Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Trinnesota Homeopathic Associa-
u ton Meeting.

The Minnesota Homeopathic lnstl~
tute commenced its eighteenth annual
session at Minneapolis on Tuesday the
Goth, Dr.. Henry Hutchinson of st. Paul
sthevpresia in the1chair. Some fifty
members = were present. The session
opened with prayerby Dr.: W. ID. Leon
ard. after which DIR. ". II: Leonard.
the treasurer, reported that the receipts
for the year were $1e5:25, all of which
had been expended, with the treasury
Z s28 in debt. About dozen applicants
were reported sfayorably for member
ship. and they We're elected. A
large number Of papers were read.
Dr.. H. G. Leonard, read paper on
"Rnnt71re of the Bladder" which he
said was q fatal but, happily, rare acct
dent. ...,.....e ...r. ~. .p.>,ry. J.
DR. o. M. Humphrey OF Mime
apols read a paper on "lngnnal Hf1-
MIA, which is the protruslon OF some
portion Of the intestine or other organ
from the abdominal cavity.
DR.. D. Silliman of Hudson, Wis,
read a paper on "Amenorrhna, treat
ment of a case of which by electricity
he described:
DR.. Tucker of Northfeld reported on
the Ill Effects OF Tactic Acic IN Chill
dren.'
DR.. Q. IT. Hall of Zumbrota real :.
paper on the "Verif cation OF Remedies.
He gave list of a number of symptoms
which usually precede fever, and which,
seemed to indicate pitrlc acid as rem
edy.
For obstetrics-Dr. Walthers Of St,
Paul and DR. Leonard reported techni-
cal papers on eclampsia.
DR.. W. +. Leonard read parer on
"Veriti cation Of Symptoms.
In the bureau of OpthalmolOG> and
Otology d. T. A. Stevens, OF 81. Parl,
read paper on 'Otitis Mctli" Acu7a
and Meningitis in Infants and CtAllren."
This disease. which is the ordinary ear
ache of childhood, he said. was COM
monty neglected by physicians, ait ongh
affecting one Of the most dcl.ca," ;.Id
important organs in the body. 70 his
neglect might be ascribeti great num-
Der Of the cases of incurA}'le deafness
in later life From the intimate con-
nection of the middle ear with the brain
in the very young severe cases oftel
cause cerebral sym ptolns. In children
too Young to express themselves it ]:
often treated rs brain disease, and the
ear allowed to become impaired. I'M
disease is extremely liable to accompany
gil of the diseases common to childhood.
The doctor gave some practical sug
gestions as to its diagnosis and treat
ment in its various phases.
Dr. Beaumont gave o technical ac-
count of two cases of ear disease.
At the opening on Wednesday, Dr
r. D. Matchan of River Falls, Wis, re
ported an interesting case Of partial in
sanity which he had treated.
In the bureau of physiology and ia.
theology, DR.. f. A. Stevens Of St. Pad
read paper on the Astrological Ia
theology of Inflammation, Demonstrated
by the Microscope" inflammation IL
divided into five varieties, characterized
by different changes among the cells II
the tissues of the parts affected. !he:".
changes he described at length. ,i|N,
trating by drawings and also 'v ;,.n
microscope The paper was regarded
one of the most valuable Of the session,
and the institute gave vote d y!l;,nE>
10 its author.
Dr. George A. Halves of IiaStincs
read the next paper, on "D,l'il5hcrla
Considered from Germ Theory >i,.tuN-
point" which he stated was t.n view
held in recent work of DR.. L. 5ltr! aleFan
of London. DR. Roberts OF Dwltmns
read paper on "Curativc Jn.uvn.rS,
Psychological and Material" Dr.N Il.
Game of Saltwater reported a >'asH of
ovariotomy, made by DR.. G.. T. i'ob-
erts OF Minneapolis, where the tulnur
weighed forty five pounds.
In the afternoon the nominating COM
mittee reported and the report :>'..S
adopted, selecting the following Officers:
President-Dr. o. H. Hall of Z1:uiI,ro-
la.
Vice Presidents--Dr. A. NJ. Eastr.lu.
ST. Paul, and DR.. c.. H. Glidden, IT,
Pine Island.
Secretary-Dr. A. A. Camp, Of Mr.
neapolis.
Treasurer-w. E. Leonard, Of Min.
neapolis
Censors-Drs. II. Hutchinson of st.
Paul, W. H. Leonard of Minneapolis,
and D. II. Roberts Of Owatonna
Executive Committce-D1s G.. G.
Higbee of St. Paul, A. A. Camp Of Min
neapolis, and H. T. Leonard OF Ferg1.S
Falls.
Publishing Committee-Drs. ". T.
Leonard Of Minneapolis, ". A Grad
dock of st. Paul, and A. A. Camp Of
Minneapolis.
The president, DR.. Henry Hutcbi,4-
son Of st. Paul, then read his annual
address, his topic being "rle Healing
Art: ." DR.. Higbee, chairman of the
COMMITTEES to present the claims of the
homeopathic to tie regents OF tho uni
verslty reported that the only method
which could be made to win would he
:, 70 have legislature pass q law requiring
/ g hons opathic REPRESENTATION on The
/ medical q faculty. To this end, the tax
payers shonid be appealed to by peti-
hon to make this one of the issues in the
next canvass for the members Of the leg
lslature. The executive committee
Wits instructed to provide for semi an
nusl meeting of the institute, with
banquet, to be held in st. Paul next
fall. -. ,~
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