Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-20
Vermont Medical Society.

The siXty-thrd annual meeting Of this society
was held at Bishops hotel ON Wednesday and
Thursday NJ last week The attendance WAS
good the discussions able and the Interest mani
tested largely in excess Of that at previous meet
ngs We have a fail report oi The transactions,
but are reluctantly compelled to ahddse it owing
to the press Of other matter We shall publish
some of the papers read ct length, when We can
find room.
The meeting WAS called TO older by d. l.. g..
Butler, Of Essey, and prayer was offered 10y Rev
DR.. Mccoy After q little routnc business. thc
president delivered an admirable address oi well
come concluding with feeling tribute to Doctors
J. y. STYLES. ofWindsor. George NJ Hall OF Swan
tom Earl Cu.hman, of Orwell Stevens, of ~. AL
bans; Rublee Of Montpelier sprtsnc, OF Willis
tom Tenuey, Of the Asylum Woodward, of st.
Albans Warner Of New Haven, making honort-
bic mention Of each, and ,uggc,tiu. 400 obituary
committee that suitable notices aud record Doe
made Of such as have not already been noticed
| In the afternoon d. Putnam, of Montpelier,
read paper on sanitary Reform 100 which hc
argued at some length the Importance oi thorough
drainage, proper construction OF SEWERS, and o lu-
dicious condition Of priSics about large school
buildings, factories. etc lie cited numerous cases
! from eminent authority, and from his own expert
encc, where scarlatina, typlus and typhoid icycrs
emanated from the inhalation Of ioll sewer gases.
These he termed pre-, eniib,e Diseases and thought
a. the community became enlightened upon the
proper hygienic principles, the mortality would
be very much lesscncd Following this came an
able paper from Dr. Draper, Of the Vermont In
sane Asylum, upon the Pathology Of Insanity.
Thepresidents paper, onlniantilc Mortality was
then read The Doctor gave the following statistics
More than one-iourth Of the decedents ia this
state are under Ave years Of age From 1851
to 1873 there were more than twenty thou
sand OF this number more than onc-haH Were
under one year old, three thousand five hundred
between two and three one thousand six hun
drcd between three and four one thousand tH,
hundred between four and five. These figures
he said were nearly exact lie then made com
parison with New York city and other large places
viii b appeared to no better advantage The au
nouncement is startling. and the inquiry force
itself upon us, why is it? Is itunayodablo, orcal
it be prevented? Is it necessary that SO mani
children shall die, or is there some WAY in whic
a part Of them can be saved? To direct attention
to the fact and suggest a remedy, was thcobjoct %
the paper It embraced all or many causes OF i
fantc disease, such as improper food clothing
general management in the nursery, hcrediur
causes, etc Then followed some valuable su-
gestions as to hygienic management etc.
The evening session was occupied by a discu.
sion Of the diet theory Of typhoid foyer, brousl
out by full paper Of DR.. Geo. Dunsmore
On Thursday, DR., NJ Goldsmith, Of Rutland
addressed the society upon typhoid fever q
course his remarks were listened to with III
J greatest interest and a sharp discussion ousucI
We shall publish the Doctors remarks rs soon q
they have been corrected by him
Dr. Emma IL Calender read paperupon som
, obscure nervous disease, giving It's cause as "a
as known, symptoms and treatment As the cas
is still under treatment, We refrain FROM publsl
ing it at this time. After the termination Of tli
case we have no doubt it will he worthy the after
ton Of the publishing committee.
DR. Atwater read paper upon the use OF alcoh,
as a medicine lie spoke Of its use as q stimulan
I as a remedy to prevent waste, ETC. as q support
the decline of life But the limits Of this articl
prevent an extended notice Of it suffice il 90 so
that it was warmly discussed by Drs rassot
, Dewey, Putnam, Kendall, Green aud others Puc
! peral fever was next discussed 10y Dr. Clafl, am
others
The following officers were elected for the yea
! ensuing; l.. c, Butler, president H. S Brow
vice president S. 5. Clark secretary.
. After eleeiing the usual delegates to other scott
0 ties, and passing vote Of thanks to the iailroa
companies for fare one way, the society adioume
to Newport Tor the sem-annual meeting