Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-22
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Largely Attscdsd fos Yeass.

One Of the best annual meetipss Of H.
Kennebec Medical Association vss the,
held Thursday 10 this city. Ths neetins
convened in Grand Army Haul with twenty,
Eve members in sttendascs. Six csu6
dates we're proposed and accepted to mem.
befship.
Interesting papers we're read BY four Of
the physicians. DR.. A. p. Snow Of Win.
throp read . paper on the subject, New
Remedies"
DR.. Enoch Adams Of LitchAsId, read Z
very interesting paper on Coles fracture
Of the Radiu,." DR.. 4. J. Martin hsd ,
paper On Koch Lymph, the paper contain.
ing reports Of the cases he had treated With
the lymph. The members were interested
In . paper written by DR.. II. B. Hill Of the
hospital and read BY DIR. Rowe. The sub.
jscs Twas, "A Peculiar Case Of Hysterics. /"
The following officers we're chosen !,
Pes. DR.. c. II. Brickett Of Augus.a; vice
president, DR.. Daniel Driscoll Of Sidney !:
sscy and treas. DR.. d. r. BouIster Of
Augusta; standing executive committee,
Drs. x. J. Martin. r. G. Perkins and
Frank NJ. Putnam Of Gardiner.
At the close Of the successful meesins
the members adjourned to Hotel North
where dinner was served. It 10 we'll known
ths. no person more thoroughly enjoys .
good dinner than does the doctor, and Land.
lord Berry Was more than equal to the de-
msnds. IL WAS IS Hne dinner - could be
gotten up and to say that it vas enjoyed to
the utmost would be needless.
The nature Of DR. Martins paper was
such - to be Of general interest and with
bis permission the following extracts have
been made. containing remarks concerning
the remedy's origin and the results which
have been obtained by DR.. Martin in the
treatment Of his cases:
Considerably less than q year sso the
medical world was sstounded BY the
announcement Of . new method Of treat
ment In tubercular diseases. An eminent
physician, under pressure from the German
government and against his own Judgment
vas buried into the premature announce.
ms Mt Of his remedy before the Medical
Congress Of the world. Thus q remedy.
laden with properties Of much good and.
improperly used Of much harm, too new
and not sufficiently tested, vas pu. before
the bar Of professional Judgment.
Prof. Koch had been known in science
for years. Personally, he 10 . quiet man
Of Kindly heart and simple habits, unosten-
taiious and unassuming in dress, . student
ard hard worker. He had, by his dis
ooysry Of the tube role bacillus and, later.
by his Investigations Of the cholera bscli-
iu' made for himself . lasting fame. His
name in connection with the new treatment
and the most sanguine hopes. Berlin
became the Mecca of physicians. tuber-
enIine the absorbing topic Of the medical
world Hundreds Of consumptives. in the
dead Of winter, journeyed to the German
csptol, the hospitals were over crowded
ani many people looking for . last chance
Of cure had to make a sad return from
whence they came Enthusiasm kindIed
exaggerated hopes Hopes. msguified by
the tongue Of rumor. became asserted
claims and cures. Who can wonder that
such temple, built largely by unclaimed
en,husissm and needless rumor. has par
italy collapsed but, gentlemen, the found
alton of facts remains. There 10 virtue
in the remedy itself and it hiss
opened new Investigations in the
SANE line in this and other diseases, which
may in time revoiutionize our present meth
DDS Of treatment
The Investigations are now being carried
on in the slow methodicsi manner neces-
ssty to science. Ii may be year or years
before the txsct status Of the remedy is
determined The amount TO be used, the
frequency, the exact character OF cases in
which to use it, is not settled.
The small amount Of lymph which |
experience.
CASE Twenty one years old. 10 good
condition of nourishment and strength.
some dullness over upper part Of right lung
with slight lsryngesl ulcer. History #
ph,hsis on fathers side. Heart was drawn
to night side following pleurisy with enusion
on that side. First injection Feb. Gath
Of two milligrams. Ia the thirteen ose-
quent in iectious the amount was increased
u ten mlligrams. BAcilli we're found In
sputa From The first he had typical fenri,e
reaction, decreasing toward the last. High
est temperature l02. Weight RENAME.
Sboat the same. Amount Of sputa a. frst
Afterwards diminished, and at last
only came from catarrhal trouble 10 the
throat. Bscills disappeared from spu:a
and the tubereular process seemed arrested.
0ue popularity was the appearance Of albu-
men in urine following each injection. I
sent him home in April on this sccount.
Ills general condition was improved.
CASE Age about 80. tall, slim, poorly
nourished. Hereditary history Of phthisis
Consolidation Of the apex Of the left lung.
seemingly not far advanced. Had had
for two or three days, which he
laid TO Indigestion. and old not at first
think ~ss tuberculAr. First irjecdon
March 10; i've il ali, with the largest Of
10 mug. Sent. be me pril l. in . weaker
condition. Except 4 slight reaction on tie
hsst mi ion be had no febrile reaction ct
all, DisrrhTt and weakness Of stomach
constantly increased. Night rweAts and
daily rsisirg Z Of blood entirely disappeared
after the itst injection. After his return
home he failed rapidly and died the last Of
April
CASE S.-Tuberculsr disesss Of the right
hip joint Patient aged about rs. Fair
elndti1n Of strength and noufishment.
Had had the disease for three years. Par
tisl aneh, losis Of beth knee aud hip joints.
Pain through jsi II on stepping without sup
port. First injection March 81. Eight
irjections in all. Still under treatment
Has had febrile reaction following each
II lection. Can now walk acfoss thu room
without pain in joint. His general health
has coptinued good
CAsr Lupus, 25 years standing. Has
had all manners OF treatment. Lupus
covers the mo.t of the face and part Of the
forehead. Hereditary strumus and con-
'uupive history. Patient aged about
70 AID in fair condition Of health
First Injection April l. seven in all.
,tili under treatment The size Of injections
from to ming. HISS had febrile reaction
foilo.ing each injection. The peculiarly
OF he reaction in this case il that it has
been delayed sometimes from II to "a
hours before appearing The i'm Improvement
10 the condition Of the disease il very per.
cephbe 10 ssveixl plsc.s the scsbs have
fallen of and the disease 10 apparently
healed. Where the scabs have fallen on II
has left quite \ smooth surface with but
little color. The general health If the
patient hiss continued good