Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-03
Eisl,c Medical Prize 0uc,-
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V'llE TnrsTErs or r'ife FIsKf FUSD nn-
nuptcrd B the ndj ,uriird annual meet
lng "i the Rhode lsiahd Nrdlcal S"rtriy-
lI",d,n ~ Pmrninnre pn The ciglrih day at.
TIA" present nohih, tSepi"nibrr.b that III" pre-
ulum Of onr hundred dnIiars, by them offered
AZ th" anniversary mrring IN IciI, Tor thc
best Dissertation on the question:
"Whni are The causes, character, and
nature u he Diseases ot Me spine 6oih
structural and functional, and wha as ME
best made of treatment 10 be employed IN
each i"--had heen awarded Ia the aulhoI
of the Dissertation bearing the motto,
" Vcsfru peiiiiom rtspondeo hHeenier;"
aud upon Breaking the seal of the uccum,L
Iuylng packet. they learned thal The surcrss
/ ful competitor was UsurK PARsoNs. VI. d..
OF Providence.
They now propose the following questions
| for ISi2-l3 viz:
|, Question Ist. What are the causes char
aci"r. nature, aud best mode Of treatment Of
| Asthma
Il Question I'd. What are the cnuscs charac
ter. nnture, aud best mode of treatment Of
| Mnmnary Abscess z"
II II Il the wish oi tho Trustees that the
| Dissertations should pus~pSs ns little nf n
| throrclical. and us much of u practical, char
| acicr as possible ; II l. therefore rccomGeh
| ded that the writer's dwell NJ more upon the
| HrOyy Of the causes and nature than they
! may deem necessary for n clear understand
| ing of The principles by which they were
H guided in the selection Of ihe treatment 10y
| them adopted II ~ also icc0inme ndrd that
ihry avoid crnwdnG their paper with details
! nt pr,ut"d aud easily accessible cases.
H For the best DISSERTATION on each nf the
/ above questions the Tru u"cS Offer. aud here
hv agree :" award aud pay, the sum of fifty
| dollars The award 10 b" made known ~
the annual meeting of the X. l. McdciI
| Society. 10 b" held at Newport, on the last
i "Wednesday IN Jnnr. 1913.
Il Every competitor for the premium j. OK
| pected To conform to the following icgula-
1 tIons. vlZ
4 is'. 70 f,rwarl TO onc ri the Trustees. on
! or bcfor" The lcnth day "f May. y. d., is ~
| free Of all expenses, a copy ut his DlsScrla'
4 tIon, with n motto written th"reupon, aud
! also accompanying II n sealed lci'er, ha,In"
the snrrc motto inscribed upon the outside.
and his name aud place al residence wuhln.
| Both Dissertation and letter must be written
IN a clear and legibc manner
i 2d Neither II nam" or nnY other mark
1 .llnl he rui upuu il" Dissertation. or any
! accompanying paper. (-nvr III the manner
! above dcslgnn,cd whereby the author viii
! be known 10 the Trustees.
II 3D. Previously 10 receiving !hr premium
! awarded. ia" author nf the surr"ssiul Disser-
! ta,lon must transmit 10 the Trustees all hI-
| rIulI, title aud interest ~ and tp The snuir
! for the use, benefit and beIuoi OF llIe fIske
/ Fund
n The letters accompanying the nhsncc"ss
/, fpl Dissertations VIII he bestowed by the
! Trustees. unopened, aud the Dissertations
! may be procured by their rcpccNvc authors
! from The Trustee 10 whom they wef" dlt"c
ted. If application be made therefor within
L ilr"c months from the Sucl"tys annual
/ meeting bat all such n remain uucailrd ioI
!, after ,hc expiration of the ilme here sPrcE
fled. viii be- considered property at the
Sncictv to be disposed of N such manner a'
II the Trustees innv deem most advisable.
Il RICHMOND BROWNELl.. Prnr'drncc
II THEOPilILUS G DUNN. N"wp"rt,
II LEWIS l.. MILLER, Pro,ldcncr.
II Trustees of the FIskc Fund.
II TuoNAS II. WEBB. Secretary.
II II more convenient. Dissertations may he
4 sent Ia the care of ;hc Secretary. No. lU)
n Washington street. Boston. nr Mes~rs. Bart
II lett & Wexford, No. 229. Broadway. New
! York. Sept. q -6w-S29.