The committee reported the following delegates and permanent members present:

Anderson. Drs. W. H. Martin, L. L. Sharpe, E. M. Brown, R. F. Dwier.

Charleston. Drs. J. F. M. Geddings, E. E. Jenkins, T. G. Simons, S. L. Lockwood, F. P. Porcher, R. A. Kinloch, W. F. Robertson, F. L. Parker, F. M. Robertson, J. L. Ancrum, M. Michell, J. W. Angel, J. S. Buist, M. Greenland, R. Lebby, Jr., Joseph Yates, T. S. Thomson, G. E. Trescott, E. H. Kellers. Kershaw.-Dr. S. Baruch. Marion.-Dr. D. S. Price.

Orangeburg. Dr. C. S. Darby.

Richland.-Drs. J. T. Darby, R. W. Gibbes, and A. N. Talley. A quorum being present, the Association was declared ready to proceed to business. Dr. F. L. Parker proposed the name of C. U. Sheppard, Jr., as a permanent member, and moved that the constitutional rule be suspended for the purpose of electing a physician a member of this Association who is not a member of a county Society.

On motion, the rules were suspended, and Dr. Shepard was unanimously elected.

Dr. F. M. Robertson proposed the name of Dr. E. E. Jenkins, who was unanimously elected.

The Secretary presented the Association copies of the "New York Medical Journal," and other papers sent for distribution to the Society. The thanks of the Association were returned to the publishers.

The resignation of Dr. W. C. Horlbeck was accepted.

The report of the Committee on Publication and Ethics was read and accepted.

The report of the Treasurer was read and accepted, and ordered to be published. Association took a recess until 5 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Association assembled at 5 o'clock, P. M.-Dr. R. A. Kinloch in the chair.

The Committee on Accounts made their report, which was received.

On motion, the privileges of the floor were extended to Professor Charles U. Shepard, Jr., Dr. R. L. Brodie, of Alabama; Dr. Parker of North Carolina, and H. W. Warner, of South Carolina.

An invitation to visit the City Hospital was accepted by the Association.

Dr. F. P. Porcher read a paper entitled "A Statement of a Few General Propositions in Medicine and Axioms, with regard to practice, and on the Utility and Inutility of Medicine." A considerable discussion ensued after the reading of this paper, which elicited remarks from many of the members. The paper was referred to the Committee on Publication.

A paper was read from Dr. Walter Hill, of Edgefield, reporting a case operated on by Cæsarian Section, in which both mother and child were saved. The paper was referred to the Committee on Publication.

The Association adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow.

MORNING SESSION.

The Association assembled April 6th, at 11 A. M., the officers and members being present as before, with the addition of the following delegates and members: Drs. J. E. Holbrook, E. Geddings, J. P. Chazal, and W. M. Fitch, Charleston; W. F. C. Bates, Orangeburg.

Journal of previous day's proceedings was read and confirmed. The Secretary read a letter from Dr. James, of Indian Town, regretting his inability to attend the present meeting.

Dr. F. L. Parker read an interesting paper upon "Dislocation of the Wrist-Joint."

On motion of Dr. F. M. Robertson, the paper was referred to the Commmittee on Publication.

The Secretary introduced Mr. Venonie, of the State of Georgia, who presented to the Association a new style of medical and

surgical chain. Mr. Venonie explained the uses to which it could be applied. The thanks of the Association were returned to Mr. Venonie.

Dr. Trescot read a paper on the "Value and Study of Therapeutics," which, upon motion of Dr. Darby, was referred to the Committee on Publication.

The special order for 1 o'clock being the report of the special committee appointed to draft a memorial and resolution in regard to Dr. S. Fair, of Columbia, deceased, was taken up. The committee asked for further time, and the privilege of publishing it in the proceedings of the Association.

Dr. F. M. Robertson read a paper on a case of Placenta Prævia," followed by observations on some recent opinions published on this interesting subject.

The President appointed the following committee on nomination of officers for the ensuing year: Drs. John T. Darby, of Columbia; W. H. Norden, of Anderson; S. Baruch, of Kershaw; S. Price, of Marion; C. S. Darby, of Orangeburg; F. M. Robertson, of Charleston. The committee were directed to report at 5 P. M. in the afternoon.

