The Portland daily press., 1898-11-15
in the Philippines are to be ordered home
as soon as thu troops now on route for tne
islands reach there to take their place.
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
The Interesting MEETING held Here Last
Evening.

The twenty second stated meeting OF the
Maine Academy of Medicine and Scieho
was held at the Eye and Ear lnnrmary
last evening, DR.. M. G WedgWeod OIL
Lewiston in the chair. Two features dis
tinguished it from previous gatherings
the banquet was served at the beginning
instead of the close OF the session, ana the
new lighting system was used for the nrsG
time. Both light and lunch were MARKED
successes. The lighting system IS tne
only one of it's kind in the state, ana one
OF very few in New England.
Blessing was asked by the heV. LEWIS
Malvern of the Free Baptist church. Az
the Conclusion of the banquet DR.. Gordon
suggested that hereafter supper be served
at seven O'Clock, to be followed by the
business meeting at 8. 30; and on moulon
of DR.. Fillebrown the change was voueo.s
At the business meeting highly III
terestipg and admirably written paper,
entitled ''The twentieth Century bapy,
was read by DIR. Stanley +. warren OF
Portland. It was in substance review
of the progress made in midwifery during
the past fifty years and forecast OF rnat
to be made In the half century now GAVIN
ing. prefaced by slight sketch OF or
stetrics from the time OF the arpofeal
infant to that of the scion OF our present.
complex civilization. Much stress was
laid upon the protective method OF as
livery and the measures taken to stamp
out puerpural fever. DR.. Warren 1nsisteo
upon three points as necessary III the op'
stretrics of the future; compul sorry anti-
sepsis, clinical experience to be required
of medical students before granting OF
degree. and the training and registration
of women midwives and nurses. Inls
last is now required in Germany, where
two years course Is exacted, and Is
widely agitated in England ana France.
DIR. Warren urged the establishment OF q
maternity or lying-in hospital in Port
land.
He was followed by Drs. s. ]. Bassford
OF Biddeford, "a. L. Stanwood OF Canton
and 3. III. Fuller OF Bath DR.. Bassford
| advocated the passage by the iegi stature
of laws compelling the enforcement OF
anti-ssptic precautions in midwifery. DIR.
Stanwood doubted the practicahility of
enforcing such laws and contended that
the previous papers read treated normal
child delivery as pathological process,
instead Of physiological, as 1t really Is.
The second paper. by DIR. @. e.
Williams of Auburn, treated OF q case
coming und der his observation of rupture
| of the Fallopiau tube, mistaken at first
for appendicitis. He was followed by
Drs William Il. Small and y, l.. Dixon
of Lewiston, the point turning upon the
phrpte4lpicS dbpou0iuk uuC AlnkhuSio VI bP-
pendioitis and salsingitis. The Ill scussion
was also participated in by Or. S. G.
Gordon, who paid high tribute to the
great worth Of the papers read, and DR. s.
Donovan Of Lewiston, Parker of Farming
ton and Adams of Portland.
DR.. Adams claimed to te the Oldest
practicing physician present, but on COM
parison Of records it transpired that Er.
Gordon ante dated him by two mon tbs.
Both hung out their shingles In 1856
| The following were elected Fellows:
DR.. J. p. Stric kland, Washington; DR..
A. Stanhoof, Dover; e. G. Jones, Port
land George r. Wescott, d. d. S. Deer
ing; Eliot Blanchard, Portland; Constate
Southworth, Portland; DR.. ]. d. Coch-
rane, Ssco; Or. l.. D. BENNETT, Saco: DR..
j. r. Haley, Kennebunk; DE-. J. u.
Haley, AGO; Lemuel Lane. Westbrook.
Corresponding Fellow: Samuel Peters,
Pistsburg.
Honorary Fellow: DIR. /. T. Dana.
Port land.
The next meeting will be held on the
second Monday In December.