The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-06
THE ANNIv ERsARIEs.


morning. in the Blocker street Presbyterian church me
President Doctor Jonathan knight took the chair ana
Secretary bade real the minutes Of the proceedings of
Wednesday, which we're approved unanimously.
Doctor Cox, OF Maryland said he would call the ate.
ton Of the delegates to slight mistake which be OBJ
served in newspaper report Of the previous days after
proceedings. II was stated in the Nrw yo.x
HERALD that the resolution Of Doctor Mitchell Of Penn
ivana relative to the asssted rank Of navy med,ca,
officers was carried after considerable discussion It
should have read, twas adopted unanimously He was
certain the error unintsntona and would % cor
| rected.
THE mistake occurred in the hurry of writing out the
report.]
Doctor SMITH IN. Y.) announced that msmbsrs ~ tho
Committee OF Nominations were requested TO meat mma
daey at No. SO Beecker street, the house Of the sir
man Of that committee.
tee Of Arrangements read the list Of and striet
from which delegates had entered their names since
The same gentleman said that he received letter from
the managers of the House OF Refuge On. Y) conveying
an invitation to delegates to visit that institution The
letter read
Doctor WoRTHIXGTos HOOKER moved that q committee
Of five be appointed in accordance with the suggestion
contained in the address of the late President Dr. We'll
ford to take action regarding the further organization OF
State and county medical societies. Adopted unAni
mously.
Professor Z1GIER submitted preamble to resolution
which he intend.dto offer In connection with the sub
ject.
The preamble set forth the necessity which exstsd for
complete organization possible Ct all the Ysputa-
BILE practitioners Of the State the resolution was re-
affirmation OF its substance for the purpose Of
organization and consolidation Of action and interest
Dr Cash Troy moved thav the document be referred
to the Committee on state Medca Societies. Carried
DR. i. c. STEWART IN. W said that il was reouseted
that delegations which had yet elected member
to the Nominating Committee would meet now, and
lect one in oder that the gentleman should take his
place in that body which then in session.
DIR n DAVIS, Chicago, Ill) then assembled the plat
form and read the report Of the Committee Medical
Literature. The learned gentleman expressed his reQret
at the ABSENCE through Illness Of Of the members Of
that committee The report listened to with nush
attention by the delegates 1t very lengthy and was
complied with great accuracy Of arrangement regard
eight periodicals Of medical instruction and literature
published in the United States, which were issued
at quarterly monthly semi-mopthy, and weekly in.
teIvals. The committee had carefully examined their
general contents and arrangement previous to the
month Of March, 1853, and found that Considerable
improvement had taken place They enjoyed sggre-
gate circulation Of about sixteen and contained
large amount Of ton Ia the shape notices Of
lectures medical and surgical cases. obstet
RIGS general hygiene editorial NATTER and reviews. The
very general OF the microscope both in the practice
of medicine and chemistry had aided rapidly
ed developeme, OF pathoog cal and philosophical obser
vaton which was visible in the great i'm proyementd
this class If literature The found great plea
sure in inspecting the greater portion of the works
but were bound to say that a good deal Of the me-
dical literature issued from the pross, worth
less, and perhaps injurious, The prejuliced opni
OILS Of some writer's and contributors are gva
information of the pathology of the referred TO
The criticism of the medical journas-which demands
biiy-is very deficient The contributions sometimes
lack originality which Is In graf measure, owing to
the want OF tx snsive subscription lts which renders
impossible for the publishers TO get out tho works in the
style they would WISH Tho papers furnished from the
colleges and schools in Boston, Philadelphia Nee York,
Last Tennessee, and Other places, of high
order Of talent. (Hcre review taken o: new
American works, editions of Ame.ic Orig
nal works and American reprints foreign works OF
n W a cats ono An
tanned the opinion that we did not enjoy domestic med
cal literature at ALL but, although for long Deepen
dency of Great Britain. have bad original litera
tuIe from the Gays of Rush to the present time
Alluson then made to the faulty agencies shisn
acted adversely TO American medical aud surgical puc
cations. They cased un~r the heads Of detective
preliminary education Of students the Absence OF clear
and definite perception OF pathology and and
The result Of careful analysis of the effects of the
above causes was shown, and tine committee woond up
the report in comprehensive summary showcg The in
esabe good which murt result the profession from
extended and well tested pen mary classical and
tic education Of students careful examination o.
graduates, power Of revocation by the colleges, Of
impro, ery obtained and entire consolidation OF
the thought and action Of State district and county
bodies and the elevation of the medical
literature Of the day. and the general good Of the pce
The report was received With marked o.
applause snd was motion, referred to the Comm tee
on Publication.
Resolved tt at In the death Of DIR. Drake the
Medical Society has lost of its honorable pro
h H:
tr l,t. ion -. to the profession
| VI anim0usly adopted
1t then moved that inasmuch as the State Of nj.
pOis is misre presented in this convention that Dr. Doug.
las Of that STATE be elected member by invitation This
motion was aso hin ously adopted
Dr. PARKER then moved that the folio wing resolution
which yesterday laid upon The table, be taken
reconsideration -
Resolved That chemist be appointed to anayze 80 far a.
practicable AL nostrnms imported and to publish The
1 Attsra hort Il
in favor OF the following, which offered sutst.
| tute -
consider the propri.y Of passing law compelling all i'm
their n I'n I'll compounds thus
Resolved That the several esturss Of this Union be
rios others put similar labels nostruns sold by
| At The suggestion of DR.. WoRrISGroN HooKER TIE
latter res out,on was withdrawn.
this resolution object IT, because think
coed for we should compel qxack vendors paste
their nos'rums the lanes Of the drugs OF which
they composed then there would be security
against this evil for there could very easily put false
labels upon their medicines The public would know no
more about the matter than they do now They are
totally unacquainted with the nature Of drugs They
are ignorant of their action conceive that quack
much harm then ~ now. / am opposed to having
any thing 10 do with these people, (App,ause would
consider them too low fer nsideration, who engage
this business ard would not come in contact with them
! Or. PARKER OF Val am much opposed to qusckery
any in this room, and TO put it do Poe
|
them, and opposed to having any connection wits
them But say, this system Of quackery Is evil IL
should be noticed and eradcated much any ether
And there body more proper to undertake. this
business than this body. The plan have proposed In
the resolution before the house shall adhere 70 and de-
itpd unless some better remedy is suggested.
Dr. hooker OF ConnFor the purpose OF proving VIII Al
Legislatures plish in this business. viii relate
experiment. which tried In the State Of Maine
The Legislature there did precisely what the resolution
here Ks and gave the death bio to quackery in
that State Well what did they dor why they connectsd
themselves with all the interest In the country.
They connected themselves with the bar the press and
the pupitand ut the next session Of the Legislature
| his act repealed.
Ur. sAyRE-la am of the opinion with DR.. Bond.
,hink this notice is advertising this quackey We should
lake notice Of it, shall therefore that the
| solution lie Laid on the table.
The question called for. and the motion lost.
Nj Cox, of Nd Let treat these specimens Of Eu
manly with contempt If do this shall accomplish
more than by legislation The consder alton of this sub-
ject demeaLing as 1t is is dishonorabe our body
Dr. COCK, OF New York hope this thing will be put at
rest. 1his advertisement is beneftting quackery.
Ur TWEED thought that should not be sti6ed