STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING. MINUTES OF THE SCIENTIFIC BODY. FIRST DAY-Morning Session. AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 26, 1904. The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the State Medical Association of Texas was opened in Austin on Tuesday, April 26, 1904, at the auditorium of the University of Texas. Dr. T. J. Bennett, of Austin, Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, formally opened the convention. Dr. S. H. Werlein, pastor of the Tenth Street Methodist Church, pronounced the invocation. Dr. Bennett then introduced Mayor White, who, in a short but appropriate speech, turned over the keys of the city to the members of the Association. Dr. R. J. Briggs, D. D., on behalf of the citizens of Austin, then welcomed the physicians in one of the most eloquent addresses ever presented to the Association. Dr. F. E. Daniel was introduced, and, on behalf of the local medical profession, welcomed the Association in well chosen terms. President W. L. Prather, of the University of Texas, welcomed the Association on behalf of the University. Dr. Frank Paschal, of San Antonio, President of the Association, responded to the addresses in an appropriate manner. The House of Delegates then convened in Room 70 at the Uni versity building, while the Section on General Medicine remained in the auditorium for section work. SECTION ON GENERAL MEDICINE. Walter Shropshire, Yoakum, Chairman. On Tuesday at 11 a. m., Chairman Shropshire called the Section on General Medicine to order. In the absence of the Secretary, Dr. McKnight, Dr. G. L. Davidson, of Wharton, was appointed to fill the vacancy. The following papers were presented: "Malarial Fever and Its Expense to the People," by Dr. Albert Woldert. Discussed by Dr. H. R. Carter, and Dr. Williams. "How Insects Carry Disease," by Major Chas. F. Mason, U. S. A. Read by title and referred. The Section then, on motion, adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. FIRST DAY-Afternoon Session. SECTION ON GENERAL MEDICINE (continued). "Some Observations on Malaria," by Dr. J. T. FitzSimon, Castroville. Discussed by Drs. Blailock and Woldert. Dr. Reed, of Cincinnati, was here introduced and accorded the privilege of the floor on motion of Dr. J. F. Y. Paine. Dr. Reed made a short address. "The Medical Side of Appendicitis," by Dr. R. T. Morris, Houston. Discussed by Drs. W. R. Blailock, S. Hertzog, Bacon Saunders, R. L. Dinwiddie, J. S. Wooten. "The Signs and Pathology of Pleural Lesions," by Dr. A. E. Thayer, Galveston. Discussed by Dr. J. S. Wooten. "The Nature of Therapeutic Energy," by Dr. J. W. McLaughlin, Galveston. Read by title and referred. "Reflex Heart Troubles and the Necessity of Their Correct Diagnosis," by Dr. G. L. Davidson, Wharton. Discussed by Drs. J. W. Carhart and Williams. Dr. C. N. McCloud, of Minnesota, was here, on motion, accorded the privilege of the floor. "The Advantages and Use of the Microscope in General Practice," by Dr. J. W. McLaughlin, Galveston. Discussed by Drs. H. B. Hill, Walter Shropshire, T. E. Spaulding and W. R. Blailock. At 6 o'clock p. m. the Section adjourned. FIRST DAY-Night Session. The Association met in the University auditorium at 8 o'clock p. m. The band of the State Insane Asylum began discoursing sweet music. Dr. T. J. Bennett, of Austin, in a few well-chosen words introduced President Paschal. Dr. Paschal, after acknowledging the introduction, read his annual address (see page 8). At the close of the address by Dr. Paschal, Dr. H. A. Barr, of Beaumont, the orator of the Association, delivered the annual oration (see page 28). At the close of the exercises in the auditorium, a general inspection of the different departments and laboratories of the State University was accorded members of the Association. SECOND DAY-Morning Session. SECTION ON STATE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HYGIENE. E. E. Guinn, Jacksonville, Chairman. A. L. Hathcock, Palestine, Secretary. At 9 o'clock the Chairman called the Section to order and read his address. The following papers were presented: "Incipient Insanity-Its Diagnosis and Treatment," by Dr. John Punton. Discussed by Drs. G. H. Moody, Williams, George A. Lee, and I. C. Chase. "The Relation of the Public Schools to the Medical Profession," by Prof. Arthur Lefevre, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Presented on invitation. Discussed by Drs. J. W. Carhart, A. E. Thayer, W. R. Blailock, H. C. Haden, Williams, Walter Shropshire, J. T. Moore, J. C. Loggins, A. Woldert, and S. C. Red. "Tuberculosis in Our Public Institutions," by Dr. Jas. Greenwood, of San Antonio. Discussed. "The Prophylaxis of Tuberculosis," by Dr. W. S. Carter, Galveston. Discussed. "The Average Practitioner of Medicine on the Witness Stand as an Expert Alienist," by Dr. J. W. Carhart, Austin. Discussed. "Why Do Our Physicians, Who Are so Often Appealed to, Not Respond," by Dr. J. B. York, Houston. An adjournment was then taken until 2 o'clock p. m. SECOND DAY-Afternoon Session. SECTION ON MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE. G. H. Moody, San Antonio, Chairman. At 2 o'clock the Chairman called the Section to order in the University auditorium. Dr. Moody read the Chairman's Address, "A Resumé of the Year's Progress Along the Lines of the Modern Care of the Insane." The following papers were presented: "A Consideration of the Commoner Alcoholic Phychoses," by Dr. Joseph Collins, New York City. Read by title and referred. "The Cause and Prevention of Rape-Sadism in the Negro," by Dr. F. E. Daniel, Austin. Discussed by Drs. J. W. Carhart, G. A. Trott, and others. "Physiological Therapeutics in the Treatment of the Nervous and Insane," by Dr. J. S. Turner, Terrell. Discussed by Drs. John Punton and W. F. West. On motion by Dr. W. F. West, thanks were extended Dr. Turner for the paper. "The Importance of Ample Provision and Proper Treatment for the Insane," by Dr. J. R. Nichols, Terrell. Read by title and referred. "A Case of Paranoia," by Dr. M. L. Graves, San Antonio. Discussed. "Some Aspects of Legislation in the Light of Modern Medical Science," by Dr. H. L. Hilgartner, Austin. Discussed. "Degeneration-A Study in Social Pathology," illustrated with charts, by Dr. J. S. Wooten, Austin. Discussed. "The Etiology and Elimination of Crime," by Dr. R. B. Sellers, Comanche. Discussed. |