New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-06
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
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read and approved.
Dr stewart on he part Of the Committee on arrange
uen announced hsi ghsesn delegates had reported
themselves since yesterday.
DR. W Hooker. Coma, offered resolution that Com
mttee b. appointed to consider the recommendation IN the
Address OF the President the organization OF local
societies Carried unanimously
Dr Geo J. Zeger presented the following preamble
ard resolution;
Irgeh be universal AsIrssau ard orsns.t % o he mem
eeratu trt py ats naee uun the stopaoa q tie present.
soS With H. Csndersey O. II. saay aad whereas not,
whist sSas sas thus been oIe el7sy and per
ls,sd sna-osd rsuAr and prevenrns ,he na
great boherhood inSsnch the
.s Zee HS S aee sssspt ana ps
and hence vii require aHc indefinite period for - 'a &c
fna completion and nssnrcA
genera systematic eaou Tor the speedy aud POSITIVE
razstoa CT tbs hhy important object yet greatly desaos
E,Ir,s TAs; the American Nee. Association asreb, r.'srA'
orEAnzacno County state Aedeai Socrates every FA
Rsss That ever co1nty Nea society BE- and hereby "a
.s ~ e cb -, ,o m p,5sse tsrs,r raj ID
Rsrsd That al Physc4n. thus Voluntarily elected and subs
eEerty reseetuso or decnnns 20 Iespoaa % ana ans
personal private relations and above and IN oppos
rr those the profession generally md As iaa. an g rs
oyert Of the usual rights and privileges Of professional aco1e
Tie resolution was on motion referred the Committee
be appointed in pursuance OF DR.. Rockers preceding
resolution
REPORT oS MEDICAL LITERATURE
DR. y. 5. DAVIS Of ILL.,, from the Committee on Medical
Iiersture read very elaborate report. lie observed
preliminary. that the Chairman Of the Committee beng
sick be had been called upon TO act ana The report should
rather be considered hs individually than that OF the
Medical Literature comprised l6 900 pages
ofvtch Zoo were devoted 10 original matter 1850 20 re-
views and 300 % selections and editorials very dan
gtrous class ARTICLES Of which much Of this original mat,
ter wfs composed the bare statements made by midi
vdua their treatment in certain cases generally tothe
effect that certain disease had prevailed so extensively
that large number of sufferers have come within their oo
srvaou and that certain remedy has always proved 81
fcacus but they omit altogether the tOpograph season.
an sccoun Of the class Of persons most effected ana al
particulars that necessary to enable the physician %
form correct Judgment and 20 compare the morbid phe'
romeua The only facts stated that the writer has
had certain number Of cases OF peculiar disease IS
Typhoid Pneumonia and so forth and that be has adopted
with particular treatment These twoiac Wouu
be Of use ii indeed true the same name OF disease
always indicated the morbid conditions but it was
well known that that varied IN every class OF persons win
the season the locality and other influences and there
fore these accounts of individual experience served 70
mead and increasfcouuslon rather than % advance s
PROBES sion One Physician would recommend, founded ON
experience, large doses ofqWnne during FEVER seconu
would be Indifferent 90 No. aud third totally condemn H. IN
examining this branch OF the su6ectthy were reminded OF
the ouurts discussing the efficacy OF lime used As
manure had used trw years past and with immense
benefit Improved Of TOO, but differed somewhat rom
A and G. rising IN evidently queryous state OF MIND re
best manner but bis chagrn found il positively injurious
scientific Professor then mterposed and questioned them
snd very demonstrated that land possessed set
large urorori0n OF hme whereas As was dehmcnt Ana
here WAS NO doubt that IN medicine much which appeared
LOW mystery could be clearly explained by an accu'
rate knowledge of the morbid phenomena And the 40
sence this mode of inquiry constituted che great Den
cheney In our current Medical Literature. On no subject
or on ston of practise there such important dter-
of opinions aud experience AS on the use oil Swnho
in Typhoid Fever
TIC reviews in general were very meager and unsafac
tory consisting OF little than copy OF the uuepage
and brief general opinion nearly always commendttory
To III there were but exceptions aud the department
o. re, ey- and erques Tar more detective n is hln
Ia any other country There but few things that dd
more e. contribute 20 he elevation Of literature than an 81
fceut dschag Of the duty OF the critic with candor ana
mpai2.ty but % qualify any one Tor tins duy II WAS
requisite they should possess most intimate acquaintance
with Science al ils branches The LdiOrs themseVes
had not usually time 20 review al the works carefully and
the proceeds II their Journals did not generally enable them
10 Offer other, and qualified persons sufficient to do Tor
them.
The number Of medical journals was far greater in this
country tsn any bat whether THIS productive Of
good than harm, was question VIII "a al often been
discussed aud not uIret ueuy answered ~ the hrBaFe'
One The obvious benefits that increased very
much ho number OF readers, and elected communications
of ereat value sometimes from gentlemen in the nsghbor
hood who could never be- tempted orwoud never presume
20 address them To publication far on or perhaps more
distinguished
alton the number of societies had much Increased hN
their Transactions formed important and valuable addi
ton 10 literature And il was gratifying TO observe
that tie subject Of Typography with reference 10 endemic
and endemic diseases had been carefully considered ana
they lad grounds hope they would consequently be en-
abed 70 explain. early period much Of what now
peartt obscure Most Of these papers ha1 oesh pued
with Greater care than the articles which nled the columns
ofthe periodicals and they lihe Commt,eel thought rev
thin ~ better calculated 20 raise the character OF med
ical i.erature than these societies.
Tbe second pant of ha Report related 10 the publication
OF books including AmeTc Al Works and new editions
Of Al ercau and foreign books list Of which was addedin
an Appendix 70 that Report The additions were 40 least
Ies De- table and the issue Of new editions 70 important
works indicated anxiety the part Of the profession
and much prosperity
In ddtion to these We had many valuable monographs
ard biographies
we were mere copyists and hadnO National Leratureand
many emil conceded H. but the Committee hal
different conclusion. There had been dsunct
Matte ua Literature from the days OF Benjamin Rush down
but II principally applied 20 practical pur
p0es and was true had been indebted 70 Europe for
The abstruse researches IN Science
Thee remarks not only intended % dspel the idea
that National Literature but % point out its
deiec more clearly for they by means considered IN
susce ptibie OF improvement
III defects usually sprung from deficiency Ia the pre-
mn ~ education absence Of perception Of the pathology
and hysogy Of the subject and the too nasty ana defect
i've mode ~ preparation
IN, first I'D 10 vague conectures 70 animal science
ard man vino would begin 10 study medicine without
preliminary education. might be likened 70 one who At
tempted tie study Of skeleton BY the Inspection 81
single bone he might be toeraby successful IN the daiy
routine but must be Incapable Of extending MS inquiry Or
enlarg ng his knowledge 20 any valuable extent
In connection win this subject the Committee suggested
some measures should be taken by the Legislature 10 pre-
vent young men not qualified BY pre Urinary education,
rom being admitted students they considered the
system II deferrng the examination 70 those quahca
ions until the final when be went up Tor his Diploma,
az uDi ~ 10 the profession aud the student himself
The Report proceeded Illustrate the positions before
aud the conclusion Of the reading received
with much applause and was, notion referred % the