The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-05
MAINE DOCTORS.
Second Days Proceedings at City Build
ing.

The second days session of the 44th
annual meeting of the Maine Medical
Association was called to order by the
president, DR.. L. W. Pendletoh at 10. 10
a. m. yesterday, in the Common Council
chamber, City building.
The first business in order was the re-
port of DR.. George G. Parker, one of the
delegates to the 105th anniversary of the
New Hampshire Medical Society.
| DR.. Charles d. Smith, secretary of the
Maine Medical Association, then gave a
brief report of the convention of the
Massachusetts Medical Society, which he
attended last year as q delegate from the
Maine association. and added that he had
received an invitation to be present this
year at the convention which would be
held June 9 and 10.
Applications were thenyread from Drs.
Jersey and Charles A. Packard, asking
| to be placed on tne retired list, and from
DIR. Frank M. Putnam requesting hon.
orable discharge from the association,
all of which were unanimously granted.
An interesting paper was read by Dr.
F. e. Varney. formerly of Union, now of
| North Chelmsford, Mass, entitled,
"Should Physicians Dispense Their
Medicine" DIR. Varney claimed most
emphntically that they should and
| brought several arguments and much ex-
perience to bear out his theory At the
| conclusionlof the paper, DR.. F. H. Ger
| IRISH of Portland, opened the discussion,
| and took the opposite view of tho case.
He claimed that it is but fair that men
who have given Life long study to acquire
| the knowledge necessary in dispensing
medicines should have the cooperation
of the physicians. and not only be given
tho handling of prescriptions in exoep-
| tional cases. II like to believe" said
DR.. Gerrish, that educated pharmacists
are honorable men who assist in caring
for the sicls.'
DR.. A. S. Thayer of Portland thought
that physicians must always depend on
the pharmacists to a large extent, a
pharmacist is the ally of tine physician,
and always will be.
DR.. b. B. Foster thought that the ques-
ton was largely. Influenced by the envi-
ronments of physician. He could un-
derstand how some medical men, sur
rounded by fine pharmaceutical conven-
fences would write prescriptions at their
desk, and entrust them to the druggist,
but there were others living in country
places, where it would be necessary to
carry their own medicines to large ex
tent. He always carried medicines in
case of emergency and lie did not think
the pharmacist would object.
DR.. Adams of Litchfield said that he
| carried his own medicines, but he wished
he was not obliged to as they had cost
him in the neighborhood of $50, 600 since
he had been in practice.
Dr.. N. j. Wedgwood of Lewiston
thought that physicians in the city should
carry more medicines than they do.
DIR. S. G. Gordon of this city, said that
people often complained about the size of
their drug bill, and with great deal of
reason. Physicians prescribed altogether
too largely. In cases where under no
possible circumstances could over two
ounces be consumed, he had seen eight
ounce BOTTLES. Druggists, too, do not
discriminate in the matter of charges,
but would charge SO cents for two ounces
of phosphate of sodium, when it only cost
20 cents pound. 81 believe, he said,
THAT the druggists of this city are hon
Vis need Of greater discrimination among
them and ourselves rs we'll.
DR.. j. L. Willis of Eliot, said that be
paid about 5000 year for his medicines
which he dispensed himself and got no
return for it, proving that the physician
is n OF the gamer by dispensing medi-
dnes himself.
Remarks were made also by Dr. Eos
ter of Woodfords, and DR.. Fl. p. Merrill
of Portland.
DR.. Jonah of PASSPORT seemed to think
that some pharmacists did not act
squarely by the physicians.
This Will be today's programme:
Unfinished Business,
Reports of Delegates to other Medical
socieuies,
Voluntary Papers or Reports of Cases.
Reports of the Board of Censors, Bust
ness.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met at 2. Is O'Clock.
DR.. FL. Dew. Carville of Manchester,
and L. j. Frink Of BARTLETT were present.
ed and welcomed as delegates from tho
New Hampshire Medical Society, and
j. F. Young of Newport, from the Mas
sachusettss Medical Society,
The following resolution was given
passage:
Resolved, That the Maine Medical AS
ISOLATION resents the action of certain
life insurance companies in reducing the
fee of medical examinations to three
dollars, where an examination of urine is
required, and urges its members to have
nothing to do with such companies. sg
On motion of Or. Alfred King, the
board Of censors was authorized to secure
the services of some prominent medical
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