The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-17
Thursday, Oct. 100 O'Clock. A. NJ.

Thursday, Oct l6.-9 o'clock, A. NJ.
Society met agreeably to adjournment, tn,
President in the chair. DR.. McCollom Offered
the following resolution
Resolred, That the thanks of the Vermont
Medical Society, be rendered to the proprietor'
OF the several railroads in the State, tor thelI
generous courtesy in furnishing the members
free return ticket from the annual meeting AT
Montpelier which resolution was adopted by
Il unanimous vote of the Society.
Dr. Lambert exhibited new Tourniqnet OF
| his own invention.
The Treasurer made his annual report, show
Gg balance in the Treasury of Sl06, which
was accepted.
| The Committee on Nominations reported the
following named gentlemen for officers for the
year ensuing, which report was accel ted and
adopted
For Presment-J. N. Stiles, NJ D., Windsor.
Wee Presidential. s. Houghton, Nj. D., PawIet
Rec. SEWN. McCoIlum, NJ. D.. Woodstock
Cor. Sec. B. Chandler, NJ. D., Montpelier.
Lib. d 1reaswer-Chas. Clark, M, d., .
Delegate 10 Castleton Ned CoH.-J. L. Chand-
Ter, NJ. D., ST. Adams.
Delegate 10 Cast. Med. CoH-Cullen Billiard
Com. on Irinting-Drs. II. f. Stevens, St
Adams Charles L. Allen, Mddebury JAS
Perkins, Castcton.
Erecut'pe Com.--Drs. Enos Morgan Pownal !;
W. IL. ii. Richardson, Montpelier ; j. Crow
ly, Mount Holly.
Delegate TO New York State Medical Society-R.
G. NJ Woodward, st. Adams.
Delegate to Rhoae Island State .E!edlcal Society,"
". McCollum, Woodstock
Delegate to the Conn. MetiacQi Sociav-J. n.
Stiles, Windsor
Delegate to The Mass. Medical .S2ciety-C. NJ.
Kublee, Montpelier.
Delegate to The Maine Medical Soeiety-Joseph
Perkins, Castleton.
Delegate 10 The N. H. Medical ,Soc,ety-E. C.
Knight, Springfield
Delegate to the Darlington Medicnl C0Neqe-A.
G. WEIGH, Williston, I. G. Simpson, Yer
shire.
Voted that the Semi-annual meeting of the
Socc y be holden al Woodstock at such time,
IN the month of June, as the Secretary shall
designate
The following resolution Was adopted
Reso}red, that the thanks of the Vt. Medical
Society be rendered to the Legislature, for the
use CT their Hall last evening for the address Of
Prof. " oodward and that copy of the address
be requested to be laid up with the archives OF
the Society,"
By vote of the Society the following resolu-
ton was adopted
Resofoed, That the Vt. Medical Society rec
ommend to the Leg stature of the State to au-
taorize the Governor to send TO the regiments
OF Vermont volunteers as many Of Llmbcrt's
new and improved toniquets as he in his judg-
ment may deem b. 1.
Voted to adjourn.
Thursday Oct. l6-2 p. NJ.
The Society me, agreeably to adjournment.
The following resolution was adopted
Reso/Ued, That a, the annual meetings of the
Society, hereafter, the session of the first Cay
and the second afternoon shall he devoted exclu-
slvcly to dissertations and conference on sub.
Jec.s pertaining to the profession of medicine
and surgery.
DR.. E. A. knight, of Springfield, reported
a case exceedingly interesting, and exhibited his
patient before the Society. His case was fol-
lowed by many Others Of interest TO the profess
sion generally.
The following resolution was presented by
DR.. j. L. Chandler, of St. Adams
ResolOed, That the thanks of this Society be
rendered to DR.. Knight, OF Springfield for the
instructive case presented to the Society, illus
tratine the power of Nature in recovering from
such Injuries as usually result either in loss of
'imo from hasty conclusions to amputate, and
not unfreqnentiy in loss Of life, from the same
cause IN atfordng also an argument for con-
sorvatve surgery, which commends itself to
young aspiring surgeons
AT the Annual Meeting Of the Vermont Med
zeal Society, holden this 10th day of October,
1862, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolrsd, That this Society recommend to his
Excellency, the Governor, that the board CT
, surgeons to examine candidates for regimental
and assistant Surgeons, be appointed from those
OF the Profession who are not directly connected
with medical colleges.
| On motion the Society directed the Secretary
to transmit copy of the above resolutions to
! the Governor.
The annual address by the President, was de-
lvered in the Representatives Hall, Wednesday
evening. HIS subject was the history and use
OF tobacco, IS well as its physiological and toxi-
Geological effects upon the human system, was
understanding'y treated, aud was listened to
with an attention rarely elected on similar &C.
casiOns.