The Association then took a recess until 5 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Association was called to order by the President pro. tem., Dr. R. A. Kinloch.

Dr. F. M. Robertson presented to the Association a copy of "The Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York," as presented by the late Dr. Alden Marsh, of Albany, New York, when the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the volume of "The Transactions of the State Medical Society of New York," presented to the South Carolina Medical Association by the late Dr. Alden Marsh, of Albany, New York, be accepted with thanks; and that the Secretary be directed to forward a copy of the transactions of this Association to the State Medical Society of New York.

Dr. F. M. Geddings read a paper upon "Uræmic Poisoning." On motion, the paper was referred to Committee on Publication. Dr. M. Michell read abstracts of a paper on operations for cataract, with a detailed list of cases, which was discussed at length; and upon motion, was referred to the Committee on Publication.

Dr. R. W. Gibbes exhibited specimens of gall-stones of large size, and the description of the cases in which they occurred. The Doctor was requested to write the report in full, and present it for publication.

Dr. T. Grange Simons was, on motion, unanimously elected a permanent member.

The Committee on Nominations reported the following-named officers, who were unanimously elected: Dr. F. Peyre Porcher, Charleston, President; Dr. R. W. Gibbes, Columbia, First Vicepresident; Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, Second Vice-president; Dr. D. S. Price, Marion, Third Vice-president; Dr. T. Grange Simons, Charleston, Recording Secretary vice Dr. J. S. Buist, declined re-election; Dr. S. Baruch, Camden, Corresponding Secretary vice Dr. F. P. Porcher, elected President; Dr. F. L. Parker, Charleston, Treasurer.

The following gentlemen were appointed delegates to the American Medical Association to be held at San Francisco, Cal., in 1871 J. T. Darby, Columbia-alternate, B. W. Taylor, Columbia F. M. Robertson, Charleston-alternate, J. S. Buist, Charleston; W. H. Norden, Anderson-alternate, R. C. Carlisle, Newberry; J. McIntosh, Newberry-alternate, L. M. Ayer, Barnwell; G. E. Trescot, Charleston-alternate, T. S. Thompson, Charleston; T. P. McNeil, Edisto-alternate, W. T. C. Bates, Orangeburg.

The President, in taking the chair, returned his thanks for the honor conferred.

The thanks of the Association were returned to the Second Vice-president, Dr. R. A. Kinloch, and the retiring Secretaries, Drs. Buist and Porcher, for the able manner in which they had discharged their duties.

After the transaction of important business, and returning thanks to the various railroads, the Association adjourned sine die, to meet in Columbia on the third Tuesday in April, 1872, at 11 o'clock.

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY STATE MEDICAL

SOCIETY.

FIRST DAY, MORNING SESSION.

COVINGTON, KY., April 4, 1871.

The Kentucky State Medical Society meeting (in the Baptist Church, on Madison street,) was called to order by the President, Dr. W. A. Atchison, the session being opened with prayer by Rev. J. M. Worral.

The following members were present:

Drs. McKee, Dunlop, Harlan, and Jackson, of Danville; Drs. Logan and Craig, of Stanford; Drs. C. Rogers, D. W. Yandell, and Gaillard, of Louisville: Drs. Chipley, Todd, Smith, Bryant, Dillard, Stevens, and Foster, of Lexington; Dr. Mann, of Nicholasville; Drs. John T. Wise, T. N. Wise, Henderson, Pretlow, and Drury, of Covington; Drs. Shaler and R. W. Thornton, of Newport; Drs. Bradford of Augusta, Beeler of Clinton, McCoy of Columbus, J W. Thompson of Paducah, Dougherty of Scott county, and Spillman of Harrodsburg.

After the report of the Committee on Arrangements and a speech of welcome by Rev. Dr. Worral, the Committee on Credentials was appointed, consisting of Drs. Beeler of Clinton, Dunlop of Boyle county, Hale of Daviess county, Gaillard of Jefferson county, and Henderson of Covington.

On motion of Dr. Kearns, of Covington, it was

Resolved, That the Kentucky State Medical Society appoint a committee to invite the State Medical Society of Ohio (now in session at Cincinnati) to take part in our proceedings.

Committee appointed, consisting of Drs. Kearns, Todd, and Yandell.

The Committee on Credentials then reported favorably on the admission to membership of the following gentlemen: