tents, sleeping with their clothes on, never changing underwear or hose from the time they leave home until they return to their home station. Such sanitary conditions as this should be looked after by the company commanders. Sick call is generally attended by a large number each day while in camp, ill-fitting shoes, leggings and lack of personal hygiene is primitive cause of a crowded sick report each morning. Men should be instructed with regard to their feet, their food, bathing, etc., all efforts bent toward keeping the men well, instead of curing them after they become sick. It must be remembered that the soldier comes into intimate contact with civilians as he does with his comrades. He visits the homes of civilians; places of entertainment, both private and public; eats the same food and drinks the same water and milk supply; is exposed to the same chances of infection from flies, contact, food and drink as the civilian, and while living on a higher plane hygienically than the civilians, in average circumstances in this country because of the intelligent paternal interest of the authorities, vet he contracts disease (measles, mumps, scarlet fever, influenza and others) just as he did small-pox and typhoid fever. Why are these diseases practically no longer exist among our soldiers? Vaccination against smallpox and typhoid fever are the active agents in banishing these diseases from armies that thoroughly and efûciently use these measures. This measure is now in use in the armies of Great Britain, France, Germany and Austria, and is proably being used in the armies of Russia and Italy and should be used on every member of the National Guard. It may be of interest to add that during the first six months of the year 1915 only one case of typhoid fever was reported in the armies of the United States. I believe that if we had our guard properly vaccinated we would never have a case of typhoid develop in our ranks. NEWS ITEMS AND COMMENTS A committee from the City Council of Owensboro has been appointed to sell the property known as the eruptive hospital, the funds to be used for the purpose of a site for the $20,000 tuberculosis sanatorium, given to the city of Owensboro by Col. E. G. Buckner, of Wilmington, Del., a former citizen. Dr. Cyrus B. Wood, who went to Louisville April 1 to take a position as chief resident physician at the Louisville city hospital and resigned the last of June to join the Field Hospital Company of the Kentucky National Guard, recently passed preliminary examination for appointment on the Medical Corps of the United States army, and will go to Washington in a few days to attend this session of the Army and Medical School. Dr. Wood graduated from the Northwestern University in 1910 with the degree of Bachelor of Science and from the Northwestern University Medical School in 1914 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He served interneship in Michael Reese hospital, Chicago, for approximately two years, up to the date of his coming to Louisville. Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Rees, of Louisville, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Rees of Winchester. Dr. C. C. Stevenson, of Becknerville, accompanied by Mrs. Ambrose Haley, of Fayette, have gone to Chicago. Mrs. Haley will consult a specialist. Dr. Stevenson will spend two weeks there, taking a special course at the Rush Medical College. James Minnick, of Chicago, was elected president of the Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis, which adjourned its fourth annual session of three days at Louisville. Dr. Charles McChord of Lebanon, arrived in Lexington September 14 and will join Mrs. McChord to spend a few days at the home of her Total Heart Block.-Atropin had no apprecia- parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Squires in the able influence on the total heart block in one of Marui's two cases. In the second the ventricle beat increased by eight beats, showing that even with total heart block the vagus may yet exert a certain control over the ventricle. Injection of epinephrin in the first case, a working man of 59, induced the bigeminus picture; the extrasystoles with the total heart block are ascribed to stimulation of the accelerator nerves. Under the influence of the epinephrin the pulse became accelcrated and at the same time the rare phenomenon of interference was observed. There was evidently pronounced sympatheticotony, with extreme susceptibility to epinephrin. county. Mrs. McChord has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Squires for several weeks and will return home with Dr. McChord. Dr. T. H. Davis, 71, formerly a resident of Stanley, but more recently of Lewisport, died Monday night October 2nd, at the home of his son-in-law, Mack Allen, in Bocneville, Ind., as a result of dropsy. Dr. Davis was well known in Western Kentucky as a practitioner, having spent more than 50 years of his life in that section. His remains were taken to Owensboro Wednesday and the funeral conducted