THE AVALANCHE 
MEMPHIS.. TENN., I NOVEMBER .21, 1889. 
1 W CONCLUDED 
AND THE VISITING DOCTORS GAN 
'; .RETURN HOME. 
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A QUESTION oF MEDICAL ETHICS. 
Several Interesting Papers on Surgery 
and Medicine Read and "What 
Is Legitimate Advertising" 
Discussed. 
fact that the resolution being an amend- 
ment to the by-laws could not be acted 
upon till the next annual meeting, ac- 
cording to the constitution, except by 
unanimous vote, and that, he said, so 
long as he was in the house an unani- 
mous vote would be impossible. 
It was ruled that discussion of the 
resolution was out of order, and no fur- 
ther business appearing the meeting ad- 
journed. 
Association Notes. 
More new members were acquired at 
the present session than at any previous 
one in the history of the association. 
Considerable feeling was displayed in 
the discussion of the question of the 
Code of Ethics. 
Dr. Dunn maintained his reputation as 
a wag to the end, by offering an amend- 
ment to the motion to adjourn. 
Dr. Powell of Dancyvilla, Teun., cited 
an amusing case of how a mother of a 
child discounted his medical and surgi- I 
cal skill by the simplest home remedy ' 
imaginable. The story created a roar of 
laughter. 
The session was a most profitable one, 
and was voted an unqualified success. 
An Omission. 
A. G. Sinclair complained to the 
Ai^Lanchk reporter that his paper en- 
Ltit^pd "Traumatic Cataract" had been 
Jpmitted in the report of Tuesday's pro- 
fceedlngs, and requested that the omis-g 
eion be rectified. The omission wasw 
unintentional. 
The second day's session of the Tri- 
State Medical Association was called to 
order promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday 
morning, President Sanford in the chair. 
Dr. John G. Murray of Mississippi 
read a paper on "Lithotomy," in the 
course of which he exhibited two calculi 
removed from one patient. 
Dr. Sydney Thompson next read a pa- 
per on "Dysentery," and recommendjh 
the use of calomel in its treatment. 
Dr. G. B. Malone, in discussiaf/^he^ 
paper, disagreed with the auG^oniTOtSa 
the use of calomel, but had fo/nd MTh/S 
practice that Epsom salts gavM^eMjAnf' 
Results. Dr. Evans of Aberde^, MigsSj 
Was of the opinion that both cal^m0<and 
salts were beneficial in cases toja 
partial congestion, calomel/4>^relie^g 
the congestion and salts by/H^a^iqfi on 
the liver. After some further dfscfisiion 
the paper was referred to the Committee 
on Publication. xy 
A paper was received from Dr. Tl. C. 
Kuykendall of Mississippi on "Eczema," 
with a note regretting his inability to at- 
tend. The paper was referred to the 
Publication Committee. 
A paper was read by Dr. Bone on "The 
Hyperdermic use of Vevat Vinile in 
Spasms," and was referred to Publica- 
tion Committee. 
-Dn-FrcwRt read a paper on "Excision, 
of the Ulna in Gunshot Wounds." 
A motion was made and prevailed that 
hereafter the proceedings of each annual 
session be published in pamphlet form, 
and a committee was appointed to ar- 
range for the publication of the present 
session. Following is the committee: 
Drs. R. B. Maury, G. B. Malone, A. G. 
Sinclair, A. L. Elcan and S. A. Rogers, 
all of Memphis. 
Dr. John A. Batte read a paper on 
"Infractions of Article 1, Section 3 of 
the National Code ol Ethics and a Plea 
for its Abrogation." Tne section in 
question has reference to doctors get- 
ting their names into the daily news- 
papers, and the paper led to a lively dis- 
cussion. Dr. Saunders thought the 
paper good, but not practical. He be- 
lieved in the association punishing any 
member guilty of flagrantly advertising 
himself. Dr. Powell was of the opinion 
that the paper should be read before the 
National Medical Association. 
The discussion still continued and Dr. 
