OF THE VERMONT STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1890, PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING THE FIRST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTER THE ING THE LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IN JUNE, AT SUCH BURLINGTON, VT.: R. S. STYLES, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, 107 Saint Paul Street. NOTE. Each article published herein stands upon its own merits, as the expression of its Author's opinion, for which the Society does not hold itself responsible. OF THE Vermont State Medical Society, 1890. SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING. The semi-annual meeting of the Vermont State Medical Society was held in Rutland on Thursday and Friday, June 26 and 27, 1890. The sessions were held in the Board of Trade Rooms, on Merchants Row. The meeting was called to order at 11.15 A. м. by the President, Dr. H. S. Brown, of St. Johnsbury. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Niles, of Rutland, The records of the last annual meeting were read by the Secretary, and approved. Dr. A. T. Woodward, of Brandon, spoke on The Treatment of Cystitis. He presented device of his own for irrigating or douching the bladder, which consisted of a soft rubber catheter, with a hard rubber cup surmounting it. The capacity of the cup was two ounces He claimed we should never put more than two ounces of fluid into the bladder at a time. The subject was discussed by Dr. F. W. Goodall, of Bennington. He advocated the use of a blunt hard rubber instrument similar to the nasal tip of a common syringe, which would enter the penis only threequarters of an inch. The subject was also discussed by Dr. M. R. Crain of Rutland. Adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M, |