at Elmwood cemetery. A large numbe rof Louisville physicians attended the annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Medical Society, of which Dr. Henry Enos Tuley is secretary. The Christian County Medical Society met Tuesday, October 2, in Hopkinsville. The meeting was strictly a business meeting, and consisted of reports from various committees, etc., preparatory to entertaining the state society on October 24-27. After the meeting the society adjourned to the Pennyroyal for dinner. The Christian County Medical Society will entertain the State Society one evening with a high class picture show, followe.! by a banquet at the Latham. Dr. C. C. Owens, 53 years old, noted alienist and one of the most prominent, physicians in Kentucky, died October 8th, of injuries sustained in an accident at Latonia race course Saturday, October 7th. In a rush for a car following the last racc, Dr. Owens was thrown to the ground. Several persons fell on him. He suffered a fracture of his hip, which was followed by complications. Dr. Owens was superintendent of the Home for Feeble Minded at Frankfort, Ky., from 1900 to 1905. He then went to Lakeland, where he took charge of the State Asylum. He moved to Covington in 1907, where he since was engaged in the practice of medicine. He was reared on a farm at Washington, Ky., a few miles south of Maysville. He studied medicine at Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Penn., and later was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky. Dr. Owens was known throughout the State as an insanity expert, and hundreds of times had been called upon by courts of various counties to testify concerning the mental condition of persons thought to be insane. Dr. W. Ed Grant, Louisville health officer, named Dr. Thomas M. Dorsey to fill the temporary vacancy of city chemist and bacteriologist under the health department. Dr. Dorsey, who has done the Jefferson county laboratory work for several years, will begin his new duties in the city laboratory immediately. Dr. Vernon Robins who has been granted an eight months' leave of absence, departed for Boston to take a health officers' course at Harvard University. Miss Jessie Yancey, County School Superintendent, has been appointed a member of the Tuberculosis Commission by Governor Stanley to succeed Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, of Lexington, resigned. Dr. E. B. Driskell of Warsaw, and Miss Nola D. Redd of Millersburg, were united in marriage on September 18 in the parlor of the Phoenix Hotel at Lexington. Rev. J. D. Redd, father of the bride performed the ceremony. A marriage license was issued to Dr. Ernest M. Ewers, of Louisville, and Miss Ruth A. Schaefer, of Piercetor, Ind. Dr. Ewers is 31 years of age and Miss Schaefer is 21. The couple will sail for China, where they will engage in missionary work. Dr. Ewers has just returned from Porto Rico. The Clark County Medical Society met with Dr. I. A. Shirley at his office in the McEldowney building. Dr. O. R. Venable had an interesting paper on "Serum Treatment for Pneumonia," which was followed by a round table discussion. Dr. T. R. Welch, of Nicholasville, declined election as secretary of the State Tuberculosis Commission. He said he could not afford to abandon his practice to take up the movement. In the campaign against tuberculosis a great many people are advocating goats' milk in place of cows,' but the day is still a long time in the future when goats will climb the stairs of our tenements to be milked on each landing in turn as is the established Neopolitan custom. Dr. Harry C. Weber, long prominent in the medical profession of Louisville and formerly a member of the faculty of the old Kentucky School of Medicine, died of uraemic poisoning at 9:05 o'clock October 6 at his home, 501 West St. Catherine street. Dr. J. B. Floyd was elected to succeed Dr. Dunning S. Wilson, who resigned as head of the Waverly Hill Tuberculosis Sanatorium and Hospital at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Dr. Floyd was resident physician at the sanatorium from the spring of 1915 when he graduated from the medical department of the University of Louisville, until July 1, 1916, when he temporarily was placed in charge while Dr. Wilson was at Ft. Thomas with the Field Hospital of the Kentucky National Guard. Dr. B. N. Hale is spending several days at Kirksmansville in the practice of his profession, and Dr. B. F. Atwood, of Pembroke is looking after Dr. Hale's office. Dr. J. F. Reynolds, the specialist on diseases of Dr. Irl Thomas of Marshall County, has locat- Agriculture. He recently was relieved of the ed at Pembroke. Dr. Ben F. Taylor, a leading physician of Adair county, who was badly hurt in an automobile wreck on August 22, died at 10:40 o'clock a. m., August 23. He was 62 years old. Dr. Taylor was driving with his daughter-in-law and a niece. The former was being instructed in driving by Alvin Lewis, a chauffeur, when, crossing an open bridge over a branch four miles out of town