Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-04
TENNESsEEsrEDICAL SOCIETY.
Second Bays Proceediings.

Second Days Proceedings.
The Society was called to order yester-
terday morning at 10 o'clock, DR.. S. S.
Mayfield, the newly elected President, as
Stunning the duties of the chair. Upon
taking his seat, DIR. Mayfield very pleasant
ly expressed his thanks for the honor con-
fened.
| NEW MEMBERS.
The following physicians were elected
members, viz: Drs. II. M. Moore, Gallatin !;
Samuel T. Evans, S. w. Goodwin, D. NJ.
Pearce, Union City; and j. NJ. Masterson,
Nashville.
Drs. j. A. Sumpter and D. G. Gordon,
of Giles county, and DIR. j. NJ. Plunkett, of
Nashville, who were not present the pre-
yions day, responded to their names yes
terday.
COUNTY SOCIETY.
DR.. Richardson presented petition from
| the physicians Of Obion county, asking
charter for County Society. On motion
the petition was granted.
ESSAYS.
DR.. Van S. Lindsey read an essay on
the "GrOwth and Reproduction of Bone"
| He gave an elaborate statement of the ma
ture of bone. with careful experiments
made by the microscope, and also presented
sections of a dogs bone, one taken from
the original and the other the result of a
secondary bone. The microscopic eXami-
nations by various members of the Society,
were quite interesting, revealing novel facts
| in relation to the different periods of the
bones Reproductive growth.
DR.. Richardson lead ali essay on "Puer-
peral Commissions, taking 295 cases reported
TO him by physicians in different parts of
the country.
DIR. Briggs read an essay on the "Histo-
| ry Of Surgery in Tennessee This ESSAY
was one of vast interest and important to
! the profession, being an able summary of
surgical operations by physicians of Zen
nessee and eminent men Of other States.
! The statistics presented In 4 concise man
her, interSpersed with wit and anecdotes,
are valuable in themselves, as afi0rdlng a
| criterion by which to judge of similar opera
! tiOns, and, too, by which to learn the pro-
gress Of surgery in this State, as well as
| the successful career enjoyed and satisfac-
tory elninence attained by members Of the
Tennessee profession in the past. One
feature of beneficial character in this
essay was recognized in the fact that it
demonstrated the advantages of a State
medical organization Is most productive, as
affording a means for the development and
systematizng of surgery, as well as condu-
Give Of many desirable results in the prac-
tice of the profession. A preservation of
facts, illustrating the nature, progress, treat
ment, cure and result of diseases, together
with the manner of performing operations,
cOnfers a prestige not otherwise en-
jOyed unless through the medium
of 4 State Medical Society. Medical
journals are important in this respect
because of their many valuable contents,
yet at our meeting the physicians of State
have an opportunity of being informed upon
more than is possible TO be cleaned from a
journal of medicine and surgery; for at these
meetings the facts attending diseases and
operations, coming in most cases under per-
sonal observation, are presented in a clear
and intelligent manner, and an opportunity
is also presented of making proper inquiry
as TO points necessarily obscure in writing,
and which can be explained by the author
Of the essays and compiler OF the statistics.
DR.. Briggs was requested TO continue his
compilations every year and present them
to the Society.
Thirty specimens of phOto-mitOgraphy
prepared in the Museum Department Ofihe |
Surgeon Generals office by BrevAt Lieut..
Col. J. J. Woodland, Assistant Surgeon
United States Army, were presented Sur
geon James F. Weeds, Post Surgeon at Ash |
Barracks. Six are illustrative of the pro-
cess of Inflammation as described by the |
recent researches of Prof. COnheim, of Ber- |
lin. Three sections show the formation of |
the Oviary in the cap and presenting the |
graffian vessel follicle lined by the iona |
granulosa, in which the Ovule with germinal |
spot and vessel are seen. Doe shows the |
cellular formation ofthe liver Ofthe pseudo |
triton, with its polygOnal cells and their nu-
Clei. Another exhibits the section of ali cpl |
thelial cancer Of the larynx. The others were |
Illustrative of the formation of the kidneys |
Of frog and the striated muscular fbres of |
a mouse, small artery and capillaries of the |
arteries of frog. The remaining speci- |
mems are each magnified from thirty-fiVe to |
a thousand diameters. The art of photo
graphing directly from microscope is, compa-
ratively, of a recent origin, and heretofore
presented difficulties, almost insurmounta-
bic, until taken up by DR.. Belll, of Lon
don, and DR.. Woodland, of the United States
Army, and some German investigators,
through whose researches and labors this
art has been perfected, so that both beau
tiflIl and accurate physiological specimens,
as the ones exhibited to the Society by DR..
Weeds, can be produced at a cost less than
that Of ordinary wood engravings.
These pictures are by the four different
processes known as the electric, magne-
SUM, Oxycalcium and solo lights, the solo
and electric lights having now the prefer
ence. Whatever degree of perfection has
been attained in this art in this country is
due TO the efforts of DR.. Woodland.
The Society adjourned to meet at 3 F8 NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society convened at p. NJ, Presi-
dent Mayfield in the chair.
COMMUNICATIONS.
communication was received from the
State Medical Society of Alabama, latelyin
session at Huntsville, Alabama, delegating
DR.. +. Z. Osborne to visit the State Medical
Society of Tennessee. DR.. Eve presented
DR.. Osborne TO the Society, and he was
welcomed and invited 10 seat by the side of
he President.
A communication was received from J. !
+. Wilkinson, physician Of the Davidson
,onnty Pest House, giving statement of
lie amount Of smallpox in the city of
Nashville, showing that since Christmas
here has been fourteen patients with this !
llStdSe dulultJeu, TWO OI WHO'LL UleQ, and
he remaining twelve had been discharged.
ESSAYS.
DR.. J. w. NIaddn read an ESSAY on !
Chorea and lis relations 10 Rheuma- /
ism" {
The papers were received and referred to l
he Committee Oh Publication. c
DR.. II. b. Buchanan was called upon for |
is communication on "Visceral Veins"
nd proceeded TO make some extended re- c
marks upon the subject. C
DIR. Mark w. Alexander, of Knox county, S
lough unable to be present, sent a commu- n
icatiOn in, "Opium Poisoning treated with n
Lsge doses Of Belladonna," which was read n
Y the Secretary.
DR.. T. l.. Maddin stated that he had c
)me experience in poisoning Ly opium,and II
lat ne had used belladonna successfully \
three or four cases, some of which were Z
Dparently hopeless, and one an infant. v
e visited lady in his city, reported to be z
ying. He used stomach pump, the pupils u
ling contracted, and pumped one drachm
belladonna into the stomach, and re-
lated in fifteen minutes-altogether used W
1e-Ounce. The patient was in a hopeless