The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-01-19
E|sCIJLAPIUs'
Disciples in the County of
Highland
Havc An Exceedingly Interest,"
Ing Meeting.
A Fall Report sf the January Meet.
Ing af the highland 'onnty
medical Society.


The Highland County Medical Society
met in the Mayors Office in Hillsboro on
Thursday, January 18th, 1888, at 10
O'Clock q. IN.
The President, DR.. Greene, being ab.
sent DR.. Srofe was called to the chair.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The day being very unpleasant, but
few members were present in tho fore.
noon aud after transacting some pre-.
liminsry business the society adjourned
until l O'Clock p. m. Promptly at 10
O'clock the society again met and with q
goodly increase in number, DR.. L. NJ.
Greene, the President, took the chair.
The committee appointed at the pre-
vious meeting 10 consider the question
relative to the reckless prescribing of
alcoholic liquors in the practice Of medi-
cine, reported as follows:
"Mr. President and gentlemen of the
Highland County Medical Society, your
committee appointed to consider the
matter broughtto your attention by your
last session by Mr.. J. L. Boardman in
regard to physicians prescribing alcoholic
liquors, respectfully submit, that the
clear meaning of the law concerning this
question is that a physician has the
right to prescribe such articles only for
medical purposes, acting in good faith,
strictly in professional capacity as in
prescribing other medicine.
Manifestly no doctor has right to
prescribe alcoholic preparations to ba
used as beverages. Attempts to evade the
law for the sake of fee or reward, for the
sake of friend or patron, or for the low
motive of pecuniary benefit are unpro-
fessional and dishonorable, and should
subject anyone so offending, If a member
of this society,to severest discipline, and
any 50 called doctor to the detestation
of the public.
We are glad, however, to say that we
have no reason to believe any member
of the Highland County Medical Society
guilty of such unworthy conduct.
As an association whose principal OBJ.
ject is strictly q scientific one, it can
scarcely be expected that this society
should engage in the prosecution oi
criminals against the law of the State
simply because they attach M. D. te
their names. The prosecution of such
o6'enses ought, however, to receive the
sympathy and support of all respectable
physicians, be they members of thil
body or not"
After some warm discussion the report
Of the committee was received, sentiment
indorsed and ordered to be published
with the minutes. As fifty years viii
have elapsed at the April meeting mex
since the Highland County Medical So
| ciety was first organized and as there ye
survives one member who spans tina
time, . motion prevailed to celebrat,
that occasion as the semi-centennial an
niversary of the society. Drs. F. M
Thomas, II. M. Brown and r. T. Trimbl,
were appointed committee of arrange
ments.
A committee consisting of Drs. G. R
Conard and w. J. Srofe was appointed
to draft suitable resolutions on the deatl
Of Drs. A. T. johnson and r. O. Russ.
DR.. E. NJ. Boggess read . paper OF
diphtheria, after which pretty genera
discussion ensued. The prominentline Q
thought in the discussion seemed to b
the difficulty some physicians have Q
drawing line of demarcation between
diphtheria and membranous Group
both diseases are equally frought wit
danger to life in childhood and earl
youth, and therefore should engage tn
physician's most active ability and en-
ergy not only to cure II possible tn
malady but by sanitary measures as ia
- lies in his power, seek first to preven
its development and second to arrest il
progress. Drs. Trimble and Conard r,
ported an anomalous case having occu
red In their practice in which q pos
mortem revealed pathological truth
which were not disclosed by the SYM
toms during life hence the importanc
Of post.mortems in all cases of obscul
disease where they can be performe
with an eye single to the interest I
science and humanity.
On motion the society adjourned
meet in Hillsboro on the second Thur
day in April next.
B. D. GRANasR, ". D.,
Recording Secretary.
When fragile woman sighs, deploring
The charms that quickly fade away,
What power, the bloom of health resto