on the Campbellsville pike, the machine became unmanageable. The entire party fell a distance of ten feet. Dr. Taylor was injured about the back, and Lewis' right arm was lacerated. The women escaped injuries. Dr. Randolph Dade, of Oak Grove, who has been doing a large practice in that part of the county, will move to Hopkinsville and begin his practice the latter part of October. He will take the offices and succeed to the practice of Dr. J. Paul Keith, who left October 15th for Louisville, where he will become a partner of his brother. D. Y. Keith. The Drs Keith will do work as X-ray specialists. The first clinic in the new dispensary of the Scott County Health and Welfare Association was held in the new offices. Three operations were performed, two for trachoma. The patients remained over night on cots in the office. Dr. A. L. Addington was in the automobile of W. J. Wade and attempted to leave the machine while it was in motion. His foot slipped and he fell, the automobile passing over both ankles. His right ankle was injured much worse than the left one. Dr. J. W. White, of Flippin, visited Tompkinsville September 27. The doctor is one of the county's greatest good roads advocates, and has con arduous duties of the latter office because of his general state of health. Dr. John W. Estes, age 60 years, who has been afflicted with paralysis for several years, died at his home in Cynthiana, September 11. Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson have returned from a delightful sojourn at Atlantic City. On their way home they stopped in Washington where Mrs. Johnson renewed many acquaintances of the school days she spent in that city. Under auspices of the Anchorage Civic League Dr. Lillian South, of Bowling Green delivered a lecture on "Infantile Paralysis" at the Anchorage Country Club on September 27th. The natural growth in population of Louisville during the city's fiscal year ending August 1 was above 400, a reliable estimate of the city's vital statistics reveals. By natural growth is meant the excess of births over deaths. From the same source it was ascertained that the total number of deaths from typhoid fever was twen ty-eight, a decrease of one over last year and a decrease of more than 100 for almost any of the years preceding the installation and operation of the filtration plant of the Louisville Water Company. At a call meeting of the Clark County Medical Society held at the office of Dr. John A. Snowden, President, the following resolutions were adopted. Whereas, an all wise Father has seen best to call from his earthly labors our co-laborer and brother, Dr. George F. Clark, we can but bow to this Almighty decree, notwithstanding our sorrow and regret as his early taking off. Before his final illness he was one of the most regular attendants upon the meetings of our body, and was ever ready to do what he could to forward its circle JOHN A. SNOWDEN, I. A. SHIRLEY, Committee. The funeral of Dr. George F. Clark took place at the Christian church, Winchester, August 22, the services conducted by Dr. J. H. MacNeill, Rev. F. D. Wentworth and Rev. W. S. Taylor were tender and impressive. The members of Cunningham Lodge of Schoolsville, the Knights Templar of this city and the Clark County Medical Association preceded the funeral party into the church; at the grave the funeral rites of the Masonic ladge were read. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this county. The floral blossoms many and beautiful attested the esteem in which he was held. December 3 to December 10 inclusive has been set aside as Tuberculosis Week in the United States, according to an announcement to-day of the Study and The National Association for Prevention of Tuberculosis. During this week an effort will be made to enlist the co-operation of every church, school, anti-tuberculosis and public health organization, lodge, and working man's organization in the United States in an active effort to bring tuberculosis to the attentio nof the people. Three special feature days will be held during the week. December 6 will be National Medical Examination day. On that day an effort will be made to get everybody, men, women and children whether sick or well, to be examined in order to find out if they have any defects or impairments of their bodies that need attention. If examination is not possible on December 6, appointments will be made then for later examination. December 8 will be Children's Health Crusade Day. It is hoped at that time to launch a national organization of Modern Health Crusades, an association of the children of the United States in the public schools, for fighting against tuberculosis and for better health. December 3 to 10 will be observed according to the convenience of the churches, as Tuberculosis Day. A special sermon and a series of talking points for ministers and others have been prepared and will be ready for distribution in the near future. Last year 150,000 organizations and institutions took part in the Tuberculosis Week