The daily gazette., 1883-06-13
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING OF DELLA.
Ware DOCTORS.
AN INTBH TESTING GATHERING.
The Largest Attendance Known for Years
Election OF Onacers--The Next Meet
ing to be Held in wilmington.

| AL bDe aIUdrnOOn session OF the State
Medical Association, nr. L. P. Bush, one of
the delegates rom Delaware to the recent
meeting of the American Medical Associa-
ton In Cleveland made brief verbal re-
port He stated that the convention was
attended by about 1,5O0, all of whom
| we're well entertained by the citizens. One
of the most important things done was the
appointment Of DIR. Davis as editor of a
weekly medical paper established TO take the
place of the old Transactions A large
| number of valuable papers had also been
read.
DIR. j. P. Wales reported that the bill to
| prevent crimibal abortion had passed the
Legislature but had not been printed. DR..
L. P. Bush read paper upon the now de-
funct National Board of Health and in
vestigations concerning yellow fever and
other epidemic diseases.
DIR. j. H. Wilson reported the passage OF
an act, which he read, Regulating the
Practice of Surgery and Medicine in this
State," passed by the last session of the
Legislature. A number of printed slips
containing the act were then circulated, aud
a discussion followed. DIR W. A. Cooper
took exceptions to a reference in the new
act to chapter AZ of the Revised Code. He
thought the law providing that the Society
should have the control OF those who prac-
tice medicine in the State was poor one
| The State and not the society should act as
| detectives t0 discover who were illeg-
| ally acting as physicians. The medi-
cal profession, he thought, ought to
stand on its own basis, and he didn't want
any law to sustain him. DIR. B. L. Lewis,
who was instrumental in drafting the new
law, explained its provisions. Drs Chan
| dler, Hamilton and Bush made brief re-
marks, at THE conclusion of which, on mo
| NJ nr fIa fnll
was appointed to prepare a new act of incor-
poration for the Delaware State Medical
Society, to report at the next meeting of the
| Society; New Castle county, Drs Bush
and Draper; Kent county, Drs. Whiteley
Pratt; Sussex county, Drs. Ellegooi and
Richards.
DR.. Real y. Mckay read lengthy paper
on "Cllnical o servations upon Otonhee." /"
The treasurer reported having received
SPOTS during the year, the expenses being
SS2 %, leaving balance on hand of S38 56
DR.. Willard Springer brought to the at
tention Of the society several irregularities
of one of ita members by reading the follow.
ing paper addressed TO the president of the
society:
"The undersigned, fellow of the above
society, hereby brings to your notice the
case of DR.. IL. G. Snttcher, whom deem to
be guilty OF unprofessional condnct as lsid
down IN the cer1s vt ethics adopted by the
American Medical Association and reaf-
drmed by the Delaware State Medical
Society at its last stated meeting at Reho-
both in June, 1882, as follows: Charge
| Unprofessibnal conduct Specifications
| irst, holding, advertising and having for
sale patent medicine called the Royal
| Liniment, the trade mark for which is on
record at the U. 8. Patent Office as No.
6,966, registered January 81, 1879, applica-
| tion filed November 26, 1878. Second, hav-
| ing secret nostrum which he uses in his
practice and advertises for sale, namely the
Royal Liniment.' Third. trading under
the name Of the Royal Medicine Company.
"WILLARD SPRINGER"
He then read lumber OF papers from
the patent office, including the liniment
label as proof Of his allegations, and added
that the charge was plain and simple fact,
and wished to know what action the society
would take upon the matter. The charges
and papers were referred to the board of
| censors, who will, according to the rules of
| the society, examine them and report at the
next annual meeting.
A motion was made and unanimously
adopted which ordered that all papers read
before the society should become the prop
erty of that body.
The following resolutions offered by DR..
Benjamin Lee were read and adopted
Resolved, That it is the sense of this society
| that the failure OF the Congress of the United
States to sustain the National Board of Health
| in its important labOrs can only be looked upon
as national calamity; and, therefore, be 1t
ResOlued, That the Secretary of this society be
| instructed to prepare a memorial, to be signed
by the appropriate officers, to be forwarded to
the representatives of this State In Congress
Immediately upon The opening of Its next ses-
sion, calling upon that honorable body to make
sucn appropriations as the said board shall con-
slider necessary to the full and satisfactory dis
charge Of its functions
1t was decided, after short discussion,
to hold The next annual meeting of the So
ciety in this city in June, 1884. Dover was
the only other place mentioned.
The following committee was, on motion
of DIR. Hamilton, appointed by the President
to represent the society at the next meeting
| OF the Pennsylvania State Medical Society
New Castle county-Drs. Hamilton and Nc.
Kay; Kent county-Drs. Lewis and L. w
| Cooper; Sussex county-Drs. Benton and
Richards.
Avery interesting discussion on blindness
in case OF pregnancy occupied the atten-
ton of The meeting for some time, and the
adysability OF producing premature birth
in order to save the sight and possibly the
life of the patient was favorably suggested
by several of the debaters.
4 DIs
upon the subject of Bright's disease of the
kidneys.
The following officers were then choser
for the coming year; President, Robert W
Hargadine; Vice President, Willard
Springer; Secretary, G. W. Marshall; Treas
, urer, John W. sharp; Censors, Drs. Bush
Bullock and Mckay of New Castle county
Drs. Wilson, Pratt and Hirons of Ken
county; Drs. r. g. Ellegood, Richards ant
G. r. Taylor OF Sussex county.
Examiners-Drs. Kane, Black, Wales, J
H. Chandler and II. H. Clark of New Castl,
! county; Drs. Pratt, G. w. Marshall, Thoma
/ Cahall, Bishop aud Collins of Kent county
3 Drs. j. Ellegood, Hall, Fl. R. Burton
g | Fowler and Marsh OF Sussex county.
s Delegates to American Association-Drs
a Kane, Ogle, Draper and Black of New Gas
0 tie county; Drs. G. W. Marshall, Hirons,
e W. CHOPPER, s. Whiteley and Thomas V
: Cahall of Kent county; Drs. Richard, r. G
= Ellegood, II. K. Burton, Hopkins and Hal
n of Sussex county.
t MeRsrs, John b. Price, James Morgan an,
# Edward C. Painter of Wilmington, Thoma
d G. Roe of Dover, and DR. W. H. Cooper @
J, Kenton we're named in compliance with sec
g 8 of San act to regu ate the practice @
# pharmacy in the State Ut Delaware" whic
!, is as follows:
IS "At the annual meeting of the State Med
c ieal Association in June next ensuing sal
Is association shall recommend from anon
10 the most skilled and intelligent pharmacist
2 in this State, five persons Graduates /
!. pharmacy), from whom the Governor sha
e appoint before the first day of July mex
d three men who shall constitute the Stat
IS Board of Pharmacy; they shall hold the