, 1864-05-06
lLllKplS MEDICAL SOCIETY,
Appointment Of Committees Resolutions
Medical E1amina ations-progress of Prsc-
tisal Medlelne Daring Ihe Year-
IiAts to College, Hospital
&Qt Camp.

YlAts to C0llece. Ras,1taJ
and Camp.
-
The Illinois State Medical Association rc.,,,,a
lis sessions yesterday morntnr .t fesamsa
49, os.sa 49,. one Ffeslaent-A. Il. Luck, Il. Din
'ns eaa1t.
The minutes Of the previous dav,a nrocA.d,n ~
were read and approved.
80 eseeeasy. Df. n. Davis OF Chicago, ro-
p9Te% pc5tea tbs additions, names Of Drs James 4:
ten, md Mathew J, johnson Of o W!m G1 ng9na M@ing
members. "t LUZ ~
The Committee On Nominations .nhm,ttsa ~.
tcilow1ne recpmmend daf,nna. 'o'A1A@>eu @ns
Con.Dtftke or dfron0e1asnt,-a p W.. .1, G
w. Noble, j. b. Rogers @''A' ~
-Aest. S1y-C. &. Parko.
Of Chicago = III McTev r. W.yyo,'- r. =. nu!mes tWN
mire OF Metamora- Dr. Ho1Ier ~ Ven3,,;. ~ "olt-
SneciI Committee IN nrtSr,oa.,,,a ~ nnia.
DaSId F1nca nf ym GTtaepoease saFyy-Dr-
SpecjaI Co,nmifsse M Snot,.d exa.. n.
Jewell of Cttcarn W 2e''@e" os0e7-Or. - 3.
The report 1Ens rdoot.d a..
Dr.. Bartlett n Nh,caSo ,trsr.d.
Resolffd, That co,nrIjt,ec ~ fshsa ,as 10 toioHng
By the chair TO coosider In That oe appointed
rom unfaVe1ase o. oI tns eq'ea Rs9iesaoa sur
Resolfsd. Thst tbfs comInI,,es ,!shsaton; ~ also.
petition lie Stale Iesisa i Ge aHtaeFsed to
sary eno propers ''7 eA4es maS ueen neeas-
Dr. Baf1ictf ernfained th.t the ..;..,.,
this reaoIution wns ,ha 5na. t1e specl OCCASION
letter INN I me5;c"i Tr;m5 tSe5ntlou oy MN o.
come snch sction hs +,t .tsnu ~ Iowa asEtns that
ton had ais,sa1. 49, ~ 4uu etauns that mo-
la1e to TINT elect ia crn1sined ~ .os,a ,
e1iinoti tue aouses WHICH called specially for such
"tfhe1noI: tdhe .ssn;, nssonI;:,,,.-
~ GGnsCaeo' Ncfar1ane OF Jacksonville and Wing,
VI ~ GneasG. were appointed as such committee.
aas tSpof1ed appropriate re solutions on the
ucat1 " ". ocouoes 1ork, OF far1s, Edgar c5ul-
~, which was adopted.
; nt; 1ounE: OF Aurora, Offered the following.
ResGloed, That tho present pay and rank OF Sur.
Geons and Assistant Surgeons Ia the army IL insd-
p; tqnate 10 compensate them for the services re-
, Hes4red, That the members Ut this Association
ought to make every possible exertion through the
I NATIONAL Medical Association aud onr Senators
ana Representatives, IN congress TO have CUR Med
lcal brethren IN The aeld receive at leas: reason
anle compensation for thelF services and sacrices,
caIlng inr The soldiers OF our country.
ktsoaeed, That the profession is the proper judge
;Resosfed, That the interests Of The! profession
{! Will be promoted by having new menbera admit
| ted on the Judgment Of the profession ITSELF and
Res0lted, That the committee appointed under
Instructed also to ask that the society DO anthos
proper esammstion. to under graduates. s''
making 8e6ss to -; ho fact ~
ope IL da ses tos eaaes IL aga
G enss 10 aone M wS 1ss
| were some estimable practitioners who, through
unfortunate Circumstances. had not obtained sush
professor That sone shred should b thrown
at least 10 produce proper deGree OF dis:rimlna-
Tie subject was discussed at come length, men.
tho army.
tnetio9 would 60 muck. u the most accom- plished
mecleas 1nan ano ine Inost iSnotanl Weee
70 hoid ont N CONNECTIONS oGicce wonld oe found
". 1onns ead tnal s3as1eL:cs were Wn1eas Int
pablo shou.d be informed 81 what had been don't
bE % each Aa Sasss % ana tbe sesu.ts: ~ sn,,.,. -,
\ Uf. wing fpohe 10 INC 6un1ect o. army sur
eery. He had becn an examiner OF SURGEON. y
solnn.eeT femca1e: ~ ana haa iouna S eonslaefa6ss
nnnain1nent " N INV nos,t;cr The,o shon,d IL ~ =,
some means Of DISTINGUISHING the worthy from th,
Eay o ihs saGn a tbs aa
eyrr wel ouaIifled for nrncticc and he mad fonni
niteT stnfes: and ihose Who hsvn cnne ;rin n.
