Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-26
The Medical Convention.
Connecticut State Medical Society ,4xr= CnnyaI,f finl1

Twenty-First Annual Convention.
 The Connecticut Medical association con- vention resumed session yesterday morning at 9 o'clock at the City Hall. The acting president, Dr. Deming of Hartford, sub- mitted his annual report which was upon | ''Points in the Treatment of Phthisis Pull | monalis." The paper was discussed by Drs. l Chamberlain and Vile The report of the secretary, Dr. Chamberlain of Hartford showed the continued growth and prosperity of the society Thirty one new members have been added, twelve of them from New Haven county. The society now has four hundred and forty-seven members The new members are:
 New Haven-Nathan F. Tyler, Yale '79 George M. Bush Yale 81 Charles E. Park, Yale '81; William W. Hawkes., Yale Sl PIE. Beckwith, Physician and Sur geons Fl Gustave Elliott, Physicauo and Surgeons 80 James Stetson, Yale '8l L. T. Day, Yale '8O
 Hart ord" illiam J Lewis, Physicians aud Sur Yale '56.
 Meriden. c. H. Rowland, Yale s9; Edward T Corn H. Allen, Michigan, '8l Killingly, H. F. Hammond Harvard '66; Thomaston, F. NJ. Cannon, New York
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 and Surgeons, 80 Mddletown, J. N kenish Harvard,
 nioa Y B RGoa " " e moey pys
 clans and Surgeons, '90 Ansonia, D. A. Richardson,
 Yale, 80; w. H. Dud Norwich, New York Un1yer-
 sity, '82 E. P. Brewer, Dartmouth, 78; Greenville,
 J. La Peirre, Beiui, VI; Danbury, J. H. Ward, Vic
 geons 79: South Norwalk, Charles J. Bohanan, New
 York University, '78; New Canaan Willis Cummings,
 New York University, S2; Bridgeport, S. F; DeLama-
 ter, Albany, 80; Pomfret, F. G. Sawtelle, 80.
 Ten members died during the year-Lewis
 Williams of Pomfret, Hutchinson of Corn
 wall, Wilcox and Jackson of Hartford Dyer
 of Norwich, Hughes of Hampton, Lyman of
 New Preston, Lee of Killingworth, Blod-
 gett of West Str ratford and Fitch of Meri-
 den.
 Dr. Wainwright, chairman of the commit
 tee on matters of professional interest, sub
 mitted the report, paying particular atten-
 tion to smallpox and misunderstanding if
 the latter was to remain with us like the
 pallid ''bust of Palias just above the cham
 Der door," Malaria and typhoid fever drive
 each other out. Secretary Chamberlain asked the cooperation of the members in the off cial search for malaria causations He also mentioned the State board of healths scheme to gets facts concerning school hygiene One inquiry is as to whether going up and down several flights of stairs in school rooms has evil effects upon girls The doctors will be provided with blanks on which they can make notes during the year. Dr. Sanborn, of Portland, Me, and Dr. Browning, of Prov idence, represented the medical societies of their respective States. In answer to ques- tion put by Dr. Beckwith, Dr. Sanborn said that there was no malaria in Maine, but the I medical gentlemen present manifested no in- tention of moving to Maine. Dr. Nickerson, of Meriden, did not read his paper on "Qui- nine and What it Teaches,'' his wife being critically i'll. After Dr. Porter's (of Bridge port) essay on ''The recognition of death, " Dr. Willis J. Beach, of Litchield, read pa- per entitled: "A protest against the recent action of the New York State Medical society in regard to consultation"
 Some few points from the paper are as fol- lows In view of the recent action of the New York Medical society, in relation to con- sultations with all legally qualified practition- CTS, make no apology for calling attention to the subject of Homeopathy, notwithstand- ing it has been so often termed & threadbare theme. The second purpose proposed to be attained is the extinction of Homeopathy and other exclusive dogmas by conciliation. In other words we are to take this hydra headed ! monster to our bosom, coddle it and try and convert it from the error of its ways. He opposed conference with ''the givers of in fnitesimal doses" If true that the homo- pathic practice does not differ much from the regular practice, it does not help the homepathists. He read extracts from homeopathic publications which threw down the gauntlet boldly. He then expressed contempt for the man ' who disbelieves in homeopathy prac- 1 tices because the neighborhood he is in de- ! mands it. He denounced homeopathy as delusion without scientific basis and spoke of the wide chasm impossible between the two schools. The paper further opposed fraternization in consultation on various ! grounds, the concluding sentiment being ''Truth in the end will prevail, but oil and l water will not mix, neither will scientific \ medicine and homeopathy" The paper was warmly applauded.
 Other essays were: '"The use of proprie- | tary medicines" by Prof. c. A. Lindsley of \ New Haven; ''Thomas' operation, by Prof l A. E. Beckwith of New Haven and 'Spe- ! ciaties in medical treatment" by Rufus Baker of Middletown.
 l Dr. s. G. Hubbard said, after Dr. Porter s paper, that the medical practitioners of Con- l necticut have seen two noted trials for nur- l der going in Connecticut to the disgrace l of the State and no conviction occur just be-
 cause of lack of such laws as exist in Massa- l chusetts concerning medical inspectors He moved that a committee of five be appointed ! to present this to the next Legislature and ! the motion prevailed
 The new officers of the society are: Presi-
 dent, William G. Brownson, of New Canaan | vice president, E. B. Nye, of Middletown
 treasurer. E. P. Swazey, New Britain.
 Dr. c. A. Lindsley was elected delegate to the national convention.
 At 1:3O o'clock the society sat down to its I annual dinner at Redcliffe's A fine banquet
 was discussed, after which interesting speeches were made in response to toasts,
 Dr. c. A. Lindsley being toastmaster of the
 occasion. The speakers were President 1 Porter of Yale, Hon. B. J. Phelps of Yer 1 mont, professor in Yale Law School, Prof. 1 Baldwin of the Yale Law School, Prof. Brew
 CT of the S.. S. School, Prof. Weir of the
 Art School, Drs. Hersey and Browning of Rhode Island, also Professors Silliman and l Carmalt of Yale, and Mir. George A. Butler l of the Tradesmen's bank. His Honor Mayor
 Robertson was present for short time at l the exercises.