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MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.
THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS.

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.
THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS.
Especial Correspondence of Richmond Dispatch.]
STAUNToN, Va, November 81, 1872.
In the absence of the President, DR.. A. S.
Payne. of Fauquier county, was called to the
chair at the hour apponted-93 O'Clock.
On motion, the reading Of the minutes of
yesterday was omitted.
On motion Of DR.. Parker. IN view of the
number and length OF the reports and voiuns
tary scientific papers presented at this ses-
sion. the Publishing Committee was in
Structcd to make such authorizations of these
papers MS, on consultation with the authors,
it may be thought best for the good of the
Society, so as to avoid involving the Society
in debt.
DR.. Henry Latham moved that the Pub
fishing Committee, in selecting articles for
publication in the volume Of transactions for
this session. be requested to give prominence
to such papers, &C., the authors of which are
in attendance on thiS session. Laid upon the
table.
The report of the committee to petition
the Legislature to establish State board OF
health and vital statistics, Of which DR..
James L. Cabell was chairman, was present.
ed. This report gives detailed account of
the origin, objects, and operations of the
board since its organization, and refers to
the fact that; bS most singular legislation,
the law establishing the board-the same
under which il now operates-allows no
compensation for the services of the perma-
nent secretary, whose duties occupy most of
bis time and are otherwise exceedingly oner-
ous and responsible. and makes no pecuniary
allowance for the necessary expenses of tho
board in any particular. The report was re-
ceived and adopted. and ordered to be print
cd in the transactions for this session.
The report of the State Board of Health,
addressed to his Exceilency Governor G. &.
Walker. was then presented TO the Society;
but on motion Of DIR. Eyster, because Of the
length of the report, it was
ResOlued, That committee Of the late
President, the President-elect, the Record.
ing Secretary, and Treasurer, be and are
hereby appointed to present, at the next Scs-
sion of the Legislature, "the Report of the
Committee on State Board Of HEALTH" and
urge its immediate adoption.
On motion of DR.. Backford, unanimous
vote of thanks was returned to the various
railroads granting reduction Of usual fares
to members in attendance upon present ses-
sion.
A very interesting voluntary report was
read by DR.. Hooper, of Liberty, on the use
of bags of sand in the surgical treatment of
fractures Of the long bones in their con-
tinuity, which was, on motion, referred to
the Publishing Committee.
BY request o. the Society, DR.. Cunning
ham gave some practical demonstrations of
the facts of which his paper, referred to yes
terday. spoke-some of the far-sighted and
ncar.sighted gentlemen present having con-
scnted to be the subjects for experiment.
DR.. Eyster exhibited several photo-micro-
graphs. showing the value Of the microscope
in minute physiological research, and re-
marked that the thanks of the medical pro-
fesSion of the entire country are due to AS
siStant Surgeon Woodward, United States
army, for the preparations. DIR. Eyster also
exhibited several circulars from the Surgeon
Generals office: Q) Report on photograph
ing astrological preparations by sunlight
with nine photo-micfographs. ~ Report on
histology of minute blood-yesseIs, &c. (D
\ letter on the mosquito.
DR.. Edwards called attention to the reso-
luton presented at the lust annual session of
the American Medical Association relative
to question OF ethics, which was referred
to the State societies. He moved that the
After some discussion the whole subject
| was laid on the table.
DR.. Hamilton presented his annual report
as Treasurer, and reported that some OF the
Fellows had not paid their assessments, &c.
After the reception and adoption OF the
report the Treasurer was instructed to adopt
such plan rs he thought most effective in in
ducing members to pay up.
| The President announced thp foll0EjDc o.
| appointments to serve on the committees to
| report on the prevailing diseases l. OF
| Tidewater diStrict-Drs. A. G. Thebault,
London Bridge, Princess Anne county !;
James D. Gait. Norfolk; and Hugh Stockdell,
Petersburg. 2. District lying east Of Blue
Ridge-Drs. D. A. Langhorne, Lynchburg :;
| John +. Fauntleroy, Leesburg; and j. G..
| Green, Danvile. 3. Valley distrlct-Drs.
Samuel G. Gleaves, Wytheville; William f.
Figgat, Christiansburg and II. T. Baldwin,
Winchester. Essayists: Drs. William Sell
den, Norfolk, and W. D. Hooper, Liberty.
On motion, DR.. R. S. Hamilton, OF Staun-
ton, was elected orator for the next annual
session.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at 3
p. NJ.
At z. NJ. the meeting wus called to
order, and, on motion, proceeded to accept
the invitation to visit the Institution for the
Education of the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind. On. arriving at the Institution the
Society was conducted to the public hall,
where the teachers and pupils were in wait
ing to receive tue body. A special pro-
gramme had been arranged for the entertain
ment Of the visitors, consisting OF music,
recitatons in history, arithmetic, grammar,
geography, French, &c.
The institution possesses most excellent
organ, large in proportion and rich i'll tone,
which is performed upon most exquisitey by
Mr.. j. W. Garland, Of Fredericksburg,
who is blind. But while we cannot refer to
all the things which interested us Oh this
visit for want OF space, we must especially
remark upon the recitatous Of the fifth deaf
mute class, consisting of Messrs. Lumpkins
(EsseX) and Michaels of your city, and
Misses OgbuIn (Greenyille) and Edwards
(Portsmouth), each Of whom displayed an
efficiency in their recitations not surpassed
by any cluss that we have ever seen exam
ined. The rendition of "Not for Joe" by
the " Gouefnor," also deserves special men-
tion.
The printed programme having been gone
through with in every particular to the great
delight of the visitors, the Society was then
invited into the private reception-room OF
the most excellent and gentlemaDly superin-
teudent, Captain Charles D. Mccoy, where.
with the teachers and assistants OF the lnstl-
tuition, the doctors were introduced to GER
tain provisions of substantial and spiritu-