St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10

l.. \. IIICKoK. Pres. CLONE"
Vermont Medical Society
The last meeting of the State Mcdi-
cal Society, ut Newport. was of more
than usual interest to the profession.
prove of benefit to the public. W"
c"mdcmsr the official report, merely al
ludn@ (" some important matters. a>
our columns are already well filled. \
large number of the medical profession
were present. many of them accompan-
led with their wives. They were met
also 10y several mcmhcr> of the Yer
mont Pharmaceutical association. VIII"
were present at the discussions.
On the first day Il discussion arose in
regard T." RoScola. the disease. which
has recently ragged in this section. com
monty called "Dutch measles" Dr.
Browne of this place said it WAS u hN
hrid of measles and srallatiua. appear
ing more like Il bastard form ut the
former than the latter. and afinrdin" II"
pr"trcti"m from either. D"rtnr> Browne.
llmmIn of Charleston. and Butler al
ES~"\. participated in the discussion
they r"mcurIcd in their testimony of
this singular characteristic. in the Vi
entity of t~>rN the disease has been
couiound"d with scarlet fever. under
this name therapeutic success has been
large.
Dr Gc". Dun>m"lr. 81. AlhanS. read
a paper on ''>lphili>" celebrating it>
irrrntial symptoms between injecting
and non injecting" S"I">. with treatment
for cach sci al ~ mpt"m>. etc. etc. In.
Adams stated his belief in the inability
t" avert constitutional symptoms 10y
overcoming the initial lesion.
Or. browne presented notes of IL cause
of int;IutiIc commissions. due to the
presence of Il bone III the lower portion
of the small intestine: 10y the rigid use
at CartlIatIcS. Il piece of bone OF Il chick
en- WAS discharged. followed hl com
plctc absence of commissions. and Ir-
c"NcrN of the patient. The patient WAS
child some three Years old. and had
become reduced +" Il skeleton ply steal
ll, and almost to idi"cN mentally. lay
frequent commissions. \ piece of bone
some three iourtlI> of an inch long was
elected last November. the commissions
ceased at once, and the child is NOW
we'll. In Dr. Brownies address after
wards on ">pcrialtic> and their abuses,
he bore down quite heavily on special
isis. and WAS particularly severe on the
use and abuse of the >pcculum.
pr. Putnam of Montpelier for com
mittcr reported t;IN"Iahly concerning Il
state BOARD of health. and after Dis
riSSion 10y DIR. \. j. Hyde and others
it was referred To committee with in
Stlurti"n> {" perfect. print and present
To- the Legislature next fall.
The report OF the committee to con
fer with Il similar committee of the
Vermont l'lilIm icrutical Association on
the "l'haImacl and poison act intro
duccd before that aSSociation at the
annual meeting of l~73. being called
for. discussion WAS had participated in
10y DIR. l.. {. Butler. l.. f.. Sherman of
Ludlow. &. {. bingham of st. Johns
bury, Day of bradford. DIR. Gibson of
Canada. etc. The apothcc;rics ask foI
Il law to protect their profession against
quacks and ignorant men who may at
will take up the matter of compromising
medicines. Action WAS taken to secure
such Il law passed by the legislature.
DIR. FaSSctt presented Il copy of Il law
recently passed in New York, to rcgu-
late the practice of medicine and sur
gerry, and recommended the appoint
memt of II committee of one for r:lcn
county III the state To enlist the inllu-
encc of the physicians and people of
their respective counties in favor of the
passage of some such law us the one
presented. This law is expected to
sIuSrh those travelling charlatanS who
go about robbing the sick and umfor-
tunatc.
DIR. J. l.. Chandler of st. Adams. read
an amusing and humorous paper on
some early incidents in his practice.
and early "reminiscences with such men |
as Drs. Nathan X. Smith of Baltimore.
formerly of Vermont. and Dclaiicld and
Mott, of New York. The president in
vitcd the older gentlemen of the society
to contribute "reminiscences of their
early life. to which DIR. McNabb, of n
H., 90 years of age. and DIR. Branch of
st. Adams responded.
DIR. Adams reported upon the patho-
logical specimen. as follows: 4 large
corporcal growth. evidently of long
standing. consisting of cartilage, tibro
cartilage. and calcareous degeneration.
Associated with this massive growth
is IL tibroid tumor of one ovary. DIR.
Richmond showed IL bent, silver cathe-
ter. which. after accidental fracture and
retention within the bladder, was in
geniously removed upon IL wire, intro
duced through a Lallemand's caustic-