, 1874-05-20
The Comparative Merits Of Ether
and Chl0r0form.
The Homeopathic Society Also
in Session.
Acid md Alkaline Chfldren.
THM Af.T.NpATHa.

attd associates again, and ho congratulated thom
that during tho year no mombor had been hc-
oused of Raoulapoan hercHy. This, too, although
the Society mot In city which was 80 flllod with
dissenBion and afflicted by Hchiam. They mot on
q common, broad PLATFORM prepared to bo toler~
ant, Rnd happy to DO mutually improved by tho
business Of tho aesaton. [Applauso.1
Dn. DAVIS.
DR.. N. 8. Davis then addreHtod tho Society In
eloquent termB, painting tho high Office Of tho
medical profession IN glowing words. They
could not holp feeling that they had miaston In
the world Of Which they might we'll be proud. It
ahou,d bo their prideful duty to DO oil that 1n
thom lay, individually mud collectively, to nd
vance tho intorests Of the Society by contributing
Nberally to tho fMnd Of knowledge.
Aftor some further remarkB, DR.. Davis aub-
nlitted tho following
:., .onDEn OF BUSINESS
and exercises, which WAS adopted:
l. Cali to order by tho pres1aons.
2. Report Of Committee Of Arrangements.
l. Calling tic itst ot Standing and Special Commit
tees, aud fixing ttne for hearing reports.
&. Cali for Tountoor papcra, and liking timo for
:. rs annua! address .. tho prs.!aen..
oommittoe Of investigation. ''NN - .''~>' '&'' ~
8. soloction Of 'Oommlttoo on Nomination. on tho
Oa saoesnsons sne sssoad aud aa Unfinished busncss
Of officers committees and delegates to Medical socle-
tics, aud place Of meeting.
II. Adjournment.
Aernoo sessc rom sso o ococH < p
Wednesday, Morning Session, from . a. n 10 p.
m Atternoon session, Same hours as thoae Ct Friday.
Thurslay-Alo eeaslon, 4. m. to 1870 y. N.
Afternoon, O'Clock, visits to hospitals and colleges
Tho following list Of
PERMANENT alENBERs
was read BY the Secretary: J. Q. Hamilton. Jer-
Wright, Clinton; David brioii, JaoIsonvil1e s.
K. Crawford, Monmouth; 1: 9: Thompson,
Lneon; g. Armstrong. Carroll; y. II. Knoel,
Eassa NV II Nss ssS' e errsa s. Bsy, DsT; " Sea
20: J. +. Skinner, .peoria q. ".
oropley, Princeton; T. r. Worzell, Bloom
ington s. s. McWll1lams. Chicago; a. ]. John-
sen, oareendsle; ); ,; Hood, lemon y. Y.
?. piercs Le,nont J. T. Curtis Ottoryille !; J.
d. Holister, Chicago ]. Adams Allon, Chi
cago 7. Purcell, Chicago; a. Y. Earle, Chi
sos dhsao g nery ShMfss9 Masa i ocaao M Msn
J.. y. Ruso, Abingdon; 8. G, Thompson, lacon;
4. a4rd, AHrpora;: 4, p;: !. = 3: Whltmore, ii Paso !;
william .: Eaagn ATTIC it; = ]. " Eteridge he "'f =
Clinton; s. A. Dow, j.. ". 'Niglas, Peoria; ;
Philip Adolphns, IL Chicago; John Wright, Gin
Chesterfield; i. s. 0orvan, airard s. ]. Avory,
Chicago; g. 7. Rockwell. 1aylorsillo; Thomas
]. MAXWELL, Galesburg; 2. r. Cook, MENDOZA !;
2. 8. Jenks, Plano Walter Hay, Chicago !;
Vha1sa M Robna E. RaI' Chicago
Springs; NJ. 3: Loster. 0swego; s.. Fisher, Chi
cago James Neyns, Hyde Park; 8. II. Birney,
Urbana ". @. Seymour. Chicago; g. Paul
sisso1 Chicago; Elias ; WNingeF n ,Is sodn SPRING.
