New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05
American Medical AssociatIon.

SECOND DAY, "Wednesday, May 1, 1853.
The second days Session commenced al Q o'clock Am
The Association was called to order by the President Dr.
Jonathan Knight, of New-Hayen. The minutes of last
meeting were read by Mr. Beadle Secretary which
approved. reconsideration moved by DR.. Cox Of
the report of the Committee Of Arrangements in order to
allow Dr Bache and Pnckney, of the L. s. Navy TO take
their seats delegates by appointment of the chief OF their
bureau when the following modification Of the former reso
lution put and carried
Rsoe the representatives, Of the Army and Navy shall Be adj
delegates this Association when appointed BY the esies Of
then respective bursUs
The delegates were then admitted
New delegates were announced and admitted to the floor
number Of gentlemen of the profession were invited to
be present
reports of the several Standing Committees The Secretary
then proceeded to call them in the order In which they
were registered.
Prof Meigs Of the Jefferson School, Chairman of Com
mttee on the Diseases Of the Cevx Ute desired that bis
Report might be read there many persons pres
emit did belong 10 the profession and he thought the
subject OF lis Report was Of nature exclusively probes
sional Report referred 10 Committee on Publication.
Dr. Conde, ofPhiladepha reported on Tubercalar Dis.
eases that he sorry be unable to present his Report
at this meeting owing the multiplicity OF duties which
the Society had imposed him at It's last meeting he
had paid great deal OF attention to this class OF diseases
and such was the extent the subject for investigation by
microscopic and other modes that would occupy him
I'll next year TO report fully On motion, Committee con-
tnued TO next annual meeting
Reports from Committees various other subjects were
called for, but there no response
Dr. Emerson Of Philadelphia, presented his report on
The Agency Refrigeration produced by upward rsdis
ton Of heat exciting cause Of Disease DR. HaAse,
and Dr. Ruschenberger, of Philadelphia, colleagues Inc
annexed brief abstract The effect OF II on the system
by sudden reductions OF temperature from exposure 10 va
rious atInos here influences among which Is prominent
terrestrial upward radiation Of heat the nature and laws
OF which require be generally known 10 be prop
er,v gusred against The inhabitants OF cities suffer less
than those of the country tros radiation persons exposed
to the chilling influences of upward radiation during the
night in malarous districts VIII in all probability, contract
the prevailing endemieor epidemic in the absence OF
pred spOson TO disease of any particular FORM VIII nave
diarrhea rheumatism, other disease. While sol
ders in malariOus districts, who have had out
the slightest shelter, have been known 10 escape
disease altogether while those not protected have sur
fered severely The whole tendency Of the Report IS to
show how acquaintance with single law Of nature may
by following its relations, be made to she'd new hgn
upon obscure subjects and TO lend to the correction OF long
existing errors The sanstoy lesson designed to be ineu
Gated IS the great importance of guarding against the re
frigerating effects of nocturnal radiation esPecy In
sicfly places and during epidemic periods;
DR. Campbell of Augusta, then reported on Typhoid @
ver the Of this fever he traced to the LESSONS OF
the gan glioI ic system
Dr. Aee, Of Lancaster, Penn, reported on the epidsn