The Portland daily press., 1874-06-10
Maine Medical Society.

MORNING SESSION..
The annual session of this society began yes
terday morning at the Army and Navy Union
Hall, and is to continue three days. The mset-
ing was called to order at the appointed time
by the President, Dr. A. f. Page of Bucksport
who, after few words of welcome, introduced
Rev. Mr.. Jones of Portland, who offered pray
er.
On motion of DR.. Weeks the report of the
proceeding meeting, which was next in order,
was omitted, since it is embodied in the print
ed TRANSACTIONS which are in the hands of
members. On motion of DR.. Weeks a medi
cal reporter for the press was appointed. The
report of the Treasurer, DR.. T. A. Foster, OF
Portland, was then listened to, and the report
showing a balance in the treasury of $506. 70,
was accepted.
DR.. Weeks, IN behalf of the Board of Cen
sors presented the following names for MEM
bership: DR.. Edwin M. Fuller, Bath, DR.. SAM
uel B. Hunter, Machias, DR.. James A. Spaud-
ing, Portland, DR.. A. L. Gaubert, Lewiston,
DR.. Edward B. Weston, Lewiston, DR.. Milton
w. Hall, Cum berland Centre, DR.. A. B. Stin-
son, Gardiner, DR.. John P. Pierce, Canton.
These gentlemen were unanimously elected
DR.. j. Addison Parsons of Windham, was
placed upon the retired list, and DR.. LIE PROM s
name was dropped from the societys roll at his
own request. Drs. Bates of Yarmouth, Wedge
wood Of Lewiston, and Rogers of Hampden,
were appointed a business committee to collect
papers 10 be printed, and assign the time for
reading them.
The report of the committee on publication
was presented by the chairman, DR., Hunt.
His report states that the society's published
transactions are regularly exchanged with So
cit ties in New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky,
California, Nebraska, and with the College of
Physicians, Philadelphia.
DIR. Hiram Corliss was introduced, as dele
gate from the New York Medical Society, and
responded cordially to the Presidents invita-
ton to participate in the proceedings of the
meeting. A partial report of delegates to other
medical societies was then listened to.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order in the Coun-
Gil Chamber at q p. m. The following COM
mittee on nominations was appointed: Drs
Hamlin of Bangor, Swasey of Limerick, PEN
deton of Belfast, Snow of Winthrop, Osgood
of Yarmouth. e.
The President DR.. Page, then delivered his
annual address, of which the following are the
points:
After paying merited tribute to the early
founders and abiding to the present status of
the association, he proceeded to the considera-
ton of subjects pertaining to its present needs.
Chief among the suggestions offered was the
establishment of a State Board of Health. The
medical profession are the scientific instructors
of the people in what pertains to health. The
country, as well as cities, needs supervision.
The ventilation of school houses as well as the
construction of seals and desks; the location
of dwellings, drainage, sewerage, measures to
insure the purity of drinking water, demand
attention. Tho adulteration of food and sale
of diseased meats require attention. Wise leg
isation can do much to control contagious and
infectious Diseases and in all these matters this
association should take the initiative.
DR.. Weston not having been able to collect
all the material for writing the history of the
association was continued in the office another
| year.
Drs. Horn of Lew iston, Tewksbury of Port
| land and Hamlin of Bangor were appointed a
committee to take preliminary measures for
the formation of State Board of Health, and
report to the association.
DIR. Weston of Bangor then read the paper
| of DIR. Sanger, upon ''bloodless operations in
surgery" The patient was discharged sol
der, wounded below the knee by rifle ball,
/ which 1odoo1 in he oolf of E..
and knee joint resulted, with sinuses opening
externally. The operation was performed in
the upper third of the thigh. The operation
was successful, and had the dressing been more
slowly and carefully applied would have result.
| ed in the loss of not more than teaspoonfu
of blood-the limit prescribed by Bismarck.
| DR.. Bray reported a case of encephaloid can.
Ger involving head aud shaft of the tibie, which
was successfully operated upon by the bloodless
method of Bismarck
DR.. Tewksbury followed with remarks ex-
hibiting the pathological specimen, and enum-
Grating instances in which the operation is in
valuable.
DIR. Hamlin next read an interesting paper
upon the TRANSMISSION of blood. After giving
the history of the operation and the vcissitudes
through which it has passed, he presented nu
merous statistics in relation to its performance
and views of authors in relation to it.
Dr. Tewksbury asked DIR. Hamlin what in
struments he thought best for indirect trans
| fusion.
Dr. H. replied that of Bellina for indirect,
and that of Aveing for direct TRANSMISSION.
Dr. Swasey of Limerick, from his own OBJ
servation, confirmed the statement of DR.
Hamlin as to the prevalence of tubercular dis
ease among sheep.
DR.. Foster of Bangor, reported case O.
TRANSMISSION in which the TRANSMISSION apparatus
of Demarquay and common Davidson
syringe were employed and proved quite sufi
| Gent
DIR. French read the report Of case, inter-
esting for its rarity, of pelosis rheumatics.