The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-20
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Great Water Cure Excitement.
DOWNFALL OF THE OLD SYSTEMS.
NATIONAL HYGEfAN AND HYDR0PATIiIC CON
vENTIoN OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,
AT THE HOPE CHAPEL, IN BROADWAY.

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II Is generally understood that there must be a be
ginning to every thing The water doctors hav,
been accumulating since the first introduction
| this mode Of curing disease from Gcrmsny into this
country Heretofore, these sh yscians have been
ing on their no okn but few OF them (those
that had just started and had pIactice) thinking
il would be conducive TO the general and indi-
yidusl prosperity of the system and the doctors made
arrangements to hold convention IN tis city for
purpose Of organizing society adopting eonstitu-
ton, and electng officers The CO avoution was held
yesterday, commencing at ten o'clock A. NJ in the
| Hope Chapel, Ne 40 broadway At o'clock. A.
NJ however there were only three people present; but
they kept dropping In until eleven, when there were
| twenty two persons inside.
Dr. snrw rose, called the assembled physics to
order and proposed as officers, DR. Hamilton, sara
toga, as temporary chairman, and DR. Reuben as se-
cretaryc carried. The chairman, who the largest
man in the room, then took his seat, and did tho
secretary. 1t quite evident that the parties
al strangers to each other wth7he exception Of four
five young OF the cTty, who evidently had the
management of the whole in their own han Is
These four or Eve would mske a dive for every now
face, End out his name and then introduce him to
Others whose names they had ascerained In lik
| ner, Some one proposed thss the Secretary should
read of the names OF those present. This poser
to the Secretary and he read the OF those who
he said had signed the call for the meeting and
quesed those who were present to when their
names were called by him Two DR.. Posters DR. uough-
ton ard DR.. Nichols, answered
Dr. HeUenToN then letters from Drs Rogers See-
| gar Haze, and Munde who could not come. DR. VI
wrote that he very glad that the watercure dsc
tors were going TO form convention. lie said he had
long wanted to The all collected 'under hat"
ana he hoped they would not quarrel and make them
selves ridiculous to outsiders.
Then member rose and said that he thoughtit very
desirable that t.ey should know each others names
and requested the clerk to try to get them
| The sreRIr.nr had managed TO get nearly all tho
| schieftrcecker of Willow Grove, PHILADELPHIA; Drs
Trail, Nichols, and Houghon, of New York city; Dr.
n. T.; Dr. Sheppard of New York city; Dr oster OF
Lowell; DR. Hamilton, OF Saratoga DR. II. Poster Dr.
| Barney, of New York; DR. wilmot Hopesdale Pa;
DIR. shew; Dr. Reuben making fifteen in all, besides
seven cut of the ring including ourself.
At this point Mr. Coleman of the Astor House enter
ed, and asked for Dr. Kttrdge of Boston The Doctor
was not there. Mr. Stetson had been there about an
hour previous, and asked the same question, with
| like result.
Dr SIMULTANEOUSLY Of Philadelphia rose and asked
why they called themselves the H. driac Association
DR. HorcHIor replied that the word from the
| Greek, and meant beaving by water.n lie said
there were three pahys viz: Allopathy Homeopathy,
and ydropath and that the people mixed them all
up together and he had therefore raised word
express what the Society was; but he said. never
mil names now, VIC can debate all about that when
doctor moved that committee Of three be appoint
ed 10 nominate officers for the convention-adopted
Drs. shew, Houghton, and Bedortha we're appointed
the committee. They retired into little back room,
behind the pulpit and were gene about half an hour;
meanwhile the members were entertaining each other
with conve ration until the committee returned and
DR.. shew reported himself President OF the
tion. without blushing fainting DIR wiluot Vice
President, and Dr. Reuben, and Tom Nichols secre
tsries
DR. ker rose and protested aanst
dngs he observed that such a mode OF appointing
oficeTs-the whole aiIair cut and dried among few
ard those too, Grahamites and Socialists would make
the convention subject Of ridieule that the objects
Of the Association should be distinct from all isms.
| After few more sensible remarka he sat down
DR.. BARSry then rose and said that IL the
obnoxious the beet place they could be put In the
sests OF the chairman aud other officers then they
were prevented from voting and doing any mischief.
