The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-02

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The Northwestern Ohio Medical As
soc iation held its annual meeting at
Opera Hall, in FOstoria, ON the oath
and 25th ult. The meeting was quite
largely attended by the fraternity, and
the proceedings were of deep interest.
The address OF welcome was delivered
by DIR. r. w. Hale. The officers chosen
for the ensuing year are: DIR. James
IL Waddick, of Toledo, President; DIR.
Robert w. Hale, of FoStoria, 1st Vice
President; A. b. Brayton, of Carey,
I'd Vice President.
DIR. A. Hurd, of this place, President
for the previous year, read his farewell
address, which treated upon '.Legisla-
ton as a means of preventing the
spread of quaekery, and some of the
evils arising therefrom."
1t was decided that the Association
should meet the Southern Michigan
and Northern Indiana Associations in
Joint session at Toledo, on the last
Tuesday in November next.
DIR. Entrikin, of this place, reported
clinical case of injury to the knee
Joint, upon which he had operated sue
eessfully, Strengthening a great de-
formity. DIR. Williams, of Cincinnati,
delivered lecture on the Analogy of
the Special Senses" which is highly
spoken of.
DIR. Philips, of Kenton, Chairman of
the Committee on Milk Sickness, made
report on that subject, dedueing in
conclusion the following propositions:
/. That milk sickness is capable of
self multiplication-ofc communication
from one organization to another.
2. That it is u specific disease, al
ways resulting only from a specific
poison, and characterized by the same
peculiarly in its evolutions.
3. That the specific disease germ,
which produces this disease, incubu-
bates after its introduction into the
system for an indefinite period, de-
pendent upon the condition of the soil
in which it is implanted for its vitaliza-
ton and development.
INFERENTIAL OR CoRoLLARY PROPo-
SITIoNS.
1. That the source of milk sickness
is not to be found among the vegeta-
bic, mineral or animal poisons, mas
much as not one of them can be shown
to possess these qualities.
2. That milk sickness is the result of
an infectious poison, infectious pois-
ons being distinguished by the posses
sion of these qualities.
8 This disease being self limited, the
same principles of treatment should be
adopted that are applicable to the
treatment of other self limited diseases.
To one not educated in the science
of medicine, there is an apparent con
tradiction in the above. If the disease
is the result of a specific poison" and
yet this specific poison is not to be
found among the vegetable, mineral or
animal poisons, ''where, then, is its
source? is a natural inquiry. The un-
initiated find this disease existing in
certain localities, where animals run
ming in certain districts and feeding
upon the-herbage there growing, be-
come affected. This would look like
vegetable poisoning. BY partaking Of
the products of the animals thus af
fected, "milk Sickness" so called, re-
suits, and the disease may truly be
said to ''always result from a specific
poison, =" and be characterized by the
same popularity in its evolutions-" "
This much admitted, however, it
would seem that the nature of the
poison would be equally specific and
traceable. The report looks as though
the faculty" were still "at sea, upon
this subject, and that no course of
treatment has yet been devised which
may be regarded as reliable. Perhaps
DIR. Entrikin, whom we notice took
part in the debate resulting, can give
the public some light upon this inter
esting question.