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finally agreed upon. A new Bill has been drawn with respect to which all parties unite and which will meet with no effective opposition.
but
NEW YORK. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
no measure was
now
Feb. lst. _______________
of the Game of FootbaZZ. football match between the students of two of A RECENT our colleges, the most important because the most popular trial of the year, was attended with so much "slugging" that the immense audience were thoroughly disgusted with the scenes of brutality which they witnessed. Even experts in the game were compelled to protest against the inhuman acts which were encouraged by the managers on both sides. A large number of severe and crippling injuries have been recorded, and the surgeon and his assistants were as busy as a surgeon on the field of battle. The result of this contest between the teams of two favourite colleges has been a severe set-back to this hitherto popular game. In the opinion of the President of Harvard University the game of football grows worse and worse as regards foul and violent play and the number and gravity of the injuries ;which the players suffer. It has become perfectly clear that the game as now played is unfit for college use. The rules of the game are at present such as to cause inevitably a large number of broken bones, sprains, and wrenches even during trial or practice games played legitimately; and they also permit those who play with reckless violence or with shrewd violations of the rules to gain thereby great advantages. What is called development of the game has steadily increased its risks, until they have become unjustifiable. Naturally the public is losing faith in the sincerity of the professed desire of coaches, captains, and promoters to reform it. The players themselves have little real responsibility for the evils of the game. They are swayed by a tyrannical public opinion-partly ignorant and partly barbarous-to the formation of which graduates and undergraduates, fathers, mothers, and sisters, leaders of society, and the veriest gamblers and rowdies all contribute. The state of mind of the spectators at a hard-fought football match cannot but suggest a query as to how far these assemblies differ at heart from the throngs which enjoy the prizefight, cockfight, or bullfight, or which in other centuries delighted in the sports of the Roman arena. Several fatal accidents have happened this year to schoolboys and college students on the football field, and in every strenuous game now played, whether for practice or in an inter-collegiate or other competition, there is the ever-present liability to death on the field. It is often said that by employing more men to watch the players, with authority to punish instantly infractions of the rules, foul and vicious playing could be stopped. The sufficient answer to this suggestion is that a game which needs to be so watched is not fit for genuine sportsmen. Condemnation
Obituary. CHARLES MOSS, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A. MANY old King’s College men will hear with regret of the death of Mr. Charles Moss on the 8th inst. from acute intestinal He was seized with abdominal pain on the obstruction. and though evidently ill he kept an appointment previous day, at Dr. Wharton Hood’s house in the afternoon, but while there he fainted and was taken home in a cab. Dr. Dnffin saw him the same night and again the next morning in consultation with Dr. Cayley, and it was agreed to ask Mr. Christopher Heath to see him at midday on Friday, but he died before the consultation was held. Charles Moss was a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and went to King’s College older than the average student. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1862, and was for some time house surgeon at the Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital. Here he had considerable experience in the administration of anaesthetics, so that he was prepared to take up that work for Sir William Fergusson, both at the hospital and in private, when the late Dr. Anstie gave it up about 1863. Mr. Moss for many years absolutely discarded chloroform, and invariably administered the A.C.E. mixture when not giving gas for dental operations. He was able to boast that he had never had a fatal case in his long practice, and looked upon strong ammonia inhalation as his sheet-anchor in cases of heart failure. He held the post of anaesthetist to King’s College Hospital for many years, but upon the retirement of his old friend Mr. Henry Smith he resigned, and of late years had confined himself to the practices of old friends, by whom he was much appreciated, both professionally and socially. He was buried at Kensal-green on Wednesday last.
