The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-28

as proposed by DR.. Drake And, also, the doctor
showed that this proposition to isolate Greenwich
street and the neighborhood predicated not upon
the terms contsgion or non. centagion infection
infection which DR.. Roberts came forward to
plain and provide new meaning for to the world but
that the isolatiDg insulating Gordon drawing propssi
ton Of Dr. Drake was based upon the fact of the
municablity of the cholera, and therefore, the
incommu nicsbility Of Greenwich street to be
esta bshed and maintained; and it to be cut of
and separated for time from the rest Of New York,
because Of the communicabity Of the cholera.
This proposition, coming, too from contagionist
the hour If need to lift up astw,re from the ground
and rescue from beating re treat seemed quite to dis
concert the volunteer lexocographical defuer Of alb
stract terms by still more abstract expressions DIR.
Stephens however candidly explained that he reject
ed The terms of infe and nfec
tous, which Dr. Roberts had invented remove all the
difficulty and misu understanding (which as it will be
emnently calculated to clear the matter up
ana make 1t as plain az Dr. Mitches ors hide IN the
altogether and stick fast to the terms used in the
poor forgotten and neglected resolution, viz: the
"communicabity of the cholera and the proposed in
communicating and isolation of Greenwich street,
Hereupon Dr. RoBERTs, after recovering from this
copious winning eloquence, to support his PROPOSE
ton and prove the necessity Of enlshtening the pub
lie upon the contagourness or non consciousness Of
this contagious and contagio infectious
mosphenc, Telurc, missmatc, maiarious omnony-
nous disease.
DIR. GARDNER hereupon rose and moved that the com.
mttee do rise and report progress and that the
paper Of definitions proposed to be made by DIR, Ro-
beIts for the edhcston OF the academicsns be made
Academy.
The motion, being seconded, was then put by the
Chair, and carried unanimously
The Committee thersupon rose, the presldent of the
Academy again took the chair, and DR.. Carter, as
chains Of the late committee reported progress in
the the following words viz: "Tbat the committee had
made considerable progress" The DOCTOR however,
did net say wherein thcy had progressed, how,
whether backwards or forwards up yard downwards
which was left as q after Of sub int lection.
The report from the committee, by Its Chairman
was then adopted.
DR. DR.KE hereupon moved chat the Academy ad-
journ to meet again this night two weeks
The President decided that this motion not ad-
INVISIBLE the regular meeting OF the Academy occur.
ring before that time Hereupon DIR. Drake withdrew
his propositions but whether the above the rginal
ie,oiuton relating 10 the isolation" from the
presonr and noise and rush to the door In the hurry
Of members to get away 1t having grown so late,
could not distinctly ascertain.
Dr. TAAFFE then moved that the Academy proceed
to make its usual nomip ations, wbereupon a number
OF nominations Of officers, &C. Of the society
made.
DR.. RoDrRrs then, in warm and animated speech,
amid much confusion and interruption urged upon
the meeting the necessity and proprsty Of excluding
the Mic hon their frtuie meetIgs lie maintained