The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-23
THE MISSISSIPPI DOCTORS
SECOND DAY OF THE STAVE MED-
ICAL ASSOCIATION.
A Number Of Interesting Papers
Read-Delegates TO the National
Convention at st. Louis.


JACKSON, Miss, April 22.-The Mis-
sissippi State Medical Association re
sumed their labors at o'clock last
night. Thirteen additional names
were added to the membership of
the association.
Papers were read as follows: On
the use of antiseptics in obstetrics, by
Dr.1EP. Sale of Aberdeen; and on
the extent of the benefits of cocaine,
by DIR. B. f. Kittrell of Blackhawk.
Both Of these subjects were dis
cussed at length, after wnich the asso-
citation adjourned till tomorrow.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
The Association convened at 8
o'clock am, Vice-President r. S
looms, MD, OF Greenville, in the
chair, and E. l.. McGehee, MD, of
Woodville secretary pro tenn. Several
new members were initiated.
A committee was appointed to Sc.
lect special medical topics for discus
sion at the next annual session, and
TO name the parties to write papers
thereon.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Memorial resolutions relating to
the death Of Drs. j. r. Dougherty.
Henry Clay Mcclure and G. j.
Mitchell, deceased members of the
association, were adopted.
Resolution of sympathy for DIR.
VIM. Powell of Grenada in his physi
cal affection, and electing him an hon
orary member for life.
RacplnfioY,' t,arrounanf1xr Ex,;,c. l.,
meetings of the association at Jackson.
ReSOlUed, Thst this association APP
proves of the action of the American
Medical Association at New Orleans
in relation to the International Medi-
cal Congress.
ResolUsd, That the delegates from
this association to the meeting of the
American Medical Association to be
held in st. Louis in May be and they
are hereby requested to sustain the
action of the enlarged Committee of
Arrangements for said congress.
Resolutions expressing co dial
thanks to members of the late Legi
lature, who defended the interest of
this body in their efforts to enlarge
the sphere OF usefulness, of its Gre
alton OF the State Board of Health in
its labors in behalf of State sanitation
Gov. Robert Lowry was unanimously
elected an honorary member of the
association.
Papers We're read as follows: On
"Traumatic Tetanus," by DR.. j. R.
Phillips of Meridian, and the Ellis
tory of Surgery in Mississippi" by
DR.. NJ. s. Craft of Jacs son. This
paper was peculiarly interesting to
the profession, giving, as it did, his
tories of numerous and various cases
OF surgical operations, contributed by !
different members of the association, !
with minute descriptions of tn ir ex
ecutiOn and subsequent treatment.
Adjourned till o'clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Papers were read as follows: On
CELEBRATED Tonsilitis," by DR. B. f |
DUKE of Como; on "Malarial Flux,"
by DIR. e. L. McGehee of Woodville; a |
report of Five Cases of Extraction of |
Cataract" all successful, performed
under very uniavorable circumstances,
was read by A. q Sinclair, MD, pro-
fessor of diseases of the eye, ear and
throat in the Memphis Hospital Col
lege at Memphis, Tenn, and a mem
Der of this Association; on "Placenta
Previa," by DIR. I. B. Elkin of Aber-
deem on the same subject, by DR.. W.
W. Hamilton of Brooksville; History
Of Case of Poisoning Treated with
Atropia Administered Hypodermical-
ly," was read by Dr. T. 4. Beall of
Vicksburg
The following were appointed dele
gates to the next meeting of the
American Medical Association: Drs.
f. P Sale, S. V. D. Hill, L. Sexton G
Q. Stockard, j. M. Taylor, P. w. Row
land w. NJ Paine, w. F. Hyer, H. P.
Brisbane, b. ]. Pate, w Alls, E. A.
Rowan, A. G. Sinclair, r. L. Buck, ].
H. Blanks, j. @. Hall, r. Z. Hutchins
and w. b. Sanford.
Adjourned till O'Clock pm.