The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08
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ShAlL THS PRoosEDNGs sa PUBLIAUD IN III
DAILY PAPARSl-PuKheURAL 1EvxsS irs oAus'
AND rRs ATMssT.
The regular monthly meeting or the New York Acs
csmy Of Aediune held last evening In the UAivers
boiicings, d.. Mosl presiding,
After the election Of several feow tho report OF the
Oowm'uee Of Fiasaoe and further proceedings o
general character the subject Of puerpurh fever was
Drought up FOR further discussion, whea
Dr. joan j. ADAMS besged leave 70 introduce q resolu
on, 10 the effect hat tho soCe should recognise the
medical oarpas the only Igiu male chAnua through
wbioh IL reports shoald be paollshed and their puoll.
caoc In the daily aid not DO sancu ned, IN
Aess object 4 MO importance be under dscasE
and especially prohibiting their publication 10 j,ur
asemsnS dc was NOS used e public sps.Shs. but
trusted MS rensvks .Oalf receive sstenHon de had
Deon In ne hsoa Of assoc.saing with parsons no.
ncm oofp OF the Acatemy, among vhom were several
most Intelligent gentlemen momoen Of The sdic corps
~ ,hs .rny add asv sno, while kno~lsdCog
Tho great benefit derived from be Academy by tos PROBES
1aon, complained thsl heIe q oisposaon pubnsh
yroces diDgs ilsgnmsts and that the reports Of
N monthly meepss Ns~ Yosk II es asd lend co.
~ 70 degrade the soo,sy, ras academies Of Ssris OF So
rope OF Atoa ana Hinef aces cid sAncisa the puo
noaoD ofthetr pr cecns- In the daily papers. and
would hle 70 know what basoes ghe Ne York pao 10
had win lbe discdss Of ouspur fever, espscl-
ally through the coomns of urnals ming qaAck
Tnh Sss Ssd Sy .ss s ~ s2n 1s n
90 pay" TIRE m-Tt, "Dr Hsntef's red drop" 81 &c He
considered that he Socsy degraded ard lowered b,
Dsng .hen wss f,and With the report
1ur pnblshed for putting sent neDs into the mouths Of
rnoo ccO.sioD ,hs reporters -srs eIoaed ana hs had
supposed that THE action apa and there DO
.eepIrence q TIE .aojsos ea % his s'sonl'h mont
Co have detailed ,ounts of each N seaog
again published In ths oAy papers. H had the
AcaasUs, and he put sne subject before the sosey
worthy OF their consideration
Dr. GARDSsR recon mcpded that they should ais, ex.
u de hoe medical journals whose editors had found
y,ty OF forgery or rather Ut ootsning money under
ase preseuces, and puor.hios qasck Advef aensntL
DR. ADAMS Serisinls. All OF nem
A ssnismsu present remarked that this business
neesng asd In time should not be up with suco
Dr. ApAMs--ync whole proceedings will published Ia
% morrow papers tbs Acsde@y does not give express
sion 70 " opinion ON the subject
DR. Rnass-1 do n 4 kooS whether the gentlemen who
Gave Aco part In this discussion thus far, thst
cven their present remarks N be repsrted In the daily
saash5 Il STREE ms, ho~eve,, that the u ne
u he meeting should dor be occupied TO-
SSs loss :. d.u.,s 70 ss mex, % m.ess
(IAusbser) Iaprecsss .he tenor of the gentemsns
soiuhon and propose thai IL Se Laid the table until
Or, ADAMs-And in the meantime that be request, ID
thai u CSC proceedings be mot published
d.. RKrss-ln WHOM case do not know VIA! you are
going 70 90 with the reporters tLaughser.)
then proposed and carried that the resolution be
Md over and The msaee droyped.
Dr. BANKER thsu took d0or and delivered q very
able aoortss he soojec, Of puerper fever which
he tsaec very Opposite views were entertained by Inc
most dEr guishec edios' men He consended that the
1uopslos es ION, found IN the complaint 70 TO
3srded ~ the re'utss and not TIE disease itself Toe
subject he considered be OF great mpor ence In
view Of the great morey srising f,om dseaSe
as importance bad ight Of the nne talent
end genius, which had before lain dormant Ia The ord
may ,ouine Of pracure, 10 that tney hsd more rel
able oAss their conoiu iocs In it,
discusscn tnan 10 The discussion Of any other de Il
claimed BY many Of most learned ply thai
Inflammation wAs tho ia onsrsoer Of disessc
nd that he disease ise1 the result OF local phegma
Qa; but ths etsblsned be considered that they
wou1 bave 90 away with the idea Of It's being
yous d'seAss The whole qacsaSn vas whether II wss
local Dhes mssA mos,c diseaso, and he believed IL
% DC The letter. In suDpors OF shca belief he brought for
ward aeverA opioi nis periunce at lying In
brktea ply sicia,, thar rather
1red IN stable ths, In the midst Of the frmes OF this
dsoase rhe o,or sels gsea length upon tns
bere -as No s,ous nerspsuo for tSe disease ss tue
treatment must be according 20 It's vruence aud the
tiuon OF the system The Indications wsro 10 eliml
poison "a possioIs. aai tnsn 70 dSplss by
.he use Of porsauvee, DO. Az tho pre-
seat DAY many we're In favor OF e'cctoa Is grand
cure, ana some he had doubt it could De
us~d vita Ircss success, though not In al, nedmes
Tho vital 20 wouio ADMIT Of t. ihoy had, nss
ever An asdae the maierA WHOM could edec,
sne orjoct namely vo,atsam osde, which he bad iced
IN any sih 'he p~rfeCs SUCCESS, OF Tvs
prtnopa quail les oips 10 reduce the puss &c gent
~ mepaoo several iuie' eairg In watch II
poyoo. clesr', d, rsasuadve Of Its rrtce.
Or. CLARK expressed wish tha, the subject should DO
Deed al ths De nser meetings, and the proceed
enss we're . ,out terminating, ~hea
Dr. ApAss again Il he I'D not ~ish the pro
ceedpg, be pGohsned 10 ,ner ther !upsrfc, ftse In
ehe dAiiy tapers
Or Rsr,s-se have nothing 70 do with ,he daily
p~per
meeting adjourned, .nnous taxing any action on the
mAiyor.