Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06
Fiske Medical Prime Ques-
liOns.

TNHE TkpsrgEs OF THg FisKs FUND an.
! nounccd At the ndjrurnrd annual 'srr'-
ing of the Rhode Island Medical SocH,y
holden Ut Providence on the eighth day o'
the present month, tSepiember.) that The pre-.
mum of one hundred dollars. by them offered
NJ the anniversnry mee,ng ~ Is4l, for the
best Dissertation on The question:
"Uhaf are The causes, character, and
nature OF The diseases Of NE spine beth
structural and functional, a"d @aot IS NE
best mode Of treatment 10 be emptoyrd IN
each !"-had heen awarded I" The anihni
of the Disse ration bearing the motto,
Pesia pefiiioni responded dGgenitr;"
md upon breaking the zeal of The nccompa
ny,ng pnck"i. they l"n,nrd that The sncc"ss
fol ron,priiior was UsHrW PARSONS. N. d..
of Providence.
They now propose The following quesiions
or ISI2.43 viz:
Question isi. What are the causes. char
arier. nature, aud best mode Of ucaincDi OF
Asihmd?
Question I'd. What are the causes. chnr"c-
ter, nature. aud best mode al treatment of
Mammnry Abscess Z"
II il the wish of the Trustees that the
Dissertations should possess as little at
theoretical, and as much Of practical, char
acier as possible II IL therefore rccommrn
ded tia, the writers dwell no more upon the
MrorY nf the causes and nature ,hnn they
may deem necessary tor clear understand.
ng of ibe principles by winch they were
guided in the selection Of the treatment by
them adopted II is also Iecomme ndcd that
they avoid crowding their paper with details
Of printed and easily accessible cases.
For the best Dissertation on each of the
above questions the Trustees offer. and here.
by agree 10 award and pny, the sum OF fifty
dollars. The award 10 he mndc known at
the annual meeting of the X. ]. Medical
Sncieiy. to be- held at Newport, on the last
"Wednesday IN June, lsl3.
Every competitor for The premium IL cx.
pccled 10 conform 10 the following regulu-
iions. VIZ:
lat. 10 forward to one nj the Trustees. on
or before The teuth day of Mny. a. d., iel3,
free of all expenses, n copy of his Disscrin-
non, with u motto written thrreupun, aud
also accompanying II n sealed l"uer, having
the same motto inscribed upon III" outside.
aud las nam" and plnc" at residence wlhln.
Both Dissertation md letter must be written
~ clear aud icgiblc manner.
% Neither name or anY other mark
shall be put upon lhs Dissertation, or any
accompanying paper, (snvc IN the manner
above dcslgnaled.) Whereby the author viii
be known to the Trustees.
3D.. Previously To receiving the premium
awarded, the author of the successful DIsscr-
\ iailnu must transmit 10 the Trustees all hIs
I right, title aud inferred IN aud To the same.
lnr The use, benefit aud beboof oi The FIskc
Fund.
!. The letters accompanying the nnsnccrfs-
fI Dissertations will be DESTROYED by the
Trustees. unopened, aud the Dissertations
may be procured by their rrpcclIve authors,
from the Trustee to when they were dncc
ted. II application be made therefor within
Ihrcr months from the SoCsty's annual
meeting. but all such ns remain uncalled ior
after the expiration Of the time here spec /.
icd. will be- considered rs property of the
Soccty. to he disposed Of IN such manner a.
the Trustees may deem mos, advisable.
\ RICHMOND BROWNELL. Providence,
\ THEOPHILUS g. DUNN. Newport,
/ LEWIS L. MILLER. Prnvid"nce.
\ Trustees "f The Flske Fund.
\ THOMAS II. WEBB. Secretary.
|, II more convenient, Dlsseria, IONS may be
sent io the care Of The Secretary. No lOO.
Washington street, Bosnn. ar Msssrs. Bart
lett 6; Wclliord, No. go. broadway. New
l York. Sept. 22-6w-S0.