, 1874-05-21
Interesting Discussion on Ma
larial Fevers.
The Banquet Mt the Pacific Hotel
Tho Dolngs of tho Homeopathic State
Society.
lr. Hnlo on the Influence OF Emo
tion ON the Heart.
New Members Elected, Etc.

nha trenty.four,h annual Convention Of the
et,ta afodlonl sooiosy of Illinnla was called to
ur1sr In tnu First Dnr*tat ca,1iesA, Wanaah ave-
nuo. near Hubbard court, at $3.50 o'clock yesser.
dey morning, by the President, DR.. Worrell' Oh
Bloomington. ~.
following ...
). F, Pearnan, Champaign !; DR.. Mary ]. wal
ton, Chicago; J. D. Bennett, Assumptlon ~
H, Davis, william Il. Clark, II. G. Boyne' It. u
paol,, s, O. Blake, r. @. Hhmill, LeHter Curtis,
Chicago II. Avis, Galona; ". F. Fcck, Iowa
State socloty.
PERMANENT alEsIDERs,
J,H, Mosler, Propbetstown +; e. ". Oleaon,
Bloomingdalo ". A. Knox, J. H. Hollistof W.
Z. Quinn, ]. Davis Fitch. Chicago J.. P. Walker
Mason City g. Winor, Sandwich.
NOMINATIONS.
The following Noro nominated for permanent
membership: II. W. DanniRter, Evanston W.
8. Caldwell, Warren q. ". Hempstead, Chi
'cago ". s. Ransom, Roscoe Edwin Gaylord,
Magnolia Herman Bridge, Chicago; A. N
Richardson, Ohio, ILL.,; Charles J. Simmons, l..
P, B. Wilder, &. g. Grace,. John Bartlett, Chi~
cago q. D. Heno, Calumet.
Roforrod to the Committee on Membership.
PRACTICAL MEDICINE.
Alongthy paper wna read by DR.. ]. X. Craw-
ford, OF Princeton, on "Practical Medicine"
Ho contendcd that murlatic acid was antagonia-
tic to niaanntio poisona, and, therefore. was the
safest aud BuroBt nntidote in cnaos OF typhoid
fover At all ovonte. It was cortansthat tho aoiu
modified the malarial virulcnce. and greatly re-
lieYed the patient. It shortened tue duration OF
the attack, and lowered in q very marked do
gree; the mortality Of tho disease, Il had boon
found invaluable iu all tho casos which had come
,,Y,1nr l1iH nhsnrvAtfnn.
DR.. ], T. Whistimorc. Of aIatamora, recollectod
how twenty years ngo he l1sed to shrink from nt-
tontng cascs Of typhoid fever, for tho reason
that tho disease was thon commonly fatnl. and
he did not wish to incur the b!amo OF losing the
patient. He thought TINT sanitary regulation
was about tue best antidote to mnlnrin, and every
phystcIan should Impress upon the families by
sity Of fresh air and rure water. In fact, he
thought that, by carofal attention and per"
severance those low feyers might be entirely
destroyed. But. as tho diaeaao was terrible
It was safer practice to build up than to depleto
the system. Tho Inter practice was geuoraily
confined to what was termed high fever.
DR.. Nigals, Of Peoria, said TINT tho treatment
OF typhoid fever in the Davarinn ar1ny was pure
air and plenty Of freah water, with tho'nltro-
mnrfatio acid treatment.
D1. Hawlcy paid moro attention to liquid nour-
ishment md unlimited atmosphere, in typhoid
casee, than to prescriptions. The disease, BY
judicious treatment, need not be allowed to
reach the third Htage. He Ind, in hlB practice.
altogether discarded opium.
Dr.. Goodbrake thought that tho great mistake
matto In fever caBea was tint doctors treatod the
discase by namo, rnther than by the diagnosis Of
tho case. He did not know Of any one mode OF
treatment that would coyor every case thAt came
before the practitioner. .....
