Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-10
Maine Medical Association.

As announced in our telegraph columns yester-
day, the annual meeting Of this Association was
held in Portland on Tuesday. The Treasurer,
Dir. T. A. Foster reported balance in the treas
ury of S60249.
DIR. Sanger of Bangor, read most interesting
paper on Acute Abscess of the Lung.
In the afternoon, the annual address Of tho
Pre-. idcnt, DIR. Brown of Paris, was read. lie
alluded to the loss of DR.. Harris in feeling terms.
lie stated there no provision in the constitu-
ton and bylaws for an inaugural address. He
reviewed the history OF the Association. and spoke
OF the progressive growth OF the society, Ct the
value of the papers read before the body and the
| necessity for physicians Joining the association.
lie referred to the emulation such an organization
| creates among its members, and wished for it iu-
| creasing prosperity with every year.
Dr. Hcrsom was elected member of the Board
of Censors pro tenn, in place of DIR. Dana, DIR.
snow in place of DR.. Hamlin, DIR. Wedgewood in
place Of DR.. Richards
The subject of Acute Abscess of the Lung was
| taken up for discussion DIR. Sanger gave brief
resume of the paper which he read on this subject
in the morning.
Dr. Warren of Worcester, Mass, a delegate
from the Massachusetts Medical Association, be-
lieved that Dr. Sanger had made a move in the
right direction by using the Aspirator and follow
ing up the sinus.
DR. Foster spoke of the great interest he felt in
this Surgery has Of late years been more
helpful than ever before in the practice of mcdi-
cine. We formerly hesitated to open into Serious
cav tiles when certain Of the presence of pus
Now with the aid of the Aspirator, he believed
the lung could safely he punctured; had himself
punctu cd the bladder without any harm result
ing.
Dr. Weeks related the h sto Y Of ease Ct alb
scess of the lung which he Tn, tlnCtued al q al
forwards laid open freely, the patient afterwards
recovering.
DIR. Snow referred to casc with similar symp-
toms.
DIR. Adams of Island Pond, read paper on Es
march's method of operation. The Doctor eN-
amincd the objections usually made against this
method and showed that they were very much
| overestimated
Dr. Brickctt of Augusta, referred to several re-
| cent cases of amputaton in which he had used the
bandagc, and believed that it could be used in
nearly all cases safely.
| DR.. Tewksbury spoke favorahly of its use, es-
| pecialy in cases of tumors Of eNtremltes, carries,
&c, where careful dissection was necessary.
| DR.. Gordon does not think there is any more
| bandage than with other methods not so much if
| the hot water dressings are used
DR.. Sanger said he had been able to make much
better stumps by this method than he had former
| "; does not beleve there is any more danger of
sloughing or secondary hemorrhage than by other
methods.
DIR. Adams spoke of the advantage of this
method in removing foreign bodies, as bullets.
needles, &c.
DIR. Files reported case Of injury Of the foot
followed by amputation.
DR.. Foster reported a case Of extensive INJURY
of the foot, in which the principle OF waiting
worked very nicely.
DR.. Foster referred to one case of injury OF