The daily gazette., 1876-06-14
FIRST EDITION
DeIascare Medical SOcietu.

AFTERNOON SESSION ELEcTED-
DISCUSSION ABOUT sPIDERs-APPoINT-
hENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Delaware State Medical Society
continued in session yesterday afternoon
in the City Council Chamber.
The committee to nominate officers re-
ported the following, who were elected
President-Dr. John J. Black.
Vice President-Dr. j. II. Hopkins.
Secretary-Dr G. II. Maxwell.
Treasurer-Dr. J. w. Sharp.
cENsoRs.
New Castle County-Drs. l.. p. Bush,
Swithin Chandler, and w. N. Hamilton.
Kent County-Drs. L. w. Cooper and
f. Owen.
SUSSEX County Drs. W. E. Wolf and
David Hall.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
New Castle County - Drs. Bullock,
Grimshaw, Chamberlaine, Cardeza and
Lowber.
Kent County-Drs. Collins, Jump, w.
Cooper and Pratt.
Sussex County-Drs. Marsh, Richards,
G.. w. Maull and Mustard.
Delegates to the American Medical
Association New Castle County-Drs.
Bush, Black, Kane, Luby and Hamilton.
Kent Co-Drs. j. w. Sharp, Marshall,
Whiteley and Pratt.
SUSSEX County-Drs. Richards, Ellie
good, Hall and Martin.
Delegate to the International Medi-
cal Congress-Dr. A. II. Grimshaw
DR.. Grimshaw moved that committee
OF three be appointed TO draft bill, for
presentation to the next Legislature, pro-
e., A.
Medical Board of Health.
After somo discussion the motion was
adopted, and Drs. Grimshaw, Kane and
skinner were appointed said committee.
DR. Jones offered resolution provid.
ing for the future nomination of officers
in open meeting, instead of by commit
tee. Adopted. ..-,,.,.
1t was resolved that the next meeting
of the Society would be held in Dover on
the second Tuesday In June.
DR.. Maxwell called attention to a curl
GUS case, which recently came under his
observation. In 1871 a lady living in
Middletown was bitten on the leg BY a
black spider, with coarse, hairy legs and
o red spot on its back. In the next hour
she felt an intense pain in her waist,
which continued for four hours. Under
the influence Of ammonia, camphor and
small quantities of opium the pain final
ly subsidized, but four days afterward she
was ubled with heavy sweats and a
raging thirst, which continued for sew
eral days. The only com mparison he
knew to this case was the bite of small
scorpion which had come under his no.
tice in Florida.
Or. W. Marshall said that when in the
army he had known soldiers 10 be bitten
with the same kind OF q spider. They
cured the bite by applying the nicotine
obtained from their pipes.
Drs. Kane and Grimshaw thought there
must he some mistake, as according to
eminent entomologists, there are nc
poisonous spiders in America.
DR.. Maxwell thought 1t possible that
the entomologists were mistaken. He
knew q gentleman of New Castle, Chas
Vaudever, who suffered severely last
summer, from bite on the finger in.
flIcted by a spider.
The discussion then closed aud the
President appointed the following stand.
ing committees:
On New Remedies -Drs. Jones, jump
and w. Marshall.
On New Publications-Drs Ogle, Bul.
lock and Z. w. Cooper.
On Anesthesia-Drs Dunning, Sharp,
and Maxwell
On Surgery Drs. Draper, Thomas
Cahill and d. W. Maull,
On arrangements for the next annua
meeting - Drs. Jump, Salisbury anc
| Shoemaker
The Society then adjourned.