The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-07
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:.tn,up,is;n,ion from " His Esssli lispesy,, CIV.
Seabrook, reco ling tie appoinlment1
of a Medical 'Fopog graphical Comm;ttee,I
and accompanied ;bY 'eertain queries.
THE Board of Counsellors, hnping approy;
ed the appointment Of tho Committed; 4 s)i
Motion Of DR.. Simons, .it was Resoved.
That The Queries Of his excel llency
4 GOV, Senbrook, be refarred 10 the Medi.
scnl Typographical Committee, with re.
quest that they willsmake as far as posi-.
BILE a full reported OF the mex, Aiiniyer
snry. Adopted.
Dr.. Simons moved tho following.
~ Resoiped, 'I'hat Committee OF five
members, 10 be appointed atlthe leisure
Of the President,) be appointed TO attend
the next. session of the Legislature, 10
urge upon that, Body, the Importance Of
a Practical system for he registration Of
Births, Marriages and Deaths. Which
was adopted. The appointment Of Coun.
seilors was then made. n IS.
A discussion having arisen relative 10
the right Of districts not represented to
havo Counsellors, Dr.. Muckey.,noved to
suspend the rules, in orders,o move
the following resolution:
q Resolrcd, That the nominations Of
Counscllors made be confirmed, and tl,nt
( in the district, where no nominations hive
been made, the counsellors elected for The
last year, be continued for the ensuing.
. Which resolution was adopted. 81
DR.. John Davis moved the following:
| Whereas; Congress having passed a
law for the suppression OF the importation
Of impure and inert drugs, has vested in
the Treasury Department The power; and
duty Of nppointing an aninspnctor Of drugs
for tho different ports, and,
Whereas; an Inspector has been np.
pointed for the Port of Chnrles,on. whose
acquaintance with the science Of Medicine
seems moi to be sufficient to guarantee The
faithful enforcement Of tho said Law;
therefore be ii.
Resolued, By the Medical association oi
South Curolina, that the treasury depart.
nlent beiinformed of this matter, aud urg.
ed to change the appointment, SO as Ia
insure tho faithful discharge of the
duty enjoined by tho Luw; aud further
be it
Rcsolved, That the officers Of this ns.
. sociation be charged with the duty OF
comforting with the Treasury department,
on the subject, Mt their earlisst convent
encc: -! ~
!.2 The motion Of DR. Davis was sustained
b by Pc. e N Cohen Il, 4 few foseisl re1
|snayk N q The g a re J, as
81 ihs asf saiaa}isfs sis
!, 3 ID purious drugs nt the Ports Of the Nor,h,
$ several large importing houses in those
cities, learning that gentleman had been
appointed Inspector for the Port Of Char
lesion, who was totully incompetent TO
discharge tho duties Of his Ca;ce, had
written ,o5their Houses in Europe to send
their drugs through Charleston.
DR.. Mackay stated that The Physicians of
Charleston had already sent their protest
to the Treasury department against the
appointment, but that tho department had
taken no notice whalcver ofit; lie moved
therefore that the subject he brought both
before Congress and The Secretary OF tho
'Treasury--which amendment was acccp-
5ted by Dr.. Davis.
DR.. Davis resolution, so amended, was
then adopted.
Dr.. Brunch offered the following prcam-
DIG hilu rcSOlltiOnS:-
Whereas; in accordance will, the Joint
recommendation Of the South Carolnn
Medical Association, the American Mc,li-
cal Association and the Now York Col
icge of Pharmacy, Congress has with
prompttude worthy Of the wisdom of That
Body, passed law for the suppression OF
the importation Of spurious, adultcrn,ed
and inert drugs; and whereas, The most
alarming developments have been exposed
by an investigation, made by Dr.. Ed.
wards who was appointed by tho Treasury
department TO inquire into the practical
operation of lha, law Of Congress, and
who, after spending five weeks in The
cities of Boston, New York, Phiadel.
phin and Baltimore, actually ascertain.
ed tha, from the first Of July last until
tho first Of january ls40, 1905. lbs
Of Rhubnrb had been rejected. 3449 lis
Of Opium, 1865 lbs Of Jalnp, 14l4 lbs of
Gamboge, l400 lbs Of Scnnn, 3O695 lbs
Peruvian Bark. 3063 Of Iodine, and 1904
lbs Of Gum Myrrh had been rejected as
worthless; and whereas, we have no doubt
that it such m act was nude 10 include
Nostrums Of every description, results
hundred times more n:nrming would be
brought 10 light; aud whereas, we arc
satisfied that in order to pcrfec, this sys-
tenn, j is ndispensably necessary to bring
State as well us United States action to
bear upon the business; therefore bs it,
Resofred by the South Carolina Medi-
crl ASSOcntion TINT n Eom,niIt.e consi.