The Portland daily press., 1871-06-14
Maine Medical A ssOciatiOn.

1 OHdmUcI yoo1tiudy ulOIhibS, ohu ""S N"A-S
to order by the President, DIR. b. f. Buxton Q
Warren, who thanked the Association for tn
honor conferred and pledged his earnest effort
| to expedite business, and asked the co-opera
| 4ien of the members.
| Gu motion of DIR. Brckett the Association
voted to meet at 12 in the afternoon. Th
reading of the records was dispensed with u
motion it was voted that the Standing Com
mttee be the Committee on Credentials AM
recommendation of new members TWAS vol
| ed that Immediately after assembling IN I'M
| afternoon and delivery of the Presidents ad
| dress, the Association proceed to elect Presl
| dent by open ballot, and that a coiimittee pe
appointed to nominate the other ofhcers to bt
| elected. The President appointed as the com
| mittee. Drs. Toward of Augusta, Wiggin O
Auburn, Weeks of Portland, Walker of Thorn
aston, and Haskell of Stockton. DIR. Toward
declining DIR. Gordon of Portland was an
pointed in his stead.
The report Of the Treasurer, Dr. Foster, was
accepted, and shows balance in the treasury
of $39346.
Dr. Hunt, chairman of Committee on Pub
hcation, reported that they had printed five
hundred copies of transactions which had been
and were ready for distribution.
DR.. Foster moved that a committee be ap-
pointed to attend to the papers to be presented.
The President appointed Drs. Brickett of Au-
gusta, Stanley of Portland, and Albee of I'm
ion as such committee.
AT the opening of the afternoon session the
President announced the business as presented
Inv nr Rr;o olo Al
whom was referred that subject.
The President delivered his annual address,
After congratulatng the society upon its sue
cess and prosperity and the prospect of its
brilliant future, he made several important
suggestions as to change in the constitution
and bylaws. He alluded to the failure of Sc
curing a law making vaccination compulsory,
but insisted upon the professions taking
strong stand upon this matter, and initiating a
movement towards securing full supply of
vaccine matter throughout the State.
He urged the importance of adhering strictly
to their codes of ethics, as this is the founda-
ton OF their claim to public respect and the
strong bond to fraternal union. He dwelt at
length upon the claims of the General Hospit-
al, and spoke in terms of appreciation of the
labors of several members of the profession in
Portland. He referred in fitting terms to the
death of members of the profession in general,
and especially to some of the members of the
profession in Maine, speaking in warm terms
of the many virtues and professional attain
ments of DR.. Stock bridge. of Bath. In closing
he hoped to see the Association maintain that
high standing which the Intelligence and ear
nessness of its members entitled it.
On balloting for President, DR.. A. j. Fuller,
of Bath, was declared elected. The Standing
Committee made partial report, recommend
ing for membership Drs. Granville d. Bibber
Bath, G. F. Bonney, Cornish, f. E. Hitchcock,
Portland, B. F. Dunn, Windham, A. L. Marsh
all, New Gloucester, L. j. Croker, Augusta,
N. A. Hersom, Jos. Caldwell, NJ. Wedge
wood and r. L. Harlow, who were elected.
1t was voted 10 adopt that portion of the
committees report relative to Drs. Grant and
Benjamin.
The Committee ON Nominations reported as
follows:
For 1st Vice. President e. Stone, Deering.
For % Vice-President, II. Pushor, Hartland.
Corresponding Secretary, s. HI. Weeks,
Portland.
Treasurer, T. A. Foster, Portland.
Publication Committee, G. o. Hunt, Port
land; w. w. Greene, Portland; f. Fl. Gerrish,
Portland; ID. f. Sanger, Bangor; I. Fl. jew
TT, South Berwick.
Standing Committee, s. c. Gordon, Port
and; b. T. Sturgis, Auburn; r. r. Jones,
Bangor; j. b. Walker, Thomaston; d. L.
Iamson, Fry eburg.
On motion tof DIR. Foster, Committee on
Presidents Address, consisting of Drs. Dana
Of Portland, Snow of Winthrop, and Wiggin
Of Auburn, was appointed.
DR.. Fuller of Bath, read an obituary on DR..
Stockbridge of Bath, which was referred to
the Committee on Publication.
Dr. Foster, delegate to the Medical Society
Of Massachusetts, read his report, which was
accepted and referred to Committee on Publ
cation.
DR.. Libby of Richmond, gave a biographical
sketch of the late DIR. Chamberlain of Rich
nond, which was referred TO the Committee on
Publication.
DR.. Swasey reported a case of puerperal
DIR. Day of Alfred, reported a case of Pye-
mia, following abortion, resulting in death; al
70 one following scarletina; also third case
If Hydro-p ericarclium, following scarletina.-
Report accepted. 4e1
DR.. Small of Portland, submitted paper on
inhalation, of which lie read brief
synopsis. Referred to the Committee on Pub
caton.
DR.. Gordon read paper upon causes of nom
union of tendons in the upper extremities,
which was referred to the Committee on Pub
LEGATION. Discussion ON this paper followed
which was participated in by Drs. Tewksbury,
Brickett Nourse, Weeks and Hill.
DIR. Weeks read paper on the therapeutic
action OF choral bydrate. Discussion upon
,he subject was participated in by Drs. Dana,
Nourse, and others. The subject was postpon-
ID for further discussion till tomorrow.
Adjourned to 8 p. M.
At the evening session the annual address
was delivered by DR.. Calvin Seavey, of Ban
The Physical and Moral World and their Phe.
nomena. The physical world is controlled by
the great dual law OF attraction and rerulsien,
and to this source can be traced all the Ehe-
nomena of nature. When these opposing
forces are nicely balanced in their cooperation
an equilibrium reigns through natures realm;
but when the equilibrium is disturbed in the
cODjoint action of these forces, then it is that
nature bespeaks her dispeasure and the terror
of her power; the tornado and the earthquake
prevail, and by these awful impressions an
equilibrium is restored, and natufe has gained
her end and is satisfied. So in like manner
the moral world and its phenomena is govern
ed by the dual law of good and evil. They are
of Divine origin. When they act with equal
force, man is blessing to his race, and makes
the world better and happier for living IN it,
When the evil predomiDates, discord, strife,
and every calamity of which the mind can
conceive, are sure to follow; all the great
scenes of public calamity upon which we look
with establishment and horror, spring from this
source. Moral evil, then, is as indspensably
requisite to the life and existence of society," Of
whatever name, as moral goodness. This dual
law, good and evil, in the medical profession,
should be defined, medical science and medical
quackery. One is the good and the other the
evil principle, and they have marched side by
side for three thousand years. The doctor then
proceeded to draw very amusing picture of
quack in sick room; and from this passed to
a brief review of medical science from its in
vention by Taautus, or the first Hermes. an
Egyptian king, down to the present day,
through Chiron. Esculapius, Hippocrates, Gal
en-, Erastratus and their successors, with
the bright names Of modern times. He then
returned to the subject of quackery, tracing it
from its first practitioner, Thessalus to the va
rious shapes as it exists in the present day and
discussed them successfully with great pun.
gency. Thomsonanism, Grahamism, the Bo
tanic and Eclectic schools; all, he said, are
dead, except one, and that will as surely follow
the fate OF the others as that Heaven rules, he
cause its foundation is as rotten as its doctrines
and principles are false and ridiculous. !
mean Homeopathy. A certain insect springs
in the morning out of the muck heap, and
about four o'clock his head is gray, and
at sunset he is dead. The Homeo.