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oning; gives gelsenium and bromide of potassium. Gets marked diuresis with¬ 
out danger to kidneys. 
Dr. Williams avoids cathartics; depends on laxatives, as oil, etc.; frequent 
use of the catheter and plenty of medical non-interference. 
Dr. Hollingsworth, of La Salle, read a carefully prepared paper on enteritis. 
He believes in opium or morphia hypodermically, hot fomentations and warm 
enemas, with sedatives in full doses internally. 
Discussion.—D r. Williams quoted Walley on the theory of torsion of the 
bowel being the cause of the rapidly fatal form of the disease. 
The essayist has not found this in his post mortems. Professor Baker finds 
an occasional case of torsion, but many careful post mortems fail to reveal any. 
He finds numerous Strongyli tetracanthi. Dr. Williams bleeds now in all ple¬ 
thoric cases of the so-called apoplectic variety. 
Dr. Withers coincides, bnt finds the cases in the city are not plethoric as a 
rule. 
Then followed a discussion on varieties of trocars and the manner of using. 
Abcesses are caused by dirty trocars and by illy-constructed ones carrying 
hairs in with them. 
The Association adjourned to attend the annnal banquet. 
The meeting reconvened at 2 p.m Thursday, the 7th, to listen to an inter¬ 
esting paper by Dr. Hinebauch, of Lafayette, Indiana, on “Diathesis and Idiosyn¬ 
crasy.” 
The paper was not discussed. 
The Standing Committees were appointed and three committees failing to 
report were discharged. The Committee on Legislation reported through their 
Chairman, Dr. Casewell. The funds of the special assessment were fully ac¬ 
counted for and the balance turned over to the Treasurer. 
The doctor reported that strenuous efforts had been made to have the bill 
pass, and he, as well as President W. L. Williams and Professor Baker had ap¬ 
peared before the legislative committees to urge its passage. The original bill 
had been made as strong as dared, but had been changed by the Committee on 
Dairying, etc. It had failed, partly by reason of an antipathy in the last legisla¬ 
ture toward boards and commissions , but most by opposition on the part of 
younger men of the professson, both in and out of the Association, who thought 
the bill not strong enough. 
This the doctor censured highly and proposed that the next committee be 
proposed of young men, as they and not the older ones with well-established 
practices would be benefitted by a bill. 
This report was accepted as the report of the committee, and ordered, to¬ 
gether with the corrected bill, spread upon the minutes. 
Then followed a paper from Dr. Lanigan of Wenona on the “ Principles of 
Feeding.” As the writer was unavoidably absent, the paper was read by the 
corresponding secretary and was not discussed. 
A paper by Dr. J. T. Nattress on the subject of “Parturient Apoplexy,” 
brought out a long discussion on the pathology of the disease. 
Professor Baker considers the term apoplexy misleading,—it must be an anae¬ 
mia of the nervous system. Prof. Hinebauch agreed with him. His treatment 
