The Wilmingtonian., 1883-06-16
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
NINETY F oURTH ANNUAL SESSION.

DIR. Howard Ogle, President, called the
meeting to order AMI DIR. G. w.
Marshall, Secretary, presented his annual
report which contained many features of
interest to the members of the Society.
The committee on application for mem
bership after examining the papers of the
applicants reported in favor of admitting
the following as members of the society.
H. B. Mitchell, ]. p. Burwell, Charles
Green, Thomas A. Keables, ]. D. W. Tenn
pie, w. N. Woop, II. 7. Pershing, John
Palmer, Jr, A. Lowber, James Stevens,
Michael ]. Hughes, Samuel w. Murphy, H.
Collins, j. w. Short, Francis W. Gum
The report was adopted and the above
named physicians elected to membership of
the society.
The roll call was responded to by the fol-
lowing members: Frank Belleville, ]. t.
Blocksom, W. r. Burton. L. P. Bush,
Thomas Cahall, G. Chamberlain, Joseph
Chandler, Swithin Chandler E. W. Cooper,
W. A. Cooper, J. A. Draper, ]. A. Ellie
good, r. G. Ellegood, W. N. Hamilton, r.
NJ. Hargadine, Columbus Henry, W. S.
Hitch, R. s. W. Aerins, Charles r. Jakes,
J. X, Kane, Smith Cooper, H. G. M. Kal-
lock, B. L. Lewis, G. W. Marshall, D. W.
Maui, R. ]. Mckay, Howard ogle, w. NJ.
0gle, F. ]. Owens, Nathan Pratt, G. H.
Richards, ]. W. Sharp, W. T. Skinner, H.
G. Snitcher David Stewart, P. w. Tomlin-
son; I. S. vallandigham, P. Wales, Miss
]. NJ. R. White, Albert Whiteley, ]. H.
Wilson, Flemming Carrow.
DIR. Emily Dubois, Professor of Anato-
my of the Woman's Medical College, Phila-
delphia, Juliet Haschet of New York, DIR.
Josephine White and DR.. FAME stubbs
were also in attendance.
discussion arose as to whether mem
ber who removed from the State would con-
tinue as member.
DR. Cooper thought the motion unneces-
sary and the president ruled the point we'll
taken and decided that member should be
continued, even if he should remove from
the State.
During an intermssion, DR.. Marshall of
Philadelphia, read a paper, citing his treat
ment on meginal tumor.
z. James Belt had on view on a counter
over 30 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth
an attractive display of druggists supplies.
Among the articles shown were 1875 speci-
mems of pills and over 40 varieties of medi-
cal lozenges. Trusses of the latest patterns
varying in size from those suitable for the
smallest infant to the full-grown man, and
all the newest devices in abdominal sup
porters for female complaints, numbering in
all nearly 100 varieties, were also displayed.
Adjoining the trusses were great variety
of shoulder braces and elastic stockings.
Family syringes of every known variety and
very fine line of surgical instruments are
exhibited in handsome glass cases. A large
supply of physicians samples, which were
distributed gratuitously, was located neal
the centre of the exhibit.
The rubber department abounds with
goods of many varieties, including invalid
cushions, ice bags &c Among the othel
exhibits are effervescing salts. crystalized
carbolic acid as dry as EPSON salts, fine
preparations of plain cod liver oil, emul
sions of the same substance and samples O
nearly everything new and rare in the rang'
Of the most extended collection of medicines
and chemicals.
The entire exhibit was presided over b,
Mr.. John B. Price who never tires of ex
planning the mOdus 0perdndi of the appli
ances recently introduced to the profes
sion.
DIR. Read ]. Mckay read a lengthy pape
on "Clinical Observations upon Otorrhcsa.
Dir. West cited the case of woman VIII,
was in a pregnant condition, suffering will
kidney trouble which was injuring he
eye sight, and read from an article by DR.
Loring of New York, which stated that un
der such circumstances, premature brit
number of cases of the kind where tn
womans life and eye sight had been endan
gered, and her health had been restored an,
eye sight recovered after the birth.
DR.. Mckay Joined in asking if, in tn
society's opinion, such remedy was justif
able after all others had failed.
Several members thought that such trea
ment should be resorted to when absolutel
necessary to save the mothers life.
DR.. Lewis of Philadelphia and DIR. Marsl
all were of the opinion that copious bleedin
would afford relief to the patient until IL
child was born, when the difficulty woul
right itself.
Messrs. ]. B. Price, James Morgan al
Edward @. Painter of Wilmington, Thomi
c. Roe of Dover and DR. W. H. Cooper
Kenton were named in compliance Wi
section of "An act to regulate the practi
Of pharmacy in the State of Delaware
which is as follows.
"At the annual meeting of the State Me
ical Association in June next ensuing sa
association shall recommend from amor
the most skilled and intelligent pharmaeis
in this State, five persons graduates
pharmacy, from whom the Governor shi
appoint before the first day of July ne,
three men who shall constitute the Sta
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