Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-07-21
VERMONT Medical societv.

The Semi-Annual Session Of the Vermont Med
icsl Society. was held on the 2Sth ult, at Stowe.
A fair, though not large, representation from the
medical profession Of the State assembled in one
Of the spacious apartments Of the Mount Mans
Geld Hotel, and the Society was called to order
by DR.. Q. F. Fsssett, Of Berkshire. President
Rev. Mr. Ford, Of Stowe. was invited to offer
prayer, in accordance with d resolution pa, sed
at the Annual Meeting. The minutes Of the
Annual session were read by Dr.J. s. Richmond
Of Woodstock, Secretary.
The President made brief eongratulstory,
opening address. suggesting that suitable trib-
! ute Of respect TO the medical staff Of Vermont
who have 50 nobly done their duty in the army
during the rebellion, should be made. and di-
recting the attention Of the Society to the inefh-
| cheney Of the present registration law of the
State; both Of which subjects we're referred to
! committee, consisting of Drs- Butler, Rublee and
Sutton, to report at the Annual Meeting.
/ Drs. Edwin Porter, Of Northfeld. Nosh Tite-
more, OF Lowell. A. J. Hyde. of Hardwick, r.
/ Sherwood. Of Iydepsrk. o. L. Watson, Of Mid
dleseI, and I. J. Holbrook, of Wocott. were
severally pr, posed for membership, and on ref
erence TO the committee on admission Of mem
bers, who reported favorably, were duly elected
Dr. j. b. Gibson. OF Dunhsm. {. E. was invited
to a seat Is an honorary member. and TO take
part IN the deliberations ofthe Society. A copy
OF the first volume Of the Transactions Of the
Society was directed to be sent to the several
newspapers in the State, and TO sundry medical
societies, colleges and presses
During the afternoon session. DR.. SuitOu,D
Stowe, presented an interesting case Of diseas
Of the eye before the Society for examination
and comment.
DR.. CHAMPION, Of Fairfield, presented resolu-
tons on the death Of DR.. Nelson w. Fairchild,
Of Milton. (lste member Of this Society," which
took place April 9. 1865, while in the active
discharge Of his professional duties, which were
seyerally adopted, and Dr. H. f. Stevens, of 81.
Adams, was requested to prepare biographical
sketch Of the deceased TO be read at the Annual
Meeting in October next.
DR.. Z. Butler, of EsseI, presented paper
on The Physiological Properties and TherG-
peutical fiction Of Verdtrum Virids, in which
he CONNECTED on It's peculiar properties as an
arterial and nervous sedative. and on its wide
range Of therspeuticsl application, and demon
strsted il 10 be valuable and safe remedy in
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. II. =. Stevens, Of ST. Adams. presented
an elaborate paper embodying interesting statis-
teal information in regard to the widespread
prevalence and mortality Of diptheris, and its
pressure upon different portions Of the State
These statistics he gathered from the Vermont
registration reports. An interesting discussion
followed the presentation Of this paper, upon the
general subject Of diptheris, a disease which has
q nslsncholy interest to the profession and to
the people Of the State. Drs. Hyde, Titemore.
Sutton and others. participated
Both the papers above mentioned, were referred
The committee on publication.
DR.. Chandler, Of ST. Albans, presented two
photographs, taken from life, Of enormous hy-
pertrophy Of the mamme, one Of which meas
arsd three feet two inches in circumference, the
other an inch Or two less, and estimated to
weigh 4s pounds
The evening session was mainly devoted to
discussion upon cG.esr, with especial reference
to ths duty Of the profession to prevent. BY sp-
prspriste treatment, the cIres Of cancer and
cancroid tuners coming under their observation,
.rum passing into the hands Of the so-called
'Ancer dsctors" At q late hour. after an eI-
,eedingly interesting and profitable session, the
Iocie,y adjourned