The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-11-21
ReportedJor The 4EgiS d hteRigencer.
Proceedings Of the Medical Society of
Hartford County, Md,

Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting
at the Masonic Hail. Havre de Grace, on Tues,iaX v.
November 18th, 1879.
The President, DR.. John II. Cochran. the Vice
r. d. Lee, the Secretary, DIR. w. stump Forwood.
together with respectable attendance of mem
6e e were present; Dr. Alexander Craig, of Co
county, were also present visiting friends of the
Society After reading the minutes of the previous
meeting, and making some corrections of the
same, at the suggestion of DIR. Virdn, the Lecturer
for the day, DIR. IL. ID. Lee, proceeded to read q
very able and exceedingly interesting paper upon
certain Scrofulous diseases which sorely affiict
the human family. The Doctor gave the views of
several recognized authorities as To the nature and
treatment or the diseases in question; comparing
the same with his own extended experience
Nearly all the gentlemen present participated in
the discussion following upon Dr. Lees paper,
bringing out many interesting and valuable re,
marks ana experiences on the part of each. Dir.
Lees lecture was accepted by the members pres
ent as being very clear and able presentation of
the subject; as well as good expression of the
modern thought as entertained by the best author
tiles of the day.
During the discussion of DIR. Lees lecture, the
President requested the views of our visiting
friend, Or. Craig, thereupon. DR. Craig modestly
repned thut ne was present solely for the pur-
pose of drinking at the fountain whose waters of
wisdom were furnished by others, not with the ex-
poctation of contributing any part himself. He
proceeded, however,to make some highly interest
ing statements on the subject showing great prac-
tcal familiarity with the whole question.
At the conclusion of the remarks made in the
general discussion of the Lecture, DIR. Lee express
ed himself as feeling much gratified by the discus
sion which his paper had brought forth and amply
repaid for the time and labor expended in the pre-
paraton of his paper
DR.. d. p. Wysong next presented an interesting
clinical history of surgical case which occurred
in his practice, and in which Dr. II. ID. Lee was as
ISOLATED as counsel. The patient was Charles Cain
the young man who was severely wounded with a
| knife, near st. Ignatius Church, on the I'd of
August last. He was totally Frustrated from loss
of blood when first seen by the Doctor After con-
yalescence apparently setin, the patient began
/ to show signs of prostration and fever, and very
soon an immense slough formed over one of the
wounds which had penetrated the lung in the up
| per part of the chest. The slough finally came
| away, leaving an opening as large as II mans fist
exposing to view the internal organs, PARTICULAR
the great artery (dOIt) near the heart After hav-
| ing lost cations of blood altogether at various
| times from the beginning to the present day, the
patient is now considered nearly well, the large
| opening in the chest having nearly healed over
The case, in all its details, is one of great surgical
| interest.
Dr. W. Stump Forwood then read paper on
| Veterinary Medicine, which will be published in
| 1he hgtS next week.
| Several of the members present expressed in
est in the subject, and hoped that DIR. Forwood's
valuable paper would not be permitted to slumbel
here, but be brought out before the general pub
| lie. The publication of the paper in The HgiS d
| fnteligencer and in the Medical Journals was
unanimously recommended by the vote of the
| Society.
| An amendment to the Constitution was offered
| by DR.. Virdn, changing tho dates of the meetings
of the Society from semi-annual to b-monthy
which was laid over, under the rule, for consider
| alton at the next regular meeting
| The following Delegates were elected to the
Clay Whiteford, and W. Stump Forwood. TO the
| State (MdD Medical Society: Drs. w. w. Virdin
w. w; Hopkins and II. B. Martin,
tation to the Society to attend the next meeting of
of the McCalrs Ferry Medical Association, which
meets in the latter parto Augustnext at the city
| of Lancaster. This Association, of which DIR.
Craig was the President last year. and the eminent
Dr. John Il. Atlee is the President this year, is
tirely social in its character, as was explained by
| Dr. g. 1t is meeting to which every medical
man is expected to take his wife, or lady friend.
day spent pleasantly
| sylvania and Maryland; not for the discussion of
| professional subjects but for forming more init
mate social relations between physicians who
| might otherwise never meet; at least not meet
| upon such common and independent ground. AT
the conclusion of DIR: Craig's kind invitation, DIR.
Forwood stated that it had been his privilege to be
present at the last meeting of the McCalrs Ferry
| Association, which was held at McCalls Ferry,
and that he had there passed one Of the most de-
lightful days of his professional life. The Asso-
citation had also honorcd him by placing him upon
| one of its most important Committees. He could
| assure the Society that all who shall attend the
next meeting, at Lancaster, will return feeling
fully compensated for the day thus spent.
The President announced PhthiSiS Consumption,
commonly called,) as the subject to be discussed
at the next meeting, and appointed DR.. yrdin as
Lecturer for the presentation of the subject.
At the conclusion of the business before the So
wrapped box directed, $40 the President and
| Members of the Medical Society of Hartford Coun-
| ty, with the Compliments of L. Wyatt baker,
Mr.. Baker being the well-known Druggist in Bel
Air, we proceeded to unwrap the box, with the
expectation of finding some new pharmaceutical
preparation, or. possibly, a specimen of morbid
anatomy, but 10! the contents proved to be Il very
fine article of cigars The thanks of the Society
We're very pleasantly rendered Mr.. Baker for his
thoughtful consideration; and Immediately after
our excellent dinner at the Hartford House. our
smoking members testified in eminent degree
to the enjoyment and satisfaction afforded by Mr..
Bakers kind anticipations.
The Society then adjourned, to meet, as per
| agreement, in special session, at Bel Air, on the
second Tuesday in January.
W. STUMP FoRwooD, Secretary.
Darlington Nd, Nov. Is 1879