New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-07

bal outline of the branch Of his subject Intended 70 H.
lustrste the connecting lax Of leaf and lung respiration
by the fundamentally Of iron in oxydziug carbon and
making carbOnc acid al the lungs forcompetng the rel
Robule Of blood ready 10 go the parts Of
the body for imparting vital heat 10 every point THIS
explained as the Simultaneous SOLID mot GAsEousl
OrydafoR Of carbon aud hydrogen AZ every mt wner
the blood Is cbsnged from vermion into darkcoored
blood Accordingly, heat Is given OF At every poln,
interior by the formation of threetod solids of carbon
hydrogen and oxygen, hydr'te Of csfbon aRd the com
bustion Of these in carbopic acid gas aud wasery
vapor upon the skin and lungs exterior.
Thus the formation Of solids Interior aud the c,m5us'
ton Of these solids into carbonc a;id gas and vapor
e1fior, pngs and skim perpetuay generate and di'-
fuse heaf-imp lrng vitality 10 s parts, as antagonist
vet balancing functions Thus both vegetables and sni
mails alike form solids, which burn spontaneously to I'm
part vital heat thus primarily drawing hea, from the at
mospheric oxygen
The Society then adjourned to visit the
New.York Hospital, and observe the improvements in
ventilation and warming recently introduced into that
institution.
The afternoon was chiefly devoted to
lucid exposition, by Dr. Clark of the Statistics Of Pull
monary Consumption Thanks were then voted % the
managers Of the different public institutions for their
kind Invitations also 10 Drs Mott, Cheesemsn and
Stevens and to the College of Physicians and Surgeons,
for the ample accommodations furnished when the So
ciety adjourned.
We should have stated that an invitation
was extended to the Society, to meet the New York
Academy Of medicine, and to visit the College Ed
i6ce of the University, of the City of New.York, In
Fourteenth St. which accepted but owing TO the
many other pressing engagements, could not be met
Thus closed the Semi Annual Meeting Of
this venerable Society," which has for long series Of
years contributed greatly to the advancement OF med
cal science and he promotion Of sound learning In this
State 1t has for near half century pursued its quiet
path of usefulness with sndeviang step, until 1t occu
pies perhaps the first rank among similar institutions
In our country second in ZEAL and sincere and
hearty efforts to promote the progress of true medical
cience and ameliorate the condition Of man. In the
bsence OF all state legislation for the protection OF
he lives and health of the community and the encour-
agem of well trained and regularly educsted phys
clans il seeks commend itself to the public by LIS
devotion the public good and by raising the standard
f attainment among ts members; with " Excelsior
its M to- truth Its aim, and usefulness It's end. II
rests its entire claims TO public confidence on Its dsvo
lion to the of science and its efforts to contribute
what 1t may to the public welfare. Ii recognizes no
new systems old systems new schools or old schools
but repudiang all dogmas, 1t makes observation and
true experience the basis of true medical science well
coming all lovers of catholic truth among Its numbers
EsfO DtTptfud.