New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-06

Maine. A there which daafh blow
euack medicine vendors ba' great 1noned interest,",
The newspapers were in for snd he clergy in fasa
sppause aud the consequence WAS IN the next session An
&C, WAS passed 70 repeal that law What VA the poat
now They did not esgae then selves With gusckery By
exposing Il but the profession hs4 been extensively leued
with qusckey in New York by granting cerfiGca.es 70
these nosrum vendors. Applause Il was tine tha; this
disgrace should BE- wiped out and the only way FL
pose the articles The pablo would then eSfn they were
composed Of comnon articles f'r instance one popular
medicine was merely vehicle flr taking eth or s'h %
grain Of morphine but under the presen, Circumstances
the proprietor could continue the sale and make fortune
Dr. Savre Of V was Of opinion the less they s.id OF
them tie better In the State referred MAine We had
within few wears proof Of the impoSSio'y ~ egsAtng
such point and in this free country Il the people
liked they would swallow pills Laughter
Or. Hooker have no objection 90 that Dat let then
know what they do swallow Renewed laughter
DR.. Sayre moved Be laid on The table Lost
pr Jackson, % Boston. thought the resolution woald
Suswer useful purpose The less they sad or I'D ths
better but let them al refrain from giving any sRnc,Oa
whatever % the no>trum vendors
Or Cox Md-Never knew any good 10 result tfom Zach
legislation ISIS the Legislature Of MARYLAND passed an
that the 1hompSonans the steam, Cayenne Pepper
suG Lobea Doctors should not recover their fees and Al
ter the repeal Of this set there not be believed one
hundred where there hsd been five hundred while was
IN ;orce; he believed, if they true TO the great prn
cples tha; were the base Of their science aud they
treated with and contempt IN All their walks All at
t,mps qusckery in ogt o the professional the elect
would be Tar more beneficial. they were only elevatng
the quscks ard to treat such coniempnole thngs with
shy grave rouce, dhonora6e to the procession and
the Association.
Or Thomas Cocks. y. Y, Thought they were only max
ing iood or guacks ana he Egciied the matter hsd been
debated st AL
Or Bol,cn Va, spoke in svor Of exposure As means
Of checking the system AZ present the law required that
Ell drugs be imported pure iu must not touch these
qusck medicines and any mpurity or sophisticated com
pound might be imported IN tie shape OF pulls. II me
public aware that the whole secret OF 9nAck
medicine was few grams 81 morphine OF common hngS
which the Profession h u,yes used they would ana they
would get for few cents what they paying perhaps
dollar for The mystery wss the principal Of their
he nH. led there WIS
hem that the Profession knew nothing 0f
DR. Richards Ohio, opposed The resolution on two
grounds that would encourage the home trade snd nam
uacure and, secondly, there we're very lew ithem i'm
ported 40 AL
Dr { I jackson Boston, objected that the resolution
lust what the Quscks required IL would b. connect
ing them with the profession and he himself had frequent
been requested 10 do he very thing proposed rs All they
wanted was 10 obtain from him over his name certificate
that he had analysed the Compound But he would
do t. lie spoke aiust himself he know his laborat0
" would be filled with these persons seeking analyses To
give them would be ia measure 70 sanction them
and he hoped the resolution would not pass
The reading Of the resolution as amended was then called
for and on the question being taken It was lost by large
majority
h,foit Il COMMITTEE on MgligHanf Diseqses-Dr Yam
dell louisville ky.l from the Committee on Malignant
Diseases of which Committee Dr Gross had been hair
man. cad brief ct their report IL related chiefly
To Generous Diseases and was OF an entirely technical
character Without being read in detail was reported to
he Committee on Publication.
Propagation % Secure 81 90 adherence 10 me Cofe Of
E0cs-pr Gooch Va, offered the following resolutions
te , ' eS s IN S ' ss , % a Sc me
previous their receiving Diploma some pledge mat thel WI
maintain to the es.i Of her abne the honor and dignity o, the
d,.er Tie orthodon system Of n edicine -.
requiring hes and publicly ave he consent
abide oy IL and that they should preserve 80 'Sg se,s
la moving the adoption of this resolution, DIR Gooch
ade few observations in the course of which he stated
the schools of n Louis and Nashville had already adopted
he system, and none had objected to subscribe TO the
pledge
Or John ; Phillips ofNewJersey moved as an amend
ment,
nsy appy approval bat those who
se n,ssioIS sasr &C. o. sooJ pe@py 1aaeaon a1S S S
subscribe the code OF ethics adopted by this association
Dr Atkinson. Va spoke IN Opposition 10 the whole sub
and contended WAS impossible 10 withdraw diploma
once granted
Or Philips replied and pending the discussion the Con
ysnuon TOOK ricess tll O'Clock.
h,s'int'oHs 81 'on4obhce DR.. Yandell moved re.o
luton expressive of the regret of the Association for tho
Jos. q. lr lub "f Cincinnati who had died since their
astmeeng l lad had the honor to be associated with
him for long time, in college with him and had
The resolution unanimously adopted.
On the motion Of DR. CoEdy, Of Philadelphia similar
tribute paid to the memory Of DR. Isaac Parish late OF
hat city.
resolution also passed in ike with efereacs
90 the late DIR. w. T. Homer
Pyessuf by Iurifat0n Tho following gentlemen wers
present by invitation Drs Douglas La. NJ G. Butler, ~
and Harvey Peet Superintendent OF the Deaf andDumb
Asylum
Tie Convention met according 10 adjournment aud the
resolution Of DR.. Gooch agan taken up.
DR. johnson, Of Mo, moved bereeued 70 the Standing
Committee on Examinations and Admissions
IL was finally referred to Committee OF Three to report
al the present session
DR. Zegler moved for Special Committee Of Three TO
port to this Convention comprehensive plan by which
ali subjects connected more less with medical science
could be speedily Systematically generally and thor
Oughiy Investigated.
The resolution was adopted and the mover DR. Ziegler
ard Drs Rogers and Jackson were appointed such Com
mtiee.
Several Delegates were reported and their we're
accordingly enrolled.
Adissi6a of GradHotesA resolution laid the table
the previous day taken up, by which proposed
that but those who had received good English and
classical education should be admitted.
DR. Hooker, Of Conn., spoke 10 this, and said he would
not mention names but cited instances within his own
knowledge where students had obtained their diplomas
after 20 and ~ months study and even less lie did not
wish 10 point out the persons alluded TO- Their mission
only Of REFORM and they only wished 70 say TO
those who had snned 90 and sin more The schools he
spoke Of among the most prominent not obscure,
third and fourth rate places The evil, he believed
that the schools were Independent Ofihe profession
DR. johnson Mo egred the last speaker had not gwen
the lanes He had full faith ia the moral power Of this
Association and thought If the schools b. have
check il ought 10 from them, and he believed they
DR. Aztec TO put end TO useless discussion The
only thing 20 be done at this time 20 appoint Commit
tee under the first resolution
The Special Committee DR. Grochs resolution shortly
Afterwards reported and offered the wing resolution,
proposed by DIR. Tile
that order preserve purity Of Medical Pro
tenpson it ndsd that graduate medicine
~. NO. ,,oo " bsss, sro-as ~ $1,000 Ss Tsis Of
Ees IL so recommended e the several hsdea cole .ad
% he Medical professor g require from every sdaas or
Further recommended that The orS Administration Of pledge
faithfully observe and keep The Code form part Of the public