Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-01
Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society.

This society met at the State House last
Wednesday, and DR.. G. \. Brigham, the
President, called it to order for this lis
twenty fourth annual meeting. DIR. CALM
ger of Concord and Dir. Jernegan of Bos-
ton. delegates from the New Hampshire
DR.. Gallinger said Homeopathy was
gaining ground in his state but he thought
that young physicians erred in leaving the
country towns and going to the more
crowded cities; also that physicians did
not display enough charity and good will
towards each other, for the field is large
enough for all. The Doctor also referred
to the great change that has taken place in
the medical practice during the past few
years. so that now it is u common thing to
hear an allopathic physician claim to give
no more medicine than homeopathic:
rs if merit consisted in the amount of med
icne given rather than in its adaptabilitv
to the disease.
At the same time Drs. Harley. Ringer
and others are advocating modified homo
opathy under the name of specific medicine :;
and DR.. Scudder, a leading eclectic phvsi-
clan of the West, openly teaches homU-
opathy.
Prot. Jernegan said that for Years the
homeopathic surgeons of New England
have been without suitable hospital facili-
ties, but within a few years homeopathic
hospital will be built in Boston: in the
meantime the trustees of the Boston Uni
versity have fitted the upper story of the
college building for surgical purposes. and
many important and interesting cases have
been treated during the winter. He urged
upon the physicians present the Importance
of sending surgical cases TO the Boston
| Hospital for treatment. that the College
might furnish its students as thorough
clinical advantages rs were offered by 9TH
er schools.
Many of the physicians reported puer-
| peral commissions as having occurred fire.
quently in their practice during the winter,
and it was ascribed to the same influence
that produced the epidemic of scarlet fe-
yer. Veratrum viride was of use in many
cases; but DIR. Sparhawk, of Gavsville,
considered Tactic acid to be almost specific
in this disease, and in albuminuria
DIR. Colvin, of Burlington, reported IN
operation for cataract in which he assisted
Prof. Liebold. The operation was very
successful, not drop of blood being eff
! fused.
The Bureau of Clinical Medicine being
then in order, Dr. Worcester, of Burling-
ton, read paper upon scarlatina; he
found Rhys, Arsenicum, Byronia and Pull
satilla the remedies most frequently used
in the late epidemic. Drs. GaIlinger,
Colvin, Jones and Currer took part in the
discussion that followed. and various
cases OF interest were reported.
DIR. Worcester reported, showing what
progress is being made in the establish
nent of homeopathic hospitals for the in
sane. He also offered resolutions f,vorng
the establishment of State Board of Health
and Vital Statistics, which were unani-
mously adopted, and the following COM
.nittee appointed to bring the matter before
the legislature: Drs. S. Worcester, Bur-
lington; B. B. Currier, Middebury; G N.
Brigham. Mon tpelier; j. H. Jones, Brad
ford; G. S. Kesley, Newport.
TWAS voted to hold the semi-annual meet
ing in January, 1875, at Burlington.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year:
| President.C. b. Chamberlin. NJ. D., Barre
Rec Sec. and Treas-s, Worcester NJ B., Bariing,on.
Cor Sec.-J. 81. Jones, NJ. D., Bradford
Censors-Dr. n. H. Thomas, Stowe: Dr. E r whitta
ker, Hinesourgh; DR.. NJ W. Hill. Waterbury