, 1873-05-23

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poarco In tho chair.
AVAILABLE FLOWER.
| DR., 7. R. Nuto, Of Chicago, troa.ed Of "Nov
Romedios," speaking particularly of oenou.ert
ten,s, or afternoon primrouo, which grew evory
whoro. Indiana hold ths herb in llighor cBteou
| than tobacco or, porhaps, hre-wator. Tic,
chewed 1t as whito mon clowod tobacco. t1oriyiul
thoroffom nutrition Which inoroaaod t1oi
vitality md enabled them to 70 tor daye with
out any other suetonanco. His experience wa,
TINT 1t invigoratea tho intostlnou, conferred
honoata on tho procroativo organs, ant
had ploasant celebrating offoot upon tho eya
tom. He advised the use Of tho tonic in rpoci
| fed oasoa
UTERINE Tuaron.
Dr. u. ". Beobc, Of Evansville, Wis., dilatct
on :" Uterine Tnmor," giving the history Of ,
case that came under his experience, but which
waR happily curod,
DR.. Eaton, Of Peoria, rolatod all about a m
tlont from whom ho had removed no leBs Tin,
forty tumors.
Dr. a. Il. Small, Of Chicago believed thai
"hilo tho surgical tseatmont of tho caaos undo,
consideration had undoubtedly been iudcious
careful, mud proper, still ho opiued tha
suitable fnter-moalcation should not bt
Omitted. Ho had Soon caHcs In which internal
medicines had produced satisfactory rcsulta nfte,
the 1a1lure Of the surgical nrt. Ho believed
further, they should not Ignore homeopathy
OF give surgery the preference. ''EApp!auBc.1
Dr. d. u. Mitchell WIS inclined to surgical
treatmont, though ho would DO sorry to ignore
Dr: Small again gayo experience of caseB in
%hlch ho had successfully cured canccrB without
the aid OF tho knife, md was npplaudod.
MORE NEW MEMBERS.
,,aa ouaa a. th,a Limo tho following were elected
Nestf9ll' McComb; =: 4. D. Westfall. Bush
nell; l.. II. Butts, Chicago; A. G. McCeo.
Chicago; G. ?. contant, Lasnlle Jotroraon,
sTAI1sr1oAL MEDICINE AND E71o1ouY.
D.. J. !. Mitchell, Of Chicago road n.papor On
statistical medicine and otiology. lie gave
statistics showing tho efficacy Of vaccination in
protecting from smallpox. Of 1G,S97 cnses OBJ
s,nGe sor1ea IN IN Trance the percentage Of dcatha
cd, l. Of u, 640 III bohemia, 80 per cent Of un-
protected diod, aud per cont Of protected, In
London aud Vionna smallpox hospitals, Of about
lo,uoo cases observed, about 50 per cont OF ,,n-
efficacy Of revaecination wns ahown in tho
fact that Of, s4.24s Of cases rovacci,satod,
there waa but ono caso of small-por'
while among 3c3 2ss caseB yaccinatod in infancy
tion after puberty was ali that was necessary Tor
lfotlmo. Tile statistics Of many English,
Fronch, Gcrman, aud American phys'einnss
showed that Of over million caaes Of chiliron
yaeainatea they hnd met with no Of trans-
ssamption, statistics showed t1at, taking tho
statoa east and wost, consumption boro tic fol-
lowing relation to aoaths from all other causes.
m1asa44ensotts Ala e por esnt Now York. 2o Ohio
g; California, Il. Travelling North and south th
the following wore tho proportions Minnasota.
Il Iowa, III MISSOURI, .; Arkansas, &; South
fro oao Se,aa New Me1s ts 5 It would bo on
healthy clmate for congunptives than Minnc~
aotn, especially short distance from the jal,o.
tftat South cHrolina, Arkansas, aud Utah we're
potter taIt than Colorado, and Now Afoxico better
South Carolina and ArkanHas, that malaria
1evors lad increased in proportion to
tho number of nrtcBinn wells sunk.
and it was trae TINT malaria lad
increased a. in this sty during the paat two yours,
in the city could have had much delotoriong in
huence Tho necessity Of flushing sewers to
prevent diseaso WAS strongly urged. Instances
or fatal dlseaso occurring in this city IS result
otor ses o yon rh9 Doctor
tlroly removed by ventilation and substitution OF
pE1e water. In ono locality, near Glasgow. .whare
typhoid foyor, tlysentcry. and consumption wcro
preyalont and tue general hoalth poor, m ontiro
inEn
the 2oo-foot chimney Of the adjacent .fas. o
sny locality could 10 GGnsaRpt'on anoaa ontr,'n IN
eradtcatcd by attention to ventilation. The Doc
tor = recommends every physician to report casos
to Doatds Of Health, and State and national 90.
cieties that they might be examined and tabulat-
Cd, and gayo reasons why ouch course wouid |
MD materially in limiting disease.
pr. HodgoH remarked that since the two ar
Eestan wolls were sunk ut Lincoln Park there
nf7fr D1nr
ty. Ho thought tho cause WAS tho high tomr,or-
sture of tho wolwator which flowed into a ditch
and docomposod vegetable matter with which X |
,amo In contact, -
hat Immediately aftor the fro persons suffered
rom bilious feyers which might have baon
'a1lsod to nomo extent by the use Of artoslan-
yell wafer Tho ditch flowing through Lincoln
,arK, Of, to 10 more courteous, tho beautiful !
Vator was constantly flowing. He believed tloy
you'd have to look elsewhere for tho cause Of
hilarious diseases.
DR.. Duncan observed that water would con-
raot tho Spleen in proportion to it's tonporat,,ra
nd ~ aoino held tho spleen was tba Sent ~
disoaBos, perhaps tho well-wator was
art OF the cause. 1t was true, go far aa COLI
was CONCERNED, that thoro was less
com Chicago titan for my similar distance Tito
owa or any Of tho Statos.
Dr. Barkor, OF Waukogau, did not believo arto-
ian Y. wat9r was - cS,,so ~, Of malarious discusses
artosan wator boing tho cauAo Of malaria Vas
ho old theory OF had drainage.
Dr. woodward Wi1hed to recnr to tho small
OK part Of Dr.. Altchell's paper, in order to Oh
Drye that lo did not regard vaccination asn
rophylaotio. llo tncnod to think ao,ne per
oi.B were phyAlcally prodiapoaod to tho dlsonso.
his was truo Of the Rulphurous temperament. ]
70 hAd seen casoa Of persoMs inoullatoi md
accinatod who had the disease iu tue most yio-
fiVIt ii, II. =
ne TINT VAS fatal nfter second attack. !
Dr. Small boliogod It was a gonoral rule TINT
tIivdnala very raroy had mora than ona ut.
cN' Of tue sanlo d'Hease In ylolont form during
MEDICAL aTAT1sr1cs.
Dr. 4. l. Ludlam offore!l tho following on bo- I
a'f OF Tho Chicago Academy OF Medicine !
WHEREAS, Ho belieyo tllas under nronor homoo,.
10 troansnt NJ there "a remarkable exemption from
I!tsolvta That committee uf two 10 annoutei In
llect Htatiscu, Showing the proportion df paonta
10 recover from srarl1t feyor and measles without
) remaining soqnelM Whateyer. "''"'A' I