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Burlington Medical and Surgical Club.

ton and Winooski which has maintained
successful and prosperous existence for some
five years past, under the above title, held a
special meeting and reunion at the Ameri-
can Hotel. on Friday evening, to bid fare
well to their Secretary. DR.. Z. 5. Peek, be-
fore his departure for Europe. The club
numbers twenty members, including two OF
three physicians of Essex and Shelburn, and
was quite fully represented at the meeting
The President. DR.. Champion, OF Winooskl,
called the club to order, in the pleasant
parlors of the American. and introduced
Prof. Geo. H. Perkins, who read the paper
of the evening. Its subject was
THE HYGIENE OF HOUSE PLANTS.
Prof. Perkins paper was full ofeurious
and interesting information about plants
and their ways of life, and the feet OF their
processes Of inhalation and exhalation on
the atmosphere around them. lie showed
that plants give more to the air than they
take from it; that they absorb some water ;
but give out much more, especially in a
Z
as much; absorb carbonic acid gas
and exhale much less Plants gen.
| orally do not thrive in foul or con-
| fined air. A room rendered unfit for
/ house plants, by reason of gas from
/ the furnace, or from other causes, is also
| unfit for human respiration. As a rule, air
| that is bad for plants will be bad for ami
mails During the night. the plant Is pas
/ siye, and its presence has little or no effect
| on the air of room. The conclusions were
that on the whole. the presence OF the OrdI-
nary house plants improves rather than
Injuries the air; and that indirectly, by Sc
curing air and sunshine in the room, and
by their ;esthetical influence. they are
beneficial influence in the house Excep
tons were made in the case OF flowers hav-
ing strong OdOrs, such a. the tuherOse and
hyacintns. the perfumes OF which are very
unpleasant to some persons. and cOnse-
quently Injurious to them. Various poi
sonOus plants and trees, never used for
house plants, the presence OF which Is dan
gerous, were alluded to. and many in
teresting facts mentioned connected with
the subject.
The thanks of the club were voted to Prof
Perkins for his valuable paper y discus
sion on the subject followed. DR.. II. \.
of house plants. IL room used a. the hospi-
tai of the Home for Destitute Children, were
noticed to take sudden start, and
to thrive greatly. during the presence
of some half dozen children who
were sick with scarlet fever this
spring. This may be explained by the am
moniacal vapors from the excretl0ns OF
scarlet fever patients-a very little ammonia
In the all having an immediate fleet on
vegetation. The children did well, and did
not suffer from any oHthe customary seque'1
of scarlet fever.
Prof Little mentioned the general good
health OF men employed constantly in green
houses.
DR.. c. Z. Thayer mentioned case in which
the air of greenhouses had been found ser
viceable to asthmatic persons, relieving the
paroxysms in few minutes.
Other remarks and observations were
made, till at 10 o'clock, the President an
nounced that they were called To con
sutation' in the supper room.
THE SUPPER
was an elegant affair. The table, were
decorated with flowers. and load i with
fruit and delicaces. The following was the
BILL or TARE.
soups-Tomato. Chicken.
Fsh--Broiied lake pise. boiled .rlil li. iut e--
sauce.
Roast Beef. d ID sauce veal. brown sauce turkey
t-ufis sauc-, lamb, mint sauce. cauouc1 chicken
brown sauce.
yarn. shed, chicken salad, lobster pan, iohs er
salad, dulie.d ham.
Vegetables Potatoes boi ed mashed AID baked. /
green peas, new turnips, new hce-- tomatoes
Kelshes-worcestershir sluce. tomato eat.up. /
chow chow assorted pickles walnu. lat-Lp, pic ]
Pastry Fruit cake, charlotte rus-c. lady fingers
naples biscuit, gold cake, silver cake, c0c0anul ]
rings, vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
Dessert Almonds, Tais.ns. English walnuf-, Ur- /
an-es, hloerts, strawberries with ere m- black tea
. reen tea. coffee.
