HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF ARTICLE 53.-List of Officers. Committees and Members. 54.-Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, held July 14, 1868. ARTICLE LIII. List of Officers, Committees and Members. Officers elected July 14, 1868. Drs. Z. Clements, Saratoga, President. A. W. Holden, Glens Falls, Vice President. The annual meeting is held in Saratoga, on the second Wednesday in July. ARTICLE, LIV. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting, held July 14, 1868. By J. F. MILLER, M. D., of Cambridge, Washington County, Secretary. The annual meeting of the Society was held at the Columbian Hotel, Saratoga Springs, Tuesday, July 14, 1868. The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. C. H. Carpenter. The attendance was larger than usual. A number of new names of homoeopathic physicians residing within the limits of the Association were added to the list of membership. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The President delivered a short address, in which he congratu lated the members on the prosperity of the Society, as evinced by a steady increase of membership, and concluded by urging the profession to take a deeper interest in sustaining county and local organizations. Drs. Cornell and Lowrey were appointed a committee to inves tigate charges of irregularity in practice brought against Dr. L. W. Kennedy. The committee presented the following report : Your committee, to whom was referred the charges of irregu. larity in practice against Dr. L. W. Kennedy, respectfully report, that we have investigated the charges preferred and that we believe them fully sustained. We recommend that further action on the part of the Society be suspended till the next annual meeting, and that Dr. Kennedy be informed with regard to the action taken at this meeting, and be summoned to appear at the next meeting, in order to show cause why he should not be expelled from the Society. • Deceased. Removed without the limits of the Association. The following resolution, offered by Dr. Miller, was adopted: Whereas, Members of this and other homœopathic medical societies encourage their students in medicine to attend allopathic medicals chools, thereby bringing reproach upon the homeopathic system of practice, and favoring the belief, inferentially at least, that the curriculum of study is not complete, and that a thorough medical education cannot be obtained in the homœopathic medical schools of this country. Therefore, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to present this important subject for consideration at the next meeting of the State Medical Society. Drs. Cornell, Lowrey and Miller were appointed such committee. The discussions on practical medical subjects in the several departments of medical science, giving the results of the experiences on the part of members present, were interesting and instructive. Dr. H. M. Paine spoke of the frequency of cases of coup de soleil during the present very hot season. In connection with his remarks he read the following statement, taken from one of the daily papers: "In every instance where one is found fainting in the street on a hot day, the first thing to be done is to remove the person to as cool and shady a place as can be found, and, if possible, to where a draught of air is blowing at the time. Bystanders and mere curious idlers should be kept from crowding around. The next is to send in all directions for a doctor or skilled apothecary. But as it frequently happens that neither a doctor nor an apothecary can be had in time, those who take charge of the sufferer should know how to act, for they may save his life. For their information the following treatment is suggested: "They should understand that there are two morbid conditions resulting from excessive heat. These two differ somewhat in their symptoms, and require a somewhat different treatment. "The first of these occur during hot weather, after undue exertion on the part of the person thus affected. The man is faint, perhaps unable to move, though he can generally be roused; he has a feeble pulse and a cool and moist skin. Here there is simply a loss of nervous power, and relief is promptly afforded by removing him to a cool, shady place, applying cold water or ice to the head, and administering iced brandy and water, iced wine and water, or other stimulant. "In the other and more fatal form of this affection a different set of symptoms show themselves. Here the patient suddenly falls to the ground, completely unconscious; his skin is pungently hot and dry, his breathing hurried, convulsions are not uncommon; and, if proper treatment be not promptly resorted to, death soon takes place. In this case also, the patient should-be promptly removed to a shady and cool spot, perfectly private, so that the crowd may be kept off without fail. His clothing should be stripped off and his whole body should be rubbed with ice from head to foot, and pieces of ice should be kept under the armpits. This should be steadily persevered with until the patient is restored, or until a doctor arrives, or until it is plain that the case is beyond recovery. "This treatment has been found to be so eminently successful by one of our best physicians, that he feels justified in saying, from his own knowledge and observation, that if applied promptly recovery is almost certain." Dr. Paine thought that the instructions given in the above extract with regard to the free application of ice in the second stage of the disease highly pernicious, and if fully carried out would result in greater injury than benefit to the patient. He would advise the application of heat rather than cold, with a view to the restoration of the torpid circulation, and would administer appreciable and frequently repeated doses of aconite and belladonna. Dr. Cornell cited a case which occurred on the day previous in his own neighborhood. The case resembled the one described in the paper read, in the first stage of the disease, and was cured without the aid of a physician by the means therein recommended. He was placed in a recumbent position, warm applications were made to the extremities, brandy in moderate quantity was administered. In a few hours he was able to attend to his ordinary avocations. Dr. Pearsall stated that he had employed aconite, belladonna and glonoine with benefit in both the first and second stages of the disease. He had more confidence in the use of warm applications than cold in the stage of collapse. Dr. Cornell would give aconite in frequently repeated doses and apply ice to the head. Where he resided in Mississippi, several years ago, he treated many cases of congestive fever. There was internal heat with external coldness. The chill came on first, as in |