Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-15
Prom the Iows City nepublicsn.
Proceedings Of the State Medical Society
OF Iowa


The State Medical Society met a Io~a CITY, OF
we6nesday the 10Th Of June, 1t o'cio,k Pm
aad temporary orgsnixati q Was mate by thu ap
pastasnt o, DR. stone, II Iowa City President pr
tenn aud Dr. Forntain. OF Davenport, Secretary
In The abs-nce Of the proper OH u the svcie
In addition 10 the Delegates in attendance the fol
lowing Ierson- were eIe,t msrnb r-,vi
Il .Drs. u 5 Ysrvows 7 8 sauaders, J. W Baker, o
Davenport: } sinder rs, II b ,ucher an II Esl
.flos~ cty' Dr. II Bune', OF 7 led; Gamble, Q
LeCisire, and u Carp atsr. % Davenport.
The following q, mmiitee WAS appoiated en- th
nom nAtion % permanent oi -ers 81 the soc,ey 70
the ensuing year, via Drs Baker, BArOws, } .
Ban egs sivet.r and kaly.
Adjourned till ~ morrow ut 10 O'Clock, NJ
Thursday 10 o'cladk, A N.
The minutes OF Sesier ~ were approved. Tn
committee on tn nomination II vfiers reported Ans
their report w1sre ei,rd ss follows -
DR. TH0S. bIVETER President.
- b coch an, Vice President.
:" ct m. secretary.
:" IT, saunde'-, Cor secre'a-y.
=" james 6Asnb.e. TT asurer.
I'll Carprntrr, Librarian.
Drs.-Bir OF M Plea snt-kseder, Of Auseain
II Boucher. h Eaiy and saunders, of low
CIT and X sAuuie of Davenport, Cen-ors.
Pcnling the above NOMINATIONS, the -oc,ety proe
dej 10 tn election OF the following m-mor.,vl
DIS u Murray, rs MAhAn, WIN vost, Cochran,
Floyd ami st st.r, all OF Iowa Cuy.
Tne tr' goiug noinination of iii Tor the ensun
yeer vas taken up and they ~ere resOecive.y eie.
ted.
The President on being conducted l. the chair
by toe retiring Officers pro ten, r.niArkei.--
IL MAY b. eNprted that on TAX ns the ,har, some
thing should be sad, b hitting the occasion. But
oSve 10 express my ieEe. al 50 fe~ mem ers lem
present. YET trust from the character VI this II.
mere, that nucleus be formed TOT larger gsthr
ing h:r.afteT that W. may get out OF the ietbAr
Gao position In which en- 10 be- consult I'll
cred and pronor the nonos II the professi'n. an
build up good aud efhcent y, that may be al
vsntaseous 70 III community and an honor to tn
safe.
On the Nomination DR. Knox. of Iowa Cas-. TO
m-hbership, BY Dr vogt, there arose some dis.u
ion.
Dr chran said regret the nomination,
Zee. o&und " pose it. Dr. X is sid mt an'
HISS be N proposed .. m-mbcr OF our County socic
~, and rejected consulting with irregular ph, 81
Claus, aud encouraging quacK,. He was voted gu
" the County scieiy aud should lie scr y 10 So
him elected BY the state society,
DR. vog My reason for nominating DR. Knox wa
this that he had been rejected BY the c. society
he Tor Knox) might come before Another tito NAL -
Ne Is m'-nbee Of the Anne lean Medical society IL
Ne~ York aud has all the requisites VI h Iuies .
this society.
Dr Oochran-.The American society l. n 4 located
In New York and il they knew Dr KINKS cours,
her. th would exclude him.
DR. yogi may be mistaken as TO the location OF
N, so iety.
y. Foun,an-i am some what acquainted with tn,
case ofDf Knox. AM think II not sood pre- dent I,
elect m -mor rejected by the County society; an
that for x al ,an-e n, Judgc. wish the gent,
man would Withdraw the nomination
DR.. NJgt-l Am Just As ready to Withdraw hi, nam
as was to propose H. after having gwen my rcis1r
for presenting II.
