Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-13
R'iskc Medical Prize aeUcs.
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'yNIIE THUsrEEs or rHr FlsKt FuND an.
nunucrd III the adjourned annual meet
ing oi the Rhode Island Medical Society,
holden ut Providence on the eighth day ui
the present month, (Srptrmbrr.) that the pre-
mum OF "n" hundred dollars, by them offered
al the anniversary meeting M ISlI, ior The
best Dissertation on the question:
"Uhai are Hc causes. character, and
nature Of The diseases Of HE spine beth
structural and tinciional, and wh0t IS he
hest mode Of treatment 10 be empi9ycd IN
each ?'--had hecn awarded 10 the author
of the Dissertation bearing the motto,
"Tcstra pciiiioui responded d Hgcni,r;"
aud upon breaking the seal ot the accompa
nying packet. they Learned that the success.
/ inl competitor was UsHEE PARSONS, NJ. D..
of Providence.
They now propose the following questions
or l6i2-i3. VIZ:
/ Question lst. What are the canscs. char
acier, nature, aud best nude Of treatment OF
/ Asihma
! Question ID. What arc the causes. chagnc.
ter, nature. aud best mode of ueuIpIcnt ot
I MaHEjary AbScess ~
/ II Is the wish of the Trustees that the
n
theoretical, aud as much of practical, char
ncier as possIbc II Is therefore r0commen
ded that the writers dwell ~ more upon the
HcOrV ~ the causes aud nature thdn they
may deem necessary for clear understand
ing of the principles by which they were
| guided in the selection Of ,he trCatm"nt by
lhcn adopted it is also recommended that
! they avoid crowding their paper wUh details
al
\ For the best Drs>, rtatiop or QaCh of tie
above questions the Trustees offer and here.
| by agree 10 award and pay, the sum of fifty
dollars. The award to be made known at
the annual meeting Of the Il. |. Medical
Society, to BE- held al Newport, on the last
Wednesday in Junc, 1913.
Every competitor for the premium Is cx
pcctcd to conform 10 the following rcgua-
! tions. viz:
Ist. To forward TO ono oi the Trustees. on
or before the tenth day Of May, A. d., iSl3,
free Of all expenses, copy ot h,' DiSScrla-
ton, with motto written th"rcupon, aud
also accompanying II sealed letter, having
/ th" same motto inscribed upon the outside,
md his name and place Of residence within.
! Both Dissertation aud letter must be written
III cIoar and lcglbIc manner.
~. Npllner name or uU? plhrF lhAIk
shall be put upon the Dissertation, or any
accompanying paper, (say" IA tie manner
above drslgnarrd.) whereby the GWhor viii
be known to the Trustees.
! Sd PrcvIuusly to receiving ia" premium
awarded. the author OF the eucccssiul Ds'rt-
tatIon must transmit TO the Trustees all hiS
! rlghi. ti''c and interest IN aud 10 the >aur,
SIR the use, benefit and bchoot ul The Fishc
Fond.
| The letters accompanying Tho nnSnccrss.
lul Dissertations will BE- destroyed hy the
| Nru.t"rs, unopened, aud the Dissertations
may be- procured by their rrpccuve authors,
! from the Trustee 10 whom they were dircc
ted. II application be made therefor WITHIN
three months from the Suclcty's annual
meeting, hut all such as remain uucaiicd tor
after the eXpraiiuu of the tune here spcc.
| fed. viii be- considered n property oi The
Soclory. ~ be Disposed oi ~ such manner as
1.-The Trrsto"s may deem most advisable.
RICHMOND BROWNELL Providence,
| THEOpnilUS G. DUNN, Newport,
LEWIS l.. MILLER, Providence.
Trustees ot the Fisko Fund.
/ 'TunuAs ~. WrBB. Secretary.
! II more convenient, DIsserlnllpns uPy be
sent io the care NJ ihc Secretary, $50. lO!l
! Washington street, Boston. or Mrs,rs. Bart
| lett & Wclllurd, No. 29 Broadway. Now
| York. Sept. - Gw-.S2o.