Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-07-22
EiSkc Medical Prize Questions.

'y'llE Trustees of The Fisko Fund annonn
ced at the unnull meeting oi IN" thoh'
Island Medical Society. holdcn IN Newport,
Oh the ;.Qlh ult. that, having been no colnpe
ttlon on either oi the questions proposed
last year, no premium was a"ardcf,
in selecting the questions which they have
for the year lSli-I2, they have hccn infucn-
ccd by The conviction Mat no on" in' al TIA"
present tune invested with a higher Irecrest.
and that there iS no enc which requires and
de serves Il more car'til amd thorough lives-
litigation. TINS On sIion, winch they now
propose Ia the members ot the X. !. MrdlraI
Socicty, aud of the medical piJ!csslon at
large. j..
Ukat are He causts, character and niiW1
ol he Discus oJ he Spine, boih structural
and jinctionni cnI uhat is he best mole q
treatment 10 be empioytd IN each
Il is the wish ui the Trustees that the DIS
scrlations should possess as lntle at u thco'
rctical and ns much Of practical, character
- possible 1t Is therefore recommended that
the writer's dwell no more upon the theory o'
! the causes aud nature than ibcy may deem
necessary for a clear understanding of the
principles w wlirh they were guided NJ III"
selection oI the treatment by them adopted {;
| t j. also recommended, that ,hrY avod
crowdng their paper with details Of printed
and accessible caaes.
! The more surely to enlist some Of the Fl
nest tclen, of the profession in the cumpc'
Ition. they have resolved 10 olirr, and hereby
agree Ia award and pay, far the best DIss"r
I alton on ,hc above Question, the sum al one
4 hundr,d datiurS OF 10 preson II, q gold medal o'
II equal value at the option ui The successful
| competitor. The award ~ hc made known
/ At The annual meeting nf the X. |. Medic "a
! Society, To be held ut Providence, on the las
II Wednesday in June, IHl2.
\ Every competitor for the premium is OK
Il prcted io confnrm To Tie lD,.O"!ug roguia
n liors, viz:
II Isi TO E,rward to one of tho Trustees. %
or before the tenth day at April A. ID. 1872
free Of all expenses, copy OF his BIss'r'n
ton, with d motto written thcreupon, nno
also accompanying 1t sealed letter, having
/ ihc same motto Inscribed upon the outside
/ and his name sud place OF residence within.
/ Both Dissertation and letter must be written
\ IN clear and rgible manner.
Il ID. Neither a name nor any rtbr- mark
II shall bo put upon the Dissertation, or any
( accompanying paper, (save IN the manner
| above desicustcd) whereby the author Will
/ be known to the Trustee.
II 3l. Previously 10 receiving the premium
| awarded Tic author u. the successful DiSser
! ,a,Ion must transfer to the Trustees all his
| riuh,. title and interest ~ and to the same
| r,r the use, LcncGI and bchooG Of the fIsk'
| Fund.
n TIE letters accompanying The unsuccessln
! Dissertations will be destroyed, by the Trns
| tees, unopened. aud the Dissertations may b'
procured by their respective authors, 'fo"
Il the Trustee to whom they were directed.
Il appIlca,ion DO made therefor within ihre
| months from the Sucir,y's annual meeting
II but all such aS remain uncuIled tor, alter III
H expiration of the tine here specified, WI ~
| considered as property of the society to b
II dIsposcd uf IN sdrh manner as the Trustee
may deem most advisable
H RIcHMo>p BRowNsLL, Providence
II TrEoPuLus &. DuYS. Newport,
JEREMIAH WiLLIANs, Warren,
II Trustees of the f,skc Fuud.
Il TuoNAs II. WEE, Sec'ry.
Il lrmorG convenient, Dissertations may h'
H Scut tn tho care of the Secretary, NO. lu'
\ lWlshlacion street, Boston. ~ Messr'' Bnrl
lett q Wexford, No. --- Broadway, New
II York July lj