6eId and come in contact with members from otha
:; States haze won for he profession at home hiSi
thrn Il smintrtlv onal;fie IN iuare of fhs nnaiid
ca:ioEs oI iis mcmbcrs and # moi the best Tonit
sthi Be- he r:opG judge: Il was not proposed L
interfere Gf1Ht31it 1nOQGS
th.t mfohi esuse nnnosifion fam som
~ the fctoois nor "a It nronn.ed y
ZEE ZEE a ,eSi. wsshad ~ eet.b,tsS p1o.ss 1
~ fn,nre ,1sscT;n!n.t,nr which sTnnid h. re,ishi
A. iar ss it conld M apniied. Reforms are of M
,os;i;on fnoI snr neaI+tTs 4oo I,b ra,ar n y
snsr srhnaia ~ Tss rasdv ~ te 9a1 y ~ n
homo opaihy xas : III yesr's alasaae Maey ?
tnosc "ng LUZ w .ae % M t saitSis ti u
lhis aiy, naa s1ealnep tnas ansy ala not oeiiev!
! "Hsnne.nannic, and when otedpE thsmselyes a
eaholoates to5 9I eahAnoa ,.I p MSacai noaIe
nau Ell, ns s.a,aa .e ~ LIZA
. nnd surgery; as r1e tneT were remarkably dea
~ aao ,,saa va ~ f9 o. o1hsr ss, san
1poee %o eaG pssssa s -a.-e an u YER
~ na ~ .1o1, ~ ~. H. ead ~ ~
1n saSp M o NJ pse = ~ ,a1 t sas
d b.. MeAfifuT Of joliet. NAs'' - '''' pl"''
Dr.. n. s. Davis. Chairman Of the Committee OIL
I Practical Medicine, then submitted the report O.
) The Committee:
It wae the duty OF the committee to report eacl
year on the improvements In the practice Of medI
/ cine, and on the epidemies which had obtained IL
the State, With regard to the nFss of these there
were three modes Of Improvement In each O.
which some progress bad been achieved.
knowledge Of the causes and pathology Of disease
BY which The practitioner nay the better inuic1tk
, the remedies 70 oe applied; There are three sub
Ditieulties in the Wy Of striving At knowleds,
Of the effects Of certsln substances on the element
7 cIentiy accurate knowledge oi those agents wsict
, are supposcto exercise an influence on the organ1
or gAnElionlc system; We are mich better nc
quainted with the action Of agents on ,he volan
: lRry system OF netyee+ those which place MS II
< more intimate relation with the outer world Tn
D actt9n Of nEsnts calculated 70 control tds mosb
y condition Of Ihe blood ilse!E Il is We'll know,
that ut the present time pathology Is rapidly mnl
0 ursing the number Of Diseases belonging TO II
: xJmotit class, those which spring from d septi
ers Se tG a hs Ss9s ,, IN
,, acquired :ti!ity to apply agents heretofore vel
! hown, iu new ways.-to use lbem for the cure o
other forms Of disease than ,lose to which the!
have before been applied. Under this head maj
bo classed new oees Ut br2D1ne. atroplum, chloro
form, and I've o. tAIee other asthls.
:. The third kird Q. Improvement consists IN tn
heee We ns9e ave fsGt or ve rous
them OF crest faloe. dnese a1e compounds, socae
OF them ce1ore En9HT, ns Inc aould= OF iroa, on1
c dsssion u Se report relates to the
; prominence O. epiacmlss IN ne onte CURING tne
past year.. Three cpidemics have shown then
sclvet, and each has Claimed many yiSs.u1: tas3
are cryspelas, spotted feEG and rnrlo'a. In Cnt
| GcE0 the p1evalence OF crye1pelas WAS such as ia
nt:it ths name o. epidemic, IN q many c.ses werI
admitted to the Hospital. Nearly all OF thcse pa
Tie Gaae Of ieser accompanying vas decldeli'
typhoid. Cfhe treatment nsea WIS nete oetallea.
no deaths occurred ~ nc aospi1s, a!om III.
had b.eu = c1tcs In noEpItst aau ne haa - Il tn
came time In his Own pf.sale pfacuse ; NO. nan, An
II otlsI po1uons o. .ne G'5 WIZ nos AIu@ ~, ~.
1hc packing operations At ntsdsspors ana IN msn \;
ptofeeslot,ai men neto tnat tne Poisonpas aud "
aeDese ennS1a tnenee arlsn va as,t ~ u ,hsr
eaGse pat u scnrre betore II
pacing commence npu ~ euJt a. tnctT Th nonc5nso
msny cases ou1s,oe s to ~ toe snoea5'r mis- :,