DR. knox's nane was withdrawn.
DR. NJ J MoIseIDan, Of Iowa Liiy, was then cleo
DR. Boucher, from the Board Of Censors, TO whom
WAS referred the cred, ntial. @ Dkgaies, reported
the following as ent,i'd " stats towt Prom the
La MI Nahu Satt liz
cher. Nogt and Murray from Scott County Me ncal
Society, Drs barrows ana Fountain. Report aco-
ted
The following committee was appointed to revise
the Com ttutlon and Is, Tvs of the ceiy. ANA Il
port n,At year, namely DIS Gamble, st,ne aid
Cochran
Til. standing committee of last year, sft.r soni'
Ks by the Presirnt and others were, on mot ION
Of Ur Murray, all dis charged; aid Mes>r. Gamble,
Barrows and Boucher, were appointed c Hniitts To
iominste standing committee Medical subjects for
the next year.
h. nomination of Delegates 10 the American Md
icA Society also ref. red to III; foreS.ihg oni-
init
The Treasurer for the last year. u, Sivetrr rpor
ted ipts S93 /; ,xpsnssAdres $40 ; haianer III
hand tss,25. h port adopted, with tn, thanks Of
the S.>i y for his fidelity.
DR. EIly NOV ed thai Mount Pleasant be the place
OF next me ting for which notion, Dr. Mu ray
moved to s,iiutr Davenport, which Substitute
wa, lost and the oriliusl molten was earl
Con, de able discuss on here aio-e"n IN sutJ ct
OF pas dues fr, III the Treasury, th- abs'hc- OF tn
oiic AMI member in the South part OF the : at,
and the inI I-h me- Of this Sotpty with respect
any pal iicular medical schools. Un the motion q
Dr Cafp;ate,, T. app'iut the Secf't,ry, publish
hug s,mittee vi b authority T. draw on he rfca9-
Ucr for he means To punt the p'ocr'dhgs IN
Iampuei; viii ion, ans Ld-'f by ID. 70 a.
tam, iuCl,pe thu treasurer III the commit c
II pablcation WAS Carl H.
Dr. Boucher, II t committee TO nominate stan'!-
ing commit Mel al topics, reported, AMI Their
"A a MA All g.
On Physlui,,y DIR Hu-y, vi FaiIfiei; surg ry'
pr. Stouc, OF Iowa Cry, ubst-'r,s. DR.. Fountain
of Davcniod; Psthoory, pr Mct'usin ~ h"kuk'
fulmona y ,einpton, DR. 4. Oh an. ~ lwt CIV;
Cutan Dis ass, Or. ', gt, - Iowa CT y; Qiack
cry, pr. Rau II, OF Bu1ln gtai.
THE camm,ttee IN, III t-pcrj,d thu following DELE
safe, 20 the Am.'icsn NJ Df aliso,I ", to-"it
DEs Ward. oi ottumwa MiirH AMI b""cher. OF
! wa Cay; tSninbit Of H. tItir', Cousins az Atla'
harrow, and Fountain OF Davenport Cl'ev o.
Columbus CITY; and k,,der, OF Mus atn-. Inc d.
egat were ho.iZed TO at'poiut sub titLtes.
DR. Cochran offered the fono" Ing resolutions, TO-
wit
MraoIved, That III. d linquen,y OF IN ,sit Of the
Secretary Of ihe S,ciety, ecotgd Lass year, ~ no
glvit tiGc of the meeting Of the state Med Cal So
eiety, required by the Constitution; and IN not
frn ,hing III minutes OF last ars m' tins' anu 81
tn ,omuiit.-e Oh publicath f'r not at .hd'ue ID
the DUTIES pertaining To their ofce is d serving the
sesere,t eeasu. u this body am that III Se;rctr
OF this body be r.,,u Il 10 oh an the Retoids al
III society aud place them in the hAns Of I'll CON-
Received. ThAt a copy fth * pr ce.d'ng' be sent
to the Secretary Of last year, aud u each OF ths
IN mis rs OF ia, committee OH iublieat.on
The Pre- sid at sas-est Il, I, til reso ut IN, tia
II there any lesion III the body, the "oHht
nigh, b. IN VI la ger by such c,nsurt upon III
hosrr Of Tia" VIII lie dy. iir hoped II would b.
considered beE re the re luton IVES la's'i.
