Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
Medical association Proceedings,

readers.
The Society was called to order by
the President, DR.. III. Van Duzen Of
Mineral Point, at 2 o'clock, p. M, il
the Agricultural rooms of the Capitol
DR.. III. p. Strong the Secretary hav-
ing not yet arrived DIR. A. J.. Ward
of Madison was appointed Secretary
pro tenn. After the organization was
perfected the Board Of CensCrs re-.
ported the names of four new mem
bers who were duly elected by ballot
and declared full members.
DIR. Vivian, of Mineral, Point gave
in full verbal report of tho strange
and most singular results in his own
person of an injury received on the
head some 8 or 10 months ago. The
DR.. received a violent blow from the
end of his buggy pole while endeavor-
ing to restrain his team, by holding
them up by the bits at their heads, he
was struck on the left temple pro-
ducing a conclusion and depression
of a portion Of the left temporal bone
over the Squamous portion. After
recovery from the physical effects of
the blow, and in fact over since, with
perhaps o very moderate improves
ment, his speech has been effected as
well as his total loss at times of the
memory of words; failing completely
at times to remember the most com-
mon phrases, at other times the tongue
refuses to articulate words remember.
ed, or will pronounce one syllable
and then refuse utterance to the re-
mainder of the word. This strange
pathological condition called forth
an animated and lengthy discuss
sion from most of the members
present. The DR.. was requested to
write out his case in full, to be
presented at the next meeting of the
Society, and be published with the
proceedings.
Interesting cases of surgery were
reported by DR.. S. Marks Of Milwau-
kee, and DIR. N. Dalton of Mineral
Point, with treatments of same which
were fully discussed and dissected
by the Society, after which the
Society adjourned until 2 o'clock P.
M. The Society reassembled at z
o'clock, the President in the chair,
and DIR. HI. P. Strong, of Beloit, the
Secretary in his place. Several
members having arrived the meeting
was larger than in the afternoon
A resolution was introduced severely
censury and criticising the the indis-
criminate sale ofpoisons by druggists,
aud several cases related Of the fatal
effects therefrom, as we'll 40 the al.
lowing unqualified druggists TO dis
pense of drugs. The resolution was
referred to o committee with in
structions to endeavor to secure the
passage Of law governing the
same. Much regret was expressed
at the failure of the legislature last
winter to pass bill to prevent per-
sons practicing medicine without a
diploma.
The Board of Censors reported
and new members for admission
were duly elected by ballot and de,
clared members. After some further
discussion the Society adjourned un-
til Thursday morning at o'clock.
Society met pursuant to adjourn
ment the President in the chair.
The roll of old members called by
the Secretary when the following
persons answered to their names:
PREsENr-Drs. Van Dusen, Strong, Tag
CART, Armstrong, J. Hobbias, J. F. Wilson
Van Nostrand, Marks, Dickson, Brinten
Warehouse, Ferrin, H. A. Youmans, d. c.
Davies, Dalton, st. John, Mason, Fox, N. c.
Rowley, Coolidge, Stoddard, Favill, H. Var
Dusen, Vivian, Treat, Ward, McKennan,
Barrows, Brown, Elderkin, Russell, A. A.
Rowley, Snide, Smith, Macarthur, Bartlett
Mcclure, Meacher, Johnstcne, Mitchell
Davis, J. E. Davies, S. w. Wilson, Carley
Wotring, Fuller, j. Youmans, johnson, Bell,
Munk, VIM. Hohbins, w. H. Van Dusen
Stair, Wigginton, Randall, Noyes, Darlington
Goff, Kendall, Bnnnell.
1t was voted that hereafter no ap.
plication for regular membership be
entertained by the censors, unless the
applicant is present.
A communication was received
from Prof. J. w. Hoyt, of the State
Agricultural Society, calling attention
to a remarkable process, detailed il
the proceedings of the Paris Exposi.
ton, as reported to the Internationa
Medical Congress discovered By
Prof Brunetti, of Padua, for preserv
ing anatomical specimens-for which
thanks were returned.
An invitation from Gov. Fairchild
to q social Entertainment at his house
was declined on account of pressur,
of business.
The reports of the various stand.
ing committees were then received
and each discussed in its order OF
surgery. DR.. s. Marks of Milwau
kee read paper on aneurism DR.
N. Dalton of Mineral Point on tn
pathology and treatment Of indolen
ulcers. On practice the committe
consisting of DR.. Taggart, of Beloit
DR.. Vivian, Of Mineral Point; DIR. S
A. Ferriu. of Montfort; made re
port through their chairman, on tn
use of Hypodermic injections, ant
their value in diseases; on the US
of the opthalmiscope in diseases Q
the brain, as, q means of diagnosis
and on the pathology and treatmen
OF pneumonia, on obstetrics. DIR. d
McKennan of Sank City, on turnin
in cases of dsformity at the brim 9
the pelvis as an alternative for Gran
iotomy, or the use of the long forcepl
| DR.. d. Mason of Prairie du CHER
read . paper with reports of opera
| tons on vesico vaginal fstula ais
on ovariotory.a DR.. Meaeher of Ran
dolph on empyenia. with result {
successful treatment by puncture an
| injections of iodine in two case
treated by him. DR.. III. Waterhous
of Portage City, read an exceller
paper on coures of ancema in child
rem. On these papers interestin
discussion ensued, in which man
valuable facts were brought OUT
| Several verbal cases in practice we,
reported and discussed. 1t was vote