Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-16
Vermont Medical Society.

The Vermont Medical Spciety met ut Room No.
/ 70, State House. October y, nj 10 A. NJ, President
| DR.. \. y Upham, Of Randolph, in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. GlaSier, Of ,iont.
pelier. The proceedings VI the semi.nnnual meet
/ ing were read by the Secretary. Dr. Butler.
! DIR. 4. d. Ferguson and DR.. Barton. delegates
I FROM the state Of New York, presented their Gre
deniial~ and we're received.
Drs. &. NJ Etrin, Of Es-ex j. c. Harmon. Of
Westlord Henry BOyntun, Of Woodstock Albert
Barrows, OF Stove, were elected members of the
Society
The President appointed as committee to
nominate officers for the year ensuing, Drs. Brad.
| iOrl Brown, Tenney, Scutt, and 1aggard
Drs. Brown, Billiard and Hyde reported at CON
siderable length upon the epidemic fever that
prevailed in Caledonia county, which was dis.
cus.ed by several members.
DR.. Bradford gave the details Of the case lately
reported in the papers. Of u man in Wakefield
having vomited two snakes. The reports Of such
Gases being often exaggerated and sometimes not
authentic, DR.. Bradford took occasion To learn
the exact facts In this case procured the snakes
that were said Ia he yomited, and presented them
before tho society The man had no knowledge
Of having swallowed any thing uf the kind nor
was be suspicious Mt any time that his stomach
contained my such animals, but remembers that
when at work, he was in the habit Of drinking
from some pools Of water In his pasture, which
he made for that purpose, by scraping out with
his hands depression IN which the water might
collect. His peculiar symptoms began on the
sth VI May last, were repeated June and again
July Goth, when he yumitcd two snakes about
six inches long They were vnmited in his own
home and in the presence Of his family, 80 there
can be no doubt about the fact Of their having
been elected from the mans stomach. The rep
tiles a species Of water snake which propagate
in Just such lucslities a. the man describes, and
probably wlen the parent snake uttered her note
Of warning Of approaching danger to her young,
they mi~tpik the open mouth Of the drinking
man. for that ol their mother, and found their
grave instead of their place Of seeurity. They
were ciected dead. During the sessiun Of the
society DR., james gave the history Of another case
in which nm cvitt WIS yomited aud alluded tn the
general literature oi the subject, from which il
appeared that well authenticated cases OF this
kind are not numerous. The simulated cases are
more frequent
Or. A j. HYDE read a paper giving the details
OF an interesting case Of uterine dinan referred
H. on Wd a sS5 Sa VS. eS delivered az p
ter and elected vote Of thanks Tor the Sbciety
Dr. j L. Chandler read paper IN Hohaeman
and has Dogma, which was referred ~ the commit
tee IN Publication.
Dr. ;. Putnam presented n paper ON PucrDerdi
ConrmHoHs, viii III was lpllowed by discussion
DIR l.. G Butler, from the committee IN Com
pulspry Vaccination, reported that IN their upn-
ion State legislation upon this subject was int
purtant and needed, but was impracticable both
n 10 the probability ot is enactment, and more
rs to it, enforcement, and recommended that Ply
sicnns make speciality OF Vaccination in each Of
their localities
DR. c NJ Chandler read sketch of DR. c. NJ
Rnilee late Of Montpelier.
Drs Oulmel Mirten. If Worcester Mass. d.
e. Burleigh. If franklin, n H., and DR.. y. g.
Brooks, ul Acwurth, y. II were elected honor
any members Ul tie sriety
The ph,4rla cineted f,tr the auaufnr vear 20 a.