Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-08

sons to believe that the Allopath. will mite
Win US 10 secure the passage of this law. We
snail have the support of the
educated. intelligent portion of the
community, and the only serious Oh
position will come from the quacks. whom
TINS law will compel to leave the State or to
adopt some honest means Of gaining liveli-
hood.
w. I. LAIRD, N. d. Gan
NJ. 5. BRTRY, NJ. d. Oo"i'
Dr. Sylvester said that member of the
Maine Medical Association assured him last
year that their Association would cooperate
with this one In urging the passage of a bill
10 regulate the practice of medicine Dr. Burr
was much pleased with the tone of the report.
Such bill drove over 1900 irregular and il
responsible practitioners out of Illinois, some
OF whom had come East and were scattered in
Maine. DIR. W. l.. Thompson was pleased
with the report, and referred to the attempted
passage of such law some years since A
board had been appointed, bnt il was partizan
because no Homeopath was represented on it,
SO the proposed legislation was deemed in
expedient by the Legislative Judiciary Com
mittee. DIR. Gallupe referred to the same
subject, and thought the tendency of the
Allopaths was to ignore the HonGopaths in
such and similar matters.
Moved and seconded that the report of the
committee be re-committed to the present
committee with power to act.
DIR. Burr, corresponding secretary, reported
receipt of no communications.
The Board of Censors reported favorably
upon the applications for membership from
the following persons:
Manual S. Holmes of West Waterville :
AdOniram j. Pickard. Carmel; Malcolm C..
Pingree, Portland j. w. Whidden, Saco: J
Y. Palmer, Portland; Samuel G.. Sewall.
Castine; Austin |. Harvey of Newport; Fred
l.. Mcintosh Augusta.
The resignation of w. f. Harvey. NJ. D..
formerly of North Arson, now of Cambridge
port, was accepted.
Delegates were appointed to the following
Societies
American Institute of Hompopathy-G.
z. Jefferds and w. l.. Thompson.
Connecticut-Will S. Thompson and L.
ii. Kimball
Rhode Island-W. B. Whitney and S. E.
Sylvester.
New Hampshire-R. L. Dodge and c. A.
Cochran.
Vermont-W. T. Laird and d. c. Per-
kins.
Massachusetts-C. H. Burr and w. F.
Shepard.
An INTERESTING EVENT.
The hour for dining having arrived,
the Society adjourned to the Augusta
House, where mine host Milliken fur
nished an elegant repast, to which
ample justice was done by the members.
Not the least interesting feature of the occa-
sion was the fact that one of the tables was
presided over with dignity and grace by a
celebrated old-schOol surgeon who resides in
the Eastern part of the State, not many miles
from Bangor. The Doctors appetite, GER
tainly, did not assume homeopathic proper
tions, neither did he seem embarrassed in
being suddenly and Unexpectedly surrounded
by a host of abe-bodied and good looking
practitioners of infinitesmal doses.
AFTERNOON.
The first thing in order after dinner was
the report of the committee on Materia Med
lea. DIR. Gallupe of Bangor, read an able
and interesting paper illustrated by clinical
cases.
A paper entitled Notes on Materia Medi-
ca and Practice, by W. NJ. Haines of Ellis
worth, was read by the Secretary.
The Bureau of Clinical Medicine was next
in order. A letter of regret was read from
the chairman, Dr. J. c. Gannett of Var
mouth. that he was unable to be present. DIR.
NJ. S. Brry read thoroughly prepared paper,
deprecatng the use of narcotics, especially
alcohol and tobacco, and illustrated the evil
effects of the same by clinical cases. He fol-
lowed this by an essay upon the subject
'What influence have the states of the
weather. aside from the changes of heat and
cold, moisture and dryness, upon disease:"
A long and interesting discussion here arose
concerning the in furious effects of tobacco,
especially in connection with paralysis.
DR.. l.. II. kimball of Bath reported a case
! 10 h,- al of
sulphur in high attenuation. Other clint
cal cases were discussed.
Dr. c. ii. Burr, chairman of the Bureau
of Surgery, read an essay called The Story
of Bone 1t was a well-written account of
a case of injury to the right clavicle in a lad
After suffering from assesses. some three
and a quarter inches of the clavicle worked
out New bone. or cartalginous condition
replaced the original bone, leaving the parts
as strong and uniform as before.
An interesting discussion concerning the
case followed.
DIR. w. T. Laird followed with paper on
surgical diseases Of the hand. First, giving
an exhaustive description of the different
forms of erysipelas with their treatment, he
then described another obscure disease of
the hand that of a simple bruise followed by
a swelling, pain, etc. 1t should be diagnosed
as Dhfegmasia alba doiens, without doubt.
An interesting case of necrosis of humeruS
with operations closed the able article.
Dr. Sylvester read paper on Carcinoma
From personal investigation among the Sha-
kers and the Jews-two distinct nationalities
who use pork in no form-he found no can
! Ger to exist.
EVENING.
The evening session opened by paper
from Dr. W. L. Thompson, chairman of the
Bureau of Obstetrics, on that subject A
discussion followed, participated in by Drs.
Laird, Burr, Foss, Perkins. Sylvester and
| others.
Officers were chosen for the ensuing
year as follows:
President-W. T. Laird of Augusta.
Vice Presidents-E. F. Vose, Portland;
ID. c. Perkins. Fairfield.
Treasurer-L. ii. Kinball of Bath.
Recording Secretary-W. +. Shepard OF
Bangor.
Corresponding Secretary-C- H. Burr OF
i Portland.
Censors.-Wm. Gallupe of Bangor; NJ. s.
Brirv of Bath; W. L. Thompson of Angus
ia: j. II. Knox of Orouo G. p. Jefferds OF
Bangor.
Committee on Publications. l.. Dodge
of Portland; S. Z. Sylvester of Portland Nv.
F. Shepard of Bangor.