The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-07
acknowledgement
sTlTE MEDICAL SOCIETY

MI. Society met yesterday morning :
:, ~. a'olock pursuant to adjournment DE
I,tlelI, President, in the chair Sanm,,,.. o,
Dr.. Bates, from the Conm'.ee ~. -
yl ~, submitted report A very
6tei biography Of Dr.. George A. nam
'H Rs ~ and referred to the Commit
90 IN publication, with permission y ,
' ~ and add thereto; also to publish
.te,che, Of any other members who may
have died within the psstyeaF :, -,.,
An invitation to visit the nail WORK
and blast furnace Of Messrs' Dewey
Vance & Co. was read and accepted
-Four o'clock this afternoon was fixed iO'
the Society 10 avail Itself Of the kind In
yitstion extended.
M 7 C. Berry, Of Fettefmanr wa
elected a member Of the Society
Dr. r. II. CummlDs, from the commit
,oa amounted to audit the account OF tht
Tsessarer reported that they had found i
correct ,,oo;,,oa orf
the committee discharged.
Dr. RGmer read 8 lengthy and Interest
iua report on the Climatology and Epi
Jenic Diseases Of the Great Kanawh'
Valley, .,.,
BY DIS, Hildreth and Stafford, the reporI
was referred 10 the Committee oil Publica'
DR.. Jepson read an essay on sudden
death In puerperal cases.
On motion OF Dr.. James Cummins, DR..
Jepson's essay was referred to the Com
mIttee Of Publication.
The reading Of q paper on Synopsis Of
Insanity, prepared by Dr.. A. Il. Kunst, Of
Weston, was, on motion, deferred until the
afternoon session.
On motion, the Society took a recess
undl2 1. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society re.assembled at 2 o'clock,
President Lazzell In the chair.
The paper oil DR.. Kunst was read by
Dr. Hupp and referred to the Committee
oiPubllcation.
Dr.. Frissell introduced q young woman,
Iorinda Gallaher, on whom a plastic
operation had been performed by him. At
The age Of Two years she had been shock
luVly burned about the face and throat,
drawing the chin down on the breast.
Since the operation, she is able to move
her head almost with the same freedom
Sif she had never met with the terrible
accident.
Alter full explanations by Dr.. F. detail.
log at length the mode Of performing the
operation, Dr., Young made the motion
that the thanks Of the Society be tender.
ed to Miss Gallaher and Dr.. F. for the
opportunity Of examining this interesting
case. Adopted unanimously.
Dr.. Wilson, Of Nartinsburg, DR.. Young,
Of New Martinsville and DR.. Brownfeld,
OIL Fairmont were appointed by the Presi.
dentmenbers ofthe Board Of Censors.
Invitations TO visit the Superior Ma.
chine Works, the wine cellar Of Maj. G.
". Franzheim, and the festival Of the
Busy Bee Society to be held this evening
MSt Matthew's Church, were read and
sccepted.
Dr.. Wilson, Of Martinsburg, was ex-
cused from serving on Board Of Censors,
having to leave on the 8 p. NJ, train, J and
D.. Hall, Of Richie county was appoint.
ID TO I'll the vacancy.
Or. Hlldreth read report of an extra.
culinary case of variola.
Referred to the Committee Of Publica.
lion.
Dr. Hupp reported verbally, the case of
8 child whose face was almost literally
torn of by a vicious dog; also, one Of pol.
Dnby taking laudanum. Both patients
Ee now well. :,
d.. Roemer called the attention of the
Society to new remedy-bromide Of
s4nphOr-and read q paper, describing
lis manufacture and properties.
Referred to the Committee of Publics.
ton.
d.: Saferd, who was appointed at the
meeting Of the Society at Parkersburg,
DpFepare paper on the mineral wells In
mat vicinity, read one descriptiYeof their
location, discovery, and the medical pro.
peEties Of their waters.
ton. ~
The Secretary read a communication
from The proprietor OF the Parkersburg
Mineral Wells, inviting the Society 10
1Gd Us next annual meeting at that place.
At' Parshall preferred to entertain one
hundred members Of the Society gratis,
ana Sn 10 make their stay with him as pleas.
ant as possible.
The Invitation was unanimously &C.
Adjourned until 0 o'clock this morning.