The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-07
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at the regular monthly meeting of the above body,
which held in the small chapel attached to the
University. The chair was taken at eight o'clock,
the appointed hour precisely by the President, DR..
Thomas Cock A short time elapsed before q
quorum was present At half past eight, the chair
man called the meeting to order.
There were then present. Drs Batchelder, Beadle,
Bukely, Carter, Clements, Detmold. Ferguson, Fos-
ter, Grscom, Griescht, Henschell, Jenkins, Nissan,
Pond, Rockwell, yandervoort, Van Pelt, Warren,
White, Wood Qsaac), Wood q. r }, and worster
The President called upon the several committees
Of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Theory
and Practice Of Medicine, Materia Medica and
Botany, Obstetrics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pub
lie Health, and scientific communications, for their
reports. The committees had none TO present.
The Committee of Finance reported several small
bills as due, amounting to seventy-threo dollars
payment was ordered. There were no papers upon
specific subjects read The President called for the
report OF the committee upon 8 professional and
scientific communications, relative to the subject
Of the public health. The chairman said, that
the committee had met and bestowed much
attention on the subject, both in collecting
and arranging facts, preparing statistical tables
&C.; that report had been published in a news
paper, and the committee adhered to il SO
given The corresponding secretary read let
ter from Dr. RECORD, OF Pals, IN which the writer
!" thanks the President, Vice President and
members for the honor done TO him in admitting
him corresponding member, and says 1.-THE as
ISOLATION viii add another link 70 tue tic which
binds him TO the United States" The commu-
nication ordered to be inserted the
minutes. DR.. Batchelder wished, If in order, for
permission TO introduce his friend, DIR. Kinney, that
he should exhibit to the members an improved
electro magnetic apparatus tor general medical
purposes. Leave was granted. aud DR.. Kinney
introduced. Before he exhibited his apparatus,
DIR. Detmold said, that he looked upon this as a
very unimportan matter for The academy to enter
tain-the machine is nothing novel, presents no
feature of construction very new; there may be
some change of arrangement, but there is nothing
In 1T from which any information can DO derived.
repudiatc, sir, any and every attempt to make this
academy theatre for advertising any machine that
any man may start up and call new. / do not
think, from looking at this, that it possesses the
recommendation of cheapness. have machine
of the kind now in in England and on the CONT
nent and | will venture to say it is cheaper than
this. Dr. Wood thought it should be referred TO
the COMMITTEE on Pharmacy, and Lot exhibited
here; if that rule be adopted every quack nostrum
can DC advertised by the same means. After a few
words from DIR. Warren, and Others, it agreed to
refer the instrument to the Committee of Pharmacy
for examination, the Secretary to furnish Dr. Kin.
ney with their names.
DR.. DETMoLD, begged to present to the meeting,
a large tumor, Of an unusual description, which he
had taken from a breast which he had removed
from lady lately. He wished to draw the atten-
ton of members to it he considered it tumor to
which no name can be assigned. In my opinion it
arises from an hypotrophy Of the cults, differing
from ordinary hypotrophy. The lady from whom
removed this, was born with slight elevation Of
the right nipple, and it gradually increased-this
tumor formed and grew to such an extent that the
mamma reached down to the groin Unless extir-
pated the tumor may degenerate and put on the
run to gaDgrene. i look upon it an affection of
the brous tissue and that approaches nearer to
eliphantioss, than any other know Of. This is
subject Of peculiar interest to the surgeon-it is
c0nppnitA MI hyDOtr0rhy the ma 10
going on In the other breast and microscopic OBJ
servaticn at the time of the operation exhibited
smaller tumors in other parts Of the body. / have
now under treatment a boy with similar affection
in his nose, presenting the appearance of double
nose. had thought to have him here to night,
but he was not in condition to come.
DR.. BATCHELDER, had seen many such tumors
, both distinct and associated With those of maig-
nant character, and he must differ with his friend
Dr Detmo!d, as TO the necessity for excision in
every case, as he thinks they may all be cured by
compression In one Gaze he used hard sponge
compress kept wet, aud an enormous tumor disap
pcared it returned in year, and under similar
treatment disappeared. He had also used the COM
press IN cases OF schirrous tumor with complete sue
oess The doctor described his mode of preparing
the sponge for the compress and how he used it in
his practice.
DIR. DErMohD said-No doubt compression would
remove the tumor, but with tuberclcs underneath,
IT could not affect Sir Benjamin Brodie was
MS authority for the use of the knife. He hoped,
however, that DIR. Batchelder would multiply such
tumors iuey he cured by pressure, and it will be a
blessing tqual to chloroforln.
ai.e PRESIDENT announced that request had been
made ny the American Medical Association
that a con- mttee Of this Academy should bo ap-
pointed to conn., with one from that body. DR.. j.
w. G Clements was appointed to act on behalf of
the Academy.
The question of the publication Of the report upon
Public Health, in pamphlet form. was entertained.
DR.. VAN PELT sald-MaDy leading citizens, and
a large and Influential class, too, never saw it in
the paper al all he was informed by many clergy
Enen that they never saw it.
The question was referred to the Committee on
Publication.
DIR. S. CoEANT FORSTER, wanted to know what |
was tho bylaw with regard to any stranger being
gIeseut at the meeting. 1t was explained by the
Secretary Dr. Forster deprecated all idea Of allu
ding to the press or its members. Upon this an
English surgeon from Norwich up and said, he
a stranger, and must be the person alluded to.
He appeared quite nervous and apologising, offered
to retire The Doctor deprecated any intention Of al
ludpg to him either, SO il was no. clearly known
what be did allude to or to whom.
At the request of the members, DR.. DETMoLD gave
statement of his views of the pathology of cholera
infantum.
DR. DRrscoLL said it was clear that the profession
knew nothing about the disease, whether, or how
far the liver was engaged-whether it was CASTRO
enteIic affection, an affection Of the surface
Of the bowels, simple diarrboea. Post mortem
examir atons throw no light upon it-so we learn
nothing from the living or the dead and the mul
tiplicy Of writings about it shows the diversity OF
the diagnosis entertained.
The President vacated the chair and Dr. Wood
was called thereto.
The President made lucid explanation Of his
ideas, from long practice upon the disease. He re-
commends rubefacients and stimulants externally,
and not TO place much reliance antacids astrin-
gents, or oliates. Teething he looked upon an
aggravatiDg cause, as likewise bad milk, and other
hings In mis- opinion, the pathology Of the disease
shows that il is one resulting from peculiarly
heated air.
This subject will be renewed on next night Of
meeting.
The meeting was then adjourned.
The Dutch Reformed Church In Seventh
Avenue.
LAYING OF CORNER STONE.