The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-22
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.
SECOND DAY OF THE THIRD ANNUAL
SESSION.
| Especial Correspondence Richmond Dispatch.J
SrAuNroN, VA, November 20, 1872.
The Society was called to order at % A.
! NJ, by DR.. Harvey Black, one Of the vice
| presidents.
The corresponding and recording secre-
taries made their reports; which were re-
ceived and adopted. The communications
received, as mentioned in these reports, were
duly referred to Il committee to report to-
morrow.
The chairman OF the co:nmttee to report
upon the prevailing diseases of tide-water
district, DR.. A. G. Tebault, of Princess Anne
county, having been unexpectedly prevented
from attending by the occurrence Of illness
in bis family, the report was, by request,
presented by the recording secretary, and re-
ferred by the Society directly to the Publish
ing Committee. This most valuable paper
embraces description of malarious cachcXia,
| the sthenic and asthenic varieties of paludal
| fever, their treatment, &c.
| The report Of the committee appointed at
the last annual session to report at this upon
the anatomical, physiological, and PATHOLOGY
| cal differences between the white and black
races, and on the notifications Of the treat
ment of the diseases of the latter rendered
necessary thereby. was presented, by request
of DR.. Thomas p. Atkinson, of Amelia
county. who was unavoidably absent, and
also referred to the Publishing Committee.
Though permitted an opportunity of review
ing the article, presenting as it does SO
many curious facts which confirm the views
as to the great differences, mental and ply
sical, of the two races, no synopsis Of il
could be made sufficiently condensed for this
communication.
A voluntary scientific paper By DR.. Will
| liam 3. Gray, of Fluyanna county, on the
| hypodermic use of the sulphate of strychnia
as an optic-nerve stimulant, was then read
to the Society, and referred to the Committee
on Publications.
The report of case by DR.. John S. Ap'
person. of Smyth county, of large pelvic
abscesS discharged spontaneously, was read
and referred to the Publishing Committee
i DIR. William d. Hooper, of Liberty, pre-
sented most interesting report Of case in
which the Casarean operation was success
fully performed, accompanied with some re-
marks as to the pathology and treatment o
such cases in general.
DIR. O. B. jerks, of Culpeper' county
made verbal report of novel case OF eX
treme mobility of the knee,joint in a new.
born child. ... ... .. ......
DR.. F. D. Cunningham, of your city. one
Of the rec,ilarlv-,npointed essavists for this
session, was then called upon to read bis
ESSAY. Having selected The Eye as his sub.
icct. he entertained the Society for q consid-
cradle length of time in speaking Of some OF
the more common affections OF that organ,
especially the different varieties of near and
far-sightedness. His paper Was not burdened
with those long and worrying technicalities
which tend to confuse rather than instruct
or interest an audience, while every state
ment he made showed u familiarity with the
literature of the subject, and that he was
fully conversant with the results OF the latest
investigations made in the specially. his
essay deserves more extended notice than
our opportunity permits us to give It.. a
special vote of thanks was rendered Dr. Gun
ninyham for his able and interesting essay.
| After which the Society adjourned TO meet
at =. NJ.
On the rcassembling Of the Society at the
| hour appointed, DR.. w. W. Parker eXhl.
bited several samples of the bernial truss,
| the invention of Samuel Ayres, Esq, OF your
city, which are now being used with univer-
sal satisfaction and comfort by many in Rich
| mond and elsewhere. This truss Is regarded
as very great improvement upon any III
strument Of the kind previously Invented,
possessing many advantages not to be found
| in any other. DR.. Parker stated that not
only was he thus pleased with its utility as
observed upon many of his patients, but
,, such. so far as he knew. was the combined
testimony of all the physicians who had di-
rected their use.
ON motion, the Society proceeded in q
body to the Western Lunatic Asylum IN IN ac- &C.
cenfance of the invitation extended yester-
day On arriving at the asylum, the Society
noljte mJi nnd Efficient medical superintendent OF
the i institution, and his two equally courteous
and worthy assistants, Drs. ham.'tSn .pro,'a anS
Fisher, who conducted the members through
| the | various wards and pointed out every Oh.
iect M of interest to medical men. Except on
such special occasions as this !. Is anse no. ss e
tomary to admit so many visitors as ohee i';is
the wards, for reasous which may be reaolIs
/ snSorred Zoo much cannot he eGid 10 c0m'