After producing this brilliant idea acoompanie with
| some r,marks rejecting upon Mr. schefer erdecker DR.
| BaInnm planted himself in his seat.
| DR.. sciiIEfEHDrcKER refused to take any further
part after having hard such personal remarks from
member.
DR. CorLs Of Georgia. then explained that DIR.
Barnum intended no insult
DR.. HoueHTos rose and said. that several had been
oniy one that had complied with the resue.t ,ng
while he drew II out Of his pocket, he moved that
committee Of three be appointed to retire and dram
constitution This agr ed to- aud Doctors N ough-
ton Bedortha, and Hamilton appointed the
mttee and they carried the farce by retiring into
room at the lack OF the pulpit and remained there
hour when they retur ned with the draft OF consti
tution, httod for Democratic Society"
While the committee were out. DR. Cows. OF Geor-
ga, and said that he had travelled long way
| put up at one OF crack hetcls-spent feverish
| night and this morning when hs came up broadway,
he tried TO End place where he could get pure
lie vac directed to plenty Of places whore liquor
sold but could find no other. Ile concluded that tho
moment he reached the convention Of his hydropahc
brethren. he should nnd the desired article but
not drop was there aud asked the President where
/ he could get come pure water
Pr,srssr-' Over the way at the New York Hotel"
Or BArsrr volunteered 70 go With him and they
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! church pitcher 10 get supply for the officers
boy entered In hurry for DR. Tral, who lefl and
was seen no more dcfing the day
Tie water seekers returned and reported 70 the
meeting that there first rate water In ny drant
I round the corner Here the committee returned ani
the chairman read the preamble and constitution.
which consisted Of thirteen sections. The preamble
stated hat water was the greatest Of remedial agents
The hrst section related to thername. The Uygic-
pian and ydropa;hic American Association Of Physi
Second and third related TO officers of the society
| lOurth. related 20 the election of Ulcers
Finh, that the society should meet annually in May
Sixth. related TO special meetings to be called by
Seventh amsn5ments Of the constitution
Eighth not 20 interfere with the Legitimate practice
Ninth, public orator and public grafton
Tenth, two standing committees, on Hysisns, one
/ on Uydropathy
Twclnh related to qualifications Of candidates to be
admitted % members and the fees.
I Thirteenth, related TO eiccting honorary members
Dr. HovcnIo, suggested that they should 20 to
work snd get over the knotty points. hurry on and
pass a. many sections as they could, and leave what
they couldn't to be discussed after three o'clock,
ON full stomscb.
\ DR. Corls eonsidr-sd thi. very important matter,
and wished the convention 70 walt aud deliberately.
DR. HouGuro- observed lhat this society vas the
National Society. Ito wished the members 20 bear
that distinctly IN their minds state societies would
doubtless hereafter be formed all the Union but
this 10 be the fountain head the " all future
, IIygeian Societies lie had no doubt Hyseian Col
and jersey. and that this National Society would
stand uron the same footing In public estimation &c
i the American Medical Society DR.. uoughton hoped
Z that there would be no trcading toes. and that
I those who kept tience would be considered as con
senting 10 all the sections The society took mp each
sTsrately adopted the let 80 9Th sth 9th 1lth snd
18Th and laid the "a sth bth Th 10th and nth
/ and then adjourned until Y. M.
/ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention organized about half past O'CLOCK
/ lett,r wes read non DR. Laurens They then TOOK
up the seventh section of the constitution. This sec
ton caused excitement as 20 whether t~o-thrts
I or four.ffths should be the number necessary 70
amend the constitution The roll then called and
fourteen members answered TO their names
Tie remaining sections were all disposed or with
the exception Of the twelfth This related 90 qushca
tons and several who had hardly studied hygiene AZ
all or ly few months. foarfully scared lest
| they fhonld be shut out The fees. also, we're dis
! ousf,d The constitution hxed " al ~ per annum;
~ there fifteen mbers, this would be sl5' and
DR. Nicnots stated 10 would not pay for the rent OF
the room for tho day lie ssld he was willing 70 give
/ literally. that they had hard road to hoe &c.
DR. ScnfrrrsnTctTR remarked that, as tho hydropa-
thfe dcrf,rs In cty had II all their