Lou1s; D. ". Graham, g. D. stotsinus, Chicago.
NEcEsaAnY' sAFEauAnD8.
Resolutions were paeaud requiring the pro-
duotion OF regular diploma :trom some frat
ahip in the Society, and allowing absent medical
men, youehed for by responsible parties, to join
tho Association as permanent members.
A recess was then taken.
the appointed hour. Thore wero good many
visitors In attendance, Including aomo hnlf-dozen
intellectual looking ladies, WHO appeared to be
deoply interested in the matters under disuua-
sion.
|, nLoopLEss A,tPu1Ar1oN.
From the Committee on Surgery Dr.. Pierce.
of Lemont, road q pnper on "DloodleaH Amputa.
tion," which bristled with tochnicalitios band
agos spi.nts irset9fe. boxes and other M
mtafortune to undergo surgical operation for
fractured or shattered limb. He especially
commended tho apparatus, known as tho bivalvo
splint, which waa used with auccosa during tho
France-P -Prussian War. He also. spoke Of the
pneumatic operator anl annsthoala. Tho biyalvo
was, perhaps, tho greatest boon that aurgery
had received. It had taken precedenco Of all
othcr means Of setting fractures. and giving
against The administration Of choroform during
tile performance Of au operation. He partiou-
larly alluded to tho recout doath OF Mrs.
Mary Crie, of Boston, and read tho
testimony of some OF the lending physicianB Of
tToh ~ tp1,teh Aop TINT rh1nrof0rn1
| WAS most dangerous kind OF anpathetfo. Ether,
on the other hand, was quito safe when properly
used. In fact sulphuric ether was the safest OF
all auipathotlcs Ohloroiorm. although it had
undoubtedly caused death iii too nlany cnses,
| had after oil savea good many valuable lives
but where there was aafer antosthotio 1t would
20 simply crlmtnhl to resort to ono that waa
known to be dangerous. It WAS, l1owoyor, re-
marlable fact that during our War ol,loroform
had boon used IN neariy gil cason, and with a1o.
cosa as Il rulo, both IN tho performance Of an
| operation and the examination OF wounds. Thsf
to tho fact that, a. strong ration Of
whisky was gauorally isausd on the eve
Of q battle, aud that tho mipds Of
| the aoldiora were iu high state of oxoitoment,
owing to the grand confusion and overwhelming
| noise OF gonoral engagement. The report Of
| Or. pierca concluded with recommendation ot
! continued immersion OF tho pat1ont In casos Of
| compound fractures and acoratod wounds.
9horeport was, OIL motion' 'rocelved.anl ordered
l
: DR.. Hawley, Of Aurora wanted to know
wlethor ether could be used in oasos OF accouche.
a,acnt as ohloroform waR now, ho thought, in gon'
| aral use,
| DR. DYEonD.
Dr.. Dyford was, called upon to rcply and atat
ed that lie did not very often use ettser---lnlest
in apeolal caaea. Ho thought the
same effoct might, in most instances. bu
after longer time, ba produced by ether IL
by ohloroform. That is, tho pain might bt
abstod, Which 10, Of conrao, the lnain object ol
tho aulusthetio In tho INSTANCES In which he
had usod other, ho Ind found 1t very offeotivo.
There had, however,, to bo ntoety Of calculation
as to the timo between pains, owing to tho
| etreotiyo. He had no doubt that 1t was a very
seryiceablo agent In oaaes Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
| nENEnA1. D1AOUss1oN.
Dr.. Jenla testified to tho truth Of bloodlest
amputation, and slatod caso within lila own
observation ot necrosis Of tie tin's n which he
haa operated vGsy saSeesstuly Iha elastic
Dr.. Powell said tilat there wero very many
Cases in which tho cloth bandage aotot
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