DR. Murr-y III ugnt trat n the eupd should 10
enix gd n healthy x anu at on woul take plac' an
the body b. al d.
The President r,Ioiried that the last veai's com
init lee Of publication, hal DON better than that u
the year b, lore They pu lshad 'he doAgs IA
pamphlet FORM and In That respect VI RI loi 20 de
libquent.
Dir Cochran replied. that this was tn nrs' TIM b.
had heard OF tn publications; ID he sup. Odd II va
the duty OF the cmmtte. To distribute the oce u
iux- xso IL the p,ryious cJuirnI tee thu. Dc
inquent, til II sub rrsolut Ion ought 4 have be'
pas. Ell year ago.
Or. Murray regretted the sity of passing sue
= resolution, but hoped II would b. understood h"fe
aitr, that officers expected L. discharge thei
duty or receive censure aid In Ease of ndeiy, hav
. v tie OF thanks. The reso utions we're adopted.
On M ton Of DR.. MURRAY the address of Or. Coch
Tan prepared for this occasion, wa deferred To tn
next annual m citing.
At tn sugsesiior. OF 1he Pr, sident tie rsm.indt
Of tn ss>ion spent in the FAM la statements
matters OF prof, ssional sciences ard practice
| Ur. Boucher alluded T., the lat ca of needles
| testimony in Court, in wa Ciiy with the qu.t,
whether the ,aftlage would separate more reAiil,
| After body has en- fro n.
The President said that u thu cettage he coul
NOT say, but the bone might be fragile. II II,
Eel.
Dr. F,unt ain IN m ioned hts ~ the Rxtrsct %
Bella Donna, with success, cases of broken breas
AFFORD ne very sic dy relief
DR.. Stone CONFIRMED the pi sctce Of Dr.. Fountain
| 20 far . his expTencr had gJne.
| DR.. vogt said he had used ca'aplasm Of the her
| Bella u na, with like s,od eiir for many wears.
| Dr- Cochran had u-ed the tincture of VeratI un
virde, inter naly. for Group aud Pm -uLaonlA.
| DE- Bakrr in,tancrd his treatment " ysipala
with preparations OF iron in several cas- :, til 500
| cnect-partictlariy tie muria;e inctme OF iron
Tut ,ily and . 60 ution II the sulphate o. iron ex
| trn.iiy.
The Pre- ident mentioned his Of the cysnurct ,
potassium, eat rncl apple ,tion, followed vii
| svest OF.
| Or. Murray had US d iodine exte nallv and also
dsooctiop OF Common smart We Il with like results.
| Dr. VOgt ii,qu Ell W.T. We should ask snipl
for III. rem', If disease a.d MT rather lao H. or
| Grated and the Cd. CT on the su rounding par S?
| lr. Fountain r--pliei we do not undertake to t.
| how q,rnine, for example, may effect an interm,
| tent lever.
Dr. vogt suggested his theory. that II operated, /
cases Of .ry>ipa-, by changing the vitality OF th
surrounding parts, and stopped its pr, rvsss:
DR.. Fountain dill no. think the Desired ,h-ct a,
tesiei simply BY externa, remedies, but often b
| their int rnA Use.
Tn Prest. Zen gave his opini that in general, tn
| m dy must be in rvu,ed into the circulation, a
| the IN siu, OF, MI In curative efforts
| DR.. vUet . ked wh.th.r sp'sial rem dies were no
| in 'a.t, m, re empyrcism aud next dor to quack
| cry?
Tie President responded that like an old man an
\ young one IN n bat, with line and lead, it va
| desi able to sound they Co. And So, by degree.
| IN. lhsnnn