The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
THE
Second Days Session of the Association
Election Of Trustees of the College.

The second days session of the Physio Medical
Association opened at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The board of censors presented the name
of DR.. j. D.. Minkler, of Washington Territory,
for honorary membership. Doctors c. B. Pen
dleton, H. r. Kyle, P. c. Olser and Emma NJ,
Rodgers, of Indiana, were recommended to the
society, and all were elected to membership.
DR.. G.. N. Davidson, chairman of the section
of materia medica, spoke of the influence of
medical agents upon the human organism. He
objected to the use of any and all agents which
nave a tendency to produce a toXical effect, and
thus tend to bring about a pathological con
dition-that is, produce disease. Physio-med-
lcalists believe that no physio-medieal agent will
produce a toxcal effect. The address was long
and able, and led to e protracted discussion,
which eliminated in DR.. Davidson insisting that
medicines have an inherent force, while DR..
Thurston was equally certain that medicines
force.
The first thing taken up in the afternoon
session was the reading Of a paper by DR.. Hus-
ton entitled Thirty Minutes in Medicine
Drs. r. A: Smith, Of Greensboro; Hasty, of
indianapolis. and Ellis, of Falmouth, were che
sen a committee on publication.
Prof, Thurston called the attention of the as
ISOLATION to a genealogical and electrical chair
which excited general admiration and approval.
Inc, section Of physiology was taken up, Prot.
w: A. Spurgeon, of Muncie, introducing the
subject.
Prof, Thurstoh gave his ideas of the physiol-
ogy of nerve force. i'll which he referred to the
tissue elements or cells containing.a small mass
of living matter. Under the microscope it is
learned that all functional action is the result of
cellular change.
The Professor advocated that all nerve fbrilla
pass out from the ganglionic center to a muscu-
lar fibre the returning fbrilla being the nerve
OF sensation" and the one passing out the
motor nerve He held that nerve force is very
similar to electricity.
Prof. Spurgeon read a carefully prepared
paper on the subject of physiology.
This section was closed and the section of ob-
s~tetrics taken up. DR.. S. NJ. White gave the
complicated, probably, with hematacele.
DR.. Moore gave a case of foot presentation,
which resulted fatally to the child.
The subject Of obstetrics was discussed at
some length by Drs. Hasty, White, Byers,
Smith and others.
The election of officers will take place to-day.
The stockholders of the Physio-Medica Col
lege met at l o'clock yesterday. DIR. S. NJ.
White was called to preside, and DR.. Fisher
elected secretary. The chairman stated the
principal object of meeting to be the election of
four trustees. On motion of DIR. Thurston the
election OF trustees was gone into, which re-
suited as follows:
Benjamin l.. Rogers, of Pendleton; w. Fl.
DRAPER, Dr.. A. W. Fisher and DR. Robert Wade,
of indianapolis.
After the transaction of considerable routine
business the meeting adjourned. and a meeting
of the board of trustees was held at the Office of
DIR. White. The session was of several hours
duration, and considerable time was given to the
consideration of the suit. with the Wilkinson
heirs. The affairs of the college are in a good
condition and it's friends have just cause to be
proud of the success of the institution.