St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-23
Vern,0,,t Medical Society.

and Is, 1868 The forenoon of the first
day was passed in the transaction OF
miscellaneous business, reading Of min
utes, presentation of delegates from other
Societies, revision of constitution and by
laws. The following preamble and resol-
utions were presented and adopted
WHEREAS, The practice of using alco-
holic drink as beverage yet prevails
extensively among the pepole, and does
not seem 10 be efiectually controlled by
any system of pledge-taking in vogue,
OF by the punitive and prohibitory leg
islation on cur statute books;
And whereas it belongs more especially
TO the physician to investigate the causes
of this fearful practice, SO far as they
may exist in the human constitution, in
professional usage, or common custom,
and to recommend the adoption of such
sanitary regulations as shall tend TO pre-
vent or palliate the evil effects Of this ter
rib!c scOurge:
Therefore, Resolued, That a committee
of three be appointed, whose duty it shall
be to report at the annual meeting
of the Society, on the medical,
social and civil aspects of intoxication
by alcohol, and our duty as physicians
in the premises together with such sug-
gestion as thay may deem proper TO be
adopted by the legislature of this state,
TO arrest the prevalent evil.
The committee was constituted as fol-
lows: Drs. Butler, Speery and Billiard.
During the afternoon a letter was read
from DR.. j. II. Harlow, covering photo
graphs of the skull of Mr.. Gage, who
was impaled at Cavcndish, Sept. ID,
lS4S, by the premature explosion Of a
blast propelling a tamping iron through
the head. He fully recovered from, the
injury and died in San Francisco, Cal
itornla, May p, 1861. The iron was
three feet, seven inches long, one and
one-torth inches in diameter, and weighs
ID! lbs. Mr.. Gage had the iron on
which he was impaled, engraved with his
his name. day and date of the accident
and carried it with him to his death.
The skull and iron are deposited in the
museum of the Medical College of liar
ward University.
DR.. Butler presented details Of a
peculiar, ease of nerro-mu>cuhu prostitution:
one Of CyaHosis or GLtc iise use. and one OF
long continued romitn,y.
At / u. NJ. the Society listened to the
annual address from the President, DIR.
C. i. Frost of Brattlcbo:e His subject
was The past and present in Medical
Science" in which he rapidly reviewed
the past in medicine, and contrasted ii
with the presen; rapid progress OF the
science. At the opening session of Thurs
hay the i9!.owiu. PERSONS were ,!,c.cI
officers for the year ensuing -
President, J. 5. Richmond, NJ. D.,
OF Woul>tork.
Nicr-Presilcn;, J. Hamilton, NJ d. OF
OF Rlchiord.
Secretary, /. c. Butler, NJ d. ofEs.ex.
Treasurer, J. +. Macomber. NJ. ID. OF
Nentpc.er
Auditor, c. VI, Chandler, NJ. d. of
Montpelier
On motion of DIR Richmond the follow
M persons were appointed committee on
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