Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-30
For tho Alixsn ri. Ga3.li
Ra.iT";~e Medical f;0r:e!y.

ih2 third s;s.icn ot tho l's:qnicc Medical
SCalci9 aa; hH; nj WGr:cncn last ':'ncs.:,,,
JaEua1y -. O.'inE 40 !hc rain, ,.!.ia rotlEc,s
il irrr"T;s Az! :ho bad condition # the GONE
Try roads, Tho aticE,!ahcI .Taa RriaiI;: iia; il;
tho last meeting, but the presence , ar a:o
having To cimc lrcm distance must Ea c,n-
sil;r::l IS aa:nio :rort nf iho ,;rcp ir.cr,s!
tik,u i'll tho a1gan,G l:iCn, a9,i :hu Durah2r
present Hno#a plainly tlat Tie sn:ir;T Il: l.: c';
bona chIuss 10 held up lis hosG. Gn:ang Md
cal societies. or Indeed anywhere.
Tic sociaty tclnc csIlcl 10 tr,lor, d.: ..Ya-
GGtlnes OF tho last mcctiHE WrrN rcai! sit? a;,.
proved.
The commiiLan thai WIS arroi,toA at tho
last meeting TO urge Tic FaugUi:r .cnrrsvuss
tivaa towsrl Tho passage OF the law prohibiting
any to rraoico plcl CHG or surgery in tho S!:.tc
who is net regular graduate CT s0u:3 rIsiac:a-
bio mod!c:l school, reported. t!;st t!,ry hat:
thought best Cot to take any steps in tho nat
ter yet awhile, knowing that tho Legislature
waa much c!upcd With Inc clect!0niof judges,
&c, aud thoy were only waiting for moro aus
picouH moment.
DE-. Hicks thought il would b, better 10 say
ID
or 10 prescribe" as it is best 10 DO very yin;D
about such things. prao!ic, might rnaan ppc
thing to us ADD another thing to 4 LEGISLATOR.
Ills Suggestion was adopted.
The following res0lu!o0s were Grl!,o:, dis
cusaed and edo! tst:
whereas it has COMO to TIC hacwlaisc q
this 81 cl0iy that druggists not hasi1. Gau
license to practice medicine SO ia tho h.b: ci
Prescribing, using thtir own prcaerpti3ag c:
those OF physicians: Bel:
Resolved, That the mcnb:is OF this society
withhold their patronage from suci druggists,
provided they continue Tho rcTrehc55ibIa ;,sao
tiGo after duo Do.l1o OF this resolution.
Ard be 1t further resolved That th1 SCc:G'
tary Of this society shalI furnish each druggist
10 tho c>unty cf FauqulCr with copy OF tfc:u
resolutions.
DR.. ERcll, e. read c paper TO The society
upon tho Us, oi lager beer ia !aeaSes of tha
kidney.
DR.. lIornrr Of looted to prescribing ei,iiitnus
liquors, as it is likely to result 10 tho patient
becoming an inebratc, and no citoi O oasa
where tho first habit Ct iutcmpsraoca 10 per,
son who Afterwards filled o drutkqrd'u g7ayo
wa, duo to tho prescription Of physician.
Di. Wirl agreed With Dr. EwciI. Tia liked
lager beer; drank it himself. aud !tcrrcrtIy
prescribed it. lilo had c!ten prescribed i. rs {;
hypnotic and !ounu it t. act well.
Dr.. llorncr read to tho society q sko! n!i Of
Tho lives OF sdmo of tho mcst prominent mom-
beTs Of tho medical profession who had lived
10 Eauquer county.
Dr. Chiffon thought ito had omitted SINE Ia
whom special hooor was due.
Dr.. llurner said thai having passed Sc mneh
Of his medical lilo outside Of the State, he ronld
not know OF all Of Fauquirr'a sohs who has!
attained eminonce 10 medicine
BY voto If the socciy. DR.. IipIncr wa
requested TO continue his sketch by making sna:,
additions from time to timo rs was in bis power.
10 confederation CT tie ia:ene;a OF Tho hour
and tho small aud;nce, DR., Chiffon defer d
reading his promised arlic'o On Himoio b.s
cases" untii The esxt meeting. when general
discussion OF tho subject will follow.
Tn3 s3c:ety adyurned to meet at tho asnio
plsoo April &c. 1880. it hciag tho ioarih Mn
day OF April ard Tho frat day Of C:urt.
l. emitted to State the fact that tho stc;ctsiy
DR.. i. Marshall JOINTS. informed the a-cciy
that ho had received uumb2r of letters iic,
physicians IN adjoining districts. and that large
additions would have been made to the mer,
bersbi q had tho weather not been 40 irccnlcui
as to Justify the belief that DO mcatins would
be held" DIR. Jones is also treasurer. and
wishes the Initiation fec al One dollar reduced
10 spallcr sum, az tho tXpeEsos O. tho society
arc 30 small thatit leaves him with more morcy
than hc knows what to do with. Iinnny treas
,in:f ko D''