WAGHORN, M.D. ST. AND., M.R.C.S. ENG., L.S.A.,
ALBERT RICHARD
(RETIRED). DR. ALBERT RICHARD WAGHORN, whose death we regret to announce as having taken place on Feb. 6th, received his medical education at King’s College Hospital. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and Licentiate in Midwifery in 1854. In June of the same year he received his A National Health Department. in the Indian army, and shortly after went to The President has urged upon Congress in a recent message commission in charge of troops. When the mutiny broke out he to that body the necessity of such legislation as will create a Calcutta serving as civil surgeon at Hirsar in the Punjab. The well-organised and efficient Health Department in the general was the Government. This is the first time that a President has other English officials with their wives took refuge at and offered the of the this he refused to time do, massacre ; recommended a national board of health in decided and use of his camels to the women, but this offer was declined. emphatic language. He says: "Iam entirely convinced Every European in the place was murdered with the excepthat we ought not to be longer without a national board of tion of himself and a sergeant who remained with him in his health or national health officer charged with no other duties a into than such as pertain to the protection of our country from bungalow. Mounting camel he rode with this man out the and after for a Dight and day wandericg jungle, the invasion of pestilence and disease. This would involve made his way to Delhi. Dr. Waghorn was Surgeon-Major the establishment by such a board or officer of proper in the Bengal army. He served at the siege, assault, quarantine precautions or the necessary aid and counsel to and capture of Delhi in 1857, receiving a medal and local authorities on the subject, prompt advice and assistclasp, and in the Bhootan campaign in 1865, for which ance to local boards of health or health officers in the suphe received a similar decoration. He was Saperpression of contagious disease, and in cases where there are intendent of Vaccination for the North-WestActing Provinces in no local boards or officers the immediate direction by the national board or officer of measures of suppres- 1867-8, and subsequently Civil Surgeon of Mirzapore. During 1872-3 he was on leave in England, and became a Licentiate sion ; constant and authentic information concerning the of the Society of Apothecaries and an M.D. St. Andrews. health of foreign countries and all parts of our own On his return to India he served with the 26th Native country as related to contagious diseases ; and consideration of regulations to be enforced in foreign ports to prevent the Infantry until he retired from the service in 1881. From introduction of contagion into our cities and the measures that time until 1893 he was in practice at Redhill, when his which should be adopted to secure their enforcement." health failing he retired from active work. Dr. Waghorn ThEre seems to be at this time a decided inclination to discuss contributed to THE LANCET of Nov. 15th, 1873, an acconnt of an Unusual Case of Urethro-vesical Calculus and quick measures of protection against contagious diseases in international conference with a view of adopting means of mutual Recovery, and an article on Stimulants in the Treatment of assistance. The creation of such a national health estab- Pneumonia on Aug. 3rd, 1878. lishment would greatly add to our standing in such conferDEATHS OF EMINENT FOREIGN MEDICAL MEN.— ences and improve our opportunities of availing ourselves of their benefits. At the last session of Congress several Bills Dr. D. Hicguet of Liege, a well-known and much regretted were under discussion as to creating a health department, surgeon of that city. He was chief surgeon to the Hospice -
SURGEON-MAJOR,
BENGAL ARMY
finally agreed upon. A new Bill has been drawn with respect to which all parties unite and which will meet with no effective opposition.
but
NEW YORK. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
no measure was
now
Feb. lst. _______________
of the Game of FootbaZZ. football match between the students of two of A RECENT our colleges, the most important because the most popular trial of the year, was attended with so much "slugging" that the immense audience were thoroughly disgusted with the scenes of brutality which they witnessed. Even experts in the game were compelled to protest against the inhuman acts which were encouraged by the managers on both sides. A large number of severe and crippling injuries have been recorded, and the surgeon and his assistants were as busy as a surgeon on the field of battle. The result of this contest between the teams of two favourite colleges has been a severe set-back to this hitherto popular game. In the opinion of the President of Harvard University the game of football grows worse and worse as regards foul and violent play and the number and gravity of the injuries ;which the players suffer. It has become perfectly clear that the game as now played is unfit for college use. The rules of the game are at present such as to cause inevitably a large number of broken bones, sprains, and wrenches even during trial or practice games played legitimately; and they also permit those who play with reckless violence or with shrewd violations of the rules to gain thereby great advantages. What is called development of the game has steadily increased its risks, until they have become unjustifiable. Naturally the public is losing faith in the sincerity of the professed desire of coaches, captains, and promoters to reform it. The players themselves have little real responsibility for the evils of the game. They are swayed by a tyrannical public opinion-partly ignorant and partly barbarous-to the formation of which graduates and undergraduates, fathers, mothers, and sisters, leaders of society, and the veriest gamblers and rowdies all contribute. The state of mind of the spectators at a hard-fought football match cannot but suggest a query as to how far these assemblies differ at heart from the throngs which enjoy the prizefight, cockfight, or bullfight, or which in other centuries delighted in the sports of the Roman arena. Several fatal accidents have happened this year to schoolboys and college students on the football field, and in every strenuous game now played, whether for practice or in an inter-collegiate or other competition, there is the ever-present liability to death on the field. It is often said that by employing more men to watch the players, with authority to punish instantly infractions of the rules, foul and vicious playing could be stopped. The sufficient answer to this suggestion is that a game which needs to be so watched is not fit for genuine sportsmen. Condemnation
Obituary. CHARLES MOSS, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A. MANY old King’s College men will hear with regret of the death of Mr. Charles Moss on the 8th inst. from acute intestinal He was seized with abdominal pain on the obstruction. and though evidently ill he kept an appointment previous day, at Dr. Wharton Hood’s house in the afternoon, but while there he fainted and was taken home in a cab. Dr. Dnffin saw him the same night and again the next morning in consultation with Dr. Cayley, and it was agreed to ask Mr. Christopher Heath to see him at midday on Friday, but he died before the consultation was held. Charles Moss was a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and went to King’s College older than the average student. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1862, and was for some time house surgeon at the Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital. Here he had considerable experience in the administration of anaesthetics, so that he was prepared to take up that work for Sir William Fergusson, both at the hospital and in private, when the late Dr. Anstie gave it up about 1863. Mr. Moss for many years absolutely discarded chloroform, and invariably administered the A.C.E. mixture when not giving gas for dental operations. He was able to boast that he had never had a fatal case in his long practice, and looked upon strong ammonia inhalation as his sheet-anchor in cases of heart failure. He held the post of anaesthetist to King’s College Hospital for many years, but upon the retirement of his old friend Mr. Henry Smith he resigned, and of late years had confined himself to the practices of old friends, by whom he was much appreciated, both professionally and socially. He was buried at Kensal-green on Wednesday last.
