, 1869-05-21
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Closing Proceedings-E1hbition and
Examination of an Instrument.
Observation-Disclosures on
1usanity-Ena1 Adjournment.

Atss O'Clock yesterlaJ morning the 1ninois
State Medical Society was called to order eE the
President, Dr.. 8. T, Trowbrdge.
E1uIEr77os OF AZ lEsTRCAExT.
The rrst business IN order YVES \ report by Dr..
E Ingalls,, Of Chicago On CONSERVATISM ln the n9e
Of rrncdles. Before teA.ling the report on me
subject, he exhibited IN instrument for use In pe-
frpronafed Iii saugplnA;7 methods, and urgently
recommended the moderate nse ot medhanea-
The Use Of calhartlcs, which Il haoltuM % fa1lt"
lies Vas Mao .lsapIruye &s hlrtful, being deple-
tive aud Injurtng the a.31nentary canal. He VAS
RiaA that the time bad arrived when ph5Alclan
could VISIT patients, leave ordeta LOT then ueat-
mcnt and not provide any drugs, without h1s
acton being unjus.lJ criticised In the treatment
OF. titsease lc would ru: unlcrsa!ne flc strong
ally he had IN the orRa1s OF The todE, eseI stEng.
gling lor restoration to heath, and be woul4 make
Heicine the hhn,.Ina[i to them. lie thought thht
It required as much eku to withhold ~ 70 admin.
isler medicine. TIE FaFtr was Wei wT.:t*d, ana
tts reAlng commanded INC a'teo1sn Oh nj
on rnotio3, It vas adopted &C.! referred 70 the
Commilsee On Publication.
Dr.. J. II. I1oll.sier, Chairman Of t.1e Coma!ues
OF Sec1u!ogy, read E:t ANIMAL rcpurt- He 1c7ot.ea
that at the L meeting Of re s9es5 . 10 sRTs hite
menbefA OF whom but one WAS NOW p1esent' *na
Il the mcm,era twenty-five years ago there s Eaa
Sketches Of dectaset members Of tne sociery. TIE
trst biography ihat OF f1of. William II netTaek
rhe nrEt prehiJent Of the EtA1e MEDICAL SoS!e4S. .
and Professor IN Rush Medical COLLEGE ds aed
Dtceml,er s. 1865 In Portland, Malns- lie stated
th u there we're other deceased mcmoe8 Nnose
biographies had rot been obtained, buI measolsl
re5r ltinE taken 70 procure shcE1. The report
was, on motion, accepted and referred to the Com
mIiter On tutlic1tion.
| pr. E. Ar,lrens made splendid report on tht
substitution Of anas,se,ics IN lica Of chlotofoim
| or ether lie h1d thoroughly analyEed lanEntni
TaH anl stated that i va his orsnfon saat w;
was no danger whatever In tts usc, II proper!
| Prepared. Ii was more generally used IN nen4s.
r.. hul because IT. effect Was little more than NO
neuary, Wa not p5efeIana io1 sa,s1e srn hsei ,z
4Illt1eth, Jones, Gum, HOLSTER, F1tcn, AndreNz
I 1n2nus and others took ra1t, each Of whom cl1e
cases which had come within their experience
On motion, Dr.. andrews report was referred II
| the COMMITTEES on Publication.
1SfASTy.
! The Secretary next re1d the report o! tue NOu
| uittet on Insanity, Of which D.. T. J. Patterson
| Of 1sa1avla, Wns ChalEmAn. That gentleman hein
absent, he could not present il him seK. Ihe r
! port dealt with The conditions Of the law 1eEala
| ttQ the admission OF patients to Insane asylum
I 4DJOCKxAKfT- ....
| After rendering shank5 70 tne railway comps
| nlea. Common Council AID city pnsa1c4Aass ID
| society adjourned s1hs dsc-
srrr1EXES1ART BrEtSEss
After the adjournment Of the convention u
memners werr called 70 order again when II
WaHzK Ths hias;E q .aedis.l seas.tsnn .sa, u H. =
ApeaeJ Of .ns aaw- relating 10 the practice os 1nt
Ths II. et =. ths sast.; t.. made e a4, ,q.
.en II
n,rnt1op lu:di VI eSs4a u r.. eeEatss hays Prov
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ari d s,th1ent !os ~ e. to ~ ncSs1{x"a and
] assae;ts Is SIiei tisaass .aeh .;a4dasa u
b a.erralnra y it j. to declare Eas ahai 70 u
ir.l rEle~ kr'cTnlns tic cvnduct u thust AieAo5
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% .sH DEW n, rr-cits ipu fron all ortantza.oa'
nr,r eon.l! Wi:h ths ,st and = n IF
eors hi, After t,si dasr, seek to enter u1on the
* trr RI ,t ri,r t,.a: tg:: re-. !s!aE lsctatr
10 ststr AID Of E1xinrt sta4 DC ttc1teo TN
he I tv a. Ii r,E:lAE rEAettiAnrrt o.,
10 Et.Et.S That in Ados4ns the fotre dne rr1,!nt
v which II prl roetl to tErAt the uritcal eal4t
10 l.uN shc l1.r di.ouia Of any literary e'
ng III atE e:Ai~n In srtIss,4i hy dc-lrr To fa!,rs
n.tcnl tck d. i ua1 c,un:ry. On The eoatrars. ty
b sto. q. tie funF:. nsti:,n NJ ~ rst!'s t1re
III. Gtr SFtlCAl.F
e. | rr>.. /. the deerr. ard c'utideut fxt+e9H Hiau
~ th1~e trstitutiuut VII IT,. Esraity h'nrhtsd; bec
&c they III b. fr. t. ri u! ,eh oe: In tec extent
rincicEry It cir u instruction. in.cad Il
tK nrlc: ri "ipla.na+ hie t?.y can aunnslv dt'!t
On motind. the preamble md resolutions ,
laid over for consideration i: the next AM
meeting.