All was served in the best STYLE Of the I
American, and the doctors and their guests
paid their respects TO the feast ia a way
which indicated that dyspepsia J. not a
prevalent complaint among the faculty in
this quarter
10 due time the President requested DR..
ii ii. Atwater to act as toast master Re.
marking that they had met to % honor 10
one OF their number, who had been very in
tlIenlial IN the formation of the Club. and
to whose active interest in it, a. IT, >ccrc-
tary, it, success was largely due, Dr. At
water gave "a the first toast
T. The health of Dr. l. $ Peck We " 81 l.tn
taH tos success n his studies abroad aud a &c
return.
DR.. Peck responded lie said that a, he
remem bered that he was the Youngest of
their number. vet honOred tonight a. II
chief, be could not but feel deeply the hon
or done hin. Nothing had ever given him
more pleasure than this mark Of the respect
OF his associates. He thanked them hearth
" for the compliment, and hoped to come
back. to find the club still prosperous and
long good work
>. Our University and Is accom- lished FIRES dent
President Buckham expressed his sympa-
thy with the profession and his interest 10
the medical department OF the University.
This reunion struck him a very nice
iiiar 1t J. a nice thing to have profcs-
non 10 which one Is 80 attached that. after
gathering the best opportunities here he l.
willing 10 20 abroad and CLEAN the best OF
The world. IL Is nice to 20. after nice
supper provided by such good friends;
incest Of all to have the compliment well
nerlted- lie considered the Doct u lucky
log. and babe him God speed, with the OIL
nal blessing of his Alma Mater. and aSsu-
aneeS that good wishes would follow him,
md that a hearty welcome back would |
wait him whom he should return.
@. Cur wives at home.
Prof. \. F. \. King, OF the Medical Col
ege,w was called on to respond, and did 20 in
'me witty remarks, full of puns, drawn ,,
rom his special department OF instruction
rom his opening remark that the occasion |
vas pregnant with interest. to shis closing
Opes that the Doctor might not fail of a I
'OOd berth. be safely born(e) OF the ocean, {
nd be rocked in the cradle Of the deep. '
/. Man wants but little here below; and that Lit
e We have with Us toni Eht.
Prof. J. l.. Little responded pleasantly. {
living his good wishes to the departing !
member of the Club. and acknoW edging !
he courtesies received by himself from the
physicians of Burlington.
>. The Press.
Hon. Geo. II. Bigelow responded, al,u iirg
} DR.. Peck's services IN Inaugurating the -
lccesslul reunions OF the Medical Alumni. ,
nd expressing the interest of the eommuni- !,
; in the Medical Department Of the nj
lrsity. o
An appropriate sentiment brought Col. ;
). Peck to his feet, and he gave to the Il
Tub his best wishes '
Volunteer speeches being called for, DR.. b
atthew Cole said that, as the Oldest resi- h
snt physician in Burlington, he would con- "
-atalste his young friend, DIR. Peek, on his Il
bod fortune and prospects He was the a,
v. / IL
90 abroad to complete his studies-the
st being DR.. Cassius Pomeroy. long since "
lie had known DR.. Peck's fami- III
i1r long lifetime, and was glad to an va
,lpate for him a successful career d'
llr. uurdiok. of Winooski, spoke briefly co
d pleasantly. &C
The following Letter was received III
EssEx, VI, June II, Is,J. VI
Ny DEAR DOcTOR Finding myself likely bv de
oiess ional and business engagements 20 be de- Ill
Ned OF the pleasure of attending the supper of -
W S4un TINS evenlnr, ! take this method ofac- "
ow iedSias your kind and Courteous invitation VI
OF expressing my 70 -ret that | am unable 10 nm
npy VITA IL Nothing would have afforded ne va
1-tef pleasure than To have plrtic pated with YO
u ana IN the festivities of the OCCASION and 10 tn
We joined with you in paying respect ana honor ~.
me secretary oiyour organization and also Ofthc '
te Society, over which have the honor Of pre- sci
IN In both these positions DIR. Peck has hOa- do
Torrance Of the ardsous dues ASSIGNED b,% fro
deserves all the honor you confer upon HIN IA