Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23
Vermont State Medical Society
sENI-ANNNAL MEETING.

sENI-ANNNAL MEETING.
The semi-annual meeting of the Vernon
State Medical Society convened at the room
OF the Burlington Medical and Surgica
Club, at II O'Clock, Tuesday, June 20. will
the President, Dr. l.. c. Butler, OF Essex
IN the chair, and DR.. S. S. Clark. Secretary
The records Of the annual meeting at Mont
pelier, were read by the Secretary and ap
proved.
The committee appointed at the annua
meeting In 1873. on the subject of securing
passage of law by the Legislature tt
regulate the practice of medicine and sup
press quackery, reported through DR.. Fas
set:. OF st. Adams, that it would come W
next Fall, and urged up on the Society tn,
importance of each individual member
making an effort to throw his influence FOL
the bill.
The President gave an account of it:
working in other States.
DIR. Jones. of Waterbury. thought the
law a dead letter in most of the States where
II was in operation.
DIR. Gibson, of Canada, spoke in favor
of the law and bore testimony to its prac.
teal workings in his vicinity.
DR.. Putnam, of Montpelier, thought ii
a good law and had no doubt of it, ulti-
mate adoption into our State code of laws
DIR. Putnam also read an account Of several
cases OF strangulated hernia occurring in
his practice, giving the result of the treat
ment. lie deprecated the carelessness OF
persons afflicted with this defOrmity, and
earnestly impressed upon his patients the
Importance of early and scientific relief.
The doctor also gave very full and instruct
i've statistics upon the subject.
The subject OF the paper came before the
Society and was further discussed by Drs.
Jones, of Waterbury, Branch and Clark, of
st. Adams, who related their experience
and suggested various forms of treatment.
DR.. Il. \. Crandall read paper on the
nature and growth of the Placenta, explain
ing IN an interesting manner the different
stages of its formation.
DR.. c. p. Thayer read an article on the
use of thermometer in disease, and exhibited
a chart OF the temperature in typhoid
fever.
DR.. 5. W. Thayer related an interesting
case OF duplex organism, occurring IN his
practice, which in completeness was, as far
as known. without parallel.
Prot W. Carpenter introduced subject
in which he claimed a great deal of inter-
est, aud wished to bear testimony to the
benefit and assistance he had derived from
AuS use u u 4tutul VI ldtC NIl9 uhNh hO-
lectef ,-calOmel. lie related several IN
stances where he was confident large doses
of this drug had produced decided impress
sion upon inilammatory diseases. lie dep
recated the use Of small Alternative doses and
was satisfied that he had accomplished more
from a fearless use of tins remedy.
DR.. james, OF Waterbury, spoke of its
beneficial sedative effect in dy>enterY and
bilious collie.
DR.. Putnam doubted the efficiency ofsuch
large doses.
DR.. 5. " Thayer discussed the action OF
calomel in various diseases and gave 10 the
Society a history Of remarkable instance
Of immunity from Ptyalism, in an old man
who computed that he had taken over 800
pounds of hlne mass without any symptoms
of specific effect. DR.. Carpenter further
discussed the drug, and at 100 p. m. the
Society adjourned until Wednesday, at 10
a. N.