Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-11-05
Vernon, Medical S9cleiy.

The ffty-ffth annual meeting of this Society
was held At Montpelier, Oct. 20 and q. DR..
J. 5. Richmond of Woodstock presided The
session was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.,
Underwood Of Hariwick.
DR.. Stiles Of Windsor presented circular
from committee Of the American Medical As
ISOLATION, inviting contributions of Medical
works from the Society and from individuals to
2 National Medical Library now being estab-
Hshed at Washington, D. c. The Secretary
was Instructed to forward such publications. as
may lie in his possession.
Or. L. c. Butler Of Essex, from a committee
appointed a; the last annual meeting Of the Sc
cietv. read paper on "the medical, social and
civil aspects Of into1ication by alcohol, IN
which ne urged the point that since the Legs
lature If the State had by a stringent law pro
hibi;el the use Of intoxicating liquors fcr any
other purpose than e" for medicinal, mechanical
and manufacturing purposes" it ought 70 pro-
tect those who require those liquors as medicines
from the ahominable authorizations that make up
the g,eat mass Of what is now sold as such IN
der the law. This it might dc, he said, by ap-
pointing State Assayer Of Liquors, and max
ing It his duty to analyze all liquors offered for
sale bv town agents, and TO condemn to couhsca-
ton every cask tina, is not found chemically
pure In its details such law should fix the
standard Of purity, and require the officials
concerned in procuring liquors for medicinal
purposes. to forward to the State Assayer
samples Of eac snd TO be offered for sale, and
no liquor should he allowed 10 be sold by town
agents without the certificate Of the Assayer
that they are absolutely free from all poisonous
drugs and authorizations. The views presented
by Dr. Butler were endorsed by the Society, and
a committee appointed to emhody them in their
proper form to be presented 10 the Legislature,
With view to their enactment into law ii
that honorable body shall deem best.
Dr. A. T. Woodward Of Brandon, read an
able and discriminating paper on the uses aud
abuse Of the speculum.
DR.. +. ". Goodan of Greensboro, presented
details of case occurring in his practice IN
which the patient was afflicted with complca-
ton Of diseases, having gangrene Of both feet,
cancer Of the stomach, tuberculosis and en-
physema.
The delegates to the Medical Department U.
v NJ. made a favorable report Of their attend
ance upon the examination of students for
graduation. and commended the College to the
favorable consideration of the profession.
The Presidents address was delivered Wednes-
day evening. and was directed more especially to
the exposure of certain short comiugs of the
profession, with suggestions to the appro-
pirate remedy to be applied The address WAS
able and interesting
The officers Of the Society for the ensuing
year are as follows President, DR.. Henry
James Of Waterbury Vice President, DR..
Abram Harding of South Hero; Secretary,
DR.. L. C. Butler of Essex /; .fssistdri, DR.. Chas
H. Tenney Of Hartford Treasurer, DR.. J. E
Macomber of Montpelier ; -4udiior, DIR. c. NJ
Chandler of Montpelier
The semi-annual meeting is to be held IN
Burlington on the first Tuesday and Wednesday
of June 1870.
n b. State papers with which We exchange
are requested to copy the above, as though sent
to them direct from the Secretary.