ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING.

The society met at the Kirby House, city of Watertown, July 11, 1876, pursuant to adjournment.

Meeting called to order by the President. The Secretary not being present, Dr. J. W. Owen was appointed Secretary pro tem. Minutes of last meeting called. Secretary's book not being present, call laid on the table.

The election of officers being next in order, it was deemed advisable (there being so small an attendance, owing to the inclemency of the weather) to postpone the election to an adjourned meeting.

The time was taken up in the reports of cases in practice and discussion of various topics relating to the practice of medicine.

A case was reported by Dr. Hewett in which the symptoms were as follows: Pain in the back of head and neck; pulse, ten to the minute; great prostration. Symptoms commenced at six A. M.; called to see patient at eight A. M.; found appearance of pus in thumb; opened thumb, discharge of pus; at noon opened forearm and also at elbow and upper arm; found pus at each point; patient in a comatose state; died at eleven P. M., aged eighty years.

The pathology of this case elicited considerable discussion. The patient appearing in her usual good health up to her retiring the evening before, rendered the diagnosis very obscure.

Dr. Hale reported a case of paralysis, in which the left half of the body was completely involved. The case was successfully treated by him. The doctor gave a minute detail of his treatment, which was listened to with marked attention, and notes taken by the members.

Dr. Hopkins reported a case of cerebro-spinal meningitis, in which the brain was involved. It was successfully treated by him; treatment stated and subject-matter discussed by the members.

Time having arrived for adjournment, motioned that this meeting adjourn to the second Tuesday in August next, at ten A. M., at the Kirby House, Watertown. Motion prevailed and so adjourned.

DR. A. P. HALE, President.

Dr. J. W. OWEN, Secretary pro tem.

ADJOURNED MEETING.

Society met pursuant to adjournment, August 8, 1876, at the Kirby House, Watertown.

Meeting called to order by the President. Minutes of the last annual and special meetings read and approved.

The Secretary read a communication from the Secretary of the

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State society, containing a resolution passed by the State society at its last session, as follows:

Resolved, That hereafter the auxiliary societies shall grant licenses to practice medicine, surgery and obstetrics, under the law of the State regulating the same, for one year only, and that these certificates emanate from the State society, signed by its President and Secretary, with its corporate seal properly attached."

Resolution adopted and ordered incorporated into the By-laws of this society.

Election of officers being in order, the President appointed Doctors Nichols, Owens and Hewett, committee on nominations.

Dr. Waful moved that the annual dues of the members of this society be in the future one dollar instead of fifty cents, as at present. Carried.

Committee on nominations reported; report adopted and committee discharged.

Motion made by Dr. Nichols that the By-laws, requiring the election by ballot, be suspended, and that we elect by acclamation. Adopted.

Motion made by the same, that the names as reported by the committee, for officers for the coming year, be declared unanimously elected. Motion prevailed, and the following named gentlemen were declared the officers for the coming year, viz.:

For President.- Dr. A. P. Hale, of Adams, Jefferson county, N. Y. For Vice-President. Dr. A. L. Nichols, Barnes' Corners, Lewis county, N. Y.

For Secretary and Treasurer. - Dr. J. W. Sargent, Woodville, Jefferson county, N. Y.

For Censors. Dr. E. Allen, Copenhagen, Lewis county, N. Y.; J. W. Owen, Lowville, Lewis county, N. Y.; G. D. Hewett, Carthage, Jefferson county, N. Y.

Dr. Hewett proposed the name of Dr. J. H. Copp, of Carthage, and Dr. Albert A. Joslin, of the same place, as suitable persons to become members of this society. Dr. Waful presented the name of Dr. Seth Aldrich, of Lagrange, Ohio, for membership. The propositions were referred to the board of Censors, who, after due examination of candidates, reported favorably on the propositions, and recommended the candidates to membership, and also that they be granted licenses to practice medicine and surgery under the laws of the State of New York.

Dr. M. B. Ladd, of St. Lawrence, N. Y., having been previously examined by the board of Censors, and found qualified, he, with the above-named gentlemen, signed the constitution, paid their fees, and were declared members of this society.

The society then appointed as delegates to the State Society, Doctors Hewett, Owen, Nichols, Hale and Sargent, with power to substitute if necessary.

The committee appointed to investigate charges against Dr. Potter, reported that they find nothing to sustain the charges against him, and recommend that the charges be withdrawn, and ask to be dis

charged from further investigation. Request granted and committee discharged.

Dr. Hale was directed by vote of society to secure the change of name of this society from that of the Eclectic Medical Society of the eighteenth Senate district, to that of the Eclectic Medical Society of Black River district, and the Treasurer was directed to pay to Dr. Hale the sum of ten dollars, to defray the expenses attending the

same.

