The Portland daily press., 1868-06-18
Sixteenth Annual Meeting Of the Maine
Medical Assoc aIiOn.


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Jun 9th.
sixteenth Annual Meeting OF the Maine
Medical Association.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
The Committees upon the various medical
and surgical subjects appointed at the last
meeting were called upon to report.
DR.. Thayer read report upon the sanitary
condition of Portland and its Aims House.
setting forth the improvements that have been
instituted in the rebuilding of the city, show
ing that hygenic laws have been fully consid
cred. His remarks upon the condition of the
Aims House earnestly calls for much change
and improvement in the working of that in
stitution.
Dr. Weston, Chairman of the Committee on
Neclology, reported the deaths of DR.. Isaac
Lincoln of Brunswick DIR. A. +. Stanley of
Winthrop and DIR. Mcclellan. Eu!ogistic re-
marks were made upon the characters of the
deceased members. He presented biograph-
cal sketch of DR.. Stanley, but being unable to
obtain facts necessary to do the same in DIR
Lincoln's case he closed by touching eulogy
of his life and character.
DR.. John I. Gilman in beautiful tribute to
the character of DR.. Lincoln offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions
Whereas, In the Providence of God, our distin
guished and much respected associate and friend,
Isaac Lincoln, NJ. D., who cheered and honored
with his presence at the last annual meeting of this
Association and whose life Of unring activity and
earnest usefulness rounded out To almost four
score and ten, has to the grave in full age,
a shock of corn cometh Tits season."
Resoiced, That his genial disposition, his warm
and generous sympathies, his manly Independence,
hts loyalty to his proession and TO his convictions
of the right in all matters pertaining to the various
interests of society, his sterling patriotism, high
toned principles and the browning excellence of a
Christian life commands cur admiration and respect,
and will be ever held in grateful remembrance.
ReSotoed, That this expression of our high regard,
and the assurance of our sympathies, be communi,
Gated to the family of deceased associate, and
entered upon the records oil the Association
Dr. Gilman from the Committee on General
Hospital, reported the action of that Commit
tee before the Legislature. DR.. Gilman's re-
port was highly interesting and able one, ex-
kibiting much research in regard to other and
especially the Massachusetts General Hospital
We hope to be able to publish the full report
as any attempt to make an abstract must be
but feeble.
Dr. Dana, from the same Committee, made
some additional remarks, explaining the causes
which prevented securing an appropriation
He believed it chiefly due TO political causes,
but hoped and thought it probable that anoth-
er attempt would result in success.
Dr. Harlow followed in some remarks, en-
couraging the members to act early in securing
the benefits of General Hospital
The report of the Standing Committee made
yesterday and laid upon the table, that the
next place of meeting be Bangor was called up.
Dr. Brickett moved that it be referred to the
next meeting.
After remarks by Drs. Sanger, Swazey,
Brickett, Manson, Snow, Buxton, Wiggin and
Hill the question was taken and the Conven-
ton decided not to accept the report of the
Committee ON that point.
On motion,
Voted to recommit that portion of the report
with the instruction that it is the sense of the
Association that Portland be The next place of
meeting.
DIR. Manson of Pittsfield offered a resolution
which was laid upon the table until later in the
session.
Eleven o'clock having been assigned for DIR.
Tewksbury of Portland upon the subject of
conservative surgery, he made reports upon the
result of several cases operated upon during
the last year, for excsion of the knee joint.
The DIR. presented one case operated upon by
simply drilling through the diseased joint in
stead of excision, and the case as exhibited
showed every indication of success, and in the
opinion of DIR. I. he thought that it would not
be long before this simple operation would take
the place of the more formidable one of excis-
ion in bony union of joints.
The report of DR.. L. elected discussion from
many of the gentlemen of the Association. DIR.
Hunt of Gorham reported a case similar in
character; though only week since the oper-
alton, he thought it would result favorably.
On motion of Dr.. Fuller of Bath. the report
of DIR. Tewksbury was accepted and referred
to the Publishing Committee.
DR.. Morton of Bangor, moved that DR..
Brown of Paris, make report upon the life
and character of the late DR.. Kittredge, and
send it to the Committee on Publication.
Dr. Snow presented report, exhibiting the
formation of the Kennebec Co Medical So
ciety. And moved it be referred to the Com
mittee on Investigation.
DR.. Weston made report relative to the
formation of County Society in Penobscot
County.
DIR. Manson, moved that the Somerset Coun-
ty Society be referred to the Investigating
Committee.
The following Committee were appointed to
regulate the fees of country practitioners Drs
Bolster, and Brown of Paris.
Adjourned to meet at half past two
AFTERNOON SESSION.
letter was read from Eaton Shaw, Esq,
State Liquor Agent, requesting the Convention
to send a special committee, or as a committee
Of the whole to visit his store and examine his
stock.
DR.. Goodale stated that he had report to
make upon the subject of Analysis of Liquors,
ooI "ouiu loI pTeScHt IL uJ lIHS time. Dr.
Hamlin read synopsis upon alcoholic liquors
made from his report upon this subject.
Onmotion of DIR. Martin of Bangor, it was
votel to accept the report of DR.. Hamin and
refer it to the Committee on Publications.
DIR. Levi G. Hill of New Hampshire, was
elected an honorary member of the Asssocia-
ton.
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to the members of the Association, to visit him
at his residence this evening.
DR.. Dana then presented report as Commit
tee on-Practice of Medicine. He prefaced his
report with the remark that he could not at
this hour, in so short time, hope to give a
resume Of the advances in medicine during the
last year. He selected as his subject certain
diseases which had been carefully studied by
the best investigators.
He then spoke of Niemeyor's views in re-
gard to Pulmonary Phthisis. DIR. Niemeyer
denies, at the outset, that Pulmonary Phthisis
is a specific disease. He asserts that there is
only one kind of tubercle, the military variety;
that this changes into other varieties and final
ly may degenerate; and, breaking down, leave
cavity All cases, in which there is any pull
monary disease, attended with debility and de-
preston, should be promptly relieved if poss-
BILE, and the cure should pc made perfect in Or
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