently at Thomas, Okla., at the age of 101, from a stroke of paralysis. Up to the time of his fatal seizure he had enjoyed excellent health and was still actively engaged in the practice of his profession, having been in active practice for seventy-five years. was the first probate judge of Douglas county, Kansas. He MARRIED.-Dr. R. M. Stone, of Omaha, was recently married to Miss Belle Noxon, of Bee, Nebraska. After the ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Stone took their wedding trip to Denver where Dr. Stone delivered an address on anesthesia before the Medical Society of Denver. Dr. and Mrs. Stone will be at home to their friends after April 15th. The Medical Herald extends congratulations. PROFESSOR ENRICO BOTTINI, the brilliant Italian surgeon, parliamentary deputy, and Senator died at his home of retirement, in San Remo, on March 11th. Though he is most known for the operation which bears his name, his achievements in a wide operative field were such as to entitle him to lasting fame. In addition, he was an excellent teacher of surgery and a clear expounder of political principles. DR. E. B. DAVIS, of Birmingham. Ala., one of the best known gynecologists and surgeons of the South, was killed on February 24 by being run over by a railway train. He was born near Birmingham, November 25, 1863, and was graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, in 1884. He was one of the founders of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association, and served as its secretary for many years until elected president. He was an ex-president of the Tri-State Medical Society of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, and was also a prominent member of the American Medical Association. THE JOURNAL'S NEW HOME.-The Journal of the American Medical Association is now ensconsed in its beautiful new home-a threestory-and-basement brick building, situated near the corner of Dearborn avenue and Indiana street, Chicago. From the illustrations and description contained in the last issue of the Journal, we gather that it is one of the most complete publishing plants in this country-and best of all-it is entirely paid for! We congratulate Editor-in-chief Simmons and his able corps of assistants, as well as the Board of Trustees, through whose combined efforts this great achievement was made possible. Medical Miscellany TO REMOVE THE ODOR OF IODOFORM FROM THE HANDS.-The odor of iodofom may be removed from the hands by washing with a weak solution of tannic acid, by rubbing freely with chloroform, by bathing them in vinegar, or by ablutions in flaxseed-meal water.-Jour. of Medicine and Science. PILOCARPIN IN CATARRHAL DEAFNESS.-Gillman (Jour. Mich. State Society) has used intratympanic injections of pilocarpin in many cases of catarrhal deafness from otitis, first introducing the eustachian catheter and forcing the solution into the middle ear by Politzer bag. He reports two cases, and concludes that it is absolutely effective in certain instances, together with allied treatment; in others, it may simply avert the worst consequences, while, perhaps, in the larger number it is ineffective.J. A. M. A. SOME BARUCH DONT'S IN THE HYDRIATIC MANAGEMENT OF FEVERS. -First. Don't bathe in cold water to reduce fever, but to refresh the fever-stricken patient. Second. Second. Don't permit cyanosis or chattering of teeth. Stop! Third Don't stop bathing because patient complains of chilliness. Fourth. Don't raise temperature of baths on account of chilliness. Shorten bath and increase friction. Fifth. Don't neglect friction during every cold procedure; it prevents chilling. Sixth. Don't disregard the fact that the Brand bath at 65 to 70 degrees is the ideal bath for typhoid. Seventh. Don't use the Brand bath in a bath room. Eighth. Don't give up bathing because the ideal bath is not procurable. Öther procedures are useful. Ninth. Don't use ice coil to abdomen. It has no refreshing effect and renders skin cyanotic beneath it. Tenth. Don't lose sight of the fact that the chief aim of all cold procedures is reaction. Denver Med. Times. TREATMENT OF BOILS.-A. K. Bond, (Louisville Jour. of Med. and Surg.) does not approve of the poultice, since, while it encourages rapid healing of the individual boil, it also permits and even favors infection of adjoining parts with the pus organisms. The first thing is to disinfect or "quarantine" the part. If the core of the boil is loose, Dr. Bond recommends seizing it with a pair of dressing forceps, introduced open, and extracting it at once. The wound-hole is cleansed with hydrogen peroxid and dressed with calomel and bismuth. If the core is not loose the infected material should be cut out as rapidly as possible with knife and scissors. The core itself is insensitive but it is bound down by dense fibrous tissue to a very sensitive periphery. When the infected tissue is removed and the wound disinfected the pain is at once relieved. The author therefore recommends repeated dressings, cutting out at each sitting as much as possible of the infected part. This can be done almost without pain by the application of pure carbolic acid on an applicator in advance of the knife or scissors, this serving to anesthetize the wound sufficiently well to permit of thorough work. All excess of carbolic acid should be neutralized |