Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 42 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Southern District N. Hampshire Medical Society.? To the Edi'or, fyc. Dkar Sib, ?I am directed to furnish for publication in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, a synopsis of the proceedings of the semi-annual meeting of the Southern District N. H. Medical Society; which is as follows: ? This meeting was holden at the Pearl St. House, in Nashua, on Tuesday, Jan. 8th, 1850. The President, Albert Smith, M.D., of Peterborough, addressed the meeting in a highly interesting manner, upon the honor and dignity of the medical profession. He spoke of the hardships and difficulties attendant upon its practice?of its constant, ever active nature at all times, and under every variety of circumstance, and of the uniform cheerfulness and alacrity under which every duty was performed. He spoke of the claims of the profession upon the community?of its rank in importance?that it stood, in comparison, second to no other profession or calling. He spoke also of the ingratitude and indifference with which the services of the physician were viewed by no inconsiderable portion of the community, and concluded by many judicious remarks upon the encouraging indications of an ultimate appreciation by all classes of the value and importance of our profession. Dr. Woodbury, of Bedford, read a report of cases occurring in his vicinity the past year, with treatment. Dr. Danforth, of New Boston, related the case of an individual who has been unable to speak but in a whisper for three months past. As the organs were apparently in a healthy condition, the prevailing opinion of the Society was that the loss of speech was occasioned by a loss of nervous power. Treatment was directed accordingly. Dr. Spalding, of Nashua, read an excellent dissertation on Consultations. The following resolutions, pr...