Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-08
ECLECTIC MEDICAL SOCIETY
New England Organization In Session
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Acid Re.
commended for Cancer.

Montpcllcr, June 7.-Thc 1lth annual
meeting of the New England Eclectic
Medical society was opened in the law
ycr's room at the State House this morn
irg and will he continued through to-
morrow Or. Algernon f'assctt Of Port.
land. Nc, was In tho chair and Dr,
Charles q. Psrcival of Boston was ap-
pointed pro tenn.
The morning session was taken up will,
reports Of officers and committees. The
report Of the treasurer showed all bills
paid and good working Balance in the
treasury. Dr. L. l.. Templeton of Mont
rcicr for the neurology committee. lead
an obit lary sketch of Gr. Henry Harlan
Hill of Lowell, Vt, who has died during
the past year.
In tho afternoon n Joint meeting will.
the Vermont Eclectic Medical society was
held. The latter is holding it's 4Gtll annual
session Mt Monpclier. The programme for
the afternoon session included an address
of welcome by DR.. r. II. Godfrey OF Chcl-
sc1. president of the Vermont society,
ana reading and discussion of several pa
pcrs.
The election Of officers for the New
England society was postponed until
Tomorrow. An informal meeting was
held in tho Pavilion parlors this cvcn-
ing.
An address was given hy Frederick
w. Abbott OF Taunton. Mass, on the
New England Eclectic Medical associa-
tion. Tho principal event of the even
ing was tn" paper on treatment of cam
cor by DR.. Alfred Horace Flower Of
Eoston. For Ii years Or Flower has
been successfully treating Gamer and he
cited many cases that he has cured
After cnumerating the various kinds Of
cancer. namely stone. soft. spider.
wolf. black. scalcy and rose cancers ana
explaining each. DR.. Flower said:
"tanc'rs should he treated locally an,
constitn'ionally. one of tho best know,
remedies for external and Internal use i.
carbolic acid, for internal use take one
dram of carholic acid crystals to a olia,t
of water. add one ounce of thuga and ;
teaspoontul three times day. For extcr
nal use double the formula and appl,
over tho cancer on absorbent cotton an,
Keep moist. ] also use a liquid. tho for
mula Of which / am not at prescn
lat liberty to divulGo. applied d
rcctly to the growth. This liuui,
Will Kill cancer in from one to tw.
hours. III week or ten days the cance
can be lifted out and tho surroundin,
flesh will be clean" The questions will
which DR. Flower was piled for an hou
after he had completed his talk Shove,
tho great interest in his subject and treat
ln"nt taken by all present. Other paper
will be read and officers elected tu-mor
row morning
Among those present from outside tn
State are DR. Fossott of Portland. Me.
DR. Henry Reney OF Biddef ford DR.. Georg
A. Weeks of Richmond. Me-. Dr. j.. "
Abbott. NJ. d.. of Taunton, DIR. G. G. Per
cival of Boston, DR.. Adclard Pavlettc o
Lowell. Mass.
VT. ECLECTIC MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The 4Oth annual meeting of the Vor.
mont Eclectic Medical society was
called to order this afternoon in IN,
rooms OF the railroad commissioner.
at the state House. by Or. r. H. God
frey of Chelsea, tho president. Th,
reports of DR.. =. l.. Templcton, tn,
secretary, and of Dr. Edwin Temple
ton, the trca surcr. both of Montrelicr
We're read. These showed an increas
ing membership and balance in tn.
| '''"'"'| u eo-''f' Win All DlIlS pu11
The election of officers was deferred
until tomorrow.
| President Godfrey was very ON
| phat tic in the statement that it shoul,
be understood the Vermont societ,
does not endorse characterization. II,
said the society had been misrcpre
scntcd in the past as opposed to vac
cination. when in fact it strongl.
iavors it. several papers OF intcrcs
to the profession were read.