, 1874-05-20
THE HOMECPATHs.

Iue TWENTIETH AuluAl IQLlf61IlUu oI t0c LII"
nois Homeopathic Medical Society was begun
yesterday morning in tho }ooture-room Of tho
First Methodist Church Block, The Convention
WAS called to order By the President OF tho So
cioty, Dr.. George ". Foote, Of Galosburg, aud
DR.. +. q. Duncan, Of Ohicago, acted as Secretary.
The Rev. Dr.. Thomas opened the meeting with
prayer.
1t was voted to hold daily sessions from $3.50 to
11:45 q. 1u., and from 2 to p. m.
On motion, it was decided tue printed list Of
committees bo continued during the present eoa-
atonB.
Or. 4. Z. Small stated that the Committee OF
tho Hahnomann Hospital Desired to visit tho
Convention, and on motion, Wednesday, foro-
noon was set apart to receive the Committee.
ooMMus1oAT1oNs.. y
Among the communications received WAS ono
from DR.. Beebe, nominating DR.. j. Paul Garvfn,
of Alton, whose name was referred to the Board
Of oensora letter from pr; n. A. Gray, Of tho
~ wiagonsin e sta!e Society letter Of ro$fes from
sooretary oi tic New yorsey soeiety. which was
reforred to tho Committee on Obstetrics also
letter from DR.. T. B. Hoyt., Of Indianapolis.
all those letters woro appropriately roforred.
ANNUAL ADDHEsB.
The President then delivered hia annual ad-
dress, in which he traced the progress Of Ho-
mcopathy. from the timo when tho theory and
practice oi Halnsmnn9 wcro M sneefed set at and DO
only a question OF timo when Homeopathy
would be recognized by tho Unltod States Gov
! ernmont, and become power In tho land. He
counse!ed that caro should DO exercised as to-
who should DO encouraged to study meiieino, as
it was only in this way that the standard Of the
profession could be improved.
THE ATTENDANCE.
By tho close OF the forenoon session the fol-
lowing members Of tho Society had put in an
appearance: DrH. George W. Foote qalesburg !;
Small, l J. !. .Mtcholi, 3. Eli Il. Hall, v. L. 1urs, r.
= =: Nate E T: pS2 Cole, s. ?: Hiedges' y. !.
Tooter, ]. ". g. Anthony, =. Duncan, Chicago !;
!, i. Pratt, Wheaton; j. B. sully, Geneva; G. F.
Coutant Lasalle; Q. D. Fairbanks, Ottawa J.
Acok, Darlington 7: ]: patchin. Mayor OF Fond
Darkor, Waukagan; W. BnHcomb 0ttawa.
At 11:46 tho Society adjourned until Q O'Clock,
to give the noon-1ay ayer.meeting chance:
| Tho Society rohsBemb1ed at O'Clock, DR..
+ Toote In the chair. There were several ladieB
| present. -.
A vote Of thanks Was rendered the President
for Ills annual addrasB, and Dra. Cole, Anthony,
and Van Liew were appointed committee to
|; couHlter itR accommodations,
PAPERS READ.
| Tho Secretary read a paper by DR.. Parsons, OF
Kewanoe, Of tho Clinical Committee, on thy
drute Of Chloral in Puorperal Commissions, !"
which called forth discussion by Dra Cole, Bar
DR.. s. P. Colo, Of the Committee on Obstetrics,
read paper on TINT aubiect giving dasorip-
tion of an extraordinary case coming under his
treatment in which profuse discharge OF waters
took place about fifteen wocl,H before contlna-
mont. Dra. Barker, Miller; and McAnea pro-
pounded some Inquiries, and gave somo similar
experiences:
n case Of ovarioIo1ny followed by tho delivery Of
child in fifteen months also, ono Of pls1lro-
| pneumonia two weeks previous to child-birth,
and a1ao q short tune aftorward. Tho latter
| pationt died, and Dr. Van Liew said he always
| learned moro from bis failures than from bis
| SUCCESSES. Theae casos called out remarks and
comments by Drs: Mute, barker, pratt, Gully,
Z. g. Duncan, aud othors on the exciting causes
Undor tue head Of "Dlaeases OF Women"
DR.. Maria n. johnson was called upon for a
papor, .wheroupon . very presty-looEing lady
aroHscd III excellent taste, arose and said she
had commenced the preparation OF paper, but
her courage failed lier, md sho tore 1t up. Tho
Society B1uilad unanimously al this oharaotoric-
! ally .tenainlne confession.
| Ao1Da AND ALKALIg, ...
On tho subject Of q Diseases Of Children, "
Pr. z: 9. Duncan read d paper, in which lie
divided children into two olasBes-aoid ohildron,
aud alkaliue children, Ho said thet hottle Of
sour milk might asphyxiate child inrtwenty-
excessive ncidtty in tho ayatenl. Tho fair
Children wero acidnlous, and those OF dark skin
| and haaf wore alkaline.
| In tuo CONIb1 u tIlo ulHGlla8lOn OF LnlH paper,
| DR.. Mute Baid that the best food to uso IN casos
Of infanttle bowel disturbance was COWS cream
diluted ton or twolyo times with water, Aa tllR
contained worry little 1aotio acid.
Dr.. Duncan roplled that 1t was with children
aa with adulta-what was good food for QUO was
] bal for another.
DR.. A. q. Baebe believed that mothers milk
WAS tile best In all cases noxt to 1t was country
dairy milk which was uniform In qunllty, and
| better than the milk from ono COW nlono. IIe
| did not approve OF olthor cream or condensed
milk, becatse they laokotl the eaaenttal ingro-
tlionta OF COWS milk, In tile matter OF bowel
liHoasea, ii the digestive organs noro giyon
| dlgeBtiblo food medicine could 30 thrown to ths
! dogs. In caaoH Of aoidisy Of the stomach, ho
| lad uttorly failed with homeopathic remetlios,
and had rcsortod to tho rao Of limo wator Will.
] unyArYtng alcceHR.
DR.. Mute said that keeping tho bottle swoot
| was tho rock on which nurHoa and ,uothorB sp!t.
I DR.. Decbo HaM tho addition OF soda to the
| water in which tho bottlo was oloanBod was Of
great value.
DR.. J. 8. Mitchell agreed With DR.. Beebe that
| tho milk OF number of cows was greatly profeg-
| able to tho milk Of ono COW.
Dr.. Hawkes. believed that IL physioians would
turn tlloir Rttentton to tho physical condition OF
| fta Fnf,Rr and u1ftj8r. Rn IN a>rriya T., n