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: PROCEEDINGS OP THE SEMI-ANNUAL SESSION, June igth and 2oth, 1867. The Vermont Medical Society held its semi-anrmual session at the Court House in Burlington, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 19th and 20th, 1867. The President being absent, the Society was called to order by Dr. H. D. Holton, Vice President. Prayer was offered by Prof. M. H. Buckham, of the U. V. M. Proceedings of annual session read by Dr. L. C. Butler, Secretary. The Board of Councillors announced the completion of their organization by the election of Dr. N. AV. Braley, of Chelsea, as President, and Dr. H. D. Holton, of Putney, as Secretary. Upon recommendation of the Board, Drs. C. C. Smith, of Gaysville, John Knowlton, of Castleton, A. W. Styles, of Sudbury, Chas. W. Peck, of Brandon, and Wm. H. Giddings, of Bakersfield, were .elected members of the Society. By invitation, the members of the Society visited the Medical College at 11 o'clock A. M. The Society were also invited to join the procession and attend the Commencement exercises of the Medical Department of the U. V. M. this evening at the City Hall. Accepted. Adjourned to 2 o'clock P. M. 2 O'clock P. M. The Society again convened. Vice President in the Chair. Dr. S. T. Brooks, of St. Johnsbury, read a paper on Pyemia, with cases. Dr. E. H. Pettengill, of Saxton's River, read a paper on Chronic Diar- rhaa, giving results of the use of Strychnia in its treatment. Also, one on Foreign bodies in the air passages, exhibiting a portion of the head of grain expectorated in the case. The papers were referred to the Committee of Publication. Dr. A. B. Crosby, of the Medical Department U. V. M., presented an elaborate puper on Septictemia, for which the Society tendered him a vote of thanks. An address was then d...