The Portland daily press., 1869-10-28

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The eighteenth session of the Cumberland
Countv Medical Society was held in this city
Yesterday. The Society was called to order at
| IL o'clock by the President, DIR. Bates of Var
| mouth
| The records OF the last meeting were read and
| approved. After the transaction of some mis-
ceiianeous business the regular topics assigned
lor discussion were taken up. DR.. Thayer
hrst read paper on the subject of Apoplexy
He stated that there were three forms of the
disease: The congestive, the sanguDeous and
the paralytic. The conestve form generally
occurs in pletboric subjects and is characteriz-
ed by flushed face and full pulse, etc The
sangu'neous form ofapoplexy is due TO henori
| hage from some of the vessels ofthe brain and
oftener occurs in advanced life or in those OF a
| weak and broken-down constitution The
| paralytic form is characterized by sudden par
| alysis without the presence OF coma. OF these
| three different forms the sansuneous is the
| most likely to prove Immediately fatal, while
the conjestive oftenest results in perfect recoy
| erv The Doctor also referred to the diagnosis
| OF the various forms and the treatment. Quite
| an animated discussion arose upon the subject,
Bates participated. The principal point of the
discussion was as to the propriety of bleeding.
1t seemed to be the opinion of the majority that
bleeding was very beneficial in the congestiye
form, but that in the other forms it was an in
jlry rather than a benefit
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at 3 o clock.
DIR. Ira c. Sawyer of Naples, was elected
member of the Society. DR.. III. N Small Of
this city, read an essay on Typhoid Fever
After the reading of the paper the subject was
opened for discussion. Dr. Mitchell gave
brief statement of the prevalence of typhoid
fever in Brunswick. DR.. Burbank of Var
mouth, briefly alluded to the use Of blisters
over the abdomen in the early stage of the fever
as means of cutting short the disease. This
led to the consideration of the general subject
of abortive remedies. All seemed to agree that
when the disease is fully established we have
no remedies that have the power of cutting
short the disease. DR.. Shannon of Cape Eliz-
abeth, spoke strongly in favor of early and pro-
fuse perspiratiOn as a means of rendering the
disease milder The discussion was also par
ticipated in by Drs. Greene and Foster of this
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Cumberland Centre, had seen apparent good
results from the use Of glycerine and carbolic
acid. Dr. Foster stated that while in practice
in Watervilie, he saw more severe cases of this
fever than he has ever seen in Portland. He
had noticed while in Waterville, that the most
malignant cases were in those localities where
the atmosphere was damp.
After the close of the discussion DR.. Foster
read very able paper on the Diseases of the
Bladder. We have not time to give even the
synopsis of this valuable paper There was no
discussion of this subject, as the time had ar
rived for adjournment. The President au-
nounced the following subjects for the next
meeting: Reduction of Dislocations, DIR. w.
w. Greene; Corea, DR.. A. Ell. Burbank of Var
mouth; Tuipes, DIR. S. H. Tewksbury; Asth-
ma, DR.. l. I. Dana; Fibrous Tumors of Uterus
DR.. w. G. Robinson