The Treasurer reported funds in his hands, after paying the above, fourteen dollars and five cents.

The President was directed, by vote of society, to call a special meeting of the society on the second Tuesday of January, 1877, at 10 A. M., at the Kirby House, Watertown.

The time of adjournment having arrived, adjourned to the second Tuesday in July, 1877, at the Kirby House, Watertown, at 10 a. M. A. P. HALE, M. D., President.

Dr. J. W. SARGENT, Secretary.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT SOCIETY.

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., August 23, 1876.

The regular meeting of the Eclectic Medical Society of the Eastern District was held at Cambridge, N. Y., August 23, 1876, the VicePresident, Dr. S. J. Smith, in the chair.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

Dr. Slocum welcomed the society to Washington county in a few appropriate and interesting remarks.

Dr. Smith read a very interesting essay on Cholera Infantum; also one on Cystitis and its treatment. Discussion followed on these subjects; the essays were accepted by the society and placed on file. Adjourned to meet on the third Wednesday of November in Troy, N. Y.

Subject for discussion - Diphtheria; essayists, Drs. McCourt and Slocum.

A. G. STILLMAN,

Secretary.

TROY, N. Y., November 15, 1876.

The regular meeting of the Eastern District Society was held at the American House, Troy, N. Y., November 15, 1876, the VicePresident, Dr. S. J. Smith, in the chair.

Present Drs. Smith, Mattocks, Brown, Henry and Stillman. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The society then took up Diphtheria for discussion. Dr. Smith opened the subject by saying that he had never seen but one genuine case of the disease. Dr. Stillman stated that he believed that Diphtheria commenced in two ways: First, in a peculiar poison affecting the whole constitution before producing the local difficulty. Second, in the poison being so virulent that the contagion primarily affected the throat, this being followed by constitutional symptoms. In the first case the system will be greatly prostrated simulating a typhoid state; in the second, we will have an inflammatory fever at the outset. The Saturate Tincture of Poke in ten drop doses, combined with Aconite or Veratrum every hour, with gargles of Iron and Potash, are his sheet anchors in this disease. Drs. Mattocks and Henry also described their treatment under like circumstances.

The subjects chosen for discussion at the next meeting were Consumption and Pneumonia.

Essayists Drs. Slocum, Henry and Stillman.

Adjourned to meet at the Mansion House, Troy, the 3d Wednes day in February, 1877.

A. G. STILLMAN,

Secretary.

CYSTITIS.

BY S. J. SMITH, M. D., Cambridge, N. Y.

Acute inflammation of the bladder is a very painful though not dangerous disease. It may be confined to the mucous membrane or involve .both the mucous and the muscular coats. It usually commences with shivering or chills, frequent pulse and hot dry skin. In a short time this is followed by deep-seated lancinating pain over the region of the bladder and frequent desire to urinate, each effort giving rise to the most excruciating pain.

Causes-Exposure to cold and wet; external injuries; irritating drugs; calculi; gonorrhoea and irritating injections, etc.

Symptoms-Pain in the region of the bladder, which is worse from external pressure. Frequently this pain extends along the urethra. Micturation is very frequent and gives rise to a painful burning and scalding sensation while urinating. The urine is high colored; after a time containing a mucous or muco-purulent sediment. When the disease has attained its greatest intensity there is an almost constant desire to micturate with an intense tenesmus, so that the patient is sometimes obliged to take hold of something with his hands when passing water, or he may get down on his hands and knees, and will frequently bite his lips to keep from crying out with the severe suffering. Diagnosis -"Acute cystitis is readily determined by the seat of the pain, and by its aggravation during micturition; the change in the character of the urine and its difficult passage with tenesmus.' Prognosis-"The disease usually terminates favorably without any structural change, and except in cases in which inflammation extends to the adjacent tissues there is but little danger."

Treatment

The treatment recommended in the books has utterly failed in my hands. The only internal remedies that I have found of utility in this disease are, aconite, apis and cantharides.

B Tr. aconiti gtt. xv.

Tr. Apis gtt x.
Aquæ Az iv.

B Cantharides gtt. x.
Aquæ Az iv.

Give one teaspoonful of each in alternation, from one-half to one hour apart. Have the patient sit in a tub of water as hot as can be borne, for from one-half hour to two hours, two or three times a day. Use enemas of warm water twice a day to move the bowels and assist in allaying the inflammation. Apply stramonium ointment to the perineum.

Under the above treatment, in my hands, convalescence has invariably been rapid.