The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-09
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The Penpsylvania RIedIcal Society-The
second Days ssess'Ou-Important BusIness.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society met this morn
ing, at 10 O'Clock, in the building Of the College OF
Physicians, the President in the chair After the
announcement of several notices, the reading OF the
minutes was dispensed with
DR.. Steter moved that article eleventh of the old
constitution, providing for amendments, be embo
changes or additions. Carried.
Prof. Gross offered addition to article i'm the
constitution, giving the members Of the Phtadel-
pha College OF Physicians the same rights Of repre-
sentation In this society as the Philadelphia County
Society," providing that no delegate shall be at the
same time delegate from both. This was received
TO lay over for one year.
DR.. Gross also offered a resolution on the subject
of vaccination The resolution in view of the fact
that the people generally are careless IN the matter,
states explicitly that the Medical Society regards
vaccination as the only safe preventive to smallpox.
This resolution was Withdrawn until the report of
special committee, appointed last year, on this sub
ject should be received,
1t was moved that all public entertainments at
the meetings of this society," given by the physicians
OF the place where the meetings are held, be dis
pensed with, and that public banquet he held to
which each attendant shall subscribe certain
ms Is not calculated to interfere with any private
entertainments which may be desired Carried.
several invitations were presented frOn various
public institutions, which were received with
DR.. Murdoch, from the New York State Society,
was introduced and received. DR.. Murdoch said
that he had last visited Philadelphia during the war.
Then all was confusion. The city was filled with
the men belonging to the army. Now what changel
All is tranquility and peace, and you sit here devils
ing means for the health and peace of the sm-
munity. You point with pride to your noble colleges
and spacious hospitals So do we. You have a
reverence for the great men who have lived i'm your
midst such as your McClelans, your Meigs, and
your Baches. We have as much Of a reverential
awe. They were great men, whose regulations eX-
tended beyond the bounds OF your own State. New
York through me sends greeting to you in the best
Dr. stiles, of New York. and DR.. Lilly from the
State Society OF New Jersey, were also introduced
and rendered words of greeting to the Philadelphia
Society from their respective bodies. The President
briefly replied to the addresses OF greeting
Dr. washington Atlee presented protest from
several physicians on the woman question.
The protest closed with the following resolu-
tom
Whereas The past action of the Medical Society the
State of Peunsy vauia towards the womsns Medical Col
ege of Pennsyvania originated in consequence of its
alleged irregular organization and
Whereas the wonan's Medical College is organized
the srsor 6 the other colleges recognized by
IesoiSS THAT the State Society thereby withdraws its
constituted, and rescinds all resolutions affecting that
and professional tandfpg who observe code Of
ethics of the National Medical Association.
The discussion Of this subject deferred until
the Committee on Drugs and Medicines made re-
port through the chairman, DR.. Cummiskey.
The report was received and the committee dis
charged.
A committee appointed last year to memorlalize
the Legislature on the subject of vaccination re-
ported that they had asked the Legislature to pro-
hib the admission to the public schools of children
who had not been vaccinated, but had failed to OBJ
| tain action.
The report was received ana the committee dis
| charged.
cnaton, before offered and deferred until after the
reception of the last report was then recalled and
agreed to-
DR.. Dewitt offered the following:-
ReSolued, That committee of be appointed to
Assembly OF the State of Pennsylvania, requiring
makers and venders of patent medicines print
Hsh and place each and bottle package
such medicines the constituents and proportions of said
bottle or package.
This resolution discussed at some length, but
the hour Of ne on having arrived the discussion on
this and the woman question was deferred, on ac-
count of special order OF the day having been
| fixed for that hour.
| The special ORDER the reading of paper on the
of suspension in of curvature of the splne
| by DR.. Benjamin Lee, OF Philadelphia, was then
| entered into. The paper was illustrated with
various apparatus the practical working of which
| was shown by several patients.
Professor Gobrecht, OF Cincinnati was introduced
and made an address on the subject of the appli-
cation OF chloroform in connection with a remark
| able case lately brought under the notice of the
| Professor.
The thanks OF the society were rendered to Drs
| Gobrecht and DR.. Lee for their able addresses.
DR.. Atlee gave a narration of another remarkable
which he had treated successfully with chloro-
| form.
The following resolution offered by Dr. Joseph Par
| IRISH, of the Pennsylvania Sanitarium:-
Whereas The use of opium and its preparations as in
tnXcants increasing to extent which calls for inves
| tigatiou by the medical profession; therefore
Resolved That committee be appointed to report
the opium habit its causes symptoms and treat
ment the indscrminate sale of opium by drug
with suggestions to the prevention this evil
| Agreed to. Adjourned until 4 p. Nj.