celebration. It is expected that this year this number will be greatly increased. Free expert advice for consumptives and other interested in tuberculosis is given in a pamphlet issued by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, entitled "What You Should Know About Tuberculosis." The pamphlet was prepared by a committee of experts of international prominence consisting of Dr. Charles L. Minor of Asheville, N. C.; Dr. David R. Lyman of Wallingford, Conn.; Dr. H. R. M. Landis of Philadelphia; Dr. John H. Lowman of Cleveland, and William H. Baldwin of Washington. It contains the latest and most authoritative information about tuberculosis. It deals with the nature of the disease; how infection may take place; how the disease is cured; how the family may be protected; what the patient may do after discharge, and how the disease may be prevented inthe community. A copy of the pamphlet will be sent free to anyone applying for it at the office of The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, 105 East 22d Street, New York, or at the office of his own state or local anti-tuberculosis association, or board of health. Dr. J. C. Carrick has returned home from a visit to New York and Saratoga. He said the health authorities of New York are much encouraged over the outlook for the suppression of the further spread of infantile paralysis, and look for a rapid diminution of the number of new cases. Dr. H. C. Kehoe will retire as superintendent of the Institute for the Feeble-Minded, and R. J. McMichael, of Lexington, as steward. It is reported that Dr. S. L. Helm, first assistant at the Eastern State Hospital may succeed Dr. Kehoe. Dr. Thomas Farris Hale, of Philadelphia, is visiting his parents, Dr. P. T. Hale and Mrs. Hale at their home in Louisville. Gov. Stanley has received the resignations of Mrs. Desha Breckinridge, of Lexington, and Miss Tevis Camden, of Woodford County, as members The resof the State Tuberculosis Commission. ignation becomes effective immediately. Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Logan have returned from their honeymoon and are at home at Barbourville. Kentucky's death rate in 1915 was 12.3 per each 1,000 persons, while the rate for the entire country was 13.5. Louisville's death rate in 1915 was 15 for each 1,000 persons. This rate was fixed on a basis of 3,550 deaths in 1915 in an estimated population of 237,012. These statistics were announced by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Department of Commerce. They are preliminary and subject to correction later. The fact that the Louisville death rate is fixed upon an estimated population, reached through an arbitrary mathematical calculation and not city directory estimate, gives the city a rate which is believed to be higher than the actual rate. The population estimate used by the Department of Commerce credits Louisville with a gain of only 13,000 persons in five years since the last official census was taken. The Louisville city directory gives the city an estimated population of 263,256; on basis of this estimate the city's death rate last year would have been 13.5 for each 1,000 persons. Kentucky's death rate among its white population is one of the lowest in the United States, being only 11.1 for each 1,000 persons in an estimated white population of 2,115,315. The number of deaths in the State is placed at 28,986, of which 23,481 are among white persons and 5,505 in a negro population of 249,870. The death rate for the negro population was 22 in each 1,000. Louisville showed a decrease of 21.1 per cent. in the death rate of 1915 as compared with the average rate for the five years of 1901-1905. Death rates for Louisville's rival cities follows: Indianapolis, 14.7 in estimated population of 265,578, a decrease in rate of only 4.5 per cent. from the average for 1901-1905; Cincinnati, 15.6 in estimated population of 406,706, a decrease of 18.3 from average; Nashville, 17.2, in estimated population of 115,978, decrease of 20 per cent. over average; Memphis, 19.8. BOOK REVIEWS Diseases of the Eye.-By George E. deSchweinitz, M. D., LL. D., Professor of Ophthalmology in the University of Pennsylvania. Eight Edition, Thoroughly revised and enlarged. Octovo of 754 pages, 386 text illustrations, and seven lithographic plates. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Company, 1916. Cloth, $6.00 net; Half Morocco, $7.50 net. A book familiar to all and the standard for a quarter of a century. 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DO YOU KNOW THAT. It is dangerous to put anything into the mouth except food and drink? Sanitary instruction is even more important than sanitary legislation? The U. S. Public Health Service issues free. bulletins on tuberculosis? The continuous liberal use of alcohol beverages lowers efficiency and menaces longevity? Moderate exercise in the open air prolongs life? "Mouth breathing" makes children stpuid? Smallpox is wholly preventable? Fish cannot live in foul water nor man in foul air? |