Dr.. Worre!l remarked that typhoid fever was
now distinctly defined. If it was admitted that
tha frctY1 MIA nha0rnti0nH nf n 1hH-
mite specific poison, tha1ntire plan Of troatrnont
should be auch as tendoT to eliminate the malari-
GUS poison. The disease being itsen depresa-
Ing, It Was always implied that tho treatment
thereof should be antt-phlogistio.
DR., Crawford, by way Of explanation, said that
tho murilio acid troatment WAS regulating, aud
he had only claimed for it that 1t modified the
disease and gaye easo to the patient.
DIR. n. 8. DAVIS
thovght that plysicianB should keep atatistics
of thoir oaBes showing The ratio OF deaths IN the
different dacnses, and under various modeB OF
treatment. He was convinced from obsorya-
that the fever was specific disoaae arising from
q specific poison. 1t led to bad reasoning and
to worse treatment. He was satisfied TINT the
dieoase arose from various, causos. mental
depression being among the chief. + grlsi en-
doctors would be rather puzzled toflnd antidotes.
Ho thought TINT thoro Wete thousands OF caaeH
Of. typhoid fever arising from tnontal causes,
just as we'll developed as any coming from bad
drainogo, filthy houses, md othor egils' which
brett malurlal poison. Ono Of tho strongest rea-
eony for not believing TINT the disease was gem
GRATED by specific poison was TINT. in all casea,
1t presented tho Halno general characterlntics.
He did not beliove in specific treatment, but nd.
yocatsd tho treating of each caao upon its merits.
Ho baliovod III nouriHhing the patient roasonn-
bly, and thought that homeopathic soup, whore
q chicken was hung up 80 TINT It's nhadou
might fall upon tue Pot liaughterl' j
II tho intostinea wore coated with dried dcbl,H,
what was the proper modo OF removing it
simply by restoring tic dried up secretlonE
which, In full operation. would remove the
] sSoia 81 speoics and front tic patlont according
to his nl.ored pathological condition. Ho 70
membered, In attending medical convention II
Canadn, Tint doctor who had been thirty yoart
In practice gayo liis experience as regarding
divided his practice into three deco1lnial periods
In tho first he used bleeding, with antimony
In the second, antlmony alone; IN the third
exnootorantB. What was the result7 Flo fount
on comparing t|guroa that tlera wore fcwo
deaths il thu first aud second poriodB than in th
last. So muo! for specific Treatment. Judiolou
diet aud watuhful, Jealous care we're worth all o
1t. [Appauao1. .-.-.
OTHER pAPEnH.
Dr. WriRlt, OF Clinton, road a brlel paper OF
bfalariai Diseases md their Traatmont," !" w.icl
comprised O good deal that Wns diapnBod OF II
lie previous paper and tho discussion thereon:
d. Van Horn road papcr dofonding phle
botomy in aggravated caaes Of pneumonia NIL
other malignant diseases He also gave man
Instances OF tho efficiency OF nntimony In til
prpctice Of medicine.
Tue Convention thon took rooess until 80
o'clock.
Tho Convention wan called to order by IL.
President ut the appointed hour. Tho attend
ance was very largo. ~
DR., =. ANDREWH
Of Cbicago, read very scientific paper o.
Il strictupo OF tho Urstlra," the details OF whlol
could only bo OF iutcrcat to the faculty, l1e OK
hiL,tod a uumber OF Instruments used In Per
rio report was roforred to the Committee Oh
Publication. -..g
oATANnu.
nr r,umhold. Of st, Louis, Of tho Oommitte
m tIe Treatment of Cattarrll and Nasal 1ntau'
nation, read very cieyeer papor. aud exhibited
number Of improved syrlngoa ala ~ rolleosGTs IT, 10
deulin9 with the moas aggravated ca6os. lie We
oonyiaoed SS that local troatalept waa beHs In ear
ali CASES, especially tue application Of ~