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ChsnpIaIs Valley Homeopathic Medical society
The regular meeting of this society was
held at the Office of DR.. c. Il. Currier, In
Niddlebury. August 81. and there was a
good attendance. The meeting was called
10 order by the president. Dr.. Carrier. and
the minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
The Board of Censors reported favorably
upon the names of Jane A. Rich. NJ. d,
of Riehville. and G. p. Holden. NJ. D.. OF
Rochester. and they were elected members
OF the Society.
The committee on nominations reported
as follows President. DR.. A. A. Arthur,
of Vergennes; Vice President, Dr. T. W.
Halsey. of Port Henry. n. u; Secretary
and Treasurer. DR.. 5 Worcester. OF Bur
lington: Censors, Drs. E. B. Whitaker. of
Hinesburgh Jane A. Rich, of Ricaviile,
and NJ. D. Smith. of Addison, and they
were elected.
DR.. E. T. Crafts. of Middlebury, then
read a carefully prepared paper upon
Electricity in combination with active and
passive movements in the treatment OF par
alysis-" The paper was valuable one and
/ gave rise to a discussion as TO the relative
/ value of the constant or interrupted cur
rent in the treatment Of disorders OF the
nervous system
DR.. c. B. Currier reported case Of Ia
cial paralysis cured By Kali chlOricGm.
DR.. ) Worcester then read extracts from
the report Of Dr. II. K Stiles. Superinten
dent OF the State Homeopathic Asylum for
the Insane at MIddletOsn, n I. As tbs
is the frs: public homeopathic asyl um ever
established, its reports will be looked ior
with interest but as but three wards are
vet completed the institution labors thus
lar under great Disadvantages. Dr. sslles
saws "Our medical treatment has been
purely according to the homeopathic law Oh
'Sinll!a !SiDsilibuS CuTGnfuT, and entirely
without resort to any OF the forms OF ano-
dyne, sedative or palliative treatment -
generally in use A careful stady OF the
mental and physical symptoms. together
with a rigid adherence to tie Ha1ntman
MIN principles of selection and admin
istrstiOn of remedies, has enabled u T.
meet the requirements OF each individual
case with comfort and success" And upo1
the mooted question of restraint. he says
Restraint has been used in comparatively
few cases.-Only By direction Of tle D.edlrG,
officers, and 1t has been found practicable
BY means Of tact and patience, to restrict
Its use, even IN violpt cases, almost g.
minimum. In accomplishing this desirable
result we have been largely aided hy the
intelligence, forbearanee and good temper
OF the attendants. In all cases where o.
was practicable. degree OF liberty h4-
been allowed, and paroles have very rare'S
been abused
Drs. Cur-ier and Arthur reported iu.e:
esting cases, and DR.. Worcester re-4
brief paper upon vaccination, whlch Va
followed by discussion.
DR.. {. p. Holden, of Rochester. present
ed u paper giving the history of h0ur
opathy IN Addison county.
This paper was very valuable g. sh0N.nE
the progress made by homeopathy in Ada
son county since DR.. Oliver !. Es!ls, ~
Cornwall. Investigated the new system q
in 1854. To-day Addison county
stands at the head in the number ~ IT,
of homeopathy, and Is second
TO none in their standing while Mid1ieburY
and Vergennes, as well a. the neighn0rInE
towns, show what few earnest men can d.
n a single decade in spreading the truth.
hat it Is the mild power that i the most
mighty.
The Society then adjourned TO meet Oh
November p, at 1890 a. m
SAMUEL WORCESTER.
Secretary