Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-10-25
Vermont Medical Society.

present from al portions 81 the Stale. ~
G sessions were held 10 Masoaie Hall. n'
President. DR.. 5. Putnam Of Montpelier
occupied the chair. The forenoon Of th'
6rsi day vas passed in the reception o.
delegates from other societies. among whom
we're DIS o. Martin. from Massachusetts,
$. Q. A. Haincs. from Maine ID. q. Bur
leigh aud n. g. Brooks, from NeS Hamp'
shire; in reports from the Committee on
Epidemios, aud delegates to other societies,
In the afternoon, DR.. Henry james Of
Waterbury, read very interesting paper
upon some Of the Accidents foliOlriRy an
p'ttafiOas, detailing cases occurring in his
own private practice. aud in the hospitals
under his charge during his service as
Army Surgeon.
DIR. &. p. Frost read la paper upon Con.
sumption Of the LnAgs which gave rise
to an exceedingly practical discussion Of
the subject generally, developing some
difference Of opinion in regard to the pa.
thology Of the disease suggesting aud
enforcing the great Importance of dislin-
gushing in diagnosis between pulmonary
aud tubercular consumption and indicating
the prevailing opinion Of the profession
that while the latter form of the disease
is incurable. the former. in its early stag
es, is durable, under proper treatment.
Cicairicos Of the lungs have been revealed
in post mortem examinations. Upon the
therapeutics of the disease, a wide differ
ence Of opinion was manifest, and stimu-
lants and touics had each their advocates,
and each their evidence of success.
In the evening, the President delivered
the annual address, which was a very able
elaborate and scientific dissertation upon
the general aspects and progress of mcdi.
cine. Immediately after the addres, the
Society repaired TO the Pavilion Hotel,
where they sat down to a sumptuous sup
per, provided by the generous hospitality
of the President, DR.. Putnam. After
partaking of the uice eatable, set before
them, an hour or two was spent in listen
ng to the wit, science, historical recol.
cctions' travels, and eoquence of differ.
'nt members of the Society.
Thursday morning the Board of Coun-
'illors presented the names of Drs. n. w
Brooks, OF Mortified j. II. jackson, of
Barre, and j. b. Woodward of Mont
'eler, for membership, aud they were du.
elected. The Treasurer's Report, show
ng that the Society was s. mewhat in debt, |
he Treasurer was authorized to make an !
assessment upon the members of the So
iety, sufficient to meet it, aud notify them :
hereof by circular.
Drs. A. s. Wolf of New York, Albert {
mith of New Hampshire and j. Ii. Bax.
er OF d. e., were elected honorary mem
ers Of the Society. e
The time of holding the scmi-annual !.
'eting was changed to the last Wednes. !,
ny and Thursday Of June. f
DIR. G. Z. Frost, on behalf of the Med d
al College at Hanover, N. H., invited 0
lie Society to appoint delegates to attend !.
e examinations for graduates in that lu- :
tuition. The Society responded to the
vltatlon, and instructed the delegates to
anovor Medical College, aud also to the
edical Department, U. V. NJ, Burling-
n, to report to the Society at its semi.
nual meeting.
Discussion on the subject of Uses and -
buses Of Btoodletting, occupied the re. n
alnder of the forenoon session. DR.. n,
'rpenter opened the discussion in some
ny interesting remarks upon the physio-
5lcal and therapcutical aspects Of the
beet, and illustrated his views by cases -
CURING under his own observation. The =
'cusslo n indicated not only the marked =
anges OF the practice of the profession
thin the last twenty years. but also the |
ogress of the Science of Medicine. Blood
ting is not now discarded but is seldom
lctlced, other and more scientific meth.
OF treatment superceding it. 10
AT the opening of the afternoon session =
: H. +. Upham of Randolph. the new is
elected President, took the chair.
DIR. Ii. d. Holden read written re.
t on the Epidemics of Windham Coun-
DR.. II. k Clark presented details of
ase occurring in his practice. DR.. Il. VI
Peck read paper on Purulem Oph- M-
lmaa, valuable contribution to a de.
'tment of medicine not often practlced die'
WY 'i0uioai ooclety. salt
A cordial vote of thanks was rendered pr,
Putnam for his generous hospitality to G iis'
Vermont Central II. K for the re.
certificates, and to Aurora Lodge.
q A NJ, for the use Of their Lodge
M The officers Of the Society for the y
uing year are as follows pra0;dan. J Jn,