The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-03-02
ADDIS SON CO U n T Y
MEDICAL SOCIETY.

This Society met al the Vermont Hotel on
,he 9A,h nit. the members being accompah-
led by their ladies.
Remarks were made in regard 10 'iie ,ii.
moir of Dr. Willard, also concerning Inc '"''
DR.. w. C. Warner. cc;col
Dr. G. L. Allen exhibited the SHTgicat
ad;gster Df DIR. Jarvis. lis application we .I';
ey1lained and illustrated. By means ., , ,bo
,,nnaratns The dislocalion Of any Join.' VI 'nI
d,InIacemen, occurring in fracture oil any vi
he sIonC, bonesn NAV be reduced Win ease
r., - CELEBRITY. The members spoke
- ,e5ms ofbiJh communication as 10 the per
cac,ion and utility of the Adjuster
Dr Huntington reported very interes-
,;ny case of girl from eight 10 Ten years oil
ACE in whom necrosis appeared successive
Nv in various parts of the body. During inc
PROGRESS of the disease, The hipIoint became
affected. and The cartilage covering The head
of the thigh bone was thrown oil ana us
CHARGED entireihe patient recovering enlirely
The use orthe Joint. She has been Eep' up
on The use OF Iodide ofPotassium and strong
tonics, and now apparently is improving rap
idly. .h;oh
DR.. Billiard reported a similar case, WINCH
after The exfoiaiionof parts OF severai oone.
terminated favorably, under analogous f'"'
meni. ,,, r
According 10 previous aPpoin'jnea., ~
l.. A lien read an address q" tio ~ -
md improvement OF Medicine; Tor WHICH 'iie
thanks OF the society were voted:
Dr J.a,bron reported case Of disease Of
the Lvmrhatic system, upon the pathology
md treatment of which remarks we're made
Lv frs Smith. Russell, Rice and }. A. Allen.
DR. Rice reported the caseoi ayoung man
-, II who le,l uponhis back and shout der
in a,icn,u,inq TO turn somcrseiirom fence
INTO = snow hank Paralysis, from the neck
IownwarJs followed. When reaction oc-
Cured following the shock, an antIphloglSilc
course WIS adopied. After this, stimulating
CONGREGATIONS and Strychnine were used.
Irba, been gradually improving since the
accident, which occurred IN DECEMBER
last.
DR.. Russell reported Il similar case OF a
wears standing, ana suggested MAI I'm'
n,ivhl be The best treatment IN SUCH cases
Or I.athrop reported Il case OF lOasol mem
ory and confusion IN The use Of WORDS occur
ing in an elderly gentlemen. Some des"l'
;nrv remarks were made upon The pathology
,fsurh ca,rs several instances were men
,ionrd. and the inference drawn that treat
.n-r, could he Of lille avail.
Or. Huntington reported case oil CIR
affected w,i. .ric9 OF the neck cured by dry
ca Ping. -, a.
tiun very much relieved bycupplng.
Remarks were made by nearly all preScn
upon cuppine, and numerous instances re re;
icrrcd TO- from which it APPEARED hat o"Ii
orv an.; hdnid cupping has been found II
he Unmarked bcucfi', when appropriately EN-
lIoyed-
Dr., Page rcportcda case Of soilcning
c,rrbrllum and posierior l"bes o: The BRAIN
In The course of The evening The Ladic
aud Gentlemen rariook of good and plen
taul repasr, for vi ich and for the freedom
from interruption i" spacious and pleas
;nI ruom The compliments OF the Socici.
v,rcfcn,!ered to the host Mn. DAMON.
After many Interesting and omlncnily use
GIl remarks, ii was roted that the Secreiar
present an abstract OF the proceedings 10
publication.
Iotcd 10 Adj.
W. P. Russell. Sec.
AH!LleLury Feb. 26th. 1917.