Show SOCIETY DISCUSSES SPINAL MENINGITIS Utah County Medical Men EXpress Express Express Ex EX- Ex- Ex I press Opinions As To ToI Epidemic I METHODS ETHOD OF TREATMENT Physicians Declare That Fear V of f Disease Is Responsible for for- Many ManYa V Provo March larch C i The Utah Ulah County Medical l society met tOl today ay and di dia- dia the time pre presence of spinal meningitis its source and treatment Of OC Its UK source and amid treatment hut but Utile little definite Informal ol mutton was ns given gi I cn It has has- been known n for Cut OL about tl two hundred years lm anil Is variously cla classified with regard ard to lo severity JH s of fir and amid surroundings surround ings was as thought to be he one of or the thc bo host best l tI es of the time disease c as s well as ns an nn Important factor In effecting a cure CUIe Dr DI Charles T T. Kendall presented pre ore Cl a a. paper on oil the tile diagnosis is of or the lie disease cac which was teas read before the tIle so socIety so- so lIe He contended that tIme the greatest obstacle that the time country practitioner h his has s to tim con contend with l ILk is convincing the tILe people of oC tho the Importance of cf installing a i L lJur nurse In time the sick ick room and filth the all all- Important old of or h measures to lo lothe time the physicians physician's effort In III combating this dis ease cac Sonic Some ome little speculation had been mode V as to the time correctness of the dIagnosis of or t time Iho h cases COSI'S reported to lo l be spinal but lIt tho time so society lety Deemed to be le a unit In the tic belief that I the tho ca eases cashes e in 1 Provo 10 0 that had been thus thus- were without doubt spinal I thou though h the they were in some very similar to ptomaine poisoning and other diseases I Tho Tue treatment followed follo b by the thc was in mos most cases very similar and anel consisted lell In the time adminis- adminis of Vf opiates almost entirely The ad of or for or relief whenever cl the case had hael become local- local zed was favored Of OC the probable cause for the tho presence presence pre pre- sence of oC the epidemic time the open wIn winter LeI and 1111 unsanitary conditions o lon lion were co considered anti and V It was wa bought that hint time the fear cite of or the disease c chad lad had more to lO do with its Us spread mIreal and amid Catal results than timan all any other ono one thing It t ns reported that three cases J proved eLl fatal atal during tho lie last month ind that three were wen convalescent In Inho Inthe ho tho o at nt the present line lime all aU of or which mire arc In iii Provo Prove V Thoro hat has boon Icen a great lo I oC talk on Viii thC lit from nubile platforms CL I ium Iu tr 1 i ol t ll HI JIt th the tho NI rinks and ball s. This matter wu up rind mutter anCI u n. discussion ifon the fol- fol cH- cH J hl r I wan adopted Ito lic ol old d That Flint It J Js is the sense sonso of thuS this so society so- so o- o that lint the tho present epidemic of If sp i i muon meningitis is is not caused by any condition special to this his coUnt county that hint it Is mildly epIdemic ind Infectious alII and 1 th therefore calls caUs COl oi iii cleanliness M to together with tt sanitary and hy hygienic measures on the time part pait of all that tima all au local authorities be hc urged Lo toc-aury toc o carry carTY out lucite theRo measures forthwith anti and that lint public gatherings beyond exertion and fatigue necessarily In IH o by Iy carrying to th ho tIme extreme un not a u source source- of or than dan ger 1 To TI this tiuis Dr Dl J. J W. W Aird Insisted that hat fear real of or the time disease i Is worse than eXI exposure osun to It be lie added 1 V Dr Di- W. W R. R Pike one OTiC of the time original of or the time society was by hy un a ni vote transferred to t the im e I h lisl l lof of or honorary members Dr li Pike j is m now no ln in St. St George The Th society did not take kindly t thc to ii the hc action o of sonic some of the In n time the wa way th they handled tho the me bill hili ill and a letter was written to th thu till Utah county members cl's of the legislature legisla ture turc asking them to assist In regulations that would buSIng bring all all' pin h under one law Jaw The Flue SOCK I l commended the lie action of or the their l' l committee com com- on legislation in a n formal reso- reso hutton ution Those Those- o present were werl Drs J J. J YN W. W Yo i F. F 15 g. B. B Jas Ja- JaK I K J. J E. E Martin l und F. F W. W Ta Taylor Tay- Tay lor br or Drs DIN Vance and Grits wore were visit isit l- l ors ois Vice President George 13 a ason HO Robison Robi- Robi Ison I- I son acted as chairman I Provo March Marcim C G. The college It-am It r of f time the H. H Y U U. defeated the time Forum t Lu nii tim in debate this evening at ut College go c hill II hy y a score of or t 57 to tu S SOS S. S the marks b bmp mp ha on omm lOf 1000 points ts flue Tho college hc Lean hind had the time negative side of the question V H That runt egotism has done Ilone nor more for tor time the u advancement of or lizal ion inn than thun altruism and amid was sas represented by l y Edward V M. M amid ami Edward A A. A organ The Time Forum was represented l hy jy the lie Rev J. J Smith and It H. R II Irvine Irvinc jr jl College hall lath was crowded and anel the time audience frequently applauded the speakers rime Tho Judges were James Jame Clove John E. E Booth Professor N. N I. I J. J Nelson Jacob Jaco Evans and E. E E. E Con Corf- man Herl i l. l belier Provo 10 March Murch C. C Tine G. Tho funeral of Pearl flachier was lucid hold at ul the tho funnily family residence real resi deuce dence in iii the lie Fifth JUth ward vard this aft after noon and was titUS was was' largely larg-fy attended The speakers Were Don W. W Joseph A. A Josiah Beck Deck and amid Elias Elius A Aj Juc j e. e Pro PlO 1 0 Provo March h C. C G. Tho Tho funeral of oC Mrs rl'S Rebecca V Westwood was hold held to today today tolay to- to day lay in the Ael church and anti andas was as largely attended The Thu speakers sneakers w. w were IC ICH H. H C. C Huntington J. J E. E Booth the thenO Rev nO It R II H. Johnson and anti Charles Nel Nel- son soil Harold C. C the tho year old bale haht of ot Mr 1 and ami Mrs l C. C II Ward and died th this Is morning at nt 0 30 of or bowel ul trouble after an illness of or three weeks Th The will bo ho held Fd Friday u at 2 p p. p m. m from tho the residence 76 East Third South Dr and amid Mrs 1 George E E. and Mr l and Mrs W. W K Spafford have returned from a L visit to the Coast where the time report having had a u. splendid id time Oscar W. W Hyde and anti family arc aie spending a few days in Provo away from their hotel cares in Garland Mi- Mi Hyde reports that section of oC the tho state as us being in a very satisfactory tion with very cr promising prospects for tot the time present year eu I lioyd T T. 1 King Kins nG anti and son 01 are In iii Provo PIO tola today In Iii the Interest of or tho ho insurance department of or the lie 1 K of or P P. loI I |