PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE. 1. Sessions will be held in the Athenaeum building, corner of Cass and Biddle streets. Meetings of the Society, House of Delegates and various committees, and the pathologic and commercial exhibits will be held in this building. The first meeting of the House of Delegates will be held in the rooms of the Milwaukee Medical Society on the evening of June 21st, when important matters will be discussed. 2. Arrangements are in progress for the securing of reduced rates on all railroads. 3. The entertainment on the evening of June 22d will be the annual smoker given by the Milwaukee Medical Society. For the evening of June 23rd a supper and entertainment is being planned to take the place of the more formal banquet. 4. The wives of the Milwaukee members have planned to entertain the visiting ladies at an informal reception during the evening of the men's smoker, and by a drive and noon breakfast on Thursday. They assure a cordial welcome to all ladies who can possibly come. Visiting ladies are expected to attend the supper and entertainment of the society on Thursday evening. A. T. HOLBROOK, Chairman Arrangement Committee. THE SEVENTH COUNCILOR DISTRICT. Sparta, Wis., April 2, 1904. Editor Wisconsin Medical Journal: Our Secretary, Dr. Sheldon, can now report to you the complete organization of the 7th Councilor District. Buffalo and Pepin Counties have formed one society, and Trempealeau and Jackson the other. The names of officers, their postoffice addresses and number of men joining is in Dr. Sheldon's possession. The organizations were effected March 17. We will come to the annual meeting with a pretty well organized state-not completely organized but so nearly so that the following year will find us surprisingly ahead of our most sanguine expectations. For instance, this county of Monroe that formerly had but 8 members in the old state society, now has 20 members. This, I think, will be about the proportion of increase in this whole district. W. T. SARLES, Councilor, 7th District. DIRECTORY OF COUNTY SOCIETIES. COUNTY. Barron-Gates-Polk Ashland Bayfield Brown Buffalo-Pepin Chippewa Clark Columbia Dane Dodge Douglas Eau Claire. Grant Jefferson Juneau La Crosse. Marinette W. T. Rinehart, Ashland. N. N. Glim, Ashland. E. H. Grannis, Menomo'e. Marquette Milwaukee H. Blank, Jackson...... G. A. Heidner, West Bend O. T. Hougen, G. Rapids. F. Pomainville, G.Rapids DANE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. The first quarterly meeting of the Dane County Medical Society was held at Madison, April 12, when the following program was presented: "Iritis." Dr. Edward Everett, Madison. "Endothelioma of the Pia Mater." Report of Case. Photographs and Microscopic Sections. Dr. W. S. Miller, Madison. "Hydrotherapy in the Treatment of Pneumonia." Dr. C. F. Farnsworth, Madison. "Iris in the Treatment of Goitre." Dr. D. B. Collins, Madison. "Appendicitis." Report of a Case. Dr. B. J. Wadey, Belleville. "Actinomycosis Hominis." Report of case with exhibition of specimens showing fungus. Dr. R. H. Jackson, Madison. "Pneumonia in the Infant." Dr. C. S. Sheldon, Madison. The papers were very instructive and the meeting a very enjoyable one. The Society is well organized and has a membership of 70, over 90 per cent. of the eligible practitioners in the county. R. H. JACKSON, M. D., Secretary. LA CROSSE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. The regular monthly meeting of the La Crosse County Medical Society was held April 7, nearly all the members being present. Dr. C. H. Marquardt read a paper on "Obstetrics, With a Report of a Case of Adherent Placenta." A very free discussion followed. It was voted that all members of the Society sign the Hepburn Pure Food Bill, and that the signatures be sent to our Representatives in Washington to thus urge them to pass favorably upon this bill. A committee was also appointed to invite the Wisconsin State Medical Society to hold its meeting in 1905 at La Crosse. C. H. MARQUARDT, M. D., Secretary. MEDICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY. Meeting of April 8, 1904. The President, G. E. Seaman, in the chair. 4 new members were elected. The program of the evening was a Symposium on Tuberculosis. Dr. L. F. Jermain read a paper on "The Municipal Problem." He emphasized the necessity and propriety of reporting cases, of department disinfection, of regulation of milk supply, etc. Dr. U. O. B. Wingate read a paper on "The State and National Problem," giving a history of the development of the modern sanitorium treatment, and reviewed what had been done by the state and nation in prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. Dr. C. H. Stoddard read a paper on "Climatology," detailing briefly the advantages of Wisconsin climate in the treatment of tuberculosis. The papers were discussed by Drs. Madison, Reich, Harrington, Teschan, DeBesch, McShane, Beffel, and Farnham. A committee was appointed to consider the question of an educational lecture and exhibition upon tuberculosis, to be given by the society, and to report upon the feasibility of such a lecture at the next meeting. This committee was further instructed to consider the establishment of a hospital in Milwaukee County for the accommodation of the tuberculous poor. A. W. GRAY, M. D., Secretary. SHAWANO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. A regular meeting of the Shawano County Medical Society was held on March 8. Dr. W. B. Eicher, of Bonduel, read a paper on "Hyperacidity and Its Relation to Other Diseases," which was freely discussed