Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-08
SECTION ON THF PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE.

Some delay took place In the meeting OF
the section on practice Of medicine, materia
nedica and physiology at the Opera house
yesterday afternoon, owing to the absence of
the chairman, DR.. Octerlony and number Of
delegates became impatient and left. thus
leaving the attendance rather limited in mum.
Der.
The meeting was finally called to order by
the acting secretary, Prof. Thomas N. Rsy-
nolds of Detroit.
DR.. ]. C. Tucker, OF San francisco, pre-.
scented paper written by DR.. M. P. Gibbons,
OF California, upon the medicinal astringent
plants of the Pacific coast. The paper was
referred to the committee on publication
without reading.
Dr.. Shoemaker, before reading his paper
exhibited specimens of oleates of alum, cop
per, zinc, arsenic, bismutb, lead, murcury
and silver and gave an explanation OF their
properties in the preparation OF ointme nts.
In his practice he ead he usually eelacted for his
hyprdermic ipJections: good g'sss syringe E1-
perience has proven to him that the were the hest
the metal ones being unsatisfactory, owing to the
metal becoming corroded in using the sublimste So
luton the hard rubber syringes too fragile to
snswer the purpose, It needing but slight mautpula-
ton to break them. To these syringes he ordered
specially long needles, OF the length Of IL inches
go: his reasons for this were: the other needles
are 30 short they do not penetrate deeply enough,
and his object to penetrate deeply into the SUBJ
cutaneous cellular tissue. He has learned from toe
experience Of others that the OF the abscess
following hypodernic objections Of corrosive SUBJ
Innate due either to the use Of very short NEE
die that would not penetrate sufficiently, or TO the
operator who may have failed to push it fsr enough
into the integumsnt; and should the latter be the
case the duid will be deposited In the stratum Of the
cutioe in which the absorbent vessels are wanting,
and inn animation will undoub eddy supervene caus-
lug absce-ses. II, on the other hand, the operator
has sufficiently long needle, and will take the pre-
caution to drive 1t down to the cellular tissue, which
is sbundantly supplied With absorbent vessels. no
injurious effect will follow. He always, In add
ton, had his patients in private practice to own and
carry their needles to prevent any possible con-
tagion.
These needles wers usually made Of steel, and
sometimes gold and silver plated; but he always OBJ
served that they generally rusted. and he therefore
endeavored to use another metal for the needles and
found gold to answer every purpose, as 1t was the
only one Of all the metals not affected by the SUBJ
Innate solution
Discussion upon the paper ensued partici-
pated in by DR.. Gallaher, of Pennsylvania,
DR.. Bennett, Of Michigan and Others.
On motion of DR.. Gallaher the paper was
referred to the committee on publication.
Before adjourning DR.. Shoemaker suggested
that some steps be taken to iufuse q little
more intert st In the section relating to the
practice of medicine. It is shame that it
has been neglected for some years past.
President Hooper might suggest remedy.
DR.. Hooper did not know as he could sug-
gest any remedy. II the president of the sec.
ton did not feel interest enough in it's meet.
ines to be present, 1t was not strange that
othera were not In attendance.
DR.. Shoemaker moved that the sec.
rotary, DR.. Reynolds, be instruc.
led to communicate to the nominating
committee asking that for the coming year
they will elect officers who will pledge them
selves to be present and take sufficient in
terest in the section to make it successful in
Its work.
DR.. Bennett doubted the policy OF passing
such aresolutioA, as it might seem to imply
censure.
DR.. Hooper said the resolution did imply
censure or otherwise there would be no object
In Offering it and we might 60 forward as
usual.
Dr.. Whitney, OF New York, supported the
resolution as something was necessary TO be
done. It was not pleasant to waste the time
of the delegates In this manner.
DR.. Shoemaker had only the good Of the
section in view in offering the resolution.
A running debate took place and the resoIu,
ton was FINALLY passed without dissenting
vote.
After some further general remarks the Sec
ton adjourned until p. m. to day.