Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11


The twenty fifth annual meeting Of this
Society was held at the State House in
Montpelier. on Wednesday, June pad. The
meeting was called to order by the Prc-l-
dent, DR.. c. H. Chambcriin. of Barre, and
the records Of the -cmi-annual meeting held
in Burlington. were read anlarproNed.
The committee on State Board of llcalJh
reported that it had seemed incxpeLieut to
bring the subject OF the establishment oi
such a Board before the last Le.-atuee
but they should urge further action at the
proper time The committee also showed
the necessity for securing equal a.lopathic
and homo pathic recognition and repre~en-
tation in the appointment Of all pab.ic
medical officers, particularly in the orsani-
zation OF all State and Local Health Boards.
The Board Of Cen~ors reported ayonbly
upon the following physicians AMI they
were duly elected 20 membership Miss
Jane \. Rich. N. d.. of Kchviile; G.. y.
Jackman, VI. D., Of Morri-yille.
The Bureau of Surgery was then opened
Drs. H. C. Brigham. james Haylett. Van
Deusen and others An interesting discus
sion followed upon the surEica. and medi-
cal treatment of cancer. The report of this
Bureau showed that while the members oi
the Society considered many ct the SD called
surg zeal diseases to be amenao.e % MEDICAL
treatment, some of their number were not
wanting in the manual skill oftho surgeon.
D., D. .i..- . far ...rsH
suspended 10 allow some remarks from nr.
G. " Brigham, who said The Amcri-
can Institute OF Homeopathy VII. NEE. 80
Philadelphia in ls76. a. the World Id
me1patRic Convention, and IL is greatly To
/ be desired that this Society shall 90 its fail
duty in seeing that Vermont Is properly
1 represented upon that occasion. y is es-
pecally necessary that history OF homu BE-
! pathy in Vermont should be furnished.
I showing its introduction and progress, with
/ biographical sketches OF it, early pioneers.
The following physicians were elected to
| do the work for their respective sections
| W. &. lloughton. of ST. Johnsbury, for y
! E Vermont 5. II. Sparhawk, of Gays
Vile. for Windham and Windsor counties,
T K. Waugh. of St. Adams, for Franklin
and Grand Isle counties 5 Worcester. Of
Burlington. and \. L Horton, OF East
Poultney. for Chittenden, Addison, Rutland
and Bennington counties, y. II. Thomas.
Of Stowe. and j. VI. Sanborn, Of iariwick,
tor Orleans and Lamoile counties j. II.
| Jones, of Bradford, for Orange county. and
/ Il. y Brigham, OF Montpelier, Tor Wash
( ingtOn county.
| The Bureau of Proyings was next IN or
der and after the report 1t was resolved that
during the present year the Society would
prove such drug a may be chosen Tor that
purpose by the American Institute, and the
chairman Of the Bureau was requested u
procure and distribute such drag Tor PROV
ing.
The Society then adjourned t. dinner and
| AT half-past one was again called To order.
The Board of Cens)rs. through DR.. Brig
ham, made a supplementary report, saying
/ that they had considered an application for
| membership, but recommended that the 30
4 clety take no action upon 1t at present. The
report was accepted.
The Bureau OF Obstetrics was then called
M. and DR. Waugh, OF st. Adams, reported
/ an interesting case of labor.
Dr.J VI. Sanb orn extoiled the method OF
| delivering the placenta advised hy DR..
/ Thomas. OF New York, and sad that he had
/ been very fortunate IN escaping hemorrhage
1 and other after troubles. discussion loi-
/ lowed a. 10 the best methods oi delivering
the piaeehnsA vh;.,lor Of Il;,o.h,r,b re-
nor.ed 4 ease OF labor fatal to both mother
and child the woman haa prev'ou-.l I 'il1
eleven children and was iorty years old
The child weigheu siA'efn 'o1 f'li,,.;..,o,..
DR.. Jaekman reported th' ''l-oN ~ e..-g
coming to his knowledge y WonAh EaNo
birth to child weighinS n'c po9h1s ana III IN
seventeen days to another weighing 'lz"'
pounds: rC,;.;..l ,,.,l;,;.,.,. ,,.,, o. 49,,
The Bureau OF Clinical Mealclhe was 1'. .,,,
opened, anu o1so VI p r,,.. ,,'t;sr-
by DR.. Chamberlln' oil barre, Inc u. pA'lcm.
showed entirc ioss o, iio'ion iii -,
the right arm; the troI9ie ioi.oW IN "
severe INJURY OF .he ShouIuu- nc -,
ION of the case elected remarAS "' 'n'ei'9'
rom the members present pl.,; r.,a a
DIR. worcester o. nr mental aherration
taper reporting case ., nnei.", .s hi med
as illustrative oil the manner III WHICH '''''
lcines act hom"opathIIG,ailyi ,oI
DR.. Whitaker oil lllneSours"' ''f'''' ''
n pha,,ac of Stowe. related several