The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-12-05
THE MEM OF MEDICINE.

The Blue Earth Valley Medical Asso-
citation met in this city on Tuesday, as
announced previously. Their sessions
were held in the X. of H. parlors, and
the attendance was highly satisfactory,
1t being much larger than usual. At
1870 a. m. the association was called to
order by Vice-Presldent Berry, of
New Ulm. The routine business was
first taken up and occupied all of the
morning session. The committee on
membership reported upon the names
proposed at the May session for men,
bership, the same being the names of
Drs. Golf of LeSueur, Livingstone of
'Mankato, Dolan of Waterville, Williams
of LeSueur and Fuller of St. Paul. All
those but one were admitted by ballot.
The annual election of officers resulted
in the following selections: President,
DR.. Cummings, of st. Peter; Secretary,
DR.. Collins, of St. Peter; LIST Vice Presi-
dent, DR.. Merritt of st. Peter; End
Vice President DIR. ]. L. Harrington of
Owatonna; Sd Vice President DR.. w.
r. McMahan of Mankato. Drs. Frisbee,
of Mank alto, Workman, of Tracy, and
Dunn, of Shakopee, were appointed as
an executive committee.
The afternoon session was very in
teresting one, and several cases were
brought. before the society by different
physicians. DR.. Davis presented the
case of a young man who had received
wound in the left eye, caused by the
point Of spear projecting therein.
It was a peculiar case and was care
fully examined into by the physicians
present. DR.. Warner brought up a
case of fracture of the condyle bone of
the femur, it being the case of a young
man from the Agency. who had been
hurt by runaway team. 1t was an
interesting case and the opinion was
that the limb will be slightly crippled
for life. DR.. Andrews presented
case of enlargement of the seventh
rib, which invited considerable atten-
ton. Many other peculiar cases were
brought UP and examined, all Of which
we have not space to particularize.
DR.. McMahan of Mankato, interested
bis brethren for some time with his
"reminiscences, and others related ex-
perience with different diseases. DIR.
Fulton delivered an interesting treatise
on Muriatic Coacane, and it's effect upon
the eye. DR.. Collins read very in
teresting paper on what is known in
common phraseology as "lock-jaw" and
reported and commented upon several
cases of this affection. twas well pre-
pared and challenged much attention
from those present. 1t was voted to
tax each member 81 90 to pay toward
the Sims monument. This was the
most highly interesting of the tire
sessions, and about four o'clock the
medical deciples took a recess until
evening.
The evening session was devoted to
general discussion and different physi-
clans related their experiences, MAX
ing the meeting lively and interesting.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting
at St. Peter. There were thirty-two ply
sicians in attendance and fine, intelli-
gent looking gathering they were. 1t
would seem that the keenness of intel
lect displayed on the different counte-
nances would thwart even the most
subtle advances of disease and follow
to perfectness the fine traces of physi-
illogical research.