Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-12
STATE MEDICAL CONVENTION.
FAYETTEVILLE, May 3, 1871
MORNING SESSION,

MORNING SESSION.
The Medical Society of North Caro-
lima met in the Opera House at II
O'Clock, the President. DR. P E Hines
of Raleigh, In the chair.
Dr. James Mckee CT Raleigh being
absent, Dr Thos F Wood of Whining
ton. N @, was requested to act as sec
retary.
DR. d Haigh introduced Mr. J Fl
Myrover, who welcomed the society in
ii pleasant, humorous. whole-souled
nlanne-, and we are sorry we failed to
catch his words.
The committee on credentials, COM
posed of DIS Satch vel, ,Summerell and
Hill of Lexington. repOrte q the follow
ing members present:
Drs 2 E Hines, Raleigh; III It
Rahnser, Salem; S ) Satch well, Pens
der con nty; Ii w Faison, Faison; Ali
mon Holmes, Clinton; G T Murphy,
Clinton; Hugh Kelly, StatesvilIe; j
Summerell, Salisbury; Jas < Hall,
Greensboro; Geo a Foote, Warrenton,
J W Jones, Tarbo,o; Thos Il Wood.
Wilmington; Willis AIiston, Lilling
ton; w T Emmett, Pender county; A G.
Carr, Durham; A A Hill, Lexington.
The following members were unan-
imously elected: Drs B w Robinson.
Fayetteville; W G McDuffie aud Rob't
H Towles. Raleigh: L D Hugh. Fay
etteville; DIR. Johnson B Jones, Char
lOtte; B E Lewis Lumberton; Eugene
Grisson. Raleigh; Drs. DeRosset and
Wood, delegates from New Hanover
county Medical Association.
The Board of Medical Examin"1s
announced that they would hold
session after the morning session o.
the Society to examine applicants for
license.
The committee on nominations is as
follows: DIR. Snmmerell, Hugh Kelly,
Bahnsen. J " Jones of Tarborough,
Wood of Wilmington.
Committee on finance: DrS. Faison,
Hall and Kerr.
The question of eligibility of dele
gates from auxiliary societies, not
III bers of the State Society, to take
part in the proce ediDgs being raiSet
by DR.. Wood, it was settled by adj
mlttlng such delegates under clause
OF the constitution.
DIR. M J DtRosset was admitted as
q delegate.
The Society accepted aD invitation
from the Clarendon Club to nuke use
of their rooms during their stay in
DIR. McDuffie of Fayetteville moved
the appointment of committee TO
enquire into the irregularities of med
ical colleges in North Carolina, which
vas composed as follows: DR.. Nc
Dutfie, \ A Holmes, Il f Lewis G a
Foote and 7 K Hall.
DIR. NJ. J. DeRosset of Wilmington
1f 7 -.
263 of diseases of the ear and
Al of the throat. The cases were ex-
planned and commented on at consid-
erabIe length. They covered very
great range of surgical and other dis
eases of the eye, ear and throat, and
the report and comments were received
with marked attention aud referred to
the committee ON publication.
Adjourned to meet at B o'clock af-
ternoOn.
AFTERNOON sEssION-lsT DAY.
Society acknowledged invita- ton
rom l. O. 0. F. to attend a bah at
heir new Hall on the night of the 18th
Of May.
DR. Satchwell read a paper OIL
State Medicine and Preventitle Dis !
,ases." This paper was lengthy, aud |
vas an argument in favor of the estab- |!
ishment of a State Board of Health. !
A committee was appointed to mem |
orialize the Legislature upon the sub
ect of this paper as follows: Drs !
5atchweli, Paine, Whitehead and |
Foote
DR. Henry Bahnsen read several /
papers on obscure diseases which ple- !
7ailed in his section some time SINCE.
His papers were received with SO |
much favor that he was asked to elrb- !
orate them more fully and report o !,
on publication. Discussion
vas elected, and was engaged in by
many members
DR. McDuffie of Fayetteville read a !
paper on the treatineat Of epilepsy !
after the method Of DR. Sequard, show |
ing marked success by persistent and
we'll dire cted following of his plan.
Referred to committee on publication.
DIR 4 Holmes of Clinton reported
.everal cases of interest, among them
4 very interesting case of ovariotomy
performed in 1853. This operation |
with American surgeons,
and has since been more frequently |
lone, SO frequently that it hardly ex-
cites comm 9nU now, but at the time |
DR. Holmes case was operated on it |
vas more noticeable and of rare oc-
,urrence.
DR. q A Foote reported a case of
fracture, which WIS
submitted to the committee Oh publ
cation. Also case of curvature of
he spine with psoas abscess treated
Referred to the COM
nittee on publication.
DIR b W Faison made a verbal re-
port of a case of curvature OF the spine |
treated by means of Dr.
Lewis A Sayers' plaster bandage.
DR. Faison pointed out to the Soci-
ety the advantages of this method of |
treatment. Il had great advantages |
over the spinal apparatns mentioned |
~ DR. Foote, as it required little skill |
o apply it, that tie materials were al |
oense hardly cost us many cents as the
steel appliances cost dollars; but above
Ill this, 1t was successful.
Adjourned until s. O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
Dr. Satchweli, delegate TO the Army
md Navy Surgeons Medical Society,
leld in Richmond III 1875. made
'eport of the proceedings OF this body.
DR. Bahnsen, read paper, on the
conduct of natural labor, which in
yolved a discussion which became
quite general. Referred to committee
on publication.
DR. W Jones of Tarborough, read
some cases of surgery, treated by o
new process, the success of which he
lem onstrated by some ferro-type
copies of his cases. Referred to com
nittee on publication.
The discussion of Puerperal Eciamp-
sia, was set for the opening session of
the second day.
May 4, 1876.
SECOND DAY,
The Society met at 10 CLOCK when
the subject of Puerperal commissions
toly and l,