Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-07-04
VERM ONT MEDICAL SOCIETY-SEMI-
ANNUAL, MEETING
ST. AIBANs. Vt. Wednesday, June ls.

VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY-SEMI-
ANNUAL MEETING.
ST. ALBANs, VT. Wednesday, June lS.
This Society met at st. Adams. and in alb
sence of the President the meeting was call
ed to order by the Secretary, DR.. M'Collom,
of Woodstock, and Mr.. Chandler, Of st. AL
bans, was elected President, pro tenn. The
record of the last meeting having been read
and approved, the credentials Of DR.. Benja-
min +. Getting, of Roxbury, Massachusetts,
delegate from the Massachusetts, Medical So
ciety, were read and DR.. Getting was invited
to sit with the Society, and participate in the
deliberations o! the same. The credenti Is Of
DR.. f. NJ. Snow, of Providence, delegate from
the II. |. Medical Society, were read, with a
letter from DIR. Snow explanatory of his abb
sence.
DIR. Stevens Of st. Adams, moved that the
Secretary transmit to the Secretary of the
Massachusetts, Medical Society, the acceptance
Of their delegate, and an expression of pleas
ure in thus exchanging iraternal professional
relations; and trust the interchange may mu-
tually continue. DR.. Stevens further moved
that the Secretary be requested to invite an
exchange of delegates from the several Socie-
ties of the remaining New England States,
and from the New York State Medical Socie-
ty, to attend the annual Meetings Of their re-
spective Societies.
After some preliminary business, the fol-
lowing physicians were elected members Of
the Society DIR. s. S. Clarke, Albany Dr.
w. S. White, Fairfield DR.. II. p. Hall,
St Adams Dr. C. G. Adams, Island Pond !;
DR.. J. II. Hamilton, Richford; Dr. J. Huse,
Richford DR.. J. J. Meigs, Hydepark Dr.
S. ]. Holley, Dorset; DR.. II. b. Woodward,
Bakersfield DR.. George Bliss. Poultney I;
Dr. NJ. S. Goss, Georgia.
DR.. Stevens, at the request of DIR. Chandler,
reported very remarkable case Of Ltlsus Ma
ture in the person Of an infant, which elected
interesting remarks from Drs Reynolds,
Chandler, Morgan and others, upon the effects
of marked impressions made on the mind Of
the mother, on the development of the fetus
in utero.
The remainder Of the day was occupied in
an interesting discussion upon the subjects,
Diptheria, and Instrumental Labor.
THURSDAY, June 10.
The Society met pursuant to adjournment,
the President, DIR. A. T. Woodward, of Bran
don, in the chair. DR.. Chandler offered the
following resolution which was adopted
Resoirod, That the thanks Of the Vermont Medical
Society be rendered to the propetors Of the railroads
Vermont for their generous courtesy Members II the
Society, in furnishing them tickets from the Semi
Annual Meeting at st. Adams, free Of charge.
DR.. Belknap reported case Of interest
which elected interesting remarks from Drs.
Reynolds, Woodward, Morgan, Russ and
Chandler Dr. Rublee presented boy suf-
forng from Ostco SarcoDia Of 1ibia. and gave
a history of the case, followed with practical
remarks and reports of cases from Drs.
Woodward, Of Brandon. Richardson, Of
Montpelier, Adams, Stevens, Marsh, Clarke
and Russ.
DR.. Stevens presented case Of Hydro
cephalus in a child three years old, the mead
measuring twenty-five inches in circumfer-
ence. DR.. Woodward of st. Adams, remark
ed upon the treatment Of Hydrocephalus by
tapping, and reported cases. Drs Marsh and
Rublee reported cases successfully treated by
tapping.
DIR. McCollom reported case OF Hydroce.
phalus in boy, the head measuring forty-sey-
en- inches in circumference, with the mind
clear and active. Dr. Rublec, presented a
young man nineteen years of age, with a large
aneurism ia the right supra-orbital region, Of
eleven years standing, caused from blow.
The following resolution was adopted.
Resolped That the thanks Of the Society be rendered
to Dr. kublec for the interesting presented by him
for examination aud that the Treasurer directed TO
defal, from the funds in the Treasury the expenses nee
essauy incurred by Dr. Rublce in bringing these cases
before the Society.
Other cases of professional interest we're
reported and discussed not noticed in this
brief report. The meeting was well attend
ed, and one Of much interest and profit.