The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-07
THE COUNFY'S PHYSICIANS
Annual Meeting of Their Society, and Elec-
ton of 0ficers-Work of the Year.

There was a larger attendance present last
night than ever before, due to the fact that
officers for the coming year were to be elected;
many members appeared vino had not been
present since the last election.
DR.. 7. N. Bryan was nominated for president;
DR.. A. W. Brayton for vice-president; DIR. F. NJ.
Ferree, secretary; DIR. l.. NJ. Rowe, treasurer
AS there was no opposition to any of the nomi
nees, the secretary was ordered to cast the unan-
imous vote Of the society for the officers, which
was done, and President Chambers congratu-
lated the members on the unanirnity of their
choice. By the same way DIR. George Cook and
DR.. r. E. Houghton were elected censors, DR..
Cook to be his own successor, and DR.. Houghton
to succeed DR.. WOODBURY.. DR.. ). S.. Stillson
wac elected assistant secretary.
The secretary, DIR. F. c.. Ferguson, read the
report for the year, which showed that the
society had held forty-eight meetings in the year
1884, discussing over thirty formal papers.
These papers are as follows: DIR. j. L. Thomp-
son, on 1.-THE Importance of Attending Local
Societies." DR.. Guido Bell, on irregularities of
the Umbilical Cord" D. NJ. Purman, on Second
Stage of Labor r. E. Houghton, Treatment
of Typhoid Fever" Retention of Placenta and
Hour-glass Contraction Caused by Ergot," F.
G. Ferguson; 'Pyrexia," L. D. Waterman;
'Urethral Structure" D. G: Bryan; 'Aduitera-
ton of Quinine," by John Chambers; 'Paracen-
tests Thoracis," by John Chambers; "Antiseptis
in Acute Phthisis," by G. V. Woolen; Diseases
of the Eye by J. L. Thompson; abdominal
Surgery Joseph Eastman; "Delirium Tremens."
Daniel Thompson; 'Medica! Legislation in In
DIANA" by Thad. Stevens; discussion of "Post-
partem Hemorrhage." DIR. T. B. Harvey leadin g;
Case of Puerperal Commissions, = G. N. Porter;
Facts and Fictions of Medicine, byW. H. Hay
mond; 'Dysmenorrhea." Sarah Stockton; PAN
c~reatized Milk in Internal Diseases of Children
by Frank Morrison; "Puerperal Pyamia, by E.
Hadley; "Pruritisani," by g. J.ACook; Use of
Chloroform in Obstetrics" G. V. Wooden; "Elec-
tricity Experimentally Illustrated, by Professor
Versus Morphia," j. e. Lockridge; Structural
Changes in the Lung TISSUE" by L. L. Todd;
Gases of Difficult Labor" F. G. Ferguson;
Enemy Slowed Tares," Joseph Eastman; ''Rela-
tice," J. s.: stillson; pathology and
Causes of Malaria" by T. j. Keegan;
1.-THE Relation of Evolution to Medicine" by A.
w. Brayton; Evolution Of Moral Ideas" by A.
w. Brayton; ''TwO Cases of Pneumonia with
DEATH d. M. Purman; "Case of Commissions
Caused by Malaria" by Guido Bell; Treatment
of Croupous Pneumonia" by L. L. Todd. All Of
these papers were discussed, and several of them
referred to the State Society.
Doctors b: F. Hodges, A. W.. Brayton, John
Chambers, S. E. carp and j. o. Stillson were
appointed a on pathology and chemis-
try TO investigate and examine any pathological
specimens which might be presented before the
society, and require further and special study.
DIR. G. w. Bryan, the president elect, was con-
Quoted to the chair by DIR. Oliver, ST., and DR..
Chambers, the retiring president, made a brief
address, in the course of which he said:
During the past year the attendance at our
meetings has been good. The papers read have
been largely practical in their character-and
very many of them would do no discredit to the
learned and dignified societies and academies of
more ambitious cities. The pages of the New
York medical journals report no more interest
ing or instructive work. Our discussions have
ing rather than acrimonious. If temper Should
have occasionally shown itself, it has done
no harm. Perhaps we should have been free Of
it, but good doctors are but men, not angels.
In the conflict of opinion, the clashing
of contradictory views and policies, the
happy mean is reached. And this is per-
haps best for medicine as we'll as theol-
ogy. Modern pathology is assuming vast pro-
portions. 1t is full of knotty problems, and
their solution will, in the future, lead to great
advances in the betterment of our knowledge
of disease and its rational treatment Let US
have more of the pathological in our work. and
by this / mean, exact and definite work, as made
out by microscopic and chemical research. For
instance. a tumor has been removed and pre-
sented to the society for examination. We look
at and feel it, and there the investi-
cation ends. Why do we not follow the
example of older societies elsewhere
and .appoint a pathological committee,
whose duty it shall be to subject said specimen
to a thorough examination, report thereon at a
subsequent meeting and show under the micro
scope any peculiarities of structure noticed2
Thus younger men like myself would be
gradually instructed in modern pathology, while
all would feel the stimulus arising from the con-
temptation of good work well performed"