Malone expressed the opinion that the 
advertising of doctors as filling pro- 
fessorships in medical colleges in the 
catalogues of those institutions was 
legitimate, but that the continuous re- 
ports in the papers of railroad accidents 
giving the names of The attending physi- 
cian were not. Dr. Sims thought the 
section of the code was all right, but 
hard to enforce because of the difficulty 
of controlling the publications of the 
secular press. Dr. McCargo upheld the 
Code, but believed all doctors violated it 
It times in various small ways. The 
paper was referred to the committee on 
publication. 
An adjournment of one hour was taken 
at 1 o'clock. 
Afternoon Session. 
The meeting was called to order at 2 
o'clock. 
The Committee on Credentials reported 
favorably on the following candidates for 
membership and they were elected: A. 
C. King Kendall, Grenada, Miss.; T. R. 
Moss, Dyersburg, Tenn.; G. E. Penn, 
Lamberton, Ark.; F. D. Dale, Argenta, 
Ark.; W. H. Walton, Covington, Tenn.; 
J. R. Crutcher, Henning, Tenn.; A. A. 
Young, Ripley, Tenn.; J. C. Gathings, 
Prairie, Miss.; A. B. Haskins and E. O. 
Cherry, Newbern, Tenn ; J. B. Gresham, 
West Point, Miss.; E. E. Ellis, Dyers- 
busg, Tenn.; C. T. Peckham and W. C. 
Griswold, Memphis; R. D. Hodges, 
Bledsoe, Ark., and John Bagby, Luua, 
Ark. 
Dr. J. L. Minor read a paper on "Dis- 
eases of the External Eye," which was 
bMtum Comm 11tee. 
Dr. W. B. Winkler read a paper en- 
titled, "Report of a Case of Puerperal 
Fever," which was discussed at length 
by Drs. Dunn of Mississippi and G. B. 
Malone of Memphis. 
Dr. Pickham contributed an interest- 
ing paper on surgery, entitled "A Case 
of Fracture of the Lower Leg With 
Overlapping of Bones, Necessitaing Re- 
section." 
Dr. W. B. Rogers read a paper entitled 
"Wiring Patello for Fracture," and in- 
troduced a living example in the person 
of a patient whom he had operated on. 
Dr. lord Raines of Tennessee read 
a paper on "Surgery," and W. C. Duke 
one on "Syphilis," both of which were 
referred to the publication committee. 
Dr. R. C. Prewitt of Arkansas reported 
a case of gun-shot wound in the hand, in 
which the patient was also afflicted with 
hematuria, which was discussed by Drs. 
Smith and Malone. 
Dr. Sanford, the retiring President, 
made an appropriate address, after which 
the President-elect, Dr. J. G. Murray 
was escorted to the chair by Dr. McCar- 
go and made a short and pointed address 
before proceeding with further business. 
It was decided to hold the next annual 
meeting in this city on Wednesday after 
the second Monday In November, 1890. 
The meeting then adjourned till 7 
O'clock. 
Night Session. 
The meeting was called to order at 
7:30 o'clock by the President, Dr. J. G. 
Murray. 
Dr. J. D. McKay of Tennessee read a 
paper on "Dysmenorrhea," and Dr. R. 
B. Maury read a number of reports of 
surgical cases, both of which were re- 
ferred to the publication committee. 
On motion of Dr. McCargo a vote of 
thanks was tendered to Dr. Sims for his 
services in the publication of the Mem- 
phis Metiical Monthly. 
The death of Dr. Van Hill of Mis- 
sissippi was announced by Dr. Sale, and 
on hi,s motion a committee was ap- 
pointed to draft appropriate resolutions. 
The committee consists of Drs. Sale 
Dunn aadJSresham. 
10:1(1(5 a vei-bal report of a 
casefof, imerception, which was freely 
the breezy incident of the 
Maury moved 
that the owaws be so amended as toex- 
cgMe as farts possible all discussions of 
violations of ethical questions. Henvas 
oi the opinion that it created unnleas- ; 
antness and ill-feeling, and consumed 
Valuable time. 
Dr. Heber Jones called attention teethe j