New-York tribune., 1874-11-03
ADVANCED MEDICAL SCIENCE.

SESSION OF THE SEw-YORK NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY
The New-YOrk Neurological Society held
their regular monthly meeting last evening in the lee
College of Physicians and Surgeons at
Tweny-third-s and Fourth-aVe Prot William A. Ham
mond called the meeting to order after and the
routine business was rapidly dispatched. T. Edwards
Clarke. M. d. then read short euogy upon the death
Of DR.. Francis +. Anstie OF London, Eng.
He spoke Of DR.. Ansties works. especially en-
phaszing his latest experiments upon the
action OF alcohol, in which he had previously shown
that 1t does not escape the body In any consdera
BILE quantity unchanged Resolutions were also passed
expressing feeling OF the Society at the great loss
SiDed BY the profession In d.. Anste's DEATH and
also by the New York Neurological Society of which he
was an honorary member. DR.. John C. Peters read
very interesting paper upon Neuroics, taking
up the class OF remedies known motor depres
sors. He especially enlarged upon conium
naculatum, giving considerable space also to
tho action Of the calabar bean. chloral,
the bromides essamne and the other 20 drugs OF this
class. He said that 1t remarkable that while
the materia medca shows 20 moor-depressors 1t has
recorded only 4 motor excitors. Socrates died Of
the corum maculatum and is said to have spoken he
was dying to his friend Critic: Sacrifice to Esculapls
good Critic. for this taking Off" The uncertainty OF
preparations cOmpes the ply sican TO begin with In
administering conum. Some preparations are not only
harmless but worthless producing entirely different
effect from what was expected COnium, DR.. Peters
continued is administered antiphrodasac and anti
spasmodic. In Of efuson OF blood upon the
brain, acts to allay the excitement. In acute
mania conium has been given with good results The
caabar bean produces paralysis Of the spinal cord
trunks, and muscular tissue when given IN large
doses When sirychna Is gven the small
Of the cord may be seen to contract. Acids make
quinne effective. and phosphorus may be added
build up the and bones. Dr. Peters gave very
s.t~
out listened to with deep attention. After this
paper was concluded 1t was discussed briefly.
Dr. Hammond then detailed an interesting case OF
cerebral hemorrhage. The patient, several years
had been under DIR. HammOnd's treatment. He could
eral debility from overwork He up mental labor,
and spent time in lighter and less harassug employ
ment which kept him in the open air great deal He
frequently awoke with sudden start. and had ATTACKS
Of severe headache, accompanied by nausea Bromide
OF potassium and quinine had q good effect. but II
seemed at length as though these remedies lost their
force. and the patient was advised to travel He re,
declared after he had been back short time he
sTS dS Se sed as these
panied them was very Distressing One night just
ief n ony ons S @ ea to s
DR.. Hammond said he did not fully appreciate the eX-
tent Of the disease The case advanced rapidly tHs
next morning the patient was dying The body was
completely parayzed, and few drops Of water placed
SpSed sarsusSaion In an hour deasn nsar sOsasS
Diagnosis. ccs the Size Of an orange 'S Was found 10
Of the heuispheres and 10 the pons voro the por
ton extending from the brain proper to the cerebeum
discovered another cot the size Of q hickory nut.
This was the most DANGEROUS OF the two probably
after dinner this vessel began oozng, and result
was as detailed. Dr.. Hammond closed by saying
that the patient had just eaten dinner when
be was attacked, from which poison mig1t
have been suspected. He had also received
two large doses OF morphIa under tho skin. But the
Postnortem proved TO any doubling Thomases" that
the trouble probably began yoars and had been
slowly working on until the fatal termination WAS
reached Dr. Cross and several others spoke upon cere
bral hemorrage and detailed OF interest," alter
which he Society adjourned.