WAGHORN, M.D. ST. AND., M.R.C.S. ENG., L.S.A.,
ALBERT RICHARD
(RETIRED). DR. ALBERT RICHARD WAGHORN, whose death we regret to announce as having taken place on Feb. 6th, received his medical education at King’s College Hospital. He became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and Licentiate in Midwifery in 1854. In June of the same year he received his A National Health Department. in the Indian army, and shortly after went to The President has urged upon Congress in a recent message commission in charge of troops. When the mutiny broke out he to that body the necessity of such legislation as will create a Calcutta serving as civil surgeon at Hirsar in the Punjab. The well-organised and efficient Health Department in the general was the Government. This is the first time that a President has other English officials with their wives took refuge at and offered the of the this he refused to time do, massacre ; recommended a national board of health in decided and use of his camels to the women, but this offer was declined. emphatic language. He says: "Iam entirely convinced Every European in the place was murdered with the excepthat we ought not to be longer without a national board of tion of himself and a sergeant who remained with him in his health or national health officer charged with no other duties a into than such as pertain to the protection of our country from bungalow. Mounting camel he rode with this man out the and after for a Dight and day wandericg jungle, the invasion of pestilence and disease. This would involve made his way to Delhi. Dr. Waghorn was Surgeon-Major the establishment by such a board or officer of proper in the Bengal army. He served at the siege, assault, quarantine precautions or the necessary aid and counsel to and capture of Delhi in 1857, receiving a medal and local authorities on the subject, prompt advice and assistclasp, and in the Bhootan campaign in 1865, for which ance to local boards of health or health officers in the suphe received a similar decoration. He was Saperpression of contagious disease, and in cases where there are intendent of Vaccination for the North-WestActing Provinces in no local boards or officers the immediate direction by the national board or officer of measures of suppres- 1867-8, and subsequently Civil Surgeon of Mirzapore. During 1872-3 he was on leave in England, and became a Licentiate sion ; constant and authentic information concerning the of the Society of Apothecaries and an M.D. St. Andrews. health of foreign countries and all parts of our own On his return to India he served with the 26th Native country as related to contagious diseases ; and consideration of regulations to be enforced in foreign ports to prevent the Infantry until he retired from the service in 1881. From introduction of contagion into our cities and the measures that time until 1893 he was in practice at Redhill, when his which should be adopted to secure their enforcement." health failing he retired from active work. Dr. Waghorn ThEre seems to be at this time a decided inclination to discuss contributed to THE LANCET of Nov. 15th, 1873, an acconnt of an Unusual Case of Urethro-vesical Calculus and quick measures of protection against contagious diseases in international conference with a view of adopting means of mutual Recovery, and an article on Stimulants in the Treatment of assistance. The creation of such a national health estab- Pneumonia on Aug. 3rd, 1878. lishment would greatly add to our standing in such conferDEATHS OF EMINENT FOREIGN MEDICAL MEN.— ences and improve our opportunities of availing ourselves of their benefits. At the last session of Congress several Bills Dr. D. Hicguet of Liege, a well-known and much regretted were under discussion as to creating a health department, surgeon of that city. He was chief surgeon to the Hospice -
SURGEON-MAJOR,
BENGAL ARMY