Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-07-03
American Institute OfHOmro-
pathy.


We cut the following notice OF the meet
ing of the American Institute of Homno-
palhy. from the Albany State Register.
This Association of physicians, represent
lng as lis name imports, the adherenis of the !
Homeopathic system throughout The country,
commenced It's Seventh Annual Session In !
this city, on Wednesday last, the I2rh inst :, |
at the City Hall. Members were in atend-l
ance from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connecticut. New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio.
The meeting was called to order at 10 o.
clock, by the General Secretary DR.. Wm
T.. Payne, OF Bath, Maine, was unanimously !
elected Chairman for the session, but upon
his declining to serve, DR.. E. Bayard of New
York city, was substituted in his place. Up |
on taking the chair DR.. Bayard returned his |
thanks to the Institute for the honorable posi-
ton in which il bad placed him. and ex-
pressed the hope that he might he able to
discharge its responsible duties with satisfac.
ton TO the members.
DR.. A. E. Small. of Philadelphia, was re-
elected General Secretary, and DR.. G. w.
Swazey, Of Springfield, Mass, Provisional
Secretary. DR.. Kirby, o.New York, was ap-
pointed Treasurer
The standing committee on elections, re-
ported about thirty physicians. candidates for
membership, and recommended their election
which was agreed to. The Session then be-
ing fully organized, proceeded to business
Various commitrecs appointed at tue last
meeting, in Philadelphia, were called upon
for reports, and the Society was engaged
during the day in receiving, reading aud dis
posing OF the various papers presented
Those upon cholera, dysenerv and kindred
subjects, were very full aud interesting. Sew
eral OF the committees not being prepared TO
report, or not in full, were continued and re-
qnested TO report ut the next meeting.
DIR. c. Vaudenburg, of N. Y, read pa
per containing some novel and highly inter-
estins views, in relation 10 animal heat, the
cause and phenomena Of fever, &c.
In the course of the sessions, both morn
ing and afternoon, several interesting discus
sions occurred, in reference 10 the various
subjects under consideration, among which,
during the afternoon session. was an anlnat-
ed discussion 10 reIlrion 10 professional titles
and the duties of the committee on elections.
This discussion was called forth by the
Chairman of the Committee on elections
DR.. McMannus of Baltimore. who rose 10 ask
instructions as to the duties OF that commit
ICE III itldtiUu 10 Oh lOT
membership. He also explained ihe action
of the committee. and defended il from the
charge ofundue srriciness ia lis requirements.
The inquiry gave rise tu a spirited debate, n
which several memhers participated, aud in
the course OF which the subjects OF medical
education. professional requirements s,,i, grvcs,
diplomas, &C., in the dificrrm states, We're
pretty thoroughly discussed; aud several res
olutions were offered, IN The customary form.
tor the purpose OF sealing these questions /;
but without any definite actIou.
AT S O'Clock IN the evening, tie instiin'c
met TO hear the address Of Prot. A. L. Small.
OF the Homeopathic NJ, diraI Col rsc Of Penn.
which was delivered before large and high
ly Intelligent audience o. ladies' and gentle
men. o limits viii not permit ms To give
even an outline of tins able and Interesting
discourse. The audience were evidently
greatly pleased with the clear exposition
which the speaker gave of the principles Of
the Homeopathic system OF cure. and Tie
pertinent array OF facts hy which he illus trait
cd his positions.
The address viii doubtless be published.
SECOND DAY, Thursday, June l2-I'he H.
stituIe met AT 9 O'Clock. MANY members
having left by The morning boats and ears
the al tendance WAS considerably diminished.
After the reading aud approval Of the min-
ufeS of the previous day l.. oceedinrs, a res
ol.tion was offered by DR.. W. L. Paine, as
a substitute for The one under consideration
al the adjournment of yesterday, relative 10
the duties Of the cunmiItee on elections,
professional titles, &c, which seemed 10
cover the whole ground Of debate, and II was
adopted.
1t was moved and carried, that a commit
1, ,taIt tTan
lation Of / e Maeria .K.dica Pura, Of Hahnc-
mann. Drs. Beakly, Neidhard and Kirby,
were designated as the committee. Although
several translaiions Of this fundamental work
have been published, all are found detec-
tive.
The chairman also announced the several
standing Committees, being mostly re-ap-.
pointmenis.
DR.. G. w. Swazey was appointed 10 deliver
the address at the next session Of the lnsli-
tute.
An extended report Of Dr. w. f. Payne.
on the employment by Homeopathic rhysi-
clans OF CalIartics and Emetics, read at
previous meeting, was called up and directed
to he published with the transactions Of the
Institute: also report by the late DR.. Snow,
read at previous meeting, was called for,
and ordered TO be printed
committee was moved and carried TO
elaborate from the various papers presented
TO the In,situte and ether sources, a full re-
port on the cholera. Drs. Barlow, Kirby and
Small were appointed the committee.
The decease ofseveral members oil the In
siituton during the past year, was appropri-
a.eiy announced, and suitable resolutions
passed.
After considerable conversation as 10 the
next place of meeting. the Institute finally
decided to hold its next annual session IN
New Haven.
Resolutions were passed thanking lAe off,
GERS of the Society lo1 The able and faithful
performance Of their respective duties, aud 10
the Common Council of The city OF Albany
for the use Of the City Hall.
Thea, after few appropriate remarks
from the Chairman, (Dr. Bayard) the lnsli-
tute adjourned 10 meet in New Haven on
the second Wednesday of June, 1881.
A correspondent of The Boston Journal
says of the lumber trade of California ,''a'
the large amount of lumber from tne = va"
tic States now afloat in the Bay Q! San .'n
cisco, and the extremely low hgnre OF Us
value since the middle Of last March: mas
caused much Consideration among the snip
pers, MANY of them have not o"'y ioS. their
whole invps,meut in lumber and house
fr,mes bui have, or will he drawn on TO pay
h,If or one third OF the freight; an occur
renee. perhaps, before unheard OF IN the an-
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