The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-08
SESSION.

The following gentleman were elect
ed to membership; DB j. j.. TAYLOR,
Jackson, Tenn. &. A. Rogers, Mem.
phis; A. M. West and j. II Sedberry,
Kerrville.
DR.. Sinclair OF Memphia read a paper
upon "IIitis," which was discussed by
DIRE. Caldwell and Savage.
DIR. Caldwell offered the following
resolutions in reference to the death
of DR.. Austin Hunt, which were
adopted and ordered spread upon tue
minutes
WHEREAS, This society has learned
with indispensable regret and sincere
sorrow of the death OF that illustriouS
physician and Christian gentleman,
Austin Hunt,sr. "a man who devoted his
splendid genius 70 the advancement
and elevation OF the profession the
Nestor of American medicine, who,
though mott great book-maker, yet he
has placed in the representative with
his pen a monument more enduring
than brass or marble, Not only did
he endear the profession to him by
his transcendant genius, but by his
goodness Of heart, aud has left for us
an example OF untarnished honor II
Ia granted TO but few men to live TO
long and to live so well, and die as
he always desired, with bis working
harness on, at the post OF duty there
fore, belt
RsOlued, That the Medical Society
of the State Of Tennessee joins the
profession Of the civilized world and
the fmictcd OF al nations in express
sionp Of unfeigned sorrow for this ir-
reparable lose.
An election of officers was then
held, with the following result: Pfesi-
dent, w. T. Briggs, Nashville; vice.
president for West Tennessee, j. W.
Penn, Humboldt; vice president for
Middle Tennessee, DR.. j. b. W. Now
lin; secretary, Ambrose Morris on,
Nashville; treasurer, DR.. Richard
Oheatham, Nashville.
A new phase Of that protean disease
malaria was then introduced for the
first time to the notice Of the probes
sion by DR.. j. l.. Miner, the distin-
guished young oculist Of Memphis,
who clearly showed that In addition
TO certain previously described dis
eases OF the interior OF the eye inn
puted to be due to the effect Of ma.
iaria on the general system, there I'M
| au~estionsbly existed a new and I'M
noticed vsriety Of Inflammation oil
the superficial structures, which could
be accounted for on 10 other hypolhe-
els than that the disease was specific,
aud due to malaria, Nor was this all.
DR.. Minor made reference to various
curiousderangement ofthe eye, among
which we may call attention t)-nighi
blindness, which has hitherto been con
side red in some instances 10 be due 10
the sen OF malaria in the system,
hut DR.. Minor conclusively showed
that when the periodicity Of the disease
was interfered with, that Y lich wst
before night blindness in I'll proper
sense of the word, and 80 dl lieut. t.
identify in its pathological stations
was ctr ainly malbrial blindness, from
the fact Of It's occurring in full sun
light.
On The paper being p%ronounce'
u for discussion by the president
DR.. Purdon stated that while serviBI
in India he met during the rainy ses
sons a great many cases Of cobiunC
tiyitis which, rafting treatment b.
ordinary methods, were ultimatel.
found amerRbIe to the influence Q
ouinine, thereby establishing tn
fact that the local COMPOSITIONS wer
due 10 the presence Of the malariou
robson. DR.. Pardon also supporte
DR.. Minor ia his statement that IN
discharge from tn affected organ
was more Of a Serious than of purI
lent character. Reference was alf
msds by the same gentleman TO tn
fact that certain cases Of night blin'
ness were due in many instance
TO mAlarious influence, thong
upon this point his opinio
was not 80 pronounced,
his experience Of this siiectiC
, in India was more limited than that
' the nal rial c1bjunctiv It's. l
(. Purd)n gave it as his opinion tn
these cases Of ~'malarious dsea'