The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-26
M i S Q elIane us.
For Tie AgiS d itel igencer.
Proceedings of the Medical Society of
Hartford County.

Pursuant TO adjournment, the regular meet
ing of the Medical Society OF Hartford count,
was held in Bel Air, on Tuesday, May9th, 1876
The President, Dr. Geo. 7. Hays, was in the chair
The minutes of the last meeting were read b,
the Secretary and adopted.
Dr. Hays, who had been appointed at Il pre-
vlous meeting to obtain some facts regarding
the deceased members, Drs. Elliott and Cooley
upon which to base some record for preserya
tion in the proceedings of the Society, stated
that, although he had made repeated efforts, by
correspondence and otherwise with members Of
their respective families, his endeavors in this
direction, in attempting to accomplish the de-
sign of the Society, had met with no response
and consequently had resulted in failure. He
therefore asked to be discharged from further
duty in this regard, and his request was grant
ed.
The subject of malarial fever, as being caused
by the OSCILLATIONS Of Temperature" present
cd by Dr. w. w. Hopkins at the last meeting
and continued over for renewed discussion was
now in order for further consideration, Owing
to the absence of DR.. Hopkins from the meeting
the members present were indisposcd to offei
any further remarks upon it.
DR.. Forwood said that while none of the mem.
bers present appeared willing to make any fur
ther remarks upon this particular cause of ma
laral fcYer-if 1t be q causc-which was dwelt
upon by Dr. Hopkins in his interesting paper
he would state some facts regarding types in
Remttcnt and Intermittent Fcyers that lie had
experienced il. his own person, and observed in
the cases of many others, occurring in the
southern states; and more especially the
State of Alabama. The statements made
were of character chiefly interesting to the
medical men, and were therefore reserved for
publication in the professional journals.
DIR. X. H. Miner, of Port Deposit, who was
present at the meeting, offered some remarks as
10 the contagion of Typhoid Fever; and referred
10 number of cases, evidently communicated
~ contagion that had occurred in his town
Referring to the unfavorable symptoms that
may be noted as occurring in advance of disso-
htion, in the progress of Typhoid Fever, DR..
llilner stated that in the discussion of the sub.
tct by the Society, at its last meeting, mention
II one symptom that he had observed had been
united; that was high temperature. lie con.
fdered that temperature Of over 1910 in the
hrly stages, unless in a decidedly malarial To-
hlity, was very unfavorable sign in Typhoid
Fever.
4 Dr.. Virdin reported highly interesting case
III Brights disease which had quite recently
fome under his observation in consultations
He first saw the patient Gagged 5l) after
Ahc had been sick about five weeks. The pa
tents trouble at the time appeared TO be en-
frcly rcferablc to the stomach. There was no
lain after she was seen by DR.. ", though its
PREVIOUS existence had been reported. Yet she
PAS frequently annoyed with nausea and vomit.
hg, and there was rapid emaciation progressing,
Ind inccssant anorcXia. The matter elected
fom the stomach in chief appeared to be ordi-
kaIy bile. The temperature of the patient
Ehch was first noted ten days previous to death
fhd then daily until the date Of that event, ucv-
4 exceeded lob degrees, nor less than
y degrees. 1t was noted that the urinary Sc
fction was very nearly normal in quantity !;
kld when examined by lleller's test and heat
: tght days before DEATH the quantity of albu-
ben was so small as TO make it of no value rs n
iiagnostic symptom.
Il At the same time that these tests were appli
3 III the microscope was also used. The micro
Eopic examinations of the urine were made by
n. Miner, OF Port Deposit to the great value
II which instrument the gentlemen were entire.
I indebted, in the absence of the rational symp.
pms for their diagnosis Of the exact character
4 the disease. The casts were pale, small and
bt very abundant at the first examination, but
1 the same time were distinctly granular AT
He two subsequent examinations the casts
4 &prc much more abundant, were larger and
darker, more irregular and ragged. The last of
these examinations were made on the day pre-
yious 10 death. There was no dropsy; no dis
case of the heart, nor was there any coma or
commissions antecedent to death; thus illustra.
ting by the absence of these conditions, that the
patient died of contracted kidney.
The nausea and vomiting in The case could
only be accounted for upon the theory Of the
presence of urea in the circulation, and that the
efforts Of the stomach were induced for Its elm
nation. This case is illustrative of the great
N"iuC Vi thC VI pOSl
mortem examination, which in this instance
was not attainable.
DIR. Miner had his microscope with him, and
exhibited 10 the members some specimens OF
injected mucus membrane of the stomach of the
cat, and of blood corpuscles, &c, which prov
cd both entertaining and instructive; aud for
which courtesy the Society extended the Doctor
its thanks.
The election of officers was then gone into
The following officers and delegates were unan-
imously elected:
For Presidcnt-Dr. w. w. Virdin; Secretary
DR.. w. Stump Forwood Trcasurer-Dr. K.
ID. Lee; Assistant Secretary-Dr. ii. Clay
Whiteford Delegates TO the American Medical
Association, to meet at Philadelphia in juno
Drs. j. Ward Scott, w. w. Hopkins and w
Stump Forwood. Aternates-Drs s. b. Silver,
II. d. Lee and Z. L. lddings.
Dr. Lee then arose and announced the death
of one of the members, DIR. Geo. ii. Roberts,
which had taken place quite recently. He
said:
MIR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
SOCIETY 1T is my painful duty TO make the
formal announcement of the death which has oc.
Cured since our last meeting of an active and
honored member of this association, DIR. Geo. II.
Roberts. Along with my regret at being com.
PEELED to make this announcement, Is that OF
my inability to do justice TO the character OF
one SO pre-. eminently deserving. |, perhaps, have
known him better than any of you. My &C.
quaintance commencing with his school.boy
days, continuing through his student life and
maturing into firm friendship with his man.
hood, when he become the accomplished gentle.
man, genial companion, and skillful physician.