Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-07-19
VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY.

mont Medical Society was held on the
2Sth ult, at Stowe, thriving, busy little
village, costly nestled in beautiful valley
between the forks of the Green Mountains,
some ten miles by stage FROM the railroad
station at Waterbury. At the appointed
hour a fair, though not large, representa-
ton from the medical profession of the
state assembled in one of the spacious
apartments of the Mount Mansfield Ho-
tel, and the society was called to order by
DIR. o. T. Fassett, of Berkshire, President.
Rev. Mr. Ford, of Stowe, was invited to
offer prayer. in accordance with resolu-
ton passed at the annual meeting. The
minutes Of the annual session were read
by DIR. J. S. Richmond of Woodstock,
Secretary.
The president made brief congratula-
tory opening address, suggesting that a
suitable tribute of respect to the medical
staff of Vermont, who have so nobly done
their duty in the army during the rebel
lion, should be made, and directing the
attention of the society to the ;nefliciency
of the present registration law of the
state; both of which subjects were refer
ed to committee. consisting of Drs. Butler
Rublee and Sutton, to report at the annu-
al meeting.
Drs. Edwin Porter of Mortified, Noah
Litemore of Lowell, A. j. Hyde of Hard.
wick, R. Sherwood of Hyde Park, o. L.
Watson of Middlesex, and 7. J. Holhrook.
of Wolcott, we're severally proposed for
membership. and on reference to the COM
mittee on admission of members, who re-
ported favorably, were duly elected, DR..
J. B. Gibson of Durham, G. E., was in
vited to seat as an honorary member, and
to take part in the deliberations of the
society, A copy of the first volume of
the transactions of the society was direc-
ted to be sent to the several newspapers in
the state, and to sundry societies, colleges
and presses
During the afternoon session Dr. Sutton
of Stowe, presented an interesting case of
disease of the eye before the society for
examination and comment.
DR.. Champion of Fairfield, presented
resolutions on the death of Dr. Nelson W.
Fairchild of Milton, Gate member of
this society," which took place April 9th,
1865, while in the active discharge of his
professional duties, which were severally
adopted, and DR.. H. F. Stevens of st. Al
bans was requested to prepare biograph-
ical sketch of the deceased, the same to
be read at the annual meeting in October
next.
DR.. L. G. Butler of Essex, presented
paper on The Physiological Properties and
Iherapuetical Action Of Veratrum Vtride
in which he commented on its peculiar
properties as an arterial and nervous sed-
ative, and on its wide range of therapue.
teal application. and demonstrated it to
be valuable and safe remedy i'll the
treatment of large class of diseases The
paper elected an animated discussion.
which was participated in by Drs. Stevens,
Chandler, Clark, jones, Hathaway, Gibson,
Powers and others.
DR.. H. F. Stevens, of St. Adams, pre-
sented an elaborate paper embodying in
teresting statistical information in regard
to the widespread prevalence and mortal
ity of diphtheria, and particularly in GER
tain portions of the state. These stats
tics he gathered from the Vermont regis
tration reports. In 1868, the disease was
first classed among the zymotics, and de-
nominated diptheria. Fourteen deaths
were reported. In 1869, 70 deaths, the
greatest number being in Orange county,
midway of the eastern margin of the
state. In 1860, 2l2; Washington, Wind
sor, Rutland and Orange suffering most,
forming belt across the middle portion.
In 1862, AL; Rutland, Windsor, Orange
and Addison giving the greatest mortali-
ty. In 1862, SlS were reported, the belt
extending north into Caledonia, Washing
ton, Chittenden and Lamoile. Thus
showing steady increase in the mortality
from this terrible disease, eliminating,
probably, in 1868, which will doubtless
exhibit still greater mortality than
any other preceding year. The paper
was referred to the committee on publ.