Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-14
North Carolina State Medical Society.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
EDENroN, N c., APRIL, 1S57-We have received from
the publishers, Messrs Fulton Price, Wilmington, N c.,
meeting Of the Medical Society Of this State Secondly
list of the Officers and Members of the Society," with the post
office address of each member Thirdly report from Dr.
VIM H. Mckee, of this city, " Stomatitis Maerna
report of Dr. H. Kelly the Diseases most prevalent
5Eedsll County from May 1885, May 1857 report of Dr.
report of Dr. j. Summerel the Diseases of Rowan Co.
report of Dr. N j. Pittman the Diseases of Edgecombe
Co.. report of Otis Frederick Manson, M. D., Malaral
Pneumonia and lastly the address Of Dr. S. s. Satchwe
We have also received from Messrs Fulton Price
rate pamphlet copy of the address of Dr. Satchwe We
have not had time to read either of the reports the ad
dress.-Rat Register.
We indebted to the publishers, Fulton Price of the
Journal for copy of the Transactions of the
eighth annual meetng the Medical ociety the State
North Carolina, held at Edenton, N c., April, 1857.
This is work of 80 pages and cannot fail to be highly
edying to members of the profession, it is certainly
those unnitated in medical science The
Society rapidly commencing itself to the consideration Of
the profession twenty permanent members having been
added its numbers at its last session Embodied in the
transactions Of the society interesting reports from
DR.. VIM H. Mckee, Raleigh Dr. H Kelly, Of iredeil; DR..
Summeren of Rowan; Dr. N. J Pittman, of Edgecombe
and Dr. Otis Frederick Manson, of Granville
Appended to the work is the able address Of Dr. S.
Satchwe of New Hanover for separate copy of which
will simply say ought be only in hands of every
physician but in that of every head of family
Like every thing that emanates Satchwes PEN it
burning patriotsman ardent love for his native
State and for the of medical science have
read this address with unusual interest and profit and
mend the attention of all liberal throughout the
advocates in glowing language, the of ed
ucaon although that branch of the subject discussed
cidentaly. -G0ldsboro' Tribune.
Several interesting papers embodied in these Tansac
ons among which is the Annual address, delivered by DR..
S. S. Satchwe on the Obstacles to Medical Progress
Of this wewrtten article five hundred copies were
ordered to be printed detl1sbOro' Recorder: ,
The Address of Dr. s. is devoted mainly to the consider
Of the obstacles tc medical progress and interest
ing and able production.
to the Society by Drs. Mckee, Kelly Summere Pittman
and Manson which give evidence of small research,
The State Society we are gratfed to observe is in
fourshng condition 1t contains hundred regular and
sixteen honorary members-Standard.
Although not member Of the fraternity read the ad-
dress with considerable interest 1t is well conceived and
contains many hints and useful suggestions the profession
We make room for the following extracts from its
Regarding quackeries and empirical nostrums the Dr.
says is ts for rtsipent men to entort.D mora oor-
rect estimate of the medical mposons of the times and of
the acious reasoning used to sustain them it is we'll for
them to remember that medical now, and have
been ready the votarie of any other science,
welcome any discovery invention appertainng to
medcine time for the intelligent and influential the
any encouragement, however slight momentay, which
they give the quackery and deusions of the day. blow
regular science and regular
practitioners The real issue clear and distinct. Every
mans influence is thrown into scale the other He
who patronizes to-day tangled doctrine radcas
in medicine by enrols himself patron of the
the whole system of impoure No doctrine remedy
oe ets1ded The soDbsres
have become prevalent this point both within and with
the profession fruitful source OF the deuslon and
quackery in the world
Medicine is an elaborate scence rather is the sci
ence of sciences It based all the natural sciences
Chemistry botany physical and mental SCIENCE geology and
mineraogy all laid under contributions by medical sci
ence Some of the finest illustrations of Of natural
philosophy in the human body 1t is well known,
that to acquire knowledge OF these natural sciences
quires mental culture logical capacity think and
investigate The mind must be well trained before
grasp them. And yet, young men plunge into medical
encehe most subtle, comprehensive, and complicated all
the sciences not only without mental discipline
without knowledge OF these natural Sciences but unable
to read Latin of their diplomas to write and speak
their mother tongue correctly.
Among regularly licensed practitioners, how many are
there who know the botany medical pantsthose bene
cent productions of nature relieve the ills of life how
understand the acostc principles of the stehescope
used by nearly every physician how many have ever looked
through or know the principles construction of the micro
scope that valuable auxiliary of modern scientific nYestiga
Of the fifteen hundred graduates that annually
the medical colleges OF the Union how there
that have that mental training and knowledge of these
lmlnary studies indispensable to him who would know
the labyrint hian ways Of our science?
The subject of the address 1.-THE Obstacles to Medical
Progress and amongst the variety of obstacles the speaker
classes unprepared and iterate practitioners There is
world oftruth in the following
need not say that and rugged the way that
leads the practice of medicine He would in the
Injuries that lie waiting in her golden temple expect
to do not by the arts ofegerdemn the tricks of de-
ardent love of truthkfu Interpretation of the laws of
ure is the price he must pay The evervaryng phenomena
of te in health and disease the wide domain and dvers
fed character OF remedial agencies, the sound judgment
and active symPathes necessary to constitute successful
practice of science demand of the head and
heart. .'-North Cdrotntam.
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