St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-22
MEDICS IN SESSION.
Twenty Fifth Annual Meeting of
the Minnesota State Medical
Society in minneapolis.
Papers Read on Various Subjects
by Members, and Routine
Business Transacted.

The Minnesota State Medical Society
began its twenty. fifth annual meeting ir
Minneapolis yesterday morning, com
mencing the session, although under
difficulties. The place secured for the
meeting was the Stock Exchange Hall
of the Lumber Exchange, but the place
was found SO noisy from improvements
in progress round and about that the
opening session was well nigh failure.
| There were about fifty members Of the
association in attendance for the OPEN
ing, including some of the most promin-
ent members of the profession in the
state. DR.. A. w. Abbott. of Minue-
auolis, presided, and the other officers
present were: Secretary DIR. 9. b.
Witherly, of st. Paul, and Treasurer
DIR. X. j. Hill, of Minneapolis.
Except the address of the president,
which was not delivered. owing to the
causes stated, the morning programme
was in the main dispatched. In the
opening. Chairman w. A. Hall, Of the
executive committee, made report OF
| the programme, which had been pre-
pared in advance, covering three days
of the session. To do this there had
been somewhat of an infringement
upon article XIV. of the constitution
which required all notices and matters
to be discussed to be previously snb-
mtted to the secretary, and the com
mittee, III submitting the report. recon-
mended the repeal of so much of the
Article as was infringed upon, and on
motion the article was unanimously re-
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| Messrs. Tilden & Co. sent beautiful
oferiDg of flowers and received the
| thanks of the society therefor.
brought up the matter Of the annual
publication of the proceedings. and the
association contract with the Lancet
company. After full statement by the
regard regarding Sa the y zpabfshs, hos6n Was
made by him to repeal so much of the
bylaws as fixed the publication with
the Lancet, for the purpose of allowing
a change in the contract, as it had pre-
viouSly existed. By a unanimous vote
that much of Article 10 of the bylaw;
was repealed. DR.. Sweeny moved TO
instruct the committee on publication
| to make a new contract with the Lam
Get, but the matter was finally laid over
| till the morning business SeS sion Of
| today. The same action was taken
regarding proposal, led by DR.. Kim
bali. to increase the annual dues from
s2 to s.. The statement was made that
| the association needed more funds a.
once.
At this point the noise was so great
| that the committee on place of meeting
was called upon to find another hall
and they departed on that errand
Meanwhile Treasurer DR.. Hill made his
report. in substance as follows:
Cash on hand June, 1892, $4S0.54; re-
ceived from dues of members, 1886
from delinquent members, 1882; total
81, ,14S.54. Disbursements for sundry ex
penses, S94S.5O, leaving cash on hand
$200.04.
The committee on hall returned and
reported that the ordinary Of the Wes
hotel had been secured, and the assocla
ton then adjourned to meet at thai
place at 2 p. m, all other matters per
tanning to the OpeningsSeSsion being lalo
over till tomorrow mornings business
session.
The afternoon was devoted to the
section of practice of medicine, opening
with an address by the chairman, DR..
Talbot Jones. A symposium of papers
on chronic Bright's disease, discussing
its symptoms; pneumonia. analysis
general treatment, etc., formed the
leading topic of the session. 1t was
discussed by Drs. Arnold, Schwyzer, G.
Ii. Hunter, Charles l.. Greene, j. 9.
Adams, G. l.. Wells. s'Notes on the
Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis''
was given by DIR. III. Longstreet Tay-
lor. DR.. j. w. Robertson discussed
"Sulphate of Atropia and Its Use in
Eye Diseases by the General Practi-
TONER" Dr. E. Freeman Walsh read a
paper on "Chronic Constipation" and
DR.. l.. II. Munger treated of ''Hepatic
Collie"
The evening was given over to the
discussion Of the section of nervous dis
eases.
The evening session was devoted to
the section of nervous diseases, and the
several interesting papers were heard
by large and attentive audience. The
session was presided over by DR.. Arthur
Sweeney. OF st. Paul, the immediate
subject being "Hysteria." upon which
a symposium OF learned papers was
read. The subject was divided
into five classes. as follows
Its pathology, DR.. Sweeney; geological
lOCtOIS, LIZ lNs ". 1PVuIo Auo iIOLl
ifeStatiOns, DIR. Eugene Riggs; its SEN
sorry manifestations, DR.. L. NJ. Crafts
its prevention and treatment, DIR. w. A
Jones. The papers all showed deel
research and a commendable knowl-
edge of the intricacies of the
several subjects. The other feat
! ures of the session were papers Oh
Spinal irritation" by DR.. E. B. Crone
| "A Typical Neurosis," by DIR. Louis
Bauer. of st. Louis; The Morbid An
atomy of insanity" by DR.. +. N. Flint
and paper on ''lnebriety," by DR.. +
Phelps, of the Rochester asylum. The
latter gave all exceedingly interesting
| account of his experience, dealing with
| the subject as it affected the phySlca
welfare of mankind. He treated i
as disease, and dealt at length will
its varied phases as an acquired appe
! tite and from the standpoint of her
edity. The effect Of alcohol on the
moral and mental powers was de
picted, and it was shown tina
| the tendency is the strongest where i
is inherited. The vice was treated from
a constitutional standpoint, and he adj
yocated the prevention Of the prOpaga
| tion of a defective species, not so mnct
to punish the individual as Il
protect society. The forms Of i'll
sanity growing from indulgence were
also treated upon, and the use Of
strychnine was advised as powerful
remedy in combating the taste fol
liquor. He thought the evil prevent
ible troubles as soon as Il majority OF
the law making classes took some
united action. LII conclusion he touched
upon the idea of colcnizing lnebriates
in such manner as 10 make them self
supporting, and to make them assist il
maintaining their families.
FIRE BUGS AT WORK.