by the members present. The remainder of the meeting was taken up with the regular routine business. H. W. PARTLOW, M. D., Secretary. WASHBURN-SAWYER-BURNETT COUNTIES MEDICAL SOCIETY. The third meeting of this Society was held at Hayward, March 10. The following papers were read: "The X-Ray in General Practice and Treatment." Pr. I. G. Babcock, Cumberland. "Tuberculosis, With Especial Reference to Statistics of Its Prevalence Throughout the United States and the Favorable Showing of Wisconsin, Especially the Northern Half." Dr. Hopkins. "Ophthalmia Neonatorum." Dr. J. P. Cox, Spooner. "Medical Legislation." Dr. Storey, Hayward. All of the papers were freely discussed. At the conclusion of the program luncheon was served at the home of Dr. J. B. Trowbridge. The next meeting will be held at Spooner, June 10. A committee was appointed to prepare a fee bill to be acted upon at the next regular meeting. E. R. HERING, M. D., Secretary. FOX RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL SOCIETY. The regular quarterly meeting of the Fox River Valley Medical Society was held at Appleton, Tuesday, April 19th, 1904, Dr. J. R. Minahan in the chair. About 40 members were present. In the absence of Dr. Earles, who was to have read a paper on the Surgery of the Thyroid Gland, Dr. A. H. Levings gave an informal talk on the same topic. A paper was read by Dr. J. R. Barnett of Neenah, on Rheumatism and Allied Affections. The chief emphasis of the writer was laid on differential diagnosis of both the acute and chronic forms of the disease. In the discussion of the paper Dr. Ford, of Omro, dwelt on the rheumatic manifestations accompanying scarlet fever, and recommended the use of hot air in the treatment of the joint symptoms of gonorrheal rheumatism. Dr. R. E. Minahan of Green Bay stated that rheumatism which confined itself to one joint, or which consisted of severe pain in one joint should be regarded with suspicion. Genuine cases may be roughly classified as obese, requiring alkaline treatment; anemic, requiring iron; and sthenic, full-blooded patients, who need the salicylates in large doses. If a given treatment is going to benefit a patient it will generally do so in a short time. If no impression is made promptly it is probable that something else ought to be tried. Dr. Fairfield, of Green Bay, claimed that rheumatism as a disease is almost as rare as jaundice as a disease. In treatment oil of wintergreen per rectum is to be preferred to the salicylates per os. Dr. J. R. Minahan stated that about 90% of cases of neglected osteo-myelitis have been at some time in their history diagnosed as rheumatism. Dr. Mills, of Appleton, stated that careful attention to the symptom-group will generally enable one to make a differential diagnosis, the main points being the fact that in osteo-myelitis the pain is not referred to the joint, but over the epiphysis, and is quite circumscribed; and the fact that there is local edema soon after. After some executive business the Society adjourned. J. S. REEVE, M. D., Secretary. MILWAUKEE MEDICAL SOCIETY. Meeting of March 22, 1904. At the meeting of March 22, 1904, there were present 42 members and 9 guests. President Schiller in the chair. By invitation, Dr. Daniel H. Williams, of Chicago, presented the following paper, "Penetrating Wounds of the Thorax, Involving the Abdominal Viscera, Case of Successful Spleen Suture," in which it was insisted upon that perforating wounds of the thorax should be thoroughly explored instead of being treated expectantly. The author gave a report of seven cases in which he had gone fearlessly into the thorax and treated the wounds with much the same technic as though they had been abdominal. He cited cases in which the diaphragm had been perforated, making the wound both thoracic and abdominal. Photographic illustrations of the patients were exhibited. He reported a case in which a dagger had entered the thorax, perforated the diaphragm, and wounded the spleen. In this case he sutured the spleen. This is the first successful case of spleen-suture on record in America. A full explanation of the technic was given. Discussion was opened by Dr. Shimonek and continued by Drs. Stoddard, Hardy and Beffel; closed by Dr. Williams. Dr. Gessner read the opening paper of a series upon Sensation and Motion," which is about to be published. He spoke of energy as manifested in two forms: (1) subjective, which gives rise to sensation; (2) objective, which gives rise to motion. Dr. Gessner exhibited a photograph which had been taken upon a dry plate held before one eye, while an image was reflected upon the retina of the other eye. Dr. Beffel asked for an explanation of the photographic method. In closing Dr. Gessner drew diagrams of the apparatus used. A vote of thanks was extended to both gentlemen for presenting such excellent and important papers before the Society. The members and guests then moved into the adjoining rooms where refreshments were served and an informal reception was held. Meeting of April 12, 1904. At the meeting of April 12, 1904, there were present 34 members and 1 guest. President Schiller in the chair. Dr. Richard Dewey read a paper on Syphilis as a Cause of Psychoses Other Than General Paralysis." (This paper appears among the original articles in the present issue of the JOURNAL.) Discussion by Drs. Brown, Rogers, Studley, Schiller, Mishoff, Seaman, Beffel, Kaumheimer, Myers, Burgess and Hay. Closed by Dr. Dewey. Dr. W. T. Nichols was prevented by illness from presenting his paper on "Hemorrhage in the New-Born." H. E. DEARHOLT, M. D., Secretary. |