Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
What Preventive Measures Have
Accomplished in Vermont.
Papers Presented and Discussed and
Omcers Elected at Closing Sessions
OF state Medical Society
Meeting.

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was spent hearing and discussing inn
portant papers upon medical topics. The
! preliminary ARRANGEMENTS for the CEN
tennial observance in 1918 were left with
committee consisting of Drs j. V.
Jenne. j. H. Wheeler and Il. NJ. Pond.
| This committee is to suggest n plan Of
celebration and report at the next annual
meeting.
In addition 10 the election of DR. F. r.
Kidder of Woodstock as president the fol-
| lowing officers were chosen.
! MISUNDERSTANDING LINDSAY Of
| MONTPELIER.
! Secretary-C. II. Beecher of Burlingt on.
| Treasurer-C F. Dalton of Rurlington
| Auditor-A NJ Norton of Bristol
Commttees-E Executive. F. T Kldder.
| William Lindsay and c. H. Beecher:
publication, G. II. Beecher. David Marvin.
F. T.. Farmer; legislative +. w. Sears.
| w. y Bryant and c. L. Scofeld: medical
education. J. NJ Allen: neurology s w.
Hammond. J. II. Blodgett and W. w.
| Hutchinson; nledico legal 7 n Jenne.
The following delegates were elected:
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! chairman. w n Brvent
| Officers of the house Of Je,egatcs. presi-
dent j. r. Winch vice-presidents r. NJ
| Pond and u. NJ Browne: secretary I, A
| Newcomb.
This meeting" said DR.. c. H. Yeecber
| last evening, was by far the most suc-
| cessful one VIC have ever held. The at
tendance Of 100 was the largest TINT I
| recall. and the character of the napers
which we're timely and important. wa.
| unusually high. The exhibits we're larger
better and more numerous than hereto
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| DIR. w. Gilman Thompson of New York
was not present. and so his postponed
paper on The Occupation Diseases of
Modern Life which had been scheduled
| for the first number on the program OF
the morning session, wns not presented
Superintendent w. C.. Klot2 OF the Yer
mont State sanatorium at Pittsford
brought out in detail the results Of n
study of $50 cases of tuberculosis at tina t
| institution.
In his experience he had found that a
large percentage OF the cases receiving
treatment early In the progress of the
disease resulted In apparent cure. while
many others were discharged much i'm
proved and the percentage OF deaths was
small. But of those cases which were
| not taken into the institution until tho
disease was more advanced. a large per-
centage ended in death Dr. w. y. Bry-
ant OF Ludlow led the discussion OF this
TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER.
The Diagnosis of Renal tuberculosis"
was the subject of a technical paper pre-
scented by Dr. w w. Townsend Of Rut-
land. the discussion of which was led NV.
Or. s. S. Eddy of Middlebury. This was
followed by DR. Donly c IIawlev of this
CITY. who poke on Cancer of the Rec
tum." taking the subtect M in some do.
/ tail Painting IA in inc
,.nce Of tbis disease he urged tho ,r,,or-
tonce n, earlv dioqnosis and o,,lirad t,a
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methods of procedure ana su,nnar,z,ra
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ADVANCES IN SURGERY.
,oo,b.r illustrated address was that
~ mr. q w Grille Of Cleveland Ohio
who spoke upon "Anoci-Ass tion-A
New Principle In Operative surgery.
This was tho hrst annual address under
the trust fund' Or Cnle seld mat the
| word MISREPRESENTATION Is ne" one
coined to serve as n term Tor the process
| of avoiding after-etects ana other Ills
| connected with operations General
| anaesthetics prevent 'he CONSCIOUSNESS vi
pain, but they DO not prevent nervous
the use OF local ahaes'heNc with
general anaestheuc prevents oo'h con-
| seriousness ana shock'
lr. CfiIe' 1T Afpee anu ~ Iioush'hs
